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Overflow dripping
Hi the overflow pipe is dripping at the back of the house i believe it will be something to do with the toilet.Could someone help and tell me what needs doing.Thanks for any help
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Leather settee ripped - HELP!
My leather settee has a small inch long rip on the arm courtesy of my little princess , can anyone advize if it can be repaired or how to stop it getting bigger. Thanks for any advise. :confused:
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Double Glazing Warranty
I think this is the correct place for this post, so here goes... 3 years ago I had new double glazing, sold with a 10-year warranty. One of the window locking mechanisms shattered so I can't close the window. It's a ground floor window too, so big security risk. This had to be fixed. I phoned the company and was told that…
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Builder Recommendation
Hi Need to get some work done to my mum's house. Can anyone recommend a reputable builder in the Knowsley area of Merseyside? Thanks
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Double Mattress advice please!
WE have had a double mattress for about 4 years now, I forget how much we paid for the thing but right now both of us are waking up with rather nasty back aches and pains so we think now is the time for a replacement! Now it might seem simple but can anyone advise us what to look out for, and how much we should be paying…
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Fire Door Needed
I require a fire door and frame for the entrance door to my flat in county Durham. I would ideally like a white one with some glass in the top half of the door. Can anyone recommend a supplier either local or internet. TIA
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Hand Held Blender
I am looking to buy a hand held blender, just to use on cake mix and things and wondered where the best place is to get one? I've seen one for £4.99 in Argos but then also there are some for around £40/50 - any advice please? Thank you.........:confused:
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Instructions for Ideal Concord WRS 255A conventional boiler
Looking for instructions for the above. I know it's ancient, but I can't afford to replace it right now. Can anyone oblige? TIA, Funkmasterpete
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boundary advice
My neighbours are getting an extension at the rear of their house. Today i was told by them that my fence has to come down so they can roughcast the new building, there is also an issue about the boundary line. I have looked at the deeds for my house, it doesnt say. Where can i find out where the actual boundary lies???
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Help Quick Dh Drilling
Hi all have to be quick, dh is putting up bathroom fixtures (towel rail etc) and has he is drilling its cracking my tiles what can he do to stop this from happening? Tiles are really thick ones so its taking him ages to drill one hole at this rate we'll be here all night. Any ideas please dont want bathroom full of…
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Where to get solar power lighting from ?
I wondered if there was someway of rigging up a solar panel to some rechargeable batteries which would power a small fluorescent light for a few minutes. I need to get a light in the garage but dont want to have to dig up about a dozen flags to lay cables underneath. Has anyone got any experience of solar lighting ? rob :D
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sensafoam bed fault sleepmasters/harveys
i bought a sleepmasters sensafoam verve1400 bed 6 weeks ago but the buttons sewn through the matress now stick into me when i lie on my side. If i lie flat on my back you can't feel them. contacted sleepmaster who missed two appointments but came out on the third appointment but still haven't come back to me. Has anyone…
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Loft insulation
Official Insert If you've landed here because you're looking for loft insulation deals head over to our Loft Insulation guide. Back to alex_the_great's original post... ---- The house we have moved into has quite a large loft space which has not been touched for many years. The previous owners put boards on top of the…
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Fitting toilet to concrete floor...
I would like to fit in new toilet (and basin) to concrete floor without cementing them in. There is two screw holes but there's this blasted gas pipe that might run directly under the two screwholes - obviously I am not taking any risks in this :naughty: Is there any other alternative to securely fit this in? I was…
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Combi Boiler
Hi, I was wondering how much it would cost to replace a normal boiler with a combination boiler, straight swap. Thanks
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Room Stat and or new boiler
Hello, I wonder if you could give me some pointers on the following system which needs updating. We have a gas fired boiler in our kitchen for central heating and hot water. We have three radiators down stairs and 4 upstairs. The boiler is at least 12 years old. We do not have a room thermostat only the thermostat on the…
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Need a Washing Machine and Tumble dryer --But what to buy ?
I'm moving in to my new house at the backend of this week and need to buy a washing machine and a tumble dryer. They are both going in the utility room under the worktop. We have three children so need good capacity/quality. Dryer needs to be a condenser type. Can anyone advise on some good models/brands and maybe…
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Discount at dixons.co.uk
I bought an American fridge freezer yesterday and managed to get a discount code from the dixons sales line. The code is 10FF and it gives you 10% off any fridge freezer(so they told me). I ordered on the phone and manged to blag free delivery as well. Hope this can help someone. Regards Antony
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Getting water out of broken washing machine
Our washing machine died this evening halfway through a load. DH managed to get the door open and rinsed the soapy clothes out in the shower, but there's a fair amount of water still in the drum. We've got a new one coming Wednesday but need to know how to remove as much water as poss from the old one so the Comet guys can…
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Toilet flush advice
My turn now. There is a toilet which has a pushbutton flush on the top. it leaks into the bowl after a flush, it does not fill up again it just leaks straight into the bowl. when you take the lid off it's ok and starts to fill up. leak stops. OH says that the toilet lid (or push button) is obstructing the arm from…
