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drilling into plaster board
i will soon be hanging a electric fire to a hollow plasterboard wall,should i drill the holes with a masonary drill bit or ordinary bit.
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Shower pump location
Right hopfully in the next few months I will be ripping out my bathroom and starting again (with the help of a plumber to do the odd few things...) We have a shower attatched to the wall with its own feed from the hot water tank and cold water tank. I would like to fit a pump to increase the flow/pressure as at the moment…
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Reasonable priced picture frames?
Hi all, After a recent trip I have come back with a print but it is huge at 26.5' x 57' or 67 x 145 cm. Can anyone point me to a cheap off the shelf frame and print please? Or alternatively a company who isnt going to want the earth? Looking at a anything wooden if possible. Thanks in advance all
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Mildew on inside of shed roof. Getting rid and prevention?
I've got mildew on my shed roof, it has only been up since last Sept but with all the snow sitting and then the rain we have had it has got condensation in there and there is mildew growing on the roof, just one one side but it is starting to spread. Any ideas on how to get rid? My husband said to put the silver insulating…
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Towel Rack ripped out the wall
Hi I tried drying my super kingsize bedsize on my towel rack and it's come out the wall, can I fill the hole with something? I've got a bathroom cabinet to put up and the piece of paper that came with it explaining what type of screws to use for what type of wall says it was fitted to the wall with the wrong type of…
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Damp proof membrane on slate flagstones?
I'm laying a tongue and groove floating floor on top of slate flagstones. Before putting down the underlay do I need to lay a damp proof membrane/sheeting? As I understand it, slate is impermeable so I wasnt sure if the membrane is needed. Any help gratefully recieved!!
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Cleaning My Washing Machine.
i need some advice, i have got a miele washing machine. i have had to clean out the filter today, nearly killed me lifting it up, to drain the water back. i now need to give it a thorough clean. any suggestions. thanks helen.:confused: :confused:
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Electric Shower Triton Jade II - Water Pressure dropped - HELP!!
Hello, please can anybody help me? I put a new hose on my Triton Jade II and within seconds of turning it on water started spurting out from inside the electric shower unit. Not knowing what to do I went into a forum and discovered this to be quite a common problem and apparently I needed to replace the PRD. I placed my…
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washing machine - heating element?
i noticed the other day that the water in the washing machine is not getting hot any more (tried various cycles) we bought it about 6 years ago, cant remember how much but i know it would have been as cheap as possible!! under £200 for sure, and have used it at least once a day ever since. i think the problem might be the…
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water coming from shower, after new boiler fitted
had a new combi boiler fitted, and old feeder / stage tank removed.. so all taps etc have direct feed from here. since then, the old shower has water dribbling out even though it is switched off and unplugged - suspect bearings etc inside may be worn out, but this never happened with old setup. any idea how do block the…
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new shower and tiles please help me!
Hi all! Hope someone has some thoughts....About a month ago my Mira Essentials power shower conked out. i had electricians come over and look but they seemed a bit clueless and wanted three hundred quid to replace it a with a redring one. I thought I'd shop around. But shopping around is time-consuming. I can't take any…
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Does anyone have Ikea Pax/Malm Oak?
Hi, We have lots of Ikea bedroom furniture atm which is Birch. My son wants Oak in his room but when we visited Ikea, all the display Oak Malm and Pax was a very orangey colour. When the drawers are new out of the box they look the right colour so believe the furniture has 'aged' to the orangey colour. I know the Birch…
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Washing Machine. How to install??
I have just purchased a new Bosch washing machine. Due to the distance from the plumbing I purchased an extra long filling pipe and wate pipe. I have conected the waste pipe to the one on the back of the machine with the relavant connector and the to the relavant fiiting under the sink. There is a fair bit of slack about…
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Doing without skirting boards... how?
Hi all, You know in magazine show rooms, art galleries, and generally many of the million-pounds urban apartments, the walls often don't have skirting boards. But how is this look achieved? I do not understand how it works... how is the wooden/laminate floor supposed to be able to expand? Or does the plastic board actually…
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Rendering a wall
Hello Helpful People, My house has been rendered externally with a smooth render. (I say smooth, it's pretty rubbish though!) However, it's evident that this was done directly on top of the previous render, which was a hideous, very rough and spiky finish. Unfortunately, whoever did the rendering didn't bother to do the…
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Bathroom light pulley switch come apart help!!
hi does anyone know which way all the bits ie springs plastic etc go back together in a pulley bathroom light as oh trying to fix but it is not clicking? Diagram would be great but cannot find anything like that in internet
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Shower Pump 1.5 bar question
Hi, I'm in the market for min 1.5 bar shower pump. Are there any deals out there ... i've seen this & wanted to gather opinion/thoughts please? http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/grundfos-watermill-niagara-2389-18701?CAWELAID=264387803
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BBC/ITV Freesat v's Freeview
Hi Apart from the HD channels on the new freesat are the rest of the channels the same as freeview - cant find a comparitor anywhere?
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Extractor Hood
Hi I have just had kitchen designer out and I told him I wanted a vented kitchen extractor but the window lintel is right where the hole would need to be cut. We cant put it further up into the ceiling because it would mean cutting into the joists. I then suggested a 90 degree bend to bring it out on the opposite wall but…
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Bissell 3750E Lift-off Vacuum
Can the filters in this machine be washed and re-used or must they be replaced ? Thank you.
