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Radiator or heated towel rail - which is better heat wise
Hi everyone Wonder if anyone can help. We have a tiny bathroom and removed a small rusty old radiator from it when we first moved in. Looking to get a new radiator put up in time for winter but had a heating engineer to look at it and he said as space is so limited we would be better having a heated towel rail and that in…
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Employing a tradesman
I have just read a terrible thread in which someone had to go to court to settle dreadful problems with their builder so I thought I would post a new thread with points you MUST do if you are using someone from the Yellow book. When getting a quote, ask if you can visit and see previous work. If customers are happy they…
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Can anyone Recommend ?
Hi i am in suffolk and the house i have recently bought has had the loft converted somewhat. it has velux window in and the sides have been boxed off with cupboards added in. we need someone with good repuation to come and quote us how much it would be to tidy up any corners and decorate the room etc.. sounds vauge i know,…
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Radiator Pipes
I'm trying to find way of hiding the radiator pipes, I saw some plastic box with a wood pattern effect which might be good. But I've wondered - weather to makea sort of 'feature' of them, using those old fashioned type brass pipe brackets. My question is, can the copper pipes be cleaned and varnished to prevent them from…
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Computer- On or Off?
OH thinks that we should leave the computer on all the time but I'm not so sure. What do you think? Is it false economy switching it off?
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tiling over tiles
hello is it possible to tile over existing tiles in my bathroom? :confused: I have heard there are good adhesives allowing me to do this now. tracey
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Boiler - can I box in?
I've got a Main Medway Super hot water boiler in my kitchen which I want to box in. Does anyone know if I am able to box in this type of boiler. I've tried to find a number for the manufacturer but can't find one. Is it Baxi? Thanks
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New floor and units to be replaced after washing machine after water damage
Hi everyone, Would be very grateful if someone could help me as to how to go about getting quotes for the work i need doing to my kitchen. To cut a long story short ordered a washing machine from dixons online (WILL NEVER EVER USE THEM AGAIN) because i thought was getting a good price and believed the model i wanted to be…
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Contractual Query (silly question)
This may be a silly question, but can somebody confirm whether I am being thick. I have an extenstion starting and the builders are arriving on Monday. I have a contract from the builder and I have just noticed: Domestic Building Contract (Scotland) for Minor Building Work. I live in England! It says that the contract is…
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ex display kitchen
I have brought an ex display kitchen from a well known retailer and they didn't deliver all the pieces
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Rusty knives???
Hi, Ive just had a new kitchen with a dishwasher i bought a new set of anthony worral thomson knives that have gone rusty within 2 weeks, but the strange thing is my usual cutlery that is 5 years old and also stainless steel has started to go rusty. Does the dishwasher do this im useing fairy tablets, salt, rinseaid, just…
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microwave leaking water
Hello Has anyone had this problem? I usually turn off the microwave at the plug (I read using it as a clock costs £50 a year in electricity) but water is seeping out underneath. It's like condensation - BUT IT'S NOT SWITCHED ON most of the time! Any ideas? It's only about 2 years old. Thanks!
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Damp - fixing people in Sutton area, Surrey
Hi all we're just about to complete on our first house (no comments on time to buy please) and there is quite a bit of damp that needs sorting professionally. Can anyone recommend someone not too expensive (we're FTBs and money is tight this month) but who can do it properly? We're in Sutton, Surrey. Thanks
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Chest of Drawers
Hello, I am seriously lacking in insipration on where I buy a chest of Drawers at a good price. I want to spend a maximum of £60 and I dont really like any of the styles in Argos or Ikea for this price range. Does anyone know somewhere on line I could look, dont mind paying for delivery. Thanks
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Argos: Can they do this?
Hiya, About a month ago, I was going to buy an antique pine high sleeper complete with matress and futon for my daughter. However, for what ever reason I was unable to afford it as it cost a hefty £399.99. I've now tried to order the same bed only to find that Argos have discontinued the item using the old catalogue number…
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Home CCTV advice please
Hi everyone! I hope that someone can help me out as I'm currently a bit flummoxed about the whole CCTV thing! We realised yesterday that we have had a few things nicked from our front garden. Daft things like the yard brush and other garden tools which are really old, not worth anything, but obviously were irresistible to…
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Foreclosure redemption period
Foreclosure redemption period If you are like lots of Americans today, you will be upsetting if you will one day have to face a mortgage foreclosure. March 2008 sailed in with a evidence of 900,000 houses going through foreclosure. These staggering numbers will panic anybody, homeowners, investors, politicians, and…
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wireless home alarm system- visonic or yale
i want to get a home alarm system and was trying to decide between visonic or yale- can anyone recommend one or the other in particular based on experience or are they both pretty much the same?
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Plastering ....
A couple of of Questions i have about plastering ...hope somebody out there can help ?! When putting the first coat of finishing plaster on to a wall that is bonded out or onto a sand and cement backing, the plaster seems to dry out unbelievably quick......drying before I get to the end of the small wall I'm covering. I…
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Please Help! Double Glazing is horrible!
Hi everyone, Please please can any of you help. We have started to have new double glazing fitted today and its awful. Really thick cheap frames. Its a local firm and we have no contract. We asked for the same windows as next door and they are nothing like next doors. I know its partly my fault as I never thought to ask…