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getting rid of conifers
Hi We are going to get rid of the conifers which were in our garden when we moved in, basically because there is no room for them, I think the previous owners thought they were minitures or something. We have 6 of them now and getting quite big, I have cut them back loads and the tallest is now about 6ft smallest about…
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Thames Water - Combi Boiler Condensate Pipe
I have had an a lot of trouble recently with Thames Water saying that my condensation pipe should run through the foul waste drain rather than be connected to the surface rain water drain. Both the Gas Engineer and the boiler manufacturer have confirmed this is perfectly ok but I'm still having problems with Thames Water.…
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Anyone built an MSE sauna?
We are thinking about putting a sauna into our garage. (I know you'd normally expect to put a car in there... ) It would be about 2m x 1.5m. We have had a look at flat pack and do it yourself sites so far (and the local sauna showroom, not at all MSE!) We have a great builder who would do the work for us at a very good…
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Cooker/stove - Electric or Gas?
We're going to be buying a cooker soon - probably an inexpensive freestanding one. We love the 30's gas cooker we have in our present flat but it can't come with us (we'd take it if we could). People always said in the past that gas is the best for cooking on, and it's cheaper than electricity. But is gas still cheaper to…
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Furniture damaged in transit, advice please
We bought a dining table, chairs and sideboard from a large department store, it was a display item, we checked it before buying and everything was ok at the time. It was delivered this morning and the delivery man pointed to a chip on a sheet of glass which had happened in transit, so I sent this back to the shop, he said…
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How To Dispose Of An Electric Cooker??
Hi there, I have an electric cooker which has had better days but still useable, do you know the best way to get rid of it please? Some firms will take it away at a cost of approx £25 when the deliver the new one but just wondered if anyone had any better suggestions? :confused:
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Sky Tv
Freeview TV is rubbish in my area and I'm sure I'm not the only one to say this. The picture goes on and off despite a new arial which cost me loads. I already had a satellite dish and toyed with the idea of seeing what was on the sky digital satellite if I bought a Sky Digibox. The cost to me was as follows: Sky Digibox…
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A different "ant" question
My OH is paranoid about the pesky things getting into the house :mad: . This time of year he goes on ant-watch every evening, spraying and ant powdering all over the place (outside). He's finding that a lot of them are coming out of the brickwork and has now suggested drilling holes in the brickwork :eek: to "let them out"…
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Shower head cleaning
My shower head is spraying water out in all different directions so I guess it's a build up of limescale? Anyone know what I can use to clean it in order that I can have a decent shower without it going everywhere? Thanks.
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Warmroof Rigid Foam advice please
Sorry if this is a bit long winded. At the Ideal Home Show I spoke to a company called Warmroof who insulate the roof by spraying foam onto the underside of the roof tiles. The surveyor came on Saturday but when they called the OH to arrange the visit she was told that both of us had to be there (alarm bells start to…
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Drying out leak
On sunday we discovered a leak only because of a stain on the ceiling. The leak had gone under the bath and in the wardrobe next door to it. We have exposed the chip board floors by taking everything out of the wardrobe and have had the window open. The bath panel has been removed. The wardrobe is drying out nicely but bit…
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How to fit a Bosch Induction Hob, Help?
Hi - MFI are replacing my Bosch induction hob because its uneconomic to repair. In true MFI fashion they are just going to drop it off and then !!!!!! off - I have to install it myself. So... is this something easy to do? (it's like for like replacement, so is it just a case of matching the leads up?) Or, is this something…
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£180 camera and its in chinese!!
having searched high and low for a new digital camera i found one on a website ending co.uk and ordered it. Its come through and the manual is in chinese/japanese (im no expert) and the charger is a 2 pin one, so at present its of no use to me! Where do i stand with regards to complaining and demanding a refund or…
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Help - Disaster waiting to happen
Does anyone have any ideas? My Indesit washer/dryer drawer that takes fabric conditioner isn't emptying and is full of clean water when any of the wash cycle programs have completed. Hoping someone might have an idea of what I could do to fix this prob before the kitchen gets flooded :eek: or I spend vast amounts of money…
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Decking Book (DIY)
I am intending having a crack at puting some decking down. I'm reasonably handy but lack expertese in this area and am therefore looking for a text book. However a quick look at Amazon has brought up hundreds of options! Can anyone recommend a decent, thorough book to guide me. Thanks
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Dyson help please
Evening all Wondered if anyone knew how to repair a dyson DC07 animal? We have had it well over a year but can't find the receipt(doh!)so I cannot ring Dyson and ask for their advice. It has been going strong and been doing a great job, but suddenly tonight when hoovering, it has started to make a funny noise and a strange…
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low voltage transformer needed, help please
Hi can somebody help me please, my Mother has given me her lamp to repair. It is a LV ceiling lamp with 10, 10W, 12V lamps in it and inside the ceiling cylindrical bit is a round 105W transformer. This surrounds the center threaded stud. I have checked inside as there was 240v in and nothing out and it is totally burnt out…
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B&Q sales
Hi all I've done a forum search but it's saying there's nothing containing "B&Q" :confused: Anyway, does anyone know the general pattern for B&Q's sales? I'm thinking of painting my walls and buying some shelves to put up but obv don't want to pay full price now if they're having a sale soon. Any ideas? TIA Suze
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Cost of Tiling
I have been quoted £350 to tile my kitchen (including grout and adhesive) total area is 8m2 floor and 4m2 tiles. In total this works out about £30 pm2 is this about right as it sounds expensive to me!! This may be completely normal but as we are on a budget I thought I would check, anyone got any idea? :confused:
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Bathroom Suite..
Hi apologies if this has been posted somewhere here... We are looking for a reasonable good quality bathroom suite - having had a look at victoria plumbling and screwfix - liked the idea of 'everything in one' as we want to try to keep costs low. Have you ordered anything that you are very happy with? We are thinking in…
