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any advice on painting my hall
Hall and stairs has panelled oak wood and I would like to change it to white oh sorry cream. I have sanded the wood and used dulux undercoat and satin wood paint but the paint keeps chipping off if the children happen to knock the wall. Any ideas. The panelling is lovely but the oak wood makes the hall very dark.
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Cheapest Mira Element shower
http://www.mirashowers.com/onlinecatalog/shower_features.jsp?item=549416&prod_num=Element&cat=Mixer+Showers Hi all, I am looking to purchase this shower and am looking for a supplier that supplies it the cheapest. Any ideas? Many thanks in advance
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Combi boiler
What sort of price would I expect to pay to have my 10 year old boiler replaced with a combi - in Stoke on Trent. I have 7 radiators which dont need replacing and dont have a bath as we have a shower room with an electric shower. I've had a quote but its in excess of 2k which I thought was a bit on the expensive side. To…
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Over Volume Limits - Planning Query
we are currently having a conservatory built on our house, but have just found out that we now need planning permission, as the volume of an existing brickbuilt outhouse, has to be included in the overall development of the site. as we are already in the process of building the conservatory, i am now a bit worried about…
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teak furniture, danish oil etc, advice please
Hi I have some garden furniture that is proper teak and I have read about different oils you should use to look after it and Danish oil seems to be far better than the rest from what I read but is very expensive. I have read so much now that I am a bit lost can anybody advise me whether to get the Danish oil etc? I know…
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shower tray blocking up
We have just moved into a 4 year old house and the water in the shower tray goes away very very slowly backing up a bit but has not overflowed YET. We have tried the usual plunger etc. Any advice please?
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Uncomfortable new mattress
We have just spent £400 on a new mattress from Sleepmasters. Obviously we tried them all in the shop, and chose a medium/soft tension as we don't like firm beds. When the matress arrived 3 weeks later, it was very firm, although with the same label as the one we chose. The shop basically don't want to know, won't give a…
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Stripping paint from marble fireplace.
Recently moved house & acquired black marble fireplace with several coats of paint on. I'm afraid paint remover like Polystrippa might damage the marble & a dry scrape with sharp chisel could be a long, tiring project. Any ideas?
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What to look for in a new dishwasher!
Hi all! I'm finally going to get my first dishwasher in my new kitchen, (soon to be installed). Anyway, not having had or used a dishwasher in the past I haven't the faintest idea what I should be looking for in the way of programmes or other features. We are a family of 4, and I want it built in. Other than that has…
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Bath hot water
I have 5 hot taps in my house and all work fine except my bath one. The bath hot tap when turned on comes out as a trickle, turn it off/on same again, off again and on and it comes out full speed fine. This has been everytime for the past 2 weeks now. All other hot taps come out as normal. House is 6 years old and no…
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blocked bay window radiator
I have a bay radiator which appears to be blocked, cold at the bottom and hot at the top. We have called a number of plumbers to give us a quote on the removal and flushing out of the radiator. Simple so far? well not exaclty, as none of them want to do the job, they all made their excuses and said that they would get back…
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Built under fridge,limited depth available
I am looking to find a built under fridge for my kitchen but due to a pipe running along the wall I only have 535mm depth available. All the fridges I have found so far are at least 545mm deep. Does anybody know of a 'less deep' fridge that would fit? Many thanks
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Tefal piezo gas lighter
Bought one of the above at Woolworths at £4.25 and after three months, it's not working. I am not sure whether it is under guarantee, also did not keep the receipt but have the kept the package. I could have bought one cheaper at wilko but I thought I will buy a brand name. What a disappointment? Interested what other…
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windows
we have double glazing we had it about 10 years ago but now when we sitby the window i can feel a draft and i can hear people when they pass the house any ideas what is wrong cheers
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advice with garden decking
Hello, Im currently working on a new business idea and i need your help with some market research. Basically im looking at producing COMPLETE garden decking kits in a box. All the wood will be pre cut and drilled and comes with all fixtures and quick easy step by step instructions.. They will come in a range of different…
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single pipe system and vailant boiler
we need to change an old boiler but not really keen on upgrading the single pipe system, radiators optional. Does anybody know if it is going to work, any help will be appreciated.
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Small Hole in Radiator - need quick fix
My hallway radiator has a small leak on the actual face of the radiator (i.e. not on any pipes or connectors etc) There is a small amount of water dripping out and rust is forming. I know taht the proper fix is to get a new radiator - but I'm moving house soon and I'm after a quick fix. Is there a sealant type product on…
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In need of a new gas cooker
Hello All. :wave: My gas cooker has a leak, nothing to major, thankfully. :shhh: Would anyone know if there's any deals going about? Thanks. :rolleyes2
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Damp smell in house
We moved house in October, the house had been done up for selling but had been empty for 2 years. It smelt a bit damp but we thought it would improve once the heating had been on for a while. Damp work has been done, joists and boards replaced where necessary, there's no rising damp and we've had all 13 airbricks replaced…
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electric showers
Hi, just bought my 1st house, and the shower doesn't work at all. How easy is it to install a new electric shower. Can i do this now with part P regs??? Thanks
