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cheapest way to heat conservatory?
I have to buy an electric fire to heat my conservatory, 10' x 10'. I do not know whether the cheapest way is, convector, halogen, fan or oil filled radiator. With all the sales on now has to be the time to buy!
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Combination microwaves, Any good?
There is just the 2 off us now and our evening meals nowadays seem to to consist of M&S frozen offering, or a small joint, chops, chicken. We have a microwave with grill, plus a mini oven (Crap) and was wondering about replacing both with a combination microwave. Are they any good? Got one, like it, hate it?…
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Replacing Sockets
Going to replace the plug sockets, light switches in my house with stainless steel ones. Any hints and tips on the best place to get these from? B&Q my best bet or is there a website that anyone would recommend? Thanks.
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Installing a wood burner
:confused: Have read old threads about wood burners and everyone has a chimney - Is it possible to install a wood burner without a conventional chimney? Can you duct the smoke out through an external wall or through the roof?
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Wireless Security Systems - some quiestions
I wanted to install a wireless alarm at my parents house - I can't afford a professional installation given the 3 quotes I've alreday had! (If anyone knows of any cheap/good installers in Cheshire - pls let me know!). I was looking at the Yale HAS 3600 but had a few qu's. 1. Does anyone have any knowledge of the system? 2.…
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Cleaning a Non-Bleach Toilet
I hope someone can help and that this is the right place to ask?:confused: We have a bathroom suite that is about a year old and its getting very grimy, particularly the toilet because I'm having a real problem cleaning it. It had a label on it saying it had a special coating on it and to clean it you can only use mild…
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Cold Radiators
Hi Happy New Year. Had Gas Board out to service Boiler. They changed the 'stat' on the boiler and now only 2 out of 8 rads get warm(ish) then go cold even tho the room stat is on 20,25 & 30. Got plent of hot water but cold rads. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Best price for Wood flooring
Hi all We are looking at putting wood flooring in the lounge and hall of our new house. we have seen some oak hand scraped flooring in B&Q at around £40 per sqm. Has anyone got any websites that might do it cheaper? Many thanks
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Replacement Door Seal for Bosch Washing Machine - Where can I buy one?
Hi Hoping someone can help, just discovered my washing machine leaking water all over the floor, after investigating I have found that the door seal has a split in it and will need replacing. Can someone recommed where I can buy one of these from please? It is for a Bosch MAXX WFL 2860, 1400 Spin. Also is it easy to fit…
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life after a back boiler
We are looking at getting our back boiler replaced with a combi. The combi will have to go elsewhere in the house. At the moment there is the usual ugly fire in front of the back boiler, and I am wondering what to do with the space once the back boiler is out. When we had the same thing done in our old flat they left the…
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Easy Painter System
I need to do some decorating soon, a job I hate doing, and one I'm not very good at - so anything that simplifies or speeds up the process would be a boon. I caught a demo of the Easy Painter System on one of the TV shopping channels: http://www.idealworld.tv/default.aspx?ProductID=483149 which on the face of it looked…
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Aerial for Digital TV cost
We live in the Midlands and need a new aerial fitting as we can't get all the Freeview channels. Any ideas on how much this should cost
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soaked electrical appliances
Hi guys we had froozen pipes which burst a couple of days before Christmas loft heater didn't work according to the plumber. anyway water poured though 2 bedrooms and hall have borrowed a dehumidifier to dry out ceiling carpets and beds. My sons TV and CD player got soaked I have been told to leave them for a couple of…
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Shelving/unit for sky+ box and ps3
We have orderd a new lcd tv which we are going to mount on our wall in the lounge..as we have little ones who are into everything I am trying to work out how to 'house' the sky box and the ps3 (comes with the telly so are using it as a dvd player also)....I need to do it cheaply, but don't want to buy a cheap piece of…
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Fitting fitted cupboards/wardrobes
Please can you point me in the right direction (books, manuals, websites etc) on making my own fitted cupboards, even getting started. Thanks :rolleyes:
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Driveway
My question is do I need planning permission to blockpave my existing driveway and also remove the front garden which will also be blockpaved? The front wall will also be rebuilt-if I wanted it say 2 or 3 in higher than it is now would that make a difference?
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Laminate flooring
I'm looking at putting some laminate flooring in the bathroom. I've never done this before - is there anything I need to consider/be aware of/make sure of this etc.? I assume there is no problem with doing this in a bathroon (I guess it has be flooring that can take splashes)?
