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Anyone near Warwick fancy doing some Decking
Hi all Am I complete DIY-phobe but need some decking up in my garden in Warwick. Anyone know of anyone who they could recommend - or anyone on the forum who could do it. I know it might seem lazy but I'm sure it would cost more for me to do it myself and then somebody come along and fix it! Cheers...
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Sorting out tool box - help needed!
I have amassed so many different screws I don't know what to do with them all. So I have 2 questions; 1) How do I tell the difference between a wood screw and a masonary(?) screw? 2) How do you store yours so you can easily find matching screws? Hoping to tap into your genius!
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Sash and Case Window Repair?
Does anyone know of anywhere that can repair an old sash and Case Window(preferably in the Inverclyde Region). I recently moved into a tenement flat and the windows (2) in the main hall are broken. The one on my floor wont open and has a smashed pane while the one on the 1st floor wont open. The only other problem i can…
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Concrete floor
We have just had our floor levelled using standard sand and cement ( no stone used ). The floor is now very dusty. Does anyone have any advice on what i should use to seal it with. Many thanks in advance.
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Kitchen Ovens - Gas vs Electric
We are in the process of planning our new kitchen which will be installed in the next couple of months. Currently we have a built in gas oven, however most of the ovens on the market are electric and are cheaper to buy than few gas ovens that seem to be available. I just wonder though how much more expensive an electric…
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garden vac/shredder sparking and smoking
Hi I have a Black&Decker garden vac/shredder and I think I have had it for two or three years. Recently I heard it change sound so I had a look and found the brushes right at their limits. I am a retired electrician so I know what I am doing by the way. Anyway I went and got some new brushes and fitted them. It seemed to…
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butane, propane whats it all about
Hi My wife just decided we needed to renew how old burnt out gas barbecue so she went out and got a new one. First thing I found was that I could not connect the gas - different sizes, so I decided to read up. It appears our old barbecue had a 21mm push on connection but the the new one takes a 27mm push on connector, and…
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New wood and plastering
Hi, I have just had a new bannister, skirts and door architraves put in. The plasterer is coming in next week to prep the job. When the new wood went in, some of the plaster came away and with some of it, you could put a knife between the wall and plaster and flick it off! We originally thought it would just be a case of…
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TV tuning
We have 4 TVs in the house. They have aerial sockets in the wall in each of the rooms. In the loft is a gateway connector where the aerial outside is connected and this feeds the other rooms (this is always connected to a mains in the loft). The main TV is fine (although we use through Sky), but the other rooms have…
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cleaning black granite sink
any ideas? only been fitted a few months but has loads of unsightly water marks and is starting to look grey as opposed to black whats best to clean it up with? many thanks in advance
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JCB and driver
hi guys anyone know how i can get hold of a jcb with someone who knows how to work it in the glasgow area? cheers
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Repair plans for Hoover Washine machine, which is best??
Hi all, I have a washing machine that is about 15 months old. I want to get a repair plan for it and am trying to find out if there are any others than Domestic & General that seem to to offer them. I have to have the seal replaced on the front shortly so this has made me get my finger out and get it sorted out incase…
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roofers, whats my lead worth?
no funny comments ladies :rotfl: i got 2 rolls of roofing lead in my loft from god knows when, about 2ft wide and weighs a tonne, i can hardly lift the stuff been told it might be worth a bit of money, any ideas?
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Gunera / Gunnera - where & how much??
Morning all, Looking for some advice really. Holidayed in Bonny Scotland last year, went walking in the woods, came across this fantastic plant, it was like a dinosaur plant, huge!! Anyhow, have since found out that its Gunnera, and I want one. I bought some seeds, planted them, but nothing happened. What i'd like to know…
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Help painted over newly plastered wall.
Hi there wonder if anyone can give me any advice. We had our kitchen replastered about 12 months ago. Unfortunately we made the mistake of painting straight onto the walls once they had dried. We have had problems ever since with the paint always peeling. We have got to sand the wall about every 6 weeks and re-paint them.…
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where is best to hire a skip??
I am following up on a tip i got out of martins book, hire over a bank holiday weekend and you get a day free as most places will be shut on holiday monday, so i am looking for a skip, never had one before and dont know where to start, i live in glasgow, any tips????
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help please panasonic tx w36d3dp shrinking screensize
any help greatfully received. the picture on my panny is shrinking from the bottom of the screen. last week it had 2 inches missing and now its gone to 4 inches.its about 8years old.has it had it day? is it worth repairing?how much?
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Nail Varnish in an acryllic bath
Mrs Cat (bless her) has succeeded in getting nail varnish onto our acryllic bath. Despite searching online and getting plenty of "whatever you do don't use...." etc advice I'm still no closer to knowing what I should use. Can anyone give me a pointer, please ? MTC
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Does Anyone Have A Zanussi/elecrolux Progress 1200?
ZANUSSI/ELECTROLUX, PROGRESS 1200, HYDOSYSTEM 5KG, ZWF 1217W Thanks to putting my instruction book & receipt away "safely", I am now stuck with error E20. The washing machine gets to just before the spin cycle then this error appears. Does anyone know what is happening? If you have the same type of machine could you look…
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I want a PVCu door
I recently moved into a house which is approximately 9 years old. The previous owners have painted and painted over the front door and it looks a mess. Hubby was planning on sanding it down and painting it again, but I suggested a PVCu door !!! Only problem is the cost. I assume that I am also gonna have to purchase a PVC…
