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Conservatory - who's best?
Hi, we are looking to have a conservatory added and just wondered who is good and who should be avoided like the plague. We are in Essex. Any suggestions welcome
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Help needed with boiler
hi i seem to have developed a fault with my boiler it is a potterton prima f50 ... i dont know how old but it was already installed when i bought the house 6 years ago at the moment the pilot light seems to have gone out and so there is no heat going to the radiators, although there does seem to be hot water (?) ive tried…
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Indesit Washer Dryer problem - help needed
Hello all, Not sure of this was right place to post. Our washer dryer seems to short out all the time. Its the Indesit WD 12 S. We opened it up and found that there is, where you cant under the drum, a leak which has been dripping on the wires. Having felt inside it seems that a screw has sheared? and the water is dripping…
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Leather suite repairs
I have thinking of buying a leather suite and dont know whether to take out the insurance on it which is £175 - I think this is a bit steep. I wondered if anyone knew how easy it would be to buy and use a leather repair kit should I get a tear in the suite or any insurance companies who deal with things like this. I always…
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Can you please help me convert?
Hi there, Can someone please help me convert 18 feet by 16 feet into metres square so that I can work out if i have been ripped off by a local turf company! I have got total baby brain from my recent arrival and this has totally stumped me! Elzie
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Are there any good central heating care providers?
Hi there, Having been "taken advantage" of buy a local plumber sorting out our central heating I have heard of companies that provide all round central heating/plumbing care for a fixed monthly fee. I think this is now the best option so I don't have to go through the hassle of arguing with the plumber - can anyone…
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Plaster falls off when remove wallpaper - best way to fix?
Hi I am renovating my house and removed some wallpaper in my living room to have a look at the walls underneath. All the plaster is crumbling away and a builder we had in for soem other work said the walls would have to be stripped back to the bricks and completely replastered, not just skimmed. As an alternative we had…
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Connecting Aerial socket to Tv Aerial!
I was wondering if anyone can help me here. In my bedroom I have a tv aerial socket just like this: If i connect my tv to it the tv just shows a fuzzy screen but when I unscrewed the socket there was a green wire behind so it looks like its been connected. I have no idea what to do to make it work, I could call someone out…
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Big Tiles Small Tiles Hmmm.........??
I have bought a place with a tiny bathroom that is absolutely skanky, a new suite and retile will be happening but I have received conflicting advice regarding tile size - which will make the room look bigger huge tiles or ikkle ones???? Opinions sought.
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Repair a conservatory roof
Our conservatory roof is made up of 6 panels of polycarbonate sheeting (triple wall I think) and 2 of these panels have several splits on the outside which is allowing water between the panel walls and consequently also leaving dirty streaks. What can be done to rectify this problem? Are they repairable (if so, how) or do…
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Log cabin construction
I started to build my log cabin at the weekend and it is now quite advanced in the build but i have hit a snag. It became quite apparent early on that the tie rods that run through the main structure were going to be tight. So tight that I have aleady had a claw hammer on them and hammered a nut on the end of the thread…
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Where to find double glazing to go on our 1970s sunroom
Can anyone help. Whenever I talk to a builder or window company about what we can do to make our 1970s sun room more of an all year round room they keep coming up with the idea of knocking it down and sticking up a conservatory. In an ideal world that sounds wonderful, if I had £15k + !! When I was speaking to my mum…
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Help with BIORB fish tank
I have had a biorb fish tank since xmas. The bubble filter has stopped working. I have replaced the air stone, but the bubbles are still weak and then eventually stop. All advice welcome. :rolleyes:
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Problems with Freezer.
Hi, I bought a 2nd hand freezer from the local paper to put in our garage. Now when i went to pick it up it was working lights there etc, and could hear the compressor. She said that it had not been on for a month or so as just had her kitchen done out and there was a brand new american fridge/freezer sitting there. (she…
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Garden furniture - to teak or not to teak?
My head is turned! Is it worth getting teak garden furniture? It's massively expensive. There also seems to be a huge variation in prices and I've read so much about how some teak is rubbish, how teak from one part of the world is more right-on than teak from another....I'm lost! Any suggestions for other good cheaper…
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Kleeneze Catalogues
I absolutely detest junk mail in any form and I am registered with the MPS. However, I am currently being bombarded with Kleeneze catalogues (at least 4 a month). I have always left them on the doorstep without even looking at them but I am sick of the sight of Kleeneze catalogues. I have now started binning them - short…
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I want to train to become a gas engineer
Hi My Husband works for himself in building maintenance. He would like to change his career and train to become a corgi gas engineer. He needs to keep his business running as we need to pay bills, but understand he needs to build a portfolio with a registered corgi engineer. It seems so complicated are there any gas…
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Rusty nut and bolt
Hi all I need to seperate a rusty nut & bolt.Due to its location I cant cut it off.Brute force wont nudge it.. Any ideas on how I could get them seperated?? Thanks Terry
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Please help my boiler won't light
Help. I have a Optima 701 combi boiler (ferroli) and i can't get the pilot light to stay alight. Has anyone please got any suggestions as to what maybe wrong. I recently took off a radiator in my hallway and that made the pressure in the system drop - i re-pressurised the system and it worked for a few weeks after that but…
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dog wee on grass
i am sure someone has asked this before but can anybody tell me if or how you can stop your dog wee ruining my lawn. i cant stop the dog from weeing on the lawn he has to go somewhere. we have given him some herbal tablets we got from the pet shop that are suposed to take the acid out of his wee, but they dont seem to be…
