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Difference between "standard" and "Oxford" pillowcases
Can you please tell me what the significant difference is between a standard and an Oxford pillowcase? My brain is having a bit of a blip! Thanks.
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Electrician Advice Needed
I recently had an electrician round to check out my new house and he found an outside socket. Obviously this is dangerous and he said it should be replaced with a 'RCD' socket. He also told us that you MUST use and RCD socket for outdoor electricals or you will die! Is it necessary to get this socket changed, even if I…
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ice build up in fridge!!!!!
i have ice building up at the back of my fridge. any ideas on the cause and how i can prevent it?? it is a large stand alone fridge cheers molly
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door seal for washing machine
need a new door seal for my LG washing machine. Where can I buy one, and can I put it on myself?
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Floor tiles on wall?
I need to tile the bathroom - is there any reason not to use floor tiles on the walls as well, and if so, what type of ahesive/grout would be best? (Sorry if it's a stupid question!)Thanks
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Laying Patios
Does anyone know a cheap way of pointing a new patio, please? Neither my husband or I are any good at DIY so wouldn't know where to start with cementing it. Someone told me that you can use something called pea gravel, does anyone know of a relatively cheap and most important of all an easy and not very messy way of…
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Boiler Making Loud Banging Noise
This happens every now and again, probably less than once a month, it bangs/clicks really loudly about 4-5 times, only lasts a few seconds, we dont lose pressure, and everything goes back to normal straight after. What is it? I have called British gas out before for this and they have changed thermostats in the boiler and…
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£200 guarantee for sofa?? worth it???
I am getting a new sofa in a few weeks. When i was buying it the sales person said i can pay an extra £200 to cover it for damage . If it gets damaged i can either get it re-covered or replaced if the fabric is no longer available. Is this worth it?? I wondered if i could just claim on my house insurance should i need to ,…
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Gas Hob - Knobs Sticking
Have a Zanussi gas hob and one of the knobs that you push down and turn to release the gas before pressing the ignition button keeps sticking. Anyone know of an easy way to fix this. One knob is permanently stuck so its quite hard to turn back and forth and another is starting to get that way. I assume its just a build up…
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Need Delivery of 6FT x 6FT LAP PANEL - Garden Fencing
I need just one 6FT Lap Panel to be delivered home so that i can carry out some repairs. The Panel is approx £13 but the likes of B&Q and Home Base want £20 for delivery when i inquire instore. This is absolutely silly for delivery when i am just 4 miles from the store. B&Q also do not sell it online. I have checked out a…
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Ecos radiation shielding Paint on interior walls
Hi there We have recently been recommended radiation shielding paint for the walls next to the beds in the house to eliminate high levels of radiation (100 htz?) in our walls. Does anyone have any view or experience of this? Is is really worth doing, does it make a huge difference? I have found a company called Ecos…
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Stained and varnished dado rail ?
My dado rail is stained brown and varnished, in dark brown, (ronseal) now want to re do it in cream, do I have to strip it all off first,???? Any advice pleeeeeeeeeeeeeese.:rolleyes:
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Getting mildew out of clothes
I've been really careless and forgot about a couple of shirts in the washing machine. There's a bit of mildew around the collar and seams of both. Any proven ideas for removing it please?
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strange things swimming in my pond
I have a small pond in the garden and i thought it was about time i did something with it. 2 weeks ago i emptied the stagnant water out and filled it with clean tap water, i also got the fountain working and left it on to keep the water moving. Today i looked at the pond and the water has gone green and there are lots of…
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Tiling over floorboards
Advice required, please! What type & thickness of board (ply?) should be laid over floorbords before tiling, and can it be stuck rather than screwed? Are there any alternatives? Thanks...
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neff appliances
I have enough tesco deals to buy a neff dishwasher gas hob and build under oven from MFI any commets on any of these appliances thanks
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microfibre cloths...
Okay, so I've bought some in Wilkinson's as I had heard people raving about them, but what do I use them for, and how do I use them? I've already become a stardrops convert, I'm going to actually start liking cleaning at this rate.....
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Building garage.cost???!!!
wondering approx the cost of building a garage ? :confused: we have a garage already but TBH its a wreck,leaky and needs a new roof and doors etc so we have decided that maybe its best to knock it down and start again !!?!! esp as we want to actually use it as an extension to the house ,with a utility area ,study area for…
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Instruction manual req'd please
Had a search on MSE's manual thread but i'm unable to find one for a..... Pioneer CT-F1250 this is an old machine(25 yrs or so) but it's quality sound (I bought it 2nd hand from a charity shop) Any help much appreciated Thanks
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Roof ventilation
Does anyone know how much it would cost to put roof ventilation in? Thanks,
