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white paint on brick surfaces
friend bought house which has white overpaint on bricks due to clumsy painting, paint appears to be on there for years if not decades judging by painted doors and frames- any ideas to get rid of long standing paint? thanks
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white wash coming out of machine dirty
Recently off and on my whites mainly towels and school shirts have been coming out of the washing machine with dirty marks black/grey streaks and spotty marks where they have been against the drum. I thought it migt be from previous football wash but its not. I have used vinegar, soda crystals and washing machine cleaner…
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Cleaning Polypropylene
We've got some polypropylene garden furniture which has become discoloured. Does anyone know how to clean them or revive their original (white) colour?
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sliding doors
does anyone know of any good priced white sliding doors that i could use to make a walk in wardrobe?(gloss ones would be lovely!):confused: thanks!
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Kitchen re-jig
I am hoping to update my kitchen with new doors ect We currently have a base unit oven, I have a large full height unit would i be able to house the oven in this cupboard or is there something special about the " appliance housing unit" that can be purchased? If there is a difference what is it?
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Help from plasterers please!
I have just had a quote from a gent who gave me a labour only cost for plastering work I need doing. So that I can estimate my costs roughly (as I don't have the first idea!), can anyone give me a ballpark figure of how much materials might cost to do a full reskim of a medium sized two bed semi including reboard of…
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Mending Windows or Getting New Ones
Hello I've noticed that a couple of my upstairs windows are no longer closing very closely (they are double glazed but I think quite old) I'm not sure a) who to contact to come and mend them - the windows are relatively old and i've no idea who fitted them - not sure what sort of work person to look up in yellow pages or…
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Help TOILET -- URGENT WATER PROBLEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi all.. can anyone help - the pipe that takes the water to my toilet sistern was leaking so I truned it off at the base of the pie - one of those small 1/2 turn screw jobbies - tried to fix the leak but it seems to be the conection between the plastic part of the sistern and the copper pipe - anyway - turned the water…
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Putting bed into storage
Hi I'd like to pick your brains if I may. I need to put a king size bed into storage for a while but I can't think what's the best way to protect the mattress. Does anyone have any good low cost suggestions?
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Worcester R29 HE Conventional Wiring
Advice needed for the wiring of it, it says i need a "remote prewired junction box" were can i buy one, will it say were the wires need to go( room stat, programmer etc)cheers
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Any Electricians? Can I pick your brains?
My son (16) is going for an apprenticship to be an electrician. He has an assessment on 5th July and has to have an English, Maths and BPEC test. Does anyone know what the BPEC test involves or can give some insider tips to help him along? Also, how hard is it to become and electrician? He is a good worker, has worked hard…
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Joining EPDM rubber & felt flat roofs
We need to replace our garage roof but it is semi-detached with next doors garage. I'm impressed by the EDPM rubber roofing material (our porch was done a few years ago) and would favour getting somebody to re-roof the garage with it. Does anybody know if there is a proper procedure for joining a new EDPM rubber roof…
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Recommend a new dryer
i need sommat for teh winter to dry the clothes... ive used the radiators and airers, but fed up... can any1 recommend a good value, efficient condensor dryer to dry the clothes...btw i have loads of jeans thanx in advance
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How easy is it to lay a shingle driveway???
Hi, can anyone help me please?! We want to shingle our driveway, it currently has grass on, and is not really that big - but is it simple enough that we can do it ourselves, or should we get a pro in? Some of the landscapers I have spoken to said we need to dig up the ground and all sorts, others have said all they needed…
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Ovens and hobs: which?
We're (finally I hear those who know us say) getting round to fitting our kitchen. We're looking for a reliable electric double oven and a gas hob. Which would you recommend? Or which would you say avoid? Money's less of an issue than reliability. Advice? :confused:
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Heated skirting boards - any info appreciated!
Hi, Just looking into different methods of heating a room and came across this idea. Seems quite unusual and I wondered if anyone had any experience and might know the positive and negative aspects of this. Any thoughts appreciated
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Finding reputable paving contractors
Hello all, I need some help finding someone to replace my front garden with a driveway. We currently have 2 cars and will soon be getting a third (eldest is taking his test soon) so parking on the road is out of the question. How do I find out who is reputable? The only trade association I can find lists just one…
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External Wood Protection
Hi all We've moved house to a victorian villa. It has a stone extension with external horizontal and vertical wood (possibly oak) beams running through the stone. Not sure if these beams are strucural or not so want to give them max protection from the Scottish weather. I've treated them with cuprinol wet rot…
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i wanna lay a new patio
I have just bought new house and have a small patio about 1.5 m *1.5m of the cheapest slabs possible, i have also a path that runs round the house. I want to replace the whole lot with a new larger patio and new paving, where is the best place to get some half decent but cheapish new slabs etc,. B and q etc seem expensive…
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Back Boiler Question?
Can anyone please tell me, what a back boiler is? :confused: Many Thanks
