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Cat urine on chipboard flooring
Hi, We have moved into a house that needs two new bathrooms. The main bathroom had carpet down. The previous owner had a cat and the main bathroom was the location for its litter tray. The room stank of cat wee, so up came the carpet. The floorboards in one corner appear to have been penetrated with the cat wee. So the…
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Which Food Processor?
I want to buy a food processor. I like the features of the Magimix 4200 but not the price tag! Budget is £100 but could shell out more for something special. Required for cake-making and preparing baby food. Any recommendations - e.g any Kenwood fans out there - which model would you advise?
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Potterton Suprima 120L
I have Potterton Suprima 120L boiler. This was installed 4 years ago and has been working fine upto a couple of weeks ago. Now it seems that the hot water comes on ok how ever the central heating does not weem to come on at all. When I switch on the heating, the light on the timer comes on as normal how ever the boiler…
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Dark Hallway - New front door?
Morning all! My hallway is very dark as it gets no daylight - the front door has a tiny diamond shaped window in it with coloured glass, and original side window is bricked up due to a previous extension. We are planning on painting it a lighter colour and also replacing the panelled stairs with spindles to let some light…
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Painting skimmed walls
We have just had our hall/stairs reskimmed. We intend to do a couple of coats of waterdown matt emulsion on the walls. Is it ok to use silk emulsion for the top coats. Thanks
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I want to get rid of ants! (merged threads)
Hi, I noticed a few weeks ago that there seem to be quite a few Ants in the back garden. Last week we had a garden party and left the kitchen window slightly open overnight (because we had a bouncy castle connected to the plug socket). When I came down stairs the next morning, the worktop in the kitchen was crawling with…
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gaps in floor boards
We would like to stain and varnish our bedroom floor, it looks to have been done round the edges, many years ago before fitted carpets. the problem is that over the years certain boards have been lifted for radiator pipes and electrics, all of the boards have a bit of shrinkage and where the boards have been lifted the…
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How much to rebuild a chimney??
We've just had our front chimney removed as we'd had problems with damp patches and smells.The chimney was rendered and the bricks underneath were falling apart and were sodden with rain and green so lots of rain must've been getting in. We need the rear chimney as we have a gas fire. What are the options? I can only think…
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is the dehumidifier broke
We have a channenge dehumidifier and it makes screeching noises and doesn't seem to be taking in as much water as it should. Does anybody know if it is fixable before i put it outside with other stuff i need to go to the tip?
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Boiler relocate technicall advise with awesome diagrame
I want suggestions about relocating this boiler please. At present its on the 'outside garage wall' that is getting booted down and an extention is going up. (outlined in double lines) Above the living room is a bedroom and above the kitchen is a new bathroom. I could do without moving it twice for obvious financial reasons
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Lime scale remover
Hi I was wondering if anyone has used these lime scale remover watersoftner magnets they are o this link Click here: eBay.co.uk: HARD, WATER, DESCALER, LIMESCALE, CONDITIONER, SOFTENER (item 190123541967 end time 25-Jun-07 20:00:00 All Info will be great -full . I dont want to buy if these are a waste of money Thanks…
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New boiler
My father passed away recently and the house is being spilt 3 ways. my family decided to go for the property. so we are buying it off my mother, only problem is the combi boiler does not work. anyone know if there is any grants etc we could get? we are on working tax credit. If not, how much would we be looking at to…
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Shelves - how to....?
Silly question I know but I'd appreciate some advice! I want to put shelves in an alcove. I want them thick (like planks of wood) and going across the entire alcove - for hundreds of books so they have to be strong. Is there a way of fixing these to the wall so that the fixings don't show?? I don't want brackets or…
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New central heating boiler next week.....
Getting my new boiler in a few days and please can anyone tell me if the fluid/water drained when they clear the system and flush through, is in any way toxic? I presume it will be drained by hosepipe to the garden and I don't want my plants/trees killed off. I have an area that it can be drained to which is just grass and…
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Servis Fridge-Freezer M7262/6-S HELP!!
Hello folks, maybe someone could give me some tips on how to deal with this problem. January 2006 I purchased the fridge freezer from Kays Home Shopping in expectation of moving house later in the Spring. I kept the F/F in its original delivery packaging in a well-aired dry room in the house. Didn't move house until May…
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uPVC French Doors
Hi Im planning a kitchen renovation and would like to put in a set of uPVC french doors. Ive had a look on the Wickes website and they seem to supply in standard 4ft, 5ft and 6ft widths. Does anyone know if this measurement is for the whole unit (i.e. inc. frame) or just the doors themselves? And if its just the doors, how…
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Gravel stabilizer - Has anyone seen this, please?
www.landscaping.co.uk You'd need to wait for the honeycomb product to appear then click.Has anyone seen this 'in action'? Is it any good? Can I get it or a similar product cheaper?I don't want block paving and I like gravel. I've got a big area and need paths/ parking space.Any comments/ ideas welcome.CheersPenny
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Replacement Kitchen Cupboard Doors
Hi All, Our house had a OLD MFI kitchen which was installed as part of a kitchen extension about 10 years ago. While the carcasses are sound, the doors, as you can imagine have looked better. Do any of you money savers have any companies that you have used before that sell good value replacement doors (we have tried…
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Ikea Kitchens
I'm off to Ikea tonight to order my kitchen. After months of pricing and looking it seems to be one of the most reasonable (i don't want to use the word cheap as it looks so nice!). I just wondered if anyone had any top tips or experiences that might help, we are looking at getting Ikea to fit it for us as I know their…
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How to get rid of the smell of wee from an airing cupboard?
We bought our first house 10 months ago. A 90 year old couple lived there. The place needed a bit of TLC as the woman, we believed sadly had Altzimers and so the back bedroom and lounge smelt of wee. We both stayed at our parents while we gutted the place and did it up. The smell of wee has disappeared in the lounge and…
