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new shower options and help please
Hi my Mother wants me to fit her a shower cubicle and new shower, I am ex-building services so qualified for electrics and had some plumbing training. The problem is she doesn't want to alter much, she more or less wants me to pull the bath out (they have a very small bathroom) as they do not have baths much and fit a…
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Plastering costs?
Just awaiting for a couple of quotes for some ceiling plastering work and wondered if any of you "experts" to tell me how much a expect? 2 ceilings of 14 x 8 to be skimmed :confused:
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Double glazing Maidstone Kent
Would anyone have a recomendation (or the opposite) for any local companies? I am not interested in the big nationals. I need the house Upvc'd. Thanks.
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My bathroom fan won't switch off since I changed to ECO light bulb!
Can it be just a coincidence? The fan in my downstairs loo just wont switch itself off since I changed the loo's light bulb to an ECO mini-bulb(energy saving). Its on a timer and before it would time out after about 10 minutes. Unfortunately I can't unscrew the fan to get inside as the crosshead screw is mangled! (could do…
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Bosch Dishwasher - still REALLY HOT 8 hours after cycle finished!
My reliable Bosch SMS3042 dishwasher was still boiling hot this morning when I went to empty it. The crockery and utensils couldnt be handled -I turned off at the plug and left it to cool down. I have just dug out my receipts and information on it and it is 16 years old - can't believe it has been so good for all these…
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Plastic film for covering a ......
I need to get hold of some coloured plastic film for applying to the clock face of a newly purchased radio/alarm clock. Father Christmas was kind enough to buy me a radio/alarm for Xmas (must have been a good boy at sometime last year, can't remember when though !) - the problem is that the glare/glow from the clock face…
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Black mould problems
Anybody found a way to get rid of that awful black mould from around the shower area? In the past I have used many different varieties of mould remover, from the professional stuff to "cillit bang", from the cheap stuff to the expensive stuff, but all to no avail. I have even tried re-grouting with mould resistant grout…
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Best American Style Fridge/Freezers?
Interested in getting one of these for my new kitchen. I get a Siemens staff discount but their model range is larger than average so wont get through my front door :confused: Went into Currys/Comet and was impressed with the offerings from LG/Samsung. However , the LG's come with single thermostat which means that cold…
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How to get rid of gravel?
I moved in to my property about 2 years ago, and have been meaning to do up the garden as its in a bit of a mess. I have a large garden, probably the size of half a 5 a-side football pitch. Problem i have is that i want to get rid of the gravel (i mean alot of gravel :eek:) cheap and nasty stuff. I can't hire a skip, as…
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Buckled floorboards?
Over the last few months I've noticed "ridges" appearing under the carpet in one of the ground floor rooms (the only one that has proper floorboards, the rest is concrete flooring) and it appears to be getting worse. The ridges seem to occur along the lengths of the floorboard joints and you can clearly feel it underfoot.…
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gutter problem
hi i am after some advice on what my options are here is the problem living in a terraced house, the guttering on the roof i think it is called a trough is a joint one with the neighbours and drains at our end. now it has become faulty and started leaking on our end. to get it replaced we need to fix all of the gutter…
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in door tv aerial
i need to buy a digital compatible indoor TV aerial ther are so many to choose from can anybody help? thanks
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42" Plasma Samsung TV - Help
Is there anyone who can help me with the difference between two, what seem to be, identical TV's with different reference numbers? We have just bought a Samsung 42" TV from PC World (as they are able to get it the quickest - it's sold out everywhere else) and the product code is PS42Q96HD, the link is:…
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Fitting a new radiator and vitting the valves
I know how to take radiators on and off with ease, problem I have got is my bathroom radiotor has seen better days (rust) even paiting it will make no difference. So if I buy a new radiaor does it come with the valves/connectors fitting or not, if not how do I fit them, do I need that white tape and what do I do with it…
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Washing Machine problem - feel like screaming
posted this on family forum and suggested to send here. Here goes. Put a load in the machine yesterday , washed but didn't spin. great. Left it for a bit. Empty it then put a tiny amount in and it did spin. Left it overnight and tried again this morning. No luck, garments just sat in the drum and not moving. Hubby seems to…
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Cleaning cord fabric sofa...
Hi Im wanting to clean my cord fabric sofa... any ideas on what would be best to use? I have tried household cleaners for fabric but am thinking it needs more of a machine for a good clean!! thanks in advance ;)
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Airing cupboard layout for drying
Hi All, I am reorganizing my airing cupboard, and I have two questions: * How do I prevent excessive condensation? * Does anyone have any tips on the layout to optimize drying time? Thanks, Pete.
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Double glazing Bournemouth
we are desp for new double glazing,have not got any quotes as yet as wondered if anyone had any reccomendations for companys in bournemouth please,thanks amanda
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Drayton RF1 Digistat
Last night my Drayton Digistat RFI wall control refused to work so we all awoke freezing. I checked the Digistat receiver and the red light was on permanent which means theit it is not receiving signal from wall control. How do you get the receiver to return to green and work correctly? My installer is currently away on…
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howdens kitchens
can anyone tell me who supplies howdens with their kitchens,and what percentage discount do the trade get through howdens,will not deal through me jo public any help thanks
