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Mirror film??
Can someone help me finding anywhere online that sell's mirror film? I have an old storage type cuboard and I wanted to cover parts of the front with this film. Im not even sure im searching for the right thing by calling it mirror film?! Thanks
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Rot in floor joists
Hi All, While installing insulation, I have noticed signs of rot in my floor joists. Can anyone tell me: What should I do? Who can investigate this? How do I treat this? Costs? The joists have little holes in them - I am assuming this is wet rot? So far it has only affected a small areal where there has been moisture (by…
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A bit of urgent advice needed!
I am decorating a room right this minute and having a big problem. The wallpaper came off the walls easier than any I've ever seen in my life. My problem is the border around the top at the ceiling. I think its stuck up with superglue! I've been scrapping away since 9.30am and haven't yet done 18" in length. At this rate…
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Damp on condensation - and what should we do?
Hi, We've just moved into a ground floor conversion flat. When we had the survey done, it showed damp in some of the walls as there was no damp course. We therefore insisted that the vendor installed a damp course before completion. He got someone in to do a chemical injection one and we have the guarantee for it (although…
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Improve insulation in a converted victorian flat
I've recently bought a lovely 2bed 1st floor flat. The victorian building was built in 1890 and the conversion done in 1980. I'm looking for tips on how to conserve energy, lower my utility bills and do my bit for the environment. The flat has lovely big sash windows. Lots of light but lots of heat leakage. They are single…
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Cost of having ceilings skimmed?
We have just purchased a new house and are looking at the costs of doing it up. The ceilings are covered in artex, really not to our taste! The bedroom is 18ft x 18ft. Any ballpark figures to give us an idea? Thanks
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Weird smell in bedroom
We've been in our house for a year. The front bedroom smelt weird, a big damp stain came through, eventually had to have chimney stack removed. This was a few months ago, now it's got cold the smell is back. It's ok during the day but niffy at night. It's like a fermenting smell, really odd. The patch is still drying out…
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Living Room Furniture - Any deals atm?
Hi, I'm currently searching for new living room furniture. I'd be looking fora wooden coffee table, 2 side tables and a tv cabinet/stand. I've looked at various websites but they either have really overpriced stuff or just horribly designed rubbish. Anyone know of any good sites (or even places) doing a sale at the moment?…
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Chimney liner stuck - advice please
Hi, I had a back boiler and old gas fire removed last year but unfortuately the chimney liner was left in. A gas chappy (idiot) told me to just "pull it out" and now its stuck halfway down the chimney. A roofer says I shouldnt have pulled it and he will have to remove bricks from chimney to get it out at a cost of £220…
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vaillant boiler
hi i have a vaillant combination boiler, it was fitted about 3 years ago. the timer on it is a 120. i think this is the most complicated timer i have ever known. am i right in thinking you can change the timer by unplugging it or pulling it out. if this is so can someone tell me if there is a less complicated timer i can…
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Cooker Hood installation
i had an electrician do some work round the house. I'm very pleasedwith his work and he has even plastered after all his channelling:T . Anyway, I told him i wanted a cookerhood installed - nothing fancy, just one for about £200. He talked to me about it and said the outlt duct would go through the kitchen ceiling, along…
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Drilling into RSJ?
I wanted to get some advice before I break out my big tools I'm having to rehang blinds after having our windows replaced. Previously I hung the blinds off the window frame, but that isn't an option on the new ones. So, I thought I can hang them from the just above the window, within the window portal. But, when I drilled…
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Vacuum cleaners - again!
Sorry folks - I know there are already threads on this subject but I still can't find the info I want! I need a new upright vac costing no more than £100 to deal with mainly carpets and a long haired dog. A lightish one would help too as I have arthritis. I already have a Bosch cylinder but it takes too long to do the…
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Fernox and Sentinel
Hi Just wanted to check i understand the above products Fernox can be used to clean the crap out of the rads, then after i have used this i need to flush out the fernox and then add clean water and a inhibtaor that stays in the system and thats called Sentinel. That right ? The two particular products that i have identifed…
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painting over water damaged ceiling
Hi, We've just had a small leak from our hot water tank which has caused a damp patch on the ceiling below. Obviously I know we will need to let this dry before we can make good the damage but wondered if anyone can advise how long we should leave it and what we should do. The ceiling is a smooth plastered ceiling which…
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Integrated washing machines
We have an indesit integrated washing machine in our fitted kitchen and it has gone on the blink ,will not spin and the dial keeps clicking around ,any advice . If the worst happens and it is going to cost to much to repair and we replace .Are all integrated washers the same diameter and is there a method to remove them ie…
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Chimney Breast, free removal?
Hi all I'm doing up my 2 bed upstairs maisonette. The other day I had a note from my downstairs neighbours son. He wants to remove the chimney breast that is located in her kitchen. He proposed a joint venture. I alos have a chimney brest in my kitchen, that obviuosly goes up through the loft, with said chimney above (all…
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Help mouldy bedroom wall
I've just discovered that my spare bedroom has mildew under the window and behind a chest of drawers on the same wall. It's the first time it has happened and I want to know why. I have central heating (although the boiler has had problems - so we've just restored heating after a week with intermittent or none!). The…
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I need cctv, help!
Can anyone recommend a decent cctv system for around £500? What i am after is 2 colour day/night outdoor camera's for a range up to 30m with audio and a dvr with hard drive and networked. not bothered if wireless or wired as long as pic is good for outside to catch whoever is mucking around with my car and throwing stuff…
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Land of leather- has anyone bought on finance?
have lost my paperwork and need the telephone number to ring and make a payment before its too late. Does anyone have the phone number to pay back the money we got on finance? Is it the same for all stores? do we need any type of account number to be able to pay? any help much appreciated Thanks
