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papering onto plasterboard
Hi could anyne advise if it is in anyway possible to wallpaper straight onto plasterboard rather than having it skimmed etc thanks
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Building Regs: kitchen in conservatory
I am planning an extension to my house. Discussions with the Conservation Officer have suggested a conservatory type design are more likely to be considered than a traditional construction. However I wish to use this extension as a kitchen and a number of people have suggested this would contravene building regs. Therefore…
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Kitchen Fitter/Handyman needed. Nottingham
Can anyone recommend a good kitchen fitter in the Nottingham area? I am an enthusiastic but basic DIYer who put my last kitchen in many years ago but my disabled husband, toddler and 3 teenagers have sapped all my energy and I am faced with having to call in an expert. I will put the cabinets together myself but need…
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Getting Excess Grout Off Tiles
My bathroom tiles have hardened dryed-on grout smeared and smudged all over them (from previous owners - not me!) and no amount of scrubbing gets it off. This is across the tiles themselves, so I assume whoever installed them forgot to wipe them down when they were done. I know you can get a tool to remove grout from…
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gas pipe in copper outside, is this allowed
Hi please can someone advise me I went round to a friends house today and we happened to notice that he has about 10 meters of 22mm copper pipe outside his house. We thought this odd as, if it were water it would suffer in the winter but we then found out it was in fact the gas supply to his house. I think it is wrong as I…
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House Alarm Repair needed... but who can do it?
I've got a problem with my house alarm (wired, not wireless) which keeps randomly alarming indicating attack or sometimes tamper. I'm not sure where the fault lies but it's been there for 10 years or so. We moved in 10 years ago and the alarm was deactivated. We had it activated but it tends to alarm sometimes. However, it…
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Changing partition walls - is this a job for a builder?
Hi I moved in yesterday to a house in need of renovation. It is covered in dog hair but that is another story! Anyway it is a chalet bungalow, we have moved in downstairs and left the upstairs empty to make it easier to change. Basically there are stud walls with the old fashioned go through one bedroom to get to another…
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I have bought a beach hut
I bought a beach hut this week. It is in a bad state and needs painting. Could anyone advise the best paint to use as it floods some times and is on a very windy part of the beach.
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Self build conservatory anyone used this company?
Hi guys, Thinking of getting a self build conservatory from these people http://direct-conservatories.co.uk/4436.html has anyone every used them or heard any reports about them? Many thanks Paul
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Thinking of Loft Conversion - Advice Please
Hi we are looking into a loft conversion. this will add 2 bedrooms and a bathroom, making it a 5 bedroon 2 bathroom house. Can anyone tell me if this will effect our Council Tax banding? Thank you for your time and hope you can answer my questions
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Sofa shop won't repair sofa!!
Hi I bought a very expensive but beautiful 'fire engine red' leather sofa set (a three seater and a two seater) just over 2 years ago and paid for it via a 2 year interest free credit deal. After a few months the seat on 'my side' of the three seater looked very worn - my mother described it as collapsed but it's more like…
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Paint peeling off bathroom walls HELP!!
Hi there I have just stripped the wallpaper from my bathroom walls and the paint underneath came off with it - I was happy about this as the walls are now bare plaster (looks as though they had been skimmed - probably during the last 5-8 years) My problem is this - I want to paint the walls as I hate wallpaper but I want…
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Conservatory Base/Foundations
I live in a 3yr old house & wondered how deep you have to dig in order for the conservatory to be safe & stay up! as my builder dug 6inches put hardcore etc down & concrete 6 inches, this looked very small to dig at the time but is this ok? Too late now mind as its almost finished!
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Gas Oven and Grill
I have a built in gas oven and hob. The machine is by Hygena and outside it's warranty period. The oven part is working fine, but when I put the grill section ON, all I can hear is a clicking sound. However, when I open the door the noise stops and blue flames come out of the little holes at the top.As soon as I shut the…
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i want portable air conditioning unit for my home, help!
hi, anyone know where i can get a portable air condtioning unit from?(cheap as possible, but effective!) just enough to cool 1 room! are they any good? thanks
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how do i go about legally claiming disused land
at the back of my garden. I originally thought of making a community garden , but none of my neighbors are interested. i called the council and their and my searches cannot find anyone who owns the land, so the council pretty much told me to do what i want with it. /This week while off from work i cleared the land directly…
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Gas Leak!!!
Hi Don't know if this is the right section so please fell free to move it if it is not. We had a new boiler fitted begining of Feb, Over the last month I have ocassionally been able to smell gas but they it would go away and my husband said he couldn't smell anything. Today there was a real smell of gas so I called transco…
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Electric Garage Openers - best types?
I am keen to get an electric garage opener as I have a large double garage door which is quite heavy. I am having some quotes done, but wondered whether anyone can give any advice as to particular types or features I should be looking for? My parents have one, and theirs works on a worm drive. It has been extremely…
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How to fix curtain poles to UPVC Bay Window?
I have a square shaped UPVC Bay window in my front room, of which all of the surface appears to be UPVC - ie there is no wall or ceiling into which I can screw fixings for a curtain pole. Currently there is a pelmet fitted about 1 foot in from the window, so the curtains currently close in front of the bay. I'd prefer to…
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Kitchen under-unit lighting - advice required
Hi All, I'm after some advice regarding lighting to go under kitchen wall units; is it possible to fix them under a run of units where the kettle is or would there be a problem with steam? If steam is an issue perhaps there's a particular type of light fitting I can buy to avoid it? Thanks! DM.
