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Possible Bath Leak???
I live in a converted first floor flat and my partner lives in the top floor above me. Directly above my bedroom is her bathroom. Every time we flush the loo the pipes make a right old racket - knocking about. However this doesn't bother me - however last night I kept hearing a noise every 10-15 mins from the area above my…
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Steam cleaner
[FONT="]Hello,[/FONT] [FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]Yesterday, I invested in a steam cleaner from a site named daimer.com. Although the system I selected was more expensive than lower-priced steam cleaners I found elsewhere, I felt the features of the Pro Plus 300CS were better than other machines.[/FONT]…
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Question for anyone who has painted kitchen cupboards
I'm just wondering, if anyone has painted their kitchen cupboards can you tell me this. Have you painted the decor sides of wall units - the melamine sides? I'm talking about the wall units you'd have by the side of the cooker which can get splashed with grease, etc. and occasionally need a good wipe over with a kitchen…
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Brick Router Bit - Is There One?
Is there a router bit for chasing out brick? I've seen plenty for removing mortar, but are there any for removing brick? If so, where?
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Any good money saving tips for shipping abroad?
Hi, I'm not really too sure of whether this is the right forum to post this :confused: but here goes. My wife and I have a long term plan to move to Canada (She's Canadian, and we plan to settle there in around 5 years time). For now though, as we are stuck in a small flat in London we are looking to free up some space by…
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Why Are Built in Microwaves So Expensive?
I'm just starting out planning my kitchen refurb and considering tower unit for double oven and microwave The ovens seem to compare pricewise with free standing ovens but are the microwaves really all upward of 400 quid? If so why? I may have to opt for a counter top normal microwave
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getting felt tip off wood
hi all................ i want to sell a mexican pine coffee table but my 2 boys have had accidents with felt tip pens while colouring. It is in great condition bar this so any tips (not felt!) on how to get it off........ tried soap and water !!!!
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best value beds
iam looking for a new leather double bed,i dont need a matress,i have looked at www.bedworld.net and they seem pretty good value,anyone know any other good value retailers.
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Raw plugs for plasterboard
My curtain pole has come down one side after redecoration, the curtain pole is hung from the ceiling on the plasterboard, theres nothing else above it to anchor the screws too. Will i be able to use raw plugs suitable for plasterboard and if so which ones bearing in mind my curtains are pretty heavy?
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Best way to cover red walls?
Hi, I'm planning on painting my sons room in 2 weeks while he's away for 5 days with school. I need to know the cheapest way to paint over the red walls so I can paint them blue. I've looked on the B&Q site at some undercoats, they grey ones seem to be for wood or metal so I was wondering if I could buy a grey emulsion to…
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Suite covers
Our cat has seriously clawed our 3-piece suite purchased 12 years ago and still in great condition. . . apart from having been shredded. We're considering replacing it BUT we had enough problems getting the suite into our townhouse property -- it took a mini-JCB to lift it airborne and then the glazier had to take out the…
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Drying clothes
With the weather as it is at the moment, and not having a working dryer, can anyone suggest the best way of dryiong clothes in the house. We have 2 clothes maidens but the take up so much room, every radiator has those hook over things on them. We used to have a shower rail in the bathroom but since we did it up and built…
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Karcher Pressure washer
I am looking for a pressure washer for general garden use ie patio/slabs/blockpaving/ and car chassis, can anyone recommend a model that will cover all those jobs and is reasonably priced, any help would be much appreciated.
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Shower Question Any advice ?
Hi i am in the process of having a new bathroom and i have been looking at showers. Last year we did our en suite and had a new shower put in. Our central heating is gravity fed (i think) definatly not a combi. Anyway the shower pressure is poor so we are considering 2 options. For the new shower we have been looking at…
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Gas cooker problem
Got a problem with my mothers cooker, the oven will only burn low when you turn it up it does not make any difference. Its a new world apex 500, anyone got any idea what could be wrong and if its fixable?
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Log Burner....
I have decided I want a log burner, I currently have 2 adjourning rooms, a living room and a dining room, i have knocked out where the fireplaces were blocked up many moons ago and now have two fireplaces back to back with there own flues from when the house was built, I would like to stick in a lintel or 2 and knock the 2…
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Best Deal kitchen Units
Cheap kitchen units? Can anyone point me to the best offers, or have I missed them? Thanks
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Dishwasher not emptying
Its a built-in dishwasher so how to you get to the waste pipe? I presume it is blocked.
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Screwfix no-Nonsense range CH products - Any good?
I'm preparing for my clean/inhibit project for the heating in the summer. Just saw the Screwfix stuff looks like a good Moneysaving option, anyone used them? Anything outside of the ordinary that I should consider as part of my cleaning job?
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flue problems
hiya had my fire serviced the other day and did the smoke bomb test where all the smoke is supposed to go up the flue but most of it came back in the house had a look in the loft and steel flue pipe has come away from the base, we also have cracks on the plaster above the fire. So has it has come away reckon something has…
