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Sistering joists
We have two rooms upstairs where the floor bows in the centre aganst the wall by 3 inches(!!!) at its deepest point, we have had biulders in to quote and they have all said they need to sister the joints and relay the floor. We are going to attempt this ourselves as could not find a builder we were happy with, price and…
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Wooden look windows?
Does anyone no of any good suppliers of UPVC windown that look like real wood, not lookinh for just the colour I'd like it to have the grain effect as well, Does any one have these, and recomendations etc? Thanks
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9inch traditional skirting board
Hi I have just bought a victorian house and would like to replace the damaged skirting boards with similar 9 inch boards. However I am finding it difficult to locate any, does anyone know where I can find them or how much they may be? Thankyou
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So, how much does a kitchen cost??
Hi all, We are moving into our first bought flat soon, and it needs a new kitchen. It is 14 foot by 10 foot, pretty much square with one wall sticking out slightly. I know this questions is like asking how long a piece of string is, i wasjust wondering if you can all tell me how much your kitchen cost? I would like to have…
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what to used to get rid of old boiler
I have a very old boiler in my out house/shed, i want to used the shed to store garden things, and the kids bikes, but need to get rid off this. It is so heavy i want to break it up, and take it our piece by piece. But how do i get through the pipes that run into the house, ( they are no longer connected to anything Gas,…
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Tumble Dryer ratings
My tumble packed up last night so now I'm on the search for a new one. I don't want to spend a lot of money however the lower end of the price range seems to be dryers rated C/D. there are a few (and only a few) A rated ones. I tend to try and go for A rated things and wondering if I should do the same for a tumble? I know…
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planning permission
if you build without planning permission ,say an extension , is it within 7 years that the council have to take action? and after this 7 yr period no action can be taken?? and is it always removal and return to original? also how would they prove when the extension was built? thanks
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Halogen Bulb help
Hi there I'm hoping someone can help me. One of my halogen bulbs (in lights which are flush to the ceiling) has gone and I can't work out how to remove the old one. I'm hoping that once the old one is out, I'll be able to work out what to buy as a replacement. Please can someone tell me how to get my old bulb out and then…
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landlord raising rent from 1st of next month?
doesn't he need to give 2 months notice?
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British Gas PropertyCare for Landlords?
As anyone got this? Is worth the £18 per month? :confused: http://www.house.co.uk/cgi-bin/house//house/general/editorial.jsp?BV_SessionID=HHHH0909139577.1179598334HHHH&BV_EngineID=ccciaddkmhefgmhcefecfngdfhidfmh.0&channel=-8383&_txtName=detail_propertycare&intCCNumber=06001912&_linkKey=pc_mb&_strType=INLINE Many Thanks
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Hotpoint tumble dryer no heating
I have a Hotpoint Tunble dryer CTD00 condenser unit that has stopped heating. The drum and everything else works fine. Now im led to believe its the heating element that is bust and will need a new one. I have seen one for around £40 but am wondering how easy it is to install as it obviously has wires attached. Do these…
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ants
can anyone help me. i keep seeing the odd ant in the living room about one or two per day,but i cant find where there coming from any ideas
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cost to plaster a chimney breast
hi, can anyone give me a ruff guess at what it would cost to have a living room chimney breast plasterboarded and skimmed top to bottom, its a standard size in the living room made of red brick, cheers
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boiler resets
what can cause my boiler to keep reseting itself
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Cheapest way to do a kitchen
WE have an odd shaped kitchen, with 4 doors coming off of it, and room for only one unit. At the moment we have a sink unit and a space for cooker/fridge/waashing machine, with a bit of work top resting on it...that's it! We want to sell the place and spruce it up a bit (our lovely kitchen in the flat helped us sell last…
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Advice please: Do I pay the company?
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Bay windows
Hello can anyone help? I am about to change my windows and I have started to dig away the old patio to the front of my house and there is the old foundation of a bay window. I like the idea of building a new bay as before, my front garden is a good size will I need planing permission to carry on, we have good relations…
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New rules for oil boilers?
Someone told a person we know that new rules would be effective after the end of June. If he wanted to replace his oil boiler, he should do it before then as otherwise he would need to place it on an outside facing wall. Is this true?
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Moving a door
I would like to put french doors in between my lounge and dining room and change the location of the door in the lounge. At the moment access to both the lounge and dining room is off the hallway. I am very limited in where I can put the sofa in my lounge (due to radiators and fireplace) and if I changed the location of…
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Removing Wallpaper & Adhesive
I have stripped the wallpaper from my hall/landing & stairs and I am now left with tiny bits of paper & adhesive on the walls. Unfortunatley I have cracked most of the plaster getting this wallpaper off and need to have the walls skimmed however the plasterer has asked me to get rid of these little bits of paper first so…
