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Does Wickes or B&Q have 10%off days?
As I was told Homebase does, just wondering if B&Q or Wickes ever do this? And if so does anyone know when one is coming up? Thanks
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Homebase 10% off this Fri and Sat!
Just to let everyone know that Homebase are having a 10% off day on Fri and Sat, thats what the kitchen guy told me when I was in there yesterday pricing kitchens up...
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Immersion Heater Timers - recommendations?
Thinking of installing one to be a bit more efficient, often we accidentally leave it on for several hours, no doubt bumping up our electric bill in the summer. Requirement is a digital timer, with at 30 to 60 min boost function, and perhaps also a recurring timer, that you can disable in the winter when the central…
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House Renovation Website
Can anyone recommend a good house renovation website?
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Magnet prices help please
Hi We are having problems with our builder. We are having an extension built and his price included the back doors, and he gave me the Magnet Trade book for me to choose them. I had told him I wanted wood doors before he gave us his price. I told him which doors I wanted and me moaned a bit saying they would cost 'a bit…
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Painting over varnish?
Can I do this? :confused: I need to paint my banister and it was varnished (badly) by previous owners and I wish to now gloss it. Can I just paint over the varnish or do I have to remove it completely? any ideas welcome! :p
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Painter & Decorator
Hello all I am looking for painter & decorator in Wembley/ Harrow area any suggestion. Need to put up new ceiling and hang replace new doors. Thanks
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Microwave problem
Turntable still turns and looks as though it is working but no heat is being produced at all. Time for a new one or can it easily be sorted?
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Waterslide Transfers What A Disaster
A few months ago I put waterslide transfers on my bathroom tiles to hide marks which had been made by various things like a handle for holding on to, a corner shelf etc. They looked absolutely brilliant. However, I had to put some of them where the bath is and after having a bath they started to peel off. Also when I had a…
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Restoring Marble fireplace
I moved into a flat which has a few original fireplaces. The main one is black marble, but there's some streaks over it. I guess someone in the past has used an unsuitable cleaner on it which has stained the marble. Does anyone know any products which might restore the marble and remove these streaks? Thanks very much!
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Damp-proofing Basement : Any Experts out there ?
Hello. Recommendations for the following : Basement flat ( 50% at front 100% at rear, below ground level ) with history of serious damp. Poor render on externals ( due to be done next year ) plus I think penetrating damp from ground. Basically coming in everywhere atm. I thought tanking was the way to solve it so I'm…
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New bolire - Pls help me to decide!
Hi guys In need of replacement boiler & narrowed my choice to the following two: need your help to make a final decision! Ideal Icos 24 HE Condensing System Boiler (£757.88) Vs Worcester Greenstar 24I Condensing System Boiler (£740.16) cheers!
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Painting/wallpapering question
We have stripped the paper off the walls in a room we're decorating and underneath there is a layer of old paint painted straight onto the plaster. There was obviously another layer of wallpaper on before the previous occupants put up the wallpaper we have just taken off. They didn't do a very good job of removing it…
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Securing a garage..
Have a couple of garages with up-n-over doors and am paranoid about someone breaking into them.. Any tips as to making them secure? Both have padlocks fitted both sides towards the bottom of the doors. Anything else I should be doing?
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Central heating I told you so!
A while ago I posted on here a recommendation that people test their central heating BEFORE the weather starts to get cold.. Now that the weather is starting to deteriorate what do I see? Loads of posts from people who have suddenly discovered their heating doesn't work!! If there is anyone out there who hasn't yet tested…
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Engineered Wood vs Laminate
Hi there can anyone give me some advice please. I want a wood floor in my new home. My current house has laminate throughout the ground floor, and I would like something similar in my new home, but like the look of real wood, as opposed to the laminate. I have a very messy toddler who is constantly dropping things on the…
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Pls recomend me a competant bolier installer!
hi there I am looking for recommendation from the fellow members who used a boiler/CH installer and they are happy to recommend it. The dwelling is located in Redbridge/Ilford. Please feel free to PM me. Many thanks, MandM
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no room thermostat??
Hi all. Just moved into our 3 bed semi last week, tried the boiler out and discovered the thermostat in the dining room isn't wired in at all. The wires seem to terminate next to the boiler instead of going into it. Not sure why they didn't wire this in?? It's basically TRVs on every radiator and a mechanical timer switch…
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JVC Camcorder Lens Error / Broken CCD
I thought I would leave this here for anyone else who has a problem with the said error and is out of the year guarrantee. You need to write to: JVC Consumer Support JVC UK Ltd JVC House JVC Business Park Priestly Way London NW2 7BA State the problem, the model number and the serial number. You don't need the receipt. Hope…
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Could I use soot instead....???
Had to recently repair a patch of tarmac, about 2ft at widest point going down to nothing, ie a long 'wedge shape' about 13ft in length.Got quoted £400....by a professional well known company....:eek: We decided to repair using concrete, dyed black, (to look like tarmac) by using cementone from a builders merchant £7 for a…
