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Loft insulation
I need to insulate my loft but I'd also like to put boards down and use it as storage/studio for making leaded glass things. If I put down the recommeended 27cm of insulation I'll have to raise the wooden beams and consequently lose headspace. Are there any products on the market that give the same level of insulation as…
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Vile Smell From Plughole
I regularly clean and bleach my sink and pour bleach down the plughole, however for the last few weeks if I have anything soaking in the sink for even 10 minutes, when I let the water out there is a horrible bad eggs type smell which comes from the plughole and I have to run water through for ages before it goes away. Even…
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Stabilising a dodgy drive.
HiMy drive is in a horrible state but I can't afford the 3 1/2 to 4K I've been quoted to have it done. The bit where the car is parked is poured concrete that's cracked up and the pedestrian bit is crazy paving that's also wobbly. There is lots of water under the cracked stone in winter as the water table is high. It's a…
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Old wallpaper paste
You'll laugh at this.... I have one unopened sachet of Polycell wallpaper paste and one opened sachet with a wire tie round it - packets dated 1987. Also have a pack of 10 unopened sachets of Solvite all purpose wallpaper paste, probably 15 years old. My question is does wallpaper paste have a lifespan - just wondering if…
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Cleaning a Synthetic White Sink
I have a (stupid) white sink, that due to a fault with the drainer, now has stains all over it. Is there anything I can do to get it clean again? If it helps, this is a picture of it: http://www.leisuresinks.co.uk/consort.html It says it is easy clean, I suppose it would be if it didn't all drain into the middle! x
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Cost of fitting a new bathroom suite...Reasonable?
Just had someone round to price up how much he will charge to fit this... Main bathroom = replace bath/loo/sink all taps and new over head shower...400 ensuite = replace shower and system/sink and replkace and move a loo slighty = 600 to 800 ish downstiars cloaks = replace loo and sink 300. We supply the bath/loos and…
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new bathroom quote
Help, I'm at the end of my tether with plumbing quotes at the mo. We live near Peterborough and have rung over 25 plumbers for quotes to install new bathroom. Of which about 12 have bothered to come and 6 then bothered to send us written quotes. The problem is cheapest quote is £3500! We want a new bath installing in same…
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Decorating advice needed
Hey, just wondering if there's any experienced decorators who could give me some advice... I am about to start painting my lounge after having it damp proofed. I have only had the bottom part of the plaster replaced, so have a wall of half old and half new plaster...! I understand that the best way to seal new plaster is…
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Who supplies taps to MFI
Hi I bought some of my bathroom items from MFI and said no to them supplying my taps as I thought they would be much cheaper elsewhere. I have been looking for a number of weeks now and have not found anything I like for under £130 for a bath filler. The problem is that there are three holes in the bath so needs to be a…
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HELP Specific Windowboard - where to buy
I need to buy some windowboard. It looks like this one - http://www.worktopfabrications.co.uk/window.html
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re downlighters
hi can anyone tell me where tpo get the cheapest downlighters that are fire rated tried qvs and screwfix already need about 30 of them cheers.
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Fence repair
The fence between our our house and our neighbour is damaged to the extent that most of it is non-existant. The deeds of our house specify that the fence is jointly owned and any costs shared. Our neighbours house is council owned. Under the tenancy agreement the tenant is under no obligation to maintence the fence. I…
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faulty central heating control
I have a horstmann c21 central heating control,its just over 3years old,it was fitted by the builder before i moved in (new build property) I went to turn on my central heating last night and there is nothing on the display,it says in the booklet to press the set and copy buttons in if this happens, I tried it and the…
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Part P Electricians how much was your course/asessment?
I'm trying to sort out a test for my husband who is a qualified electrician(16th edition course passed etc) .He now needs a part p qualification.He does this sort of work all the time and its just red tape so he needs the final exam/assessment ,I rung the NICEIS and assessment that he needs is £458.25 which is a lot more…
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Is this damp or condensation, pics included.
Can someone please advice is this damp or condasation(sp)? I hope these pictures work This damp or condasation continues up one whole wall (the wall is an old brick wall, 300 years old). The other 2 walls in comes up as far as the window sill. Any help/advice would be great.
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PVCU solvent cleaner - using it!
Following the recent posts here I bought some PVCU solvent cleaner to use on our terribly stained window frames. Following the instructions on the back, to put some on and leave it for 10 mins then wipe off, I am left with a horrible sticky mess, which doesn't wipe off well. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a trick to…
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Advice please - repair to wooden bath ledge
In my bathroom I have a thin layer of tiles high up the wall and then from the bath another layer of tiles which has been built out. There is a thin wooden ledge at the top of this second layer of tiles. Some of this ledge is now rotten, there is a hole and water is leaking through. Is there any thing I can do for a quick…
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Problem building job...
Hello all I am an Assistant Producer working for betty, an award winning independent television company that specialises in people based documentaries and series. We are currently working with Channel 4 to make a three part documentary series relating to the working relationship between builders and their clients and we…
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Sourcing side door - extra wide?
I'm having trouble sourcing a side door (UPVC or composite) with the width of 1060mm and glass at least in the top half of the door. Most manufacturers that I have found online say that I will need a side panel to fill the gap as the 1060mm width exceeds the maximum. I do not want any side panel, but would like to have a…
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Decking Help!
Right so we had some decking built last year and paid over £1000 for it. The handrail promptly fell off but we decided to just fix it ourselves when had had the money so were just getting round to it now. We decided to pull the boards off the front of the frame and change them a bit to fit with our new handrail and what we…
