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TV Stand
Someone on the boards was looking for a reasonably priced tv stand yesterday. Saw one in Sainsburys just now reduced from 59.95 to £39.95, Black glass, 3 shelves, looked pretty good quality too.
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banging door driving me insane!!
hello, I have a bit of a problem ... I live in a rented house and my LL is currently away on holiday (for 6 weeks!). The lounge door has a bracket on it to close it as its a fire door although we had bungs in the way to keep it open as it gets to warm in there. The problem is that the bracket seems to have fallen and…
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heating grants in ireland
hi just wanted to know if anyone has information on grants available in southern ireland for heating my property this is a second home so would i still beable to claim anything any information would be most helpful
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what happens to price of building materials?
I am not sure if this is the right place to ask but just wondering how the recession has affected building materials. We are just awaiting planning permission on a single storey granny flat extension which includes extension of our dining kitchen. When we had a builder price up the plans in october just to see if they were…
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new plaster falling off
we have recently had a small part of our wall under the stairs replastered. Most of the new plaster has dried perfectly, but there is one small patch that started cracking and is now falling off. Any ideas why this is happening. Thank you
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Single storey extension/bathroom conversion/kitchen-conservatory extension
Hello all, My family is looking to buy a wonderful property that is cosmetically run-down as it has been used on a buy-to-let basis to hoardes of students over the years, and lived-in by a family for 55 years prior to that. The property was built c.1880. It is a terraced townhouse. It is not in a conservation area. I have…
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Condensation in Loft - Bubblewrap insulation
A couple of weeks ago i put some extra insualtion in my loft. This is the aluminum foil/bubblewrap stuff which i stapled across the rafters as per the instructions, and taped it up with foil tape. I have standard rock wool insulation on the loft floor between the joists. I went up in the loft today to investigate a damp…
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Are showerbaths really any better?
As title really. 'P' shaped showerbath v's straight bath with screen. Really need opinions. Do shower baths have less bathing area (at the body end, not at the shower end I mean).
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Help with boiler supplied under Warmfront
Hi I had a new boiler and some rads fitted in October under the Warmfront scheme. Its an Ideal HE24. This last two weeks I have discovered that the boiler has been loosing pressure, I have to top it up to 1.5bar in the morning and by nighttime its back down to 0 again! Obviously I cannot go on doing this indefinately! I…
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"Hot" and "cold" buttons on bathroom taps - can these parts be replaced?
The ceramic screw-in button on my bathroom sink hot tap has cracked and come loose. Is it possible to replace just these tiny parts or would I need to buy new tap fittings? If I need to buy new then does anyone know if these parts are standard sized, ie could I buy a cheap tap set and take out the 'hot' and 'cold' buttons.…
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Cleaning leather settee's
Hi I have two large leather settee's, they are made from Luxor leather? unfortuately they are light coloured and starting to look a little grey. We have always followed the instructions on the cushions by wiping down with water and soft soap solution, nothing more. Can anyone either recommend a good cleaner for leather or…
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persistent leaking WC pan connector
I am trying to fit a new WC and couple it to the waste pipe. The position of the new toilet is about 4" to the left and 1 foot out from the waste pipe which has a been fitted with a Multikwik 90 deg bend to convert it from the vertical to the horizontal. The coupling here is quite sound. My friendly plumbers merchant…
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Economy 7 clock
My heating has packed up and an electrician friend took a quick look and said it was either my meter high/low style or my clock, i need to contact my supplier.....does anyone know what a call out would cost. also the how much a a meter or clock would be??
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What type of builder for external rendering?
I have cracks on the outside of my house and the are letting water in so need to get this sorted asap. What type of builder do I need to call in, is it a plasterer or bricklayer etc?
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Plastering a hallway and maximum cost estimate!!!
I need to get my hallway plastered. It is about 4 meters in length downstairs and the same up. It really is a standard size, if that makes sense. The walls and the ceiling down and upstairs. How many days should this take roughly and how much? Thanks
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? damp
I have been struggling with high humidity in my ground floor flat for a while but with a combination of window opening a dehumidifier and tumbledrying I seen to have got on top of it. However in the corner of my bedroon (2 outside walls in an extension at the back of a victorian house) the concrete floor (in about as far…
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Newly plastered wall.... blistered!
Wehave recently had a leak from one of the pipes which goes to a radiator. We don't know how long it was leaking for as it was hidden behind some furniture. It was only when we movedthe furniture and accidently knocked the pipe that it gushed everywhere. But evidence on the wall and carpet shows that it my have been laking…
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Esp Security Systems
I am in central scotland, and need an alarm system I have got quotes from alarmfast, assure alarms, ADT, E.S.P. I am going to get a quote from C.S.S. still. E.S.P.: 7 PIRs, 2 keypads- £700. If anyone has used any of these companies, please could you help. which one should i go with?
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Maintenance/Service Wash
I am looking at doing a maintenance/service wash on my machine. I have been on http://www.washerhelp.co.uk/usage_2.html The recommendation is to run the machine on empty at 90 degrees (doesn't mention whether you should turn the spin off or reduce the spin speed). My main question is that he recommends you just have the…
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Shower not turning on
Apologies if not in the correct part of MSE, pretty new to this!! My electric shower won't turn on. Last year we replaced the pull cord/box thing ( sorry no idea what it's called!!) as last one caught fire :eek: - did that myself with no probs. Now on pulling, the light doesn't come on shower so therefore shower won't turn…
