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Woodchip Wall Paper:
I asked the workman for remove of all woodchip wall paper from living room/dinning landing wall and replace with painitng. If the plaster on the wall is not good to skim it before paiting it. But he siad that he would fill all the cracks and holes on the wall in the plaster and put lining paper and then put a paint on it.…
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confused about ikea kitchens..any advice?
Im just about go to to our local Croydon ikea store. They dont have kitchen planners but instead have the computers to design it yourself..so im gona have a go. I am confused about integrated appliances..if we dont want to get the appliances through ikea, is it ok to buy standard cupboards/doors and then hope the…
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Kitting out a student house
Hey gang, I am about to move into my student house but it doesn't include many basic items such as a microwave, mop and bucket, vacuum cleaner, kettle toaster etc. Has anyone any ideas of where would be best to shop for these things? Obviously I'll also need general household items such as cleaning products and stuff too.…
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Fixing Granite Hearth
Does anyone know how to fix a granite hearth stone to wooden floor? Thanks.
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Wood Laminate FLoor in Bathroom?
Does anyone have experience of using a wood laminate floor in their bathroom? How well does it stand up to getting wet all the time? Thanks, :)
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having complete rewire and got a few questions
We are having a complete rewire which starts next Monday 13th and i have a few questions. Currently we have 2 double sockets in our front room (18' x 12) and 1 double socket in each of our bedrooms (12'x10, 8'x10', 8'x6' approx) and have been told we must have doubles in each of our bedrooms and 4 doubles in our front room…
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DIY classes
Hi I'm not sure if this question is best here or on the local boards but hopefully some one can help. Does anyone know of any basic DIY classes in the Fife area or of any webites that would help me find one. I've been on the local college sites and none of them seem to provide any basic evening classes covering topics like…
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New kitchen - installation cost?
Hello all, have been planning a new kitchen for my house. I have used Ikea's planner just to get a good idea of what I want and what works. I have decided what cupbords, work surfaces etc I want however I was just wondering what I should expext regarding installation costs? My kitchen is small 3m x 3m and I am basically…
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regravelling
My OH took it upon himself to suggest to the landlord we would regravel the back garden :rolleyes: Since suggesting it, my OH has done little to actually get on and do it, and we had an arguement tonight about it, as I would like to be able to use the garden this summer, instead of being full or rubble and garden stuff…
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Boiling water in header tank - URGENT HELP!!!
Hi there, Earlier today I noticed I had no hot water, (timer set for hot water to come on in the a.m and p.m and never any probs before) so I switched the boiler on boost and all seemed well, then about half an hour ago I heard a weird noise, went upstairs to investigate and the header tank's lid in the loft was almost…
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My MFI Space cream kitchen quote, your thoughts please
Hi After looking at lots and lots of places, decided I wanted (really wanted) the space cream at MFI. I know they sell parts of this at Howdens but then MFI won't give me same discount. It started at 8k which was including the 25% discount that they have on. I am having: integrated Hotpoint A* rating fridge freezer…
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double glazing
i am looking to have some double glazing done on my house , but i am hearing some right horror storys so much so to the point that i don`t know which firm to get the work done with , so if anyone could recommend anyone in the north east area , or on the other hand any firm that you aviod at all costs would be handy aswell.…
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faulty shower pump and british gas
after few days of shower pump making strange noises it packed up and stopped working. i did not think much about it as i have home emergency cover with british gas (the max. cover-400 cover) but i had nasty surprise when i phoned BG who told me the pump is not covered:mad: ...this is really not fair as i have being paying…
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Help - toilet not flushing
I had this european push flush http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A334722&ts=32756&id=57288 toilet fitted two years ago and today the flush has stopped working. We popped off the front access panel and there seems to be a thin tube connecting to a blue panel at the front of the cistern. Taking off that panel…
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Decking Rough Price?
Hi, I am looking at having decking done over my patio the area is 18ft by 25ft. Does anyone know how much this will cost for supply and installation?> Cheers,
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space saver staircase
i need to have a space saver staircase built and am looking for a template of the step shape (kind of like a paddle - best description i can give im afraid) Has anyone got a set of these stairs or know of the size/shape of the step? Ive got the regs regarding rise and going just cant find the step details :confused: many…
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parasol bases & rotary airers
hiya, does anyone know you can use a heavy weight parasol base to hold a rotary airer in as I live in a flat with a balcony (sp?). at the moment I'm using clothes airers. I'm always dashing outside if its a windy day checking they are still standing.
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Mildew/mould on rubber-backed bath mat
Can anyone suggest the best way to remove mildew/mould from the rubber backing on a bath mat please?
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steam cleaners? Are they any good?
Are they any good? I know they do hard surfaces, but what are they like on carpets? Can you recommend an economical one?
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anyone know of good socket sets fo sale
i had a brilliant socket set with everything from sparkplug sockets to allen and torx bolts which i got off ebay, unfortunatlly i lent it to a mate who got it stolen from his car grr. anyway ive had a quick look but cant seem to find anything with the same amount of fittings, anybody know where you can get quality sets…
