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Power Shower 15 or 13mm bore??
Hi al I am fitting a power shower with some of the pipe work running behind the plasterboard through chiselled brick work. I need to run the pipe from the hot and cold (22mm outlets) to the power shower. As there are a number of bends I though the following would be ideal;…
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knotty pine.
Can anyone recommend a procedure or product to treat sanded pine prior to painting/staining please? I made a bad mistake 3 years ago when building bookshelves and the knots bled through the gloss paint ! This time I want to get it right.
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Roof window where can I get one?
Hi I am looking for help re sourcing a roof window, i have recently moved into a property which needs a new roof window but the companies I have been in touch with either have a minimum order value or ,as I was informed by one, double glazing companies only supply and fit windows which will be vertical! So where can I get…
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Kingdom of Leather / natuzzi - gone out of business!!
we bought a 3-2-1 from KoL 17 months ago & the stitching is coming away & the stuffing in one of the arms has collapsed so that all you can feel is the frame - I've now discovered when phoneline was dead that they've been taken over by Natuzzi (whoever they are) - anyway located them online & sent an email to their CS only…
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Painting concrete
Hey guys...... Im contemplating tarting up my back yard and am thinking of painting the concrete outside the kitchen. Has anyone done this before and if so is there any special preperation apart from cleaning and slapping on the paint? Cheers
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sapele doors?
I hope thats how you spell it anyway, my sister has just moved house & all the doors are sapele but need cleaning up somehow - she wanted to paint them white but I've told her to hang fire until I've got on here as I don't think that would be very successful - any ideas or tricks of the trade? many thanx
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flatroof needs replacing
anyone know anything about tuffdek glass reinforced polyester? thinking about reroofing with this instead of felt! any info is welcome roof is 7ft by 12ft rough ideas of price i have no idea bet it is not cheap! but it should last longer:confused:
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best prices on roof windows/sky lights?
Evening all, can anyone direct me as to where to purchase a roof window/sky light for a cheap price plz? Thanx :)
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What to do with carpets? sell or chuck?
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Feather pillows - strange smell!
Hi all, We have a little problem and we're not sure what's going on, so I thought of asking here.....we have four feather pillows and they needed washing, so I put them into the washing machine, one at a time, on a wool wash (because it stated 'delicates'). Three have come out fine but there's one that has a strange smell…
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where to buy best/cheap ladders ?
Hi fellow moneysavers :cool: I need buy an aluminium ladder, bout 6 meters, probably a double extention type - any suggestions where's cheapest that deliver pls ? I'm working on the drain pipe high up outside at my first floor flat - but I'll use ot for other things to - prob store it in garden shed. Cheers. Chris Edit:…
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Help for tripping toaster
Can anyone help me? I tried to make toast this morning and when I pushed down the toast, the electricity tripped. I switched plugs sockets and it still tripped. I have tried it in several sockets and it still trips. Is it just the fuse in the toaster do you think? The Forman grill did it the same a couple of months ago so…
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how much heat can a kitchen top take?
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child safety for windows...
If you have double-glazed windows that open sideways (ie, like a door) but you'd rather have the kind which are solid but for a small section at the top which opens horizontally outwards, is there a cheap and easy way to replace that section? Also, with regard to the first type (ie, the door-style opening window) does…
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two quotes for conservatory
Hi, I have just received two quotes for a conservatory ,and am not sure who to go with. both prices are very similar but one is offering 35mm polycarbonate roofing and the other is offering 25mm , is there much difference between the two, also one has given us two prices. option 1 is3.40m wide by3.35m, option two is3.4m…
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Help I Need A Cheap Upvc Door!!
I am in need of of new front door, I would like part of it in coloured glass with a white UPVC frame. There are loads of companies our there that I don't know where to start! Can anybody reccommend anyone in the Nottingham area? I will need to have it fitted aswell, but just don't want to be ripped off. Can anybody help me…
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Granite worktops need rescuing!!!
Not sure if it's been posted before, but my MIL's granite kitchen worktops have gotten scratched:mad: . Is there any way of rescuing/polishing these back to their former glory?
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Windows legal query
We moved into our house last year. It is a town house with a wooden structure stuck to the outside (kind of hard to describe) starting from 1st floor window to 2nd floor window. The previous owner had installed double glazing 6 years ago. The problem is that the windows open at the bottom and push out, and when fully open…
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Lets talk about wooden/laminate flooring
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Cutting Metal Bunk Beds?
My son has a set of metal bunkbeds, the type with a chair and desk under the bed. He has never liked sleeping 'up in the air' and I wonderered if there was a way of altering them. I am a very poor single parent(!) so would have to do it myself but what would I cut through the metal corner poles with? We are quite happy to…
