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Anyone with advice on how to mend a fridge?
I have an Electrolux EA-0600-C tabletop fridge which is about 8 years old and has suddenly stopped working. Given that there is no internal light, and it is a 'silent' model, is there any way of telling what is wrong?! Apparently this is a special 'absorption' type of fridge, so it doesn't work in the conventional way (no…
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Floor tiling advise needed please
Hi, I hope someone may be able to answer the following question. I have ceramic floor tiles in my kitchen which I laid three years ago onto a plywood base which sits on floorboards. I also used the adhesive designed for wooden floors to allow a bit of movement. I want to redo the floor in my utility room with the same…
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OS ways of looking after hardwood garden furniture...
I would love fellows OSs expertise on this... I have a patio set of hardwood furniture which by this year was looking fairly weathered - its a few years old. Have in the past used teak oil but think should have kept it inside this cold winter. Anyway seem to have spent a small fortune getting it back to looking good and…
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Fitting garage door
Hi All, I am thinking about fitting a new garage door, Has anyone done this? How hard is it? I have some DIY skills so will this be enough? Also, I have seen a garage door for sale in B+Q with electric opener for £388. Has anyone got one of these? Is it a good deal? So many questions:confused: Thanks Mike
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Dirty house
Hi everyone tenants have moved out of my house, I've been round there working on it today. There's a problem in the bathroom, loads of black stuff all round the bath and between the tiles, you know the stuff I mean? I get a tiny bit in my flat occasionally. I went to Topps Tiles to get some stuff for it, I bought some from…
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Re-tiling Roof
Can anyone tell me if they have any idea how much it will cost to re-tile a roof on a three bed victorian terrace.Thanks.
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Moss killer
Has anyone found a moss killer thats actually any good and lasts? I used Evergreen last year and the moss is back again this year with a vengence. I might as well not have a lawn as its mainly moss!
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New shed treatment
Hi we have just taken delivery of a new shed and it needs painting to match in with the rest of the garden. The firm that we bought it from has told us it needs to be oil based stuff we buy because the timber has been dipped in oil based preservative. Does anyone know which brand would be best to use, I have been reading…
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Sparrows in the roof - is this a problem?
I think we have sparrows nesting in our roof, as I have heard the patter of tiny feet (so to speak) and lots of tweeting, and seen sparrows seem to disappear into the tiles when I have looked at the roof from outside. My first thought was "ahhhh, little birdies in the roof, how sweet" :A - but then I started to wonder…
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external door - upvc or hardwood?
Hi I wonder if you can help me make a choice - I'm not sure whether to go for a UPVC or a hardwood external door to my rear garden. My current door is cold, thin and a little rotty. I want : - double glazed, - something that lets in lots of light, - it will need to have a cat door pre-fitted. - Security is a factor too for…
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gardening in france?
my partner says that if you are doing gardening in France such as planting veggies and fruit you need a specific book on gardening in France rather than a book you would have based on fruit and veg in the UK . is this really the case? and if so can anyone recommend any books on this in English? thanks in advance.
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Want to sell honey - is the honey still good? (merged threads)
we have found in one of our barns a steel container with some fresh honey from 15 years ago owned by the previous owner of the house as he was also a beekeeper. would this still be ok for consumption? how would we know?
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Where to find old table and chairs?
Can anyone help me, I'm not too sure where to look. I'm after an old table and chairs. When I say old, I mean perhaps left outside for some time, for left in a garage and forgotton about. I'am after these to decorate and use as garden furniture. I don't really want to pay much as I'm going to be changing them anyway. I've…
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MFI washing machine problem
I bought a kitchen from MFI last summer. After a few months the washing machine started to become very noisy and vibrate when it went on a spin cycle. I decided to call someone out to have a look at it as it was under guarantee. I have 5 years cover through the ExtraCare extended guarantee policy. When the engineer arrived…
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mfi sofa is not the same as in shop
i bought a leather sofa from mfi and the cusions are all stiched together but in the shop they are seperate , they called me and said that the one in the shop is old model and they now only do sofas in leather all cusions stiched together what the situation on this , do they give compensation
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Lawn/Garden Weed - Slender Speedwell
Can anyone help me to get rid of this garden weed. It's a perennial problem and most proprietary general all purpose weed killers that I seem to buy from Homebase etc just don't seem to touch it. Any gardening experts out there? thanks
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Another Wall Question
Just stripping my own hallway - going to paint rather than paper. House built c1967 - walls generally sound and good but not bare plaster. Walls seem to have some sort of white/off white 'paint' covering the plaster. Would anyone know what this is? Not a major problem but in some areas this has been scraped off to reveal…
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Sealing a loft/squirrel problem
Hi all I am writing this after 2 hours sleep so forgive me if it doesn't all make perfect sense. I have lived in my house for 18 months and have had a problem with squirrels coming into my loft. They don't live there, they just come and run around a lot. A few months ago I put a humane trap up there and caught one then…
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Kitchen sink size advice. 1.0? 1.5? 1.75?? 2.0??? bowl? help!
Hi folks, Getting a kitchen done pretty soonish and just wanted to know your experiences - pros n cons - as far as kitchen sinks go! I'm looking to buy stainless steel or possibly granite - what are the pros n cons for these? The MAJOR thing i want to ask is which bowl size is best? Someone told me that a 1.0 bowl is the…
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Victorian cast Iron Bath - can bathroom floor take it?
Hello, We have a victorian terrace house with the bathroom on the 2nd floor. We want to put in an original cast iron victorian roll-top bath, but hear they're very heavy. How would we be able to find out if our floor joists / floorboards could take it? What could we do to reinforce them to ensure that all is okay? Thanks!
