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Damp Proof Membrane advice please!
Hi, We are currently renovating a 1930's semi. We want to put electric under floor heating and engineered wood flooring down downstairs. I mentioned this to my plasterer and he said you've got quarry tiles and will need to dig up the floor and put in a damp proof membrane. Is this true? The front living room and most of…
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Potterton Suprima 60L
Just thought Id share this with you, for any future problems. I have a potterton suprima 60L bolier (I wish I didnt, but I have). Firstly its PCB failed and was replaced by potterton for free after we contacted them (several times) Symptoms: boiler goes into lockout randomly and needs resetting, gets more and more…
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Anyone want a free Sky+ box?
Sky have sent me an offer where if I introduce a friend they get a free sky+ box (we paid £100 for ours) and I get M&S vouchers. You must have not used sky before and you need to subscribe to any of their packages. It does also say all sky customers get free sky broadband and free uk calls. If anyone would like this please…
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Dumb question about putting up a curtain TRACK (not pole)
The silly kit didn't come with instructions!! Having screwed the brackets in the only way they can go I am now completley baffled as to how the track attaches to the brackets! This is the track
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insulating a loft
my daughter is renting a house, and in the attic someone has laid floor boards and place a cheap carpet on top. Is it possible for us to just lay some insulation, over the carpet, to give them some added warmth for winter.
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Moving Virgin TV cable - how easy would it be?
We have a Virgin TV point downstairs at the back of our house which we no longer use and I would like to have a TV in my bedroom upstairs at the front of the house. How easy would it be for us to move it ourselves? (Virgin quoted £65 to come out and move it!!) The cable starts at the front and is wrapped around the outside…
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Laying Carpet on top of Carpet?
Is it possible to do this? Carpeting small bedroom.. once double bed is in.. hardly any carpet can be seen.. was jst going to get cheap carpet and lay over existing one (thats covered in paint!)
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Radiators, should I double up??
Hi, I have a large old house with loft insulattion but no caverty wall's. At the min I have 2 boilers 1 for CH and 1 for HW. I have no idea why it was like that when I bought the place and they both work fine (touch wood) I think if one breaks down then at least I have the other. My question is the CH boiler will get the…
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No heating...
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could help. I have gas central heating and when I got up this morning none of the radiators were working (it was flippin' freezing!!) The hot water was fine - working as normal on the timer, the gas fire is ok and the pilot light is lit (I've checked). The funny thing is last night all…
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wooden kitchen worktops - good or bad idea?
Hi I am thinking of getting wooden worktops for my new kitchen (the units will be white). What are peoples experiences of these - are they a good idea or not or does it make a difference? Also, aesthetically what do you think? And what colour should I paint the walls and tiles?? Thanks xx
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Granite fire back piece help!
Hi We had an open fire with a horrible brick surround in our lounge. We took off the bricks and had the chimney breast plastered and after asking for advice on here thought we would be ok to fit a new surround ourselves as the actual fireplace and chimney are fine. So we ordered a granite hearth and back piece suitable for…
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No Hot Water in Shower
I recently had a new bathroom installed the plumber fitted the shower but as there was a problem with the boiler he could not test the hot/cold water. As I didnt think there would be much of a problem I got bathroom tiled etc now that I have sorted the boiler I noticed there is no hot water in the shower. All the other…
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Itunes help
Hi all Sorry i really didnt know where to put this Its not technically itunes i need help with. I have some films on my computer and I need a software to convert the files to mp4 files. has anyone used any and which ones would you recommend. thanks a bunch
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replacing oven door seal?
Since I moved here the built in electric oven in my new home has been rubbish. There may be other problems with it but the rubber seal thing inside the door has come away and is hanging off in places. The door doesn't seem to quite close properly and it takes forever to heat up then burns everything. I'm not sure if the…
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Oil recommendations for sanded floor?
We are going to be sanding the floorboards in our living room in the next week or so and want to try and keep the colour as close to natural as possible (they're a really nice colour). We've been recommended Osmo oil but I was wondering whether there are any other products that people would recommend? Plus any advice would…
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Cif stains on satinwood
I didnt read the label before trying the new lemon Cif power cream spray . :o I went happily around cleaning all the grubby marks off my internal doors and frames, which are painted in white satinwood. Got up this morning and yellow and brown drips and cloth marks have appeared where I have used it. I have tried a bit of…
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Dyson Brush Tool
I wanted to order this from Dyson, but they don't take Solo cards, anyone know ehere I can get one from please?
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laminate v engineered wood after 3-5 years
Help! Just can't decide whether to get carpet, laminate or engineered wood for my lounge. I've read some threads on here but am still undecided. I understand the argument that wood is best but want to be able to relax whenever I have visitors, if I get a dog in the future, spills etc. and not worry about any damage. Has…
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Warranty not honoured with Evesham Technology
Hi, This is my first posting so I don't know if it's in the right place. Basically my mother bought an lcd tv from a company called Evesham Technology (this was a place where my step dad bought computers for years and years). We have had this tv for a short while (longer than a year - less than 5) and now it has gone on…
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thermostat on CH broken..?
Hi, Just a bit of advice please. We've just moved in to a new house and are having to get used to having a combi boiler GCH system. I've set it to come on twice (morning and evening), but sometimes it doesn't work. Like this morning, it should have come on at 7am - when I got up at half past, the rads were all freezing (as…
