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Wooden Floor and Panelling in Bathroom
Hi, We have just bought our first house which is a Victorian Terrace and are in the process of making a few much needed improvements! I need a bit of advice on the bathroom. It currently has exposed floorboards and wooden panelling which is about half the height of the bathroom. The original plan was to paint the panelling…
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Telephone Socket Wiring
Hi - hopefully somebody will be able to help me. Apologies for the length of the post. I've recently moved into a new property and wanted to get the phone connected. There was a BT socket in the living room and an extension socket (the DIY type) in the bedroom. Whilst decorating we removed the extension as it looked messy…
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Anyone help re Crown Wallpapers and fabrics
I have bought some wallpaper made by Crown would dlike to buy curtain fabric to match. I have scoured the internet but have drawn a blank. What can I do now?
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Bosch Washing Machine
Hey all, Am looking for a washing machine (pref Bosch) for max £250.00 with a time remaining display on it. If anyone knows anywhere would be grateful. Thanks
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Landlord's Gas Central Heating Breakdown Cover
can someone recomend me the approx cost of the above? I would be intrested if you could recomend me a cover provider too! BTW i have a vialliant bolier, approx 5 years old but regularly serviced, i feel it would be better to have a yearly cover! cheers
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Fitting a PVC door
ive ordered a new PVC door, measured the frame slighlty below the current size so I can get it in easily enough. I also have to install a fan light above the door. How easy is it to install? What equipement will I need? What screws do I need? Do i fill any gaps with soft wood or foam? What is the best type of foam? thanks.
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Blue paint shows streaks etc
Just painted a wall with Homebase Flawless Blue paint and what ever we try we can not get rid of the streak / brush marks. We have put 5 coats on now using rollers/Paint Pads and brushes but no good. As it drys you see the streaks staying visible and at the end it looks rubbish. I even tried diluting the emulson paint to…
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Vertical blinds
Hey all, Needing some vertical blinds for 5-7 windows. Wondering if anyone has any ideas of anywhere cheap? Thanks
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wax pull up for leather
I have waxed leather sofa's and when I bought them was given a leather kit from leathermaster suitable for this type of leather.I have tried to buy the wax -on seperate from the kit,(this is the bottle of stuff you use to restore the finish,the other one supplied is a cleaner). Does anyone know of a different make of…
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"Crackly" plaster
I have some plaster that seem to have bubbled (crackly plater is how I would describe it) Is this mould in the plater? Is there a way of treating this to ensure it doesn't come back? (It's on the inside of an external wall). It only seems to happen in one place.
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Patio doors - bottom runner broken..
I need your advice please people. We have a set of patio doors which open into the porch (vital from stopping the dogs getting to visitors/post first) but they have been problematic since we moved in 6 years ago, and now, finally, the bottom runner has broken loose completley (hard to describe, but there is a 'rail' in the…
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swapping sealed units
I know you can replace sealed units on double glazing (though our new ones look so much wider, I do wonder how they fit into the windows). Is it possible to retain sealed units and replace the frame and sorround? We have some windows that are only 2 years old made of wood. We are not very happy with the maintenance of the…
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cost to add new door/staircase
Wondering if anyone knows how much it would be to dig an opening for a new door into a strucural wall, place a lintel, add a door frame and fit a door? We would like to have a rought idea of these costs before getting builders' quotes. Also we are planning to use the loft space as a walk-in wardrobe so we need to make an…
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Sweep N Mop-anyone bought it?
hiya, i was wondering if anyone bought the "sweep n mop" from the TV Shop, im very tempted but very skeptical as well! some feedback would be helpfull. Thanx Jazmin
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Outside of house looking grubby
Hi there My house is 5 yrs old and is the outside is brick on the bottom and then the top floor is cream coloured cement stuff with little stones pressed in. In patches it is looking quite grubby. How would I clean it ? I am worried about anything rough as the stones do come off and of course, it it going to be expensive /…
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stripping doors.
using paintstripper on door.. can anyone give me a few tips for this? are marigolds thick enough? just paint on with brush then off with scraper?
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Help-removed washing machine now no water
Help, I am moving out and I got a removal man who disconnected and removed the washing machine this was last night, but about midday today all the taps in the house stopped running. I CALLED HIM AND HE DIRECTED ME TO A SMALL BLUE TAP which he said after turning would get the water flowing after an hour and a haf...well…
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aternative to turpentine needed
not sure if this has been posted before but just ran out and have brushes to clean and a little spil on flooring...any suggestions????
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instant double glazing wanted
just discovered this forum though i have posted this on another. can anyone help? ive just moved into a new (rented) house. however, there is no double glazing in a couple of rooms. does anyone know where i can get some 'double glazing film' cheaply as its coming colder now and i dont want all the heat to escape through…
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Bleach stain on oak worktop - help!!
:o Was multi-tasking in the kitchen last night (as you do) and poured some bleach on my oiled oak worktop to sterilise after beating up a chicken!! Had to attend to something else and a minute later when I went to wipe it it had left a stain - like when you pour water onto wood and it leaves a darker mark. I thought it…
