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Curtain pole
Hi, My question might seem stupid but i don't know what to do...so any suggestions will be highly appreciated.. We have just bought a new house but there is pb with the windows...they are built at the extreme end of the wall and there is no wall at the end so there is no place to fix the curtain pole.I don't know what…
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Help needed
Hello all I own a buisness, my problm is I have a fridge compressor which sit outside on the wall. This turns on and off as needed remotely, upstairs there is a flat where I have tenents living and they are unable to sleep during the night. Is there any way I can have the fridge on a timmer to turn off and on at a specific…
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New dishwasher- miele or john lewis?
Hi, we are about to buy a long awaited new dishwasher :j I would like a stainless steel fronted one, but performance and durability is also very important. I have narrowed it down to the John Lewis own brand one at £399 (discounts and quidco would bring it down to about £350) or the miele G1232SC which is about £650. The…
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Replacing Bathroom Lightpull
My bathroom light pull has decided to stop working. Would it be easy for me to replace myself or should I get an electrician?
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new carpets
am moving into a new build in the next couple of weeks and need to underlay/carpet most of the house. not sure how to do this - would it be best to get someone like allied or carpet right to come out and quote or will a smaller company do it? cheaper/better options?
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How much to replace an electric shower
My electric shower of 10 years has gone in puff of smoke. It was professionally put in. Can anyone give me an idea of how much an electrician would charge, to put a new one in? As I have no idea of current prices, and do not want to be ripped off. It is on an RCD board. Thanks.
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Leaking Flat Roof - Flashing?
Hi all Moved into our new house and the flat roof has started leaking. I've been up there and it looks like the water gets under the flashing and then down, directly underneath the leak. Does that sound feasible? Only way I can think of repairing it is applying mastic all along the bottom of the flashing. The roof itself…
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New Dishwasher recommendations please?
Our Bosch dishwasher has just popped its clogs after about 5 or 6 years. Apparently the main pump needs replacing which with labour charges will be about £170-£180. We think may go for a new one instead. It needs to be about 440cm wide by 830 high. Any kind people out there found bargains in this area? kind regards to all.
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deep fat fryer question,,,
ok i just been a gotta new fryer and after i had rammed lots of beef dripping into it i read that im not suposed to use `solid fats`ie beef dripping or olive oil?? anyone know why? cos i cant imagine chips that havent been cooked in beef dripping. thanks.
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Need builder and conservatory fitter please
Can you recommend a builder and conservatory installer? I would like some driveway gates put on and three approx metre high piller walls built.(Gates about £100)Any idea of prices for the labour and other materials.Reliable builder would be nice if you can recommend. Also I have had a look at Redbrook conservatories,with…
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Washing Machine broke after 18 months - rights?
My Beko (I know I asked for it going for a cheapo brand) washing machine broke after 18 months. I not e it only has a 12 month warranty and I don't thin my credit card doubled this up. However to me this is unreasonable life for a 'durable' good and I thought there was some EU legislation about this sort of thing. What…
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Linked Smoke Alarm
Hi All, I live in a new build flat, which has a 'built-in' (ie linked to the others in the communal areas of the block) smoke detector unit. It has a battery as backup. The battery started going flat last night - I assume this was the case as the alarm was emitting random 'pips'. I've changed the battery today but it still…
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garage conversion ?any ideas
we are moving in a couple of weeks. the house has a detached tandem garage. We really want to convert it to a room for our boys with a cupboard for utility stuff and an office type of room. Having never done a conversion before not sure of monies etc..... It already has electricity and sound walls and flat roof. Anyone…
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Finding a slim depth dishwasher
Hi, Hope i'm posting this in the right place. Due to a number of pipes being behind where I want my dishwasher to go, I need to find an integrated dishwasher with a smaller depth than normal so it lines up with the rest of my units. I can find plenty of slim-line ones that are shorter width but all the 60cm ones I view…
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Drilling an acrylic bath
I need to drill tap holes in my new acrylic bath I had planned to use a hole saw on a fast speed but a friend has told me that this is not a good idea and I should use a tapered reamer or drill. Any advice would be appeciated. Thanks.......Gary
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Getting spares for my toilet
Can anyone help. I have a Vernon Tutbury bathroom suite and looking to get a new flush and seat for my toilet. The problem is that when Vernon Tutbury moved over to Jacussi UK they changed their fittings to BC Sanitan and discontinued spares for certain designs of suite, including my own. Do you know of anywhere out there…
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Help need to buy an electric shower - cheapest supplyers?
My electric shower has burnt out. Which best buy says MIRA SPORT £210, MIRA SPRINT £165, TRITON TOPAZ T100si £230 But of course i do not want to spend that much. Can anyone point me to a bargain?:confused: Also can any advise, approx cost to have an electrician fit the new replacement - I have no idea and do not want to be…
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Where to buy to get best price for an electric shower?
My electric shower has burnt itself out. WHICH best buys are MIRA SPORT £210, MIRA SPRING £165, TRITON TOPAZ T100si But obviously I want to spend less! Any advice as to where to shop would be gratefully received. :confused:
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Does one room have to have energy saving lightbulbs
Hi all, This is my first post and I'm new to the DIY arena so would appreciate any advice. I'm about to finish refurbishing a property I recently bought. The property required complete rewiring and I had specified that I wanted recessed spotlights in all the rooms. My builder sourced an electrician to do the rewire and…
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What should I do about Everest's fraud?
I am looking for some advice here. I bought some new windows from Everest. Unfortunately they took over 6 months to complete the installation. I got pretty fed up with the time they took to install, but I had the consolation that they didn't get a penny from me until it was complete. I had a finance agreement through them…
