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Order of work?
Hi all, We are gutting and renovating our new house. I would love some help on ordering all the different jobs that need doing as I am not sure. Some can go on simultaneously, others have to be done before the next trade can get in. Problem is, I'm not sure which ones are which or when people do first and second fixes! The…
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Free Shower Smart
http://www.showersmart4free.com/ ShowerSmart regulates the water flow, saving water and money on your household energy bill. Save up to £600 over the product's lifetime Save up to £20 on your energy bills per year* Save up to £20 on your water meter, per year* 15 Year manufacturer's guarantee Suitable for use with…
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trampoline safety enclosure
hi, not sure if i am posting in the right part, so please feel free to move this:confused: . i have a safety enclosure for my trampoline, but where the net fastens to the poles at the top, with 'd-rings', the strap has ripped away from the net. i tried sewing it back on with cotton, but all 3 ripped straight off…
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builder charging for work not agreeed to
Hi all A builder has recently done some work for me. My neighbours claimed that their leaky roof was because of my chimney. I took my builder to meet them and given that no water was coming through my chimey, my builder said it was unlikely to be because of my side. Anyway, neighbour said that he would call environmental…
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Dog smell in carpets. What should I do???
Hi all, Got a big problem with my house. I had tenants staying at my house in Brighton and they had Dogs. Eventually they did a runner but the house now smells of dogs really strongly. I've had the carpet cleaned but (maybe because it hasn't been aired since) the smell is still pretty strong. What do you think I should do?…
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Painting plastic garden arch
I bought a plastic garden arch with planters in Homebase sale for only £5 but it's very bright white and sticks out like a sore thumb in my garden. Any ideas what sort of paint I could use to tone it down a bit, I was thinking of a dark green or brown colour. The plastic has a rough texture so not sure if I would need to…
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Slip coupling 110mm
Anyone know the best way to easily slide a slip coupling over a pipe? At the moment i have been trying with washing up liquid but its still very hard. It gets stuck on one side and then i cant move it across. This is the type of pipe section i am using:…
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Painting my garage advice
Hi all, Me and my girlfriend recently painted our garage door, and it made such a difference to the overall look, that we've decided to paint the rest of the garage too. Thing is, neither of us has painted outside walls before, and don't know what we need to do. Online I find very vague instructions like that you should…
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Wooden floor soundproofing on concrete floor
Hi I want to put down Engineered wooden flooring , I live in a flat that is of concrete construction and then has a layer of cork tiles. Can any one suggest a soundproofing that I could put down to ensure that foot fall and airbourne noise is reduced? Has anyone used a particular soundproofing board? Many thanks
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How to tart up a child's scooter.
Hello, I've salvaged a child's scooter out of the rubbish. The scooter is sound except for some rust spots. I was thinking of sanding down the rusty sections and repainting. Would this be OK or would I need to treat the rusty spots? Rachel
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Electrical Work
Does anyone know how to report an electrician for poor quality and unfinished work to a new build? The electrician is not niceic registered but he told me he was when he provided the quote and continued to tell me throughout the work until I asked him to provide me with the niceic certificate and he was looking more…
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Freesat recorders
I live in an area where i cant get a freeview signal, i dont want to pay for sky subscriptions so i though a freesat setup might be worth investigating. If i am going to the hastle of setting up a freesat sat etc i might as well get the freesat recorder. I see maplins do a package for around £150 that allows you to record…
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Kitchen flooring
Ok people. Now you have solved my appliance problem http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1569713 (ty) all that needs to be resolved is new flooring for my new kitchen. I fancy some sort of vinyl flooring. But not sure if i should go for tiles like amtico etc or a sheet product. I have 2 dogs who reside in…
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Kitchen flooring
Ok people. Now you have solved my appliance problem http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1569713 (ty) all that needs to be resolved is new flooring for my new kitchen. I fancy some sort of vinyl flooring. But not sure if i should go for tiles like amtico etc or a sheet product. I have 2 dogs who reside in…
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After grouting cleaning wall tiles off
I have been doing seme grouting (B&Q Stoneworks wall tiles matt surface with some self patterning) and wondered the best way to get them cleaned up. When I did the grouting I washed down several times with grouting sponge but two days on and even though I have tried to wash the residue off and then buffed with an old towel…
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paying in advance for work
hope someone can help. my builder has started work and has asked for £200 up front to help him out. he originally started before the snow and then his mother died so has not worked for weeks. he seems like a reasonable bloke and did make sure that we knew what was going on when his mum was in hospital. i can understand…
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Boiler timer ticking loudly
My combi boiler timer is suddenly started ticking loudly is this anything i should be concerned about?
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cheap or branded bathroom?
Just wondering what the opinion is on cheap (generic) sanitaryware vs the branded stuff. Is there a real difference or is a toilet just a toilet?
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Everest double glazed fire escape window
Hope somebody can help, recently a decorator opened my Everest double glazed fire escape window and it has not closed properly since. There's a terrible draught coming through it,I've tried draught excluder but it really needs to be closed properly. The double glazing was fitted over 25 years ago and we were told only to…
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Lazy Lawn
Has anyone had this artifical lawn laid in their gardens? Looking at having mine done and it does look like good stuff but just after some feedback Looking at gettin it done due to lack of sun hitting it and having a dog who like to kill it with his wee!!! :mad:
