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Wallpaper peeling off
Hope some body can help me with this. I have a spot of wallpaper peeling off through some rain getting in, what is the best way (short term) re-stick this?
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laminate or carpet?
my whole flat has to be re-floored i.e. 2 bedrooms, hallway and lounge (bathroom and kitchen have cheap tiles- fine for now!) after i had a flood last year. now that our baby will be here in a matter of weeks its getting a bit urgent. what is generally cheaper, laminate or carpet?
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Making Spiders Homeless
Ever since I moved in 10yrs ago, I've had a resident spider in the top corner of my conservatory. No doubt it's a different generation but however many times I spray the corner (12ft up) with insect killer he's always there with a super strong web and copious "deposits". This didn't matter so much whilst the conservatory…
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painting laminate board
you know the horrible, brown laminate board that looks like wood people put up in 70's? well have kitchen that has this on walls, the rooms is being demolished in a few months for extension anyway but want to cover this up? can i paint it? i tried a couple of coats of white but it seems to e sucking it up and turning it a…
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Paint just keeps on peeling off
Hi everyone I'm trying to paint my hall ceiling with white matt paint, the problem that I ahve is that everytime I paint it the paint cracks and peels within minutes until teh whole lot comes off. The plaster underneath is a kind of plaster of paris type stuff. Any help greatly appreciated as I don't want to reboard the…
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Microwave Not Heating
Hello, My microwave was working fine on Friday evening (last used it around 8pm. May not have anything to do with it but we had some power cuts on Friday night and Saturday morning I put my coffee in to heat up, the light came on, power is fine, it sounded perfectly normal but after 2 mins I went back and my coffee was…
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Kitchen Fitters
Hi, I am looking at gettiong a kitchen installed in the next 3/4 weeks and was wondering if anyone happen to know what NR Inatallations (based in Acton) and/or london construction uk ltd (website called londonkitchenfitters.co.uk) are like? has anyone come across them?
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boundary dispute
First up i dont know if i have posted this in the right place,apologies if not. I wonder if anyone has links to or maybe has letter templates to reply to someone who his questioning my right to have turned what was my front lawn into a driveway,without encroaching onto any of there boundary,basically lawn out and drive in.…
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Handles for UPVC windows and doors
Hi does anyone know of a relatively cheap place to buy handles for UPVC windows and doors. I have tried e**y but none of the door handles seem the same as ours? The windows and doors are less than a year old so should still be available. Although the company that fitted them are very good, I don't think the price from them…
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B and Q, Focus or Wickes?
which do members find best - B and Q, Focus or Wickes -(Okay , which is the cheapest?)
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Extension really badly finished - builder threatening court action
This is a little long winded so my apologies straightaway. I am also going to be a bit vague as you just don't know if either the builder or his family are members of MSE!!!! I am so fed up, my husband and I have spent our complete life savings on a two storey extension containing our kitchen, utility and wc downstairs and…
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Labour cost for bathroom fitting
What is a reasonable cost for 8 days work for 2 people fitting and tiling a bathroom please? The bathroom is being totally re-arranged which accounts for the length of time needed. I have been quoted £3,500 plus VAT. BarGin
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B&Q help needed, warped doors
Hi In May i bought some patio doors from B&Q, i eventually fitted them today along with a mate (a builder), we got the frame in, the plumb line was near on perfect, only when we came to hang the doors did we find that they were warped, not from top to bottom but from around the middle to the top, they are both warped but…
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Life(and DIY) Explained on Film
Good evening: While my OH, Corgi Guy, was looking for a way to explain plumbing principles to another MSEr, he discovered http://www.videojug.com/tag/diy Entertaining and informative IMHO...take a look! More than just plumbing too ;) Canucklehead P.S. My OH is now compiling a list of errors in the boiler video:eek:
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Carpeting my New Home
Hi there I am planning to floor my new home with oak downstairs and carpet from the stairs up (except the bathrooms). This is where I am uncertain of how to continue ..... I want a pretty neutral carpet, which needs to be reasonably hard wearing as I have a 20 month old 'dirt magnet' son. I have been recommended to buy a…
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american fridge/freezer water filter upside down!
Our water filter is behind the fridge/ freezer. It is a pain to change because the fridge/ freezer sits on the untiled floor and has to be levered up to slide it forward onto the tiled floor. Anyway, changed the filter last week but used a compatible rather than Samsung. this only had a ridge at one end so replaced it with…
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New kitchen, intergrate or not?
I need a new kitchen, worksurface and units are disintergrating! The appliances i have are all a few years old, all white, but have a few years left in them. We might move in a few years but not sure. Should I intergrate or not? I live in a `normal` 4 bed semi, rest of house is `normal` if you know what I mean! I know that…
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rusty nut and screws? help!
Hi I have today picked up a lovely garden bench but needs restoring the only problem is that the screws and the bolts on the screws are very rusty so i cant get the nuts off to get the screws off if you know what i mean? i have tried wd40 but they still wont budge does anyone know how i can getaround this? linzi
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Dishwasher Help please!
I put my dishwasher on this morning before I went out, but when I came in, approx. 7 hours later, it is only 2 minutes into the cycle, and seems to be stuck! It also seems to be running before I have pressed the program start button, like it is stuck on a program already? :confused: This has only started to happen today. I…
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Central Heating system - advice please
We have a central heating system which works well, it heats all the rooms bar 1 well. The one it doesn't seem to heat is the dining room. The top of the radiator gets warm, bottom stays cold whilst the others are hot. We have tried, turning all the other radiators off. We have turned the "broken" radiator on and then off a…
