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Lots of tiling and tile paint questions (bathroom)
I would love to hear people's advice on this as I am a complete newcomer to this sort of thing and do not want to stuff up! We are having both of our bathrooms re-done in a couple of weeks. They are both ensuites - one is a small shower room and the other has a bath. We want to re-tile both and our original idea was that…
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Boundary nightmare!
Hi, I was wondering if someone could help with a question. We recently bought a small semi, and there was a short brick wall on our land at the front of the house which we owned separating the land to the side of the house. This land is owned by someone else, however we have right of way down it to the side of our house.…
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Problems with Builder's Invoice
I'm in the middle of a long process to renovate my house. So far it's been going well and the builder seems a good 'un. However, he's given me an invoice for an interim payment. I told him after the last one that I couldn't pay him any more until the money from re-mortgaging my house came through (and that was held up…
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Washing Machine Part?
I need a spare part for a Washer Dryer (WD63S) Timer Knob...Part No; MDA1604552 Does anyone know of any good online suppliers :confused: (Tried eBay, but no luck) Many Thanks
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How do i tighten a drive belt...
My washing machine broke at the weekend and after looking up here ,what could be wrong with it, it turned out to be the drive belt was off and no matter how many times i put it on it kept coming off. So went this morning and got a new belt, tried to put it on but of course it is to tight to put on. I know i can loosen the…
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small bathroom/bath needed
suggestions please for companys that can sell baths 1550mm lenghth please ive tried b&q and wickes and bathroom.com so any online dealers etc i can check out would be appreciated thanks rose
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Which new Central Heating system??
i need a new central heating system to replace our electric radiators, unfortunatly we're not connected to mains gas so just hoping someone could offer some advice as to which is the cheapest system to install and run? i was thinking of an oil boiler but wasn't sure if i should get a combi boiler or just a standard one for…
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Experiment: Can I furnish my home for free?
I sold my 1-bedroom flat a while ago, and the FTB who bought it also bought the majority of my furniture and all my white goods (for a fair price). So, on Friday, I finally moved into my enormous Edwardian 3-bedroom 4-reception room house with more space than I know what to do with, and no furniture! I asked for the…
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Water filter jug and filters
Didn't realise these were so expensive. Anyone know where these can be bought at a reasonable price?
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Fusebox upgrade
I've got an old style fuse box that uses wired fuses, I would like to upgrade it but not at the expense of replacing the whole board for a modern RCD consumer unit. I vaguely recall a friend upgrading his wired fuses for a trip switch set up which slotted straight in to the old style board. Does anyone know of these or am…
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kitchen plinths
Can anybody tell me how you remove the plinths under base units.I can't feel any fixings,but I'm afraid that I won't be able to get them back on or damage them if I just pull them off.We had a company fit the kitchen so we don't know how they did it.Thanks.
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Council builders from hell.
We've been waiting weeks now for the council to finish cladding the outside of our house, with some fiberglass sheets covered with resin then pebbled. Trouble is cracks are forming around the back of the house. and the more they point them the more the cracks spread. They have told us that its normal and there is no cause…
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cutting granite
Have just built a kitchen extension and now putting a new kitchen in it.I've designed the new kitchen so that the old granite worktops would fit,but will need some cutting down.Does anyone know how to cut granite properly i.e. what cutting discs are used,what machines are used.I've read threads where the suppliers will cut…
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How much to get a tree cut down?
Anybody know the average price to get a tree cut down. It is conifer type tree and about 20ft tall.
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Induction hob
Anyone got one of these and what do you think of them?
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Bathroom ceramics (bogs,basins)
Next time you want a WC, pan, hand basin, and you visit the local bathroom showroom, clock the owners wheels, i bet its a lexus or bmw 4x4 why? cos they get 80% of the RRP in the catalogues they show you, then seek out real trade sources, i was shocked at such discounts whilst delivering such goods recent.
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where to buy kitchen cupboard handles?
i've seen some that i really like in b and q, but they are a bit pricey, any ideas where i could get some cheaper?
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Shower from combi boiler - pressure too high
I have what seems to be the opposite to most people's problem. We have a bath/tap mixer type shower over the bath, which was given a new lease of life when we removed our hot water tank and had a Vaillant combi boiler fitted. The boiler is fantastic and the hot water flow amazing, but the water coming from the shower head…
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Tumble dryer tripping the electrics...
Hi we have recently moved into a new build and plugged the tumble dryer in the garage, it lasted a few mins and then tripped the electrics, then it wouldnt work at all, i had the site electrician down to have a quick look and he said the socket is fine, even checked the fuse box and everything else in the house so im…
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Carpeting my bedroom
Hello, I am in a rented house with beautiful floorboards throughout - but a freezing cold bedroom. My landlord is happy for me to carpet the bedroom (baby on the way, night time feeds etc, brr!) but how best to do this without creating work later on - e.g. sticky floorboards after removing the carpet... Also, as we might…
