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loft hatch..
Just getting my loft hatch done from a local chipee.....need any helpful advice on this...please add any points or tips that may be useful..thanks.
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Help for problems with gas fire
I would love it if someone could help with a problem we have had with a Focal Point gas fire we have purchased from B + q. The fire is a wall mouted Plasma effect and was placed in the same position as the old fire previously fitted.On the instruction sheet for the fire it states that the fire was suitable to be fitted in…
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bargain white goods required
Just managed to get a house, woo hoo! Ive ust gone back to work after being unemplotyed for a year so money still a bit tight! We need almost everything for a house anyone know the best value places to buy things liek cookers/fridge freezers/washing machine/dishwasher etc? or any special offers on at the minute! Thanks for…
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chip on some rendering needs repairing
We recently moved house and noticed a chip about 3 inches out of some rendering on a small extension, its on a corner and really sticks out. We want to paint the rendering this year so in order to repair it would prior to painting can the chip be filled in with pointing mortar. I bought some Hansol re-pointing mortar the…
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Cavity Wall Insulation through Powergen >> Rockwarm
in an effort to do our bit for the environment (and pocket) i've contacted our energy supplier / Powergen about having Cavity Wall Insulation. According to Powergen, our house (1970's 3 bed detached) will cost approx £230 to install Phoned them Monday, then a company called Rockwarm phoned today to arrange a time for a…
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Help! Forgot to pay TV Licence, what happens now?
Hoping someone with first-hand experience could help me here. Right, mum has always paid TV licence before, via card at the Post Office (I believe you can't do this anymore) and been happy doing so. An inspector has just come around and told her it's been unpaid since October 06, mum says she thought it was paid and has…
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HELP!! Bird droppings Arggghhh
In my back yard there isn't a lot of space but right below the aerial on the roof apex are my wheelie bins which are covered in bird muck every day. The easy answer is to move the bins but room doesn't permit. What I would like to do is be rid of the birds altogether ((((legally of course))) Anybody got an obvious…
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Prem-I-Air DD122FW (B&Q) Instrution manual
Hi can any one help me i just got a (Prem-I-Air) DD122fw dehumidfier from b+q reduced cos of ex diplay and no manual any one know where i can get one from please. Sorry if in the wrong place ta Niall
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Painting floors and wall in garage
Does anyone have any recommendations for specific paint to use for: Painting a concrete garage floor? Painting breeze blocks. Not sure what I need, and would like some prior knowledge before going to B&Q and being sold what they say is best. Of course links to any bargains are much appreciated! Thanks ina dvance
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Electric Heating For A New Conservatory?
Hi We are having a new conservatory built 4.2m x 3.6m with georgian roof. We were hoping to add another radiator from our central heating system, but have been told by our plumber that this will be a problem because the original builder of our house used microbore pipe. He has suggested getting electric heating for the…
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Carbon Monoxide detectors
Can anyone explain why carbon monoxide detectors have a lifespan of approx 5 years? Mine was bleeping as batts needed changing, on inspection it has a sticker saying replace by sept 06! Missed it by a while, but as ours lives on top of the kitchen units I never pay it any attention. Maybe a lesson to be learnt!?
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Central Heating Header Tank Overflow
I recently de-scaled, flushed and re-filled my CH system. Now, when the system comes on each morning the header tank overflows. Then it settles down and no further problems occur during the day. In normal operation the level in the header tank is comfortably below the overflow pipe and the water is not hot. It seems to be…
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DIY Central Heating
Just found this site and think its great, hoping someone could offer some advise In the process of moving from a 2 bed flat to a 3 bed house (which is in need of much TLC) At the moment the central heating system is a gas fired back boiler to rads and was wanting to remove it and install a combi. Obviously I know the gas…
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Conecting a dishwasher and washing machine together.
Hi all, I have purchased a dishwasher! :j and want to connect it with the same pipes as my washing machine is using. I have bought a Y connector so I can use let the washing machine and dishwasher share the same cold tap. But dont know what else I can buy for the wastage pipe as dishwasher will need to share with washing…
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Can you use normal bulbs in halogen light fittings?
Hi I have a whole range of halogen spot bulbs in my new house! One has gone out in my bathroom. It is halogen and is screw in. However I have been unable to find a replacement. It is the same in size, shape and fitting as the standard R80 spotlight bulb (non halogen) and I have been told that it will be OK to use a…
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External Walls - Rendering?
I live in a mid-terrace house - it's the type where the end walls and the walls between each dwelling are made of bricks but the front and backs are not - almost like stud-walling on the inside with cladding on the outside. The terrace used to be owned by the council and the entire terrace (apart from ours - presumably…
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Boiler Flue Emissions
I want to attach a pergola of some sort onto the rear of our property covering our patio area. Unfortunately the flue from our bolier is centraly placed. I would like to know if any heat comes out of the flue, or is it fumes? We intend on putting some sort of sunshade on the pergola, so i need to decide what would be…
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When to put up skirting boards
Hi all bit of advice needed, we have just had our bedroom totally striped, plastered, painted etc, now we are waiting for the delivery of our furniture but just wanted to sort what to do with the skirting, should we a) skirt the whole room then put the furniture in or b) put the furniture in and skirt up to the furniture…
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Damp course failed
Hello everyone, I am new here so not sure if this is in the right place so sorry if i isn't, hopefully someone can help... I had a council grant done on my house 11 years ago, my neighbour also had it done at the same time. One of the jobs done was a damp proof course. I have just had a survey done and it has revealed that…
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Hotpoint FF200TP - ever fresh
Hi, does anyone has the Hotpoint FF200T fridge freezer? I am having trouble to get 'Ever fresh' system to work. It worked once with the second box and since then I can't get it working. I am making sure the box is closed properly, the knob is rotated to 'Vacuum', but it just makes the sound and in the end beeps alarm that…
