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Whats the best deal on vacuum cleaners now?
i'm in the market for a new vacuum cleaner. Whats the best deal at the moment? My budget is around £50-100. Remember the dyson deal at £79 or £99 in sommerfield a few months ago? I don't really need a dyson. Just want a good machine that sucks like nothing sucks before. I really envy when people write reviews saying i…
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building near a drainage cover???
We are beginning to reconsider selling our house and putting an extension up at the rear of the house, but the question is, can we build over a drainage cover? I seem to remember reading somewhere that you can't build within so many feet of them, so would we have to resite the drain (which is the main drain coming from…
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Central Heating Won't Start
I have just tried to turn on my central heating for the first time in months...with no response! Any idea how I can get it to start? Thanks.
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SKY Digitals next offer?
Does anyone know what the next offer for Sky Digital is going to be after the current one ends on September 28th? I don't want it to be worse that the one now but also I don't want to sign up for the current offer if the next one is gogin to be even better? Cheers Wardy
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Melted plastic on dishwasher heating element
I accidently melted a plastic fork and cat bowl in my dishwasher and there has been melted plastic on the heating element. I got all visible plastic off of the heating element, but whenever i use it (and it gets to the drying bit" it makes my whole kitchen smell of melting plastic..... i am getting quite worried about it…
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under counter fridge
My frienf needs to buy an under counter fridge where is the best place to start looking,thanks
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Filling holes in tiles
I have a few little holes in my bathroom tiles where the previous owners obviously had mirrors etc on the wall. There will be more holes when I take off their disgusting towel rail etc, and I don’t necessarily want my stuff in the same places so the holes will be visible. How do I fill the holes left by the screws? They…
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how do you change a spotlight lightbulb
the ones where theyre in the ceiling with just a little metal rim and nothing hangong out from ceiling level
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Bringing a parrot from Ireland???
Not sure if this is the right place but..................... I have some friends that are moving over here from Ireland, they want to bring their pet parrot over with them. What is the usual proceedure, do they need to quarantine it???? Do they need to apply somewhere to bring him over????
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Do I have any right to with-hold payment?
I'll try to make this short::o On 18th November 2005 we had new flooring fitted in our bathroom (tiny bathroom but we went for expensive flooring to last and to look good). We were not happy with the finish and fit of the floor tiles (Karndean). (we were not home when it was fitted - my dad was there) 1 - there was no…
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Who built my Conservatory?
Hi Guys I wonder if someone could point me in the right direction. In November last year we bought our house and the main selling point for me was the beautiful Amdega conservatory. However, we have noticed several things going wrong with it. Such as the poor drainage on it and lack of down pipes, the rubber around the…
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Crown/ Dulux Cupboard Paint
Hi, I,m thinking of painting my kitchen doors with either crown or dulux cupboard paint. The existing doors are a melomine type and I will fit new handles. Has anyone used this type of paint in their kitchen. Is it any good and does it stand up to the wear and tear . I had thought about changing the doors but some of them…
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cavity wall ties
Can anyone tell me how much it costs, approximately, to replace wall ties. I have a standard 3 bed semi detached. We are in the process of moving home, and our buyers wish to do checks as some propertys in the area have had problems with wall ties. Our property was renovated by the previous owners about 10 years ago. He…
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flooring
Has anybody got any views good or bad about barlinek engineered flooring,and if so where could be the best place to buy from, thanks.
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Wardrobe rail brackets?
Can anyone suggest a wardrobe rail bracket to attach to a wall that gives a clearance of about 30cm at all? Needs to connect at the rear of the rail and give enough space for a hanger? I'm having trouble finding one :confused: and I need it there as my new built in wardrobe has a solid wall at the rear and not the sides.…
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Stacking a fridge and a freezer
We have just bought a house that has a space for a fridge freezer. We are skint and I know someone that might be getting rid of their fridge and freezer (seperate). Could I stack the fridge on top of the freezer or the other way round? Thanks Carrie:)
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modern, sleek doors...where to buy?
Anyone have any recommendations where to buy modern doors at reasonable prices? Thanks
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Rewiring asap - help!
Will try to post this somewhere else too as am not sure it's really in the right place! We are due to complete on new house tomorrow, and plan to re-wire, have a quote from a sparky to carry out the work this wkend for cash in hand (roughly £300 cheaper). Sparky tells us that we will have a certificate for this which is…
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Rewiring asap - help!
We are due to complete on new house tomorrow, and plan to re-wire, have a quote from a sparky to carry out the work this wkend for cash in hand (roughly £300 cheaper). Sparky tells us that we will have a certificate for this which is valid for 5 years. Does this sound right? Do we then need to get someone else in to check…
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b and q self build conservatory
has anyone ever done one of these? how was it? do you need to purchase the special base, or would concrete foundations be ok? thanks
