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Stairs and Landing area - Carpet fitting
Hi there I am trying to get quotes for carpetting the stairs and landing area. Any idea how much it would cost for supply and fitting?. I am not after posh carpets but the normal ones. thanks
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Recliner chairs are they comfortable+ looking for one with a fairly modern design
Hi i have been thinking about buying a recliner armchair for a while. I have never used one before and i was wondering just how comfortable they are. I have seen some that don't seem to raise your legs up that high and some with the seating position i don't know how comfortable something like that would be. I do wonder if…
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Broken Tile - Not sure how to fix it
Just noticed that we have a broken tile but unsure on how to fix it and where can i buy a tile from like this?
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Question on Stripping Wallpaper before Plastering
Hi All, We are due to have our bedroom walls plastered. We have stripped the old wallpaper off, but there are tiny spots where the brown backing paper has been missed. Will this create a problem? Does every single speck of the backing paper need to come off? I am asking because I've a very sore arm after spending the…
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Garage door replaced with window & painting over wallpaper and skimmed plaster walls
Hi, we are going to be having some work done on our house as follows. Currently we have a garage at the front which is about 4 feet deep (storage area really) and then a room behind it where you would normally have the full length of the garage but with no window. We are going to have the wall dividing the room and the…
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Water Pumps (to clear flooded patio).
hello. we have a patio that whenever it rains fills up with water. poor drainage and clay based soil. at its deepest point it gets to around 4cm and spreads around the whole patio. when its really wet, because the water sits up against the garage wall, the water leaks slowly into the garage. anyway, i am looking at a water…
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Stench Pipe Question
My stench pipe runs up the corner of the bathroom. A standard length bath fits neatly in my bathroom with a few inches to spare. However, this means that I have to cut a small corner out of the bath to miss the stench pipe. Is there any reason why I can't narrow the stench pipe so it doesn't interfere with the bath? I can…
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Irons......?guarantee
Does anyone know how long an iron should be under guarantee please? This is a Philips GC2520 bought at Savacentre just under 2 years ago. I have found the receipt and the instyructions but nothing is there about the guarantee time period. I have emailed Philips but it can take about 4 days for a reply and might be nearly…
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I need an electrician.
I have a 'trip' fuse board and the upstairs lighting circuit occasionally trips for no apparant reason. Where do I start? NO alterations have been carried out except to change a couple of light bulbs a LONG time before this started. i would guess the first thing would be to check tightness of all the switch connections and…
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Painting rendering with emulsion
I painted my outside wall with cheap internal emulsion and it is ok
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Another washing machine question
Ive had a SERVIS 1000 EASY WASH for about 9 years and it's been great but it has finally died (actually it was a while ago and my mums been doing my washing for me :o she also has a Servis and has had it approx.17 years with no problems :eek:). I don't have the cash to go out and buy one and can't get credit, I only have a…
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Approximately how much to knock down load baring wall and fit RSJ?
Hello there We are thinking of knocking through our kitchen into our garage. The front of the garage has already been converted to make a larger hallway and cloakroom so all that is left of the garage is a large empty space that is accessed via a door in the utility room and isn't used at all. As the garage has already…
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Storage radiator repair...
My mother has recently moved into a flat which is heated by a mixture of storage radiators and wall mounted convector's. the storage radiator in her living room is only slightly warm when she gets up in the morning after having been warming during the night.The control knob is numbered 1-6 however at any setting below 3…
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Reclaiming VAT charged incorrectly
Hi not sure if I have posted this on the right forum, but any help appreciated. Just built our own house. Labour and materials are zero rated for VAT. Some suppliers charged us no VAT others did which I claimed back from the VAT man. Have a problem with our windows. Originally said that we would not be charged VAT then…
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Plumbing help needed
My toilet was slowly overflowing i.e the water got to a certain level then v-e-r-y slowly stared overflowing into the overflow pipe. I mentioned this at work and with some guidance I turned the water off (on the stoptap below the toilet) changed the washer and hey presto it was fine that evening and overnight - no overflow…
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pvc windows
i have just had new pvc windows fitted in june. i used a local firm and asked for insurance backed guarantee .i was given a completed invoice and was told he would send his copy and payment off. i have contacted the insurance company direct and they have no paper work from him. any ideas how i could get him to pass on the…
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Mould in bedroom
Our bedroom is full of mould and I don't know the best way to get rid of it. It's all over the walls with some wallpaper peeling, in the wardrobes, on clothing and on the underside of the mattress. We live in a flat on the down stairs so I can't have the windows open at night when we are sleeping. When I get up in the…
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New Kitchen Sink
I currently have a kitchen sink with 2 separate hot and cold taps that come through the work surface separate from the actual sink. I want to get a new sink installed with a mixer tap that comes up through the actual sink unit like all modern sinks. Will I be left with 2 holes in the work surface from the old taps or can…
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Grants for heating when not on benefits
There seems to be a lot of agencies willing to give you huge grants to upgrade/replace/repair your heating if you're on benefits. For those of us with a job, but who are still struggling with heating bills, I'm finding there's no help out there. Does anyone know of anything? We've got night storage heaters in our one…
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Solid Wood Floor Installers - West Midlands
Hi all, Managed to get 8m2 of solid oak floor on the cheap however I'd rather spend the money and get someone to install it for me. Any ideas of a good fitter/installer in the Solihull area of West Midlands? Many thanks Bubble
