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Airbricks/ventelation in a fireplace.
I'm in the process of renovating a house; in the one room downstairs I'm intended to replace a badly damaged fireplace with a gas fire and in the other room to repair the open fire (which will then be used). In the rooms above there are two boarded up fireplaces, I'm intending to put a 'decorative' fireplace in one room…
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Black Wood Furniture Repainting
I have some wooden furniture (coffee table) etc that need repainting as its starting to wear. How do I spray paint it or hand brush it with black paint without brush marks showing. What paint do I use Gloss/Matt? Any one give me some ideas to save buying new furniture. Thanks
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Fitting a dual fuel cooker
Who can fit a dual fuel cooker? We have a power supply for an electric oven in the kitchen but it's on a fuse switch not a normal plug. We currently have a gas oven so there is a gas supply. As the new PartP regs say you can't do electrics in your own kitchen anymore, who can actually install the dual fuel cooker?
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Is this a job for only a plumber, or someone who knows DIY?
Hi all, We've been in our new house for 6 months, and the main bathroom has a bath and a separate shower. The shower has a mixer. The shower was working fine as I had my parents staying just before we got an airlock in the plumbing from overrunning the kids bath. It cost an arm and a leg to get a plumber to fix. (He at…
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damp proof skirt???
I have just moved in to a 1840ish cottage which on the homebuyers report said has rising damp, I have had the heating running for about 3 weeks now and removed the skirting and removed all the “blown “ plaster I could find ,the walls appear bone dry now? So I am not to sure what to do next. But outside all of the original…
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Leaking Maine Water Boiler
Hi all We have separate water and central heating boilers. Both prob approx 10 yrs old or more but work work extremely well and heat the water/rooms very well. The Maine hot water boiler has unfortunately developed a big leak. There's nothing else wrong with it but unfortunately you can't get plumbers out for such a small…
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How to fix Sony LCD on the wall?
Hubby wants to buy a sony 40 ins and install it on the wall. Pl can somebody advise wat he needs to do to have it install. I am thinking what about the video, dvd & sky+, where do you hide this surely it will not look right if you put them in a tv cabinet? Also the cables, what to do with them? I am sure somebody will be…
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Knock through or extend
I've got a 1930's semi with a small lounge 11' by 11' and a seperate dining room 14' by 11' it has a non supporting wall between the 2 rooms and thats it . Question is should i knock the 2 rooms into 1 and have an open plan area or should i have a extension on the front of the house .I weighed up the pro's and con's and…
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Ikea kitchens - tall housing units/sockets where?
I've read that the Ikea kitchen units have a flat back so there is no space for pipework/cables etc. What about the tall housing units? I'm considering an Ikea kitchen and as my kitchen is getting a refurb, now is the time to move sockets etc. If I get a tall oven housing unit and a tall larder fridge unit for example, can…
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hotpoint washing machine stopped working
hello.my hotpoint wm66 washing machine had the door lock stuck on after a wash.i tried re spinning machine which was fine but door was still locked.i removed top, wiggled interlock switch which then made a small click sound and door then opened.now the machine will not start at all,fuse ok in plug.(ran fine when door lock…
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Best places for bedroom furniture?
Good evening / morning all! My DP and I are wanting to redecorate our bedroom. It is currently the same as it was when he moved in nearly three years ago, with the exception of his kingsize bed taking up most of the room! There are non-matching fitted wardrobes down two sides of the room, a large bay window on another and…
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Mixer shower leaking...
My shower is leaking from the shower head into the bath - not constant, but has been getting worse. How can I stop it?
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Is this chain saw any good??
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EwyMX7PLlcQ&feature=related only in america
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Gravity Hot Water Problem - SF Rayburn
Hi all, We have just installed a second hand 355SFW Rayburn which we fire solely on wood. (Hubby a tree-surgeon). We are having problems as we've also got a backup oil boiler which we've spliced into the system. When the HW cylinder stat makes the pump kick in, the gravity flow reverses even though we have made our…
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heating a kichen
As some of you may have seen were replacing our kitchen. Were now thinking of removing the radiator, which means the room would be unheated. We were thiking of getting a plynth heater but they all look like there all electric, is it possible to get one that doest need a electric supply? If not any ideas? cheers dan
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wine coolers..anyone got one...
Hi All! Could only find one mention in a forum search, so wondered if they're a gimmik, or worthwhile? At this price, it's not much more than the cost of a couple of units & it'd replace one, anyway. Saw this in Comet today…
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New extractor lets the cold in
I got an extractor put in my bathroom so I could secondary glaze the window during the window (thus the window no longer opens) and still remove steam to prevent condensation / mould However it isn't keeping the bathroom warm as loads of cold air comes in through the extractor when it is not running. There is one of those…
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Halogen Cookers
I saw an advert in Radio Times as well as in various Sunday papers for a small halogen cooker that self-cleans and sits on the work surface - cost about £39.99 (JML do them for £49.99). I wondered if they were any good and were they worth the money? I live on my own and although I have an electric cooker it hardly seems…
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How much do Porches cost?
OK i know that question is a bit like how long is a piece of string but i've really no idea! We would like a porch to house our coats, smelly dog stuff etc. when we return from walks, but i have no idea how much these things cost. I would hate to waste somones time asking for a quote and not nearly be able to afford it!…
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Mouldy Carpet - Please Help!
We've been gone for a week over Christmas, and the windows haven't been opened. The bedroom window tends to have a lot of condensation, and today there's a patch of lightish coloured mould on the carpet beneath the window. Unfortunately two pairs of my shoes were also in that area, but since one pair doesn't fit and the…
