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Why do some furniture stores take all day to deliver and some don't?
Anyone else hear on Radio 4 yesterday that an MP is campaigning for better treatment from delivery to homes? You all know what I'm talking about; you wait in all day for the sofa/gas man/electrician and then get a call at 4pm saying they won't be able to come until next week. You've taken a day off work which had to go…
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How to clean a washing machine??
Inside the draw for the washing machine (the one for the liquid is a right mess) I have pulled it out and cleaned it, but further inside the draw I can not get to, could I clean it with pipe cleaners? Also someone has told me to put wasing powder in the machine and wash empty on the hottest wash to clean it as well,…
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Advice on plastering
We've just done a garage and loft conversion (standard 18ft size garage) and now need both rooms plasting. We have had a quote at £1,000 which seemed more than I expected - is this a reasonable? Also, our ceilings throughout the house have a slightly ripped artexed effect which we would love to get rid of - someone told me…
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Garden shed
Hi, I am looking to buy a garden shed, about 10ft x 8ft. I don't mind if it is wood or metal or plastic,although I like metal.Which one is the best.I need to store garden material plus few bits of furniture and appliances. My budget is £500...i am not expert at DIY so need easily assembled one. Any recommendations?Where…
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Replacing flat roof plus double glazing - borrowing advice needed!
Hi everyone, I've been a regular reader of this site and forum for quite a while, and seen the fantastic support advice that you folks regularly give out :T , so it occurred to me that you might be just the people to ask for a bit of advice. It's partly financial and partly practical - I'll try and keep it brief: Flat…
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Replacing flat roof plus double glazing - borrowing advice needed!
Hi everyone, I've been a regular reader of this site and forum for quite a while, and seen the fantastic support advice that you folks regularly give out :T , so it occurred to me that you might be just the people to ask for a bit of advice. It's partly financial and partly practical - I'll try and keep it brief: Flat…
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2040 x 726 bi-fold doors?
Hi there, I'm busy replacing all my internal doors, which are in the awkward size of 2040 x 726. All standard ones now are 1981 x 760. The only thing i can't source is a 2040 x 726 bi-fold door and i don't want to pay out £££ for a made-to-measure one! I've searched high and low, including all the major DIY stores. Any…
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Stair lift/awkward landing-advice plse. :0)
Elderly relative is heading towards the need of a stairlift. Have done some research on it but we're still not sure if it's possible & I'd appreciate any thoughts or comments. Her house has a staircase that goes up from the corner of the dining room so is solid wall up one side. At the top there is 1970's type 'ranch…
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Concrete Garage : Recommend Me A Company
Hi Were looking into getting a pretty big garage built (7.5m x 4.5m), I've looked at a few sites but best so far is a company called nucrete which comes in at around £2200. If any of you guys can recommend me a better/cheaper ;) company that would be great ! Thanks, Marcus
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Flood in Garage, Who to call?
Hi All Our garage has become flooded, the water seems to be seeping through the bricks at the back or side of the garage, the side of the garage cant be accessed because next doors garage butts up close to ours (theirs is about 2bricks higher than ours) and the back of the garage cant really be accessed as behind this wall…
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Our house alarm won't stop going off. Help!
Hi everybody, We live in a rented house which has an advantage zx6 house alarm. At four o'clock this morning, it started alarming and has been doing this on and off since. Our landlord is in France at the moment so hasn't been able to help us much. On the advice of an engineer we have turned off the mains to it and removed…
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Alternatives to tiled splashbacks
I have just bought a freestanding beech wood kitchen (canella from habitat) and was hoping to have stainless steel splashbacks as tiles would look a bit odd with freestanding units I think. Trouble is I can only find set sizes to go behind ovens and I want a long strip to sit behind a worktop. Am worried a made to measure…
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kitchen falling to bits
I had a flatpack kitchen installed when I bought the house - and thought that's me done. Not so, unfortunately, 20 years down the line and its falling to bits gradually. Obviously I am not too happy - as I thought it would go on indefinitely - and I am certainly not going to buy another flatpack one again in case the same…
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Conservatory choices
Hello all, I am new to the boards but have found so much great info I was hoping someone could answer some questions about conservatories. We have decided to look seriously at putting a conservatory on the house for some much needed space. Obviously at the merest hint of interest we already have 2 companies booked to give…
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Small Claims Court - is it easy,anyone used it?
Hello. I am going to be claiming through Small Claims Court, and have been advised by Trading Standards that this is the correct proceedure, given the fact that they breached the Sale of Goods and Services Act. I am a bit confused by reading the Moneylink website details. I thought I prepared my statement, and submitted my…
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Really REALLY loud alarm clock required
I used to have a SE800i phone which on the "letterbox" tune used to wake me up (and whoever is in the next room too) However - I don't have it any more so I have found myself sleeping a tad later than I should with my new phone's pathetic wee alarm. So - does anyone have any recommendation for any earth shatterers capable…
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Replace Lamp in Sanyo SL30N Microwave
Does anybody have instructions on how to go about replacing the laptop for the Sanyo SL30N Microwave? Any help would be much appreciated
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Angle iron - where to but it from?
Where can I buy angle iron to use as lintels above windows? We've looked in our local builder's merchants and in B&Q but can't find any.
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Laminate stairs
Hi, I am thinking to get my staircase laminated,can anyone please tell where can I get it from?and how much would it cost approx.? Thanks
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Whirlpool Built In Double Oven
I have a Whirlpool built in double oven and one of the small buttons which is used to reset the lower oven to enable me to use it seems to be stuck. I rang whirlpool to ask for local tradesmen in my area who could repair this. I was told that they would have to send a tradesman from them and the cost of this call out would…
