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Baumatic Cooker Hood
Hi all, I have a baumatic cooker hood which was fitted in my kitchen when I moved in. It has lights in it as well as being an extractor. One day it went bang and neither the lights or the extractor were working. I replaced the both lights and I also traced the power to a fused spur and replaced the fuse in that and still…
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Removing floor tiles AND adhesive
Hi. Can anyone give advice. Our kitchen has a border of tiles round the base of the units on 2 sides and vinyl on the rest of the floor. These old tiles are damaged in places and I would like to have them removed and the whole floor laid in vinyl. I'm told the damage is due to the tiles being laid directly on the wooden…
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Combi Boiler. Leak caused by Engineer?
Please bear with me on this one: Last week, we had a local Corgi Engineer come to reposition the pipes above our Ideal Isar M30100 Combi. This action had been recommended (as had the plumber) by the company who were looking at fitting our new kitchen. We asked for our boiler to be serviced at the same time. The day after…
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Rubber flooring
I am thinking of having rubber flooring in my kitchen (3860mm x 2350mm), and I want to keep costs down as much as possible. I am hoping to order it online, pull up the lino that's in the kitchen at the moment and then get someone in to fit it for me. I was thinking about going for plain tiles. Does anyone have any advice?…
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Condensation problem questions
Hi , Looking for advice please. We’ve been trying to get to bottom of a condensation problem we’ve been having. We’re getting new double glazing installed this week which will help provide better ventilation (and insulation) – we hope !. We seem to have cold spots in some of our rooms so are thinking about cavity wall…
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How easy is it to cut contiboard?
I have a bedroom with an end wall made up of shelving. 12" deep and a pain as shelves as they get very dusty so am looking at putting on doors to make cupboards. The shelving is really well made and in good usuable sections but where the uprights are there are no standard conti boards sizes to fit. So how easy would it be…
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Could you reccommend an integrated diswasher for me?
Hello there, I need a full size fully integrated dishwasher and have a budget of around £500. It will be used once daily. I want a reliable one if possible, my last one was awful. Any help greatly appreciated.
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Skips in liverpool
anyone got any good bargin skip hire in liverpool. Looking for one around 4 to 8 tons big.
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Domestic hot water too hot
Hi, I have a Glow Worm Hideaway 60BF floor standing boiler, which is less than 10 years old. The problem I have is that even after replacing the thermostat on the boiler (twice), the water is still getting too hot. If I turn it down to near minimum, we get no hot water at all and all the radiators stay cold. But if I turn…
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Washing Machine vs. Laundry Mat
Hi all, wondering if anyone knows the cost of running a washing machine versus visiting the laundry mat. I have a friend who is probably spending £10 a week on laundry at the laundry mat, more if she needs to wash big things, and has another baby on the way. She can't afford a fancy washing machine, but we are wondering if…
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Doing the bathroom out
Hi all, just wondered if anyoune would have any advice. I'm about to start doing out my bathrrom, and have bought a sink and vanity unit. I have decided to tile my floor as well. Currently, its bare floorboards in the bathroom. What order should I do things in? I've been told I should buy some hardboard for on top of the…
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Outdoor Security light
Can anyone recommend a good (fairly reasonably priced) outdoor security light, ideally a lantern style?
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Plumbers - advice required
Hello We are having a new central heating system fitted including new boiler and pipes with a feed and return pipe system (I hope i've used the right terminology!). The house is a 3 bed semi and we will have a combi condensing boiler (Baxi) Will we need more than one "drop" (from downstairs to upstairs pipes) again, hope…
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Plasterboard stairs area
Hi All, We are currently indergoing a complete refurb of our property and we would like to plasterboard the underside of the stairs which is currently exposed - wil normal plaster board be fine and then get the plasterer to skim be sufficient or do we need to do something specific to fireproof the area? Thanks in advance :)
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Car Bike Carrier
Hi, I am after a bike carrier for my car. Ideally a rear mounted one which fits 3 bikes. This would be to fit ford focus M1. I say rear mounted as I have feeble little arms and think I would struggle with a roof mounted carrier. I had one from Halford a couple of years ago, it was one of those ones where you have to…
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Rehau v Plastmo- Help Please
Could anyone tell me which of these two brands of window would be the better option? I have had quotes for 8 white upvc sliding sash windows (roughly 75x135cm) both quotes have come in around £4400. Any help would be really appreciated! Thank you
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Catalogue Company Keeps Calling Son!!!!!
Hello all I wasn't sure where to post this thread so apologies if its in the wrong place. My 12 year old son keeps getting calls on his mobile from the Fashion World arrears department. He has had this number over a year and the calls only started about a month ago. We have received no mail so I can only think that someone…
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Window SHUTTERS - Where to buy?
Hi All, I am after some shutters for my Bathroom window ( 100cm W x 145cm H ). I have tried the regular sites etc and have been quoted close to £350 by one company. Does anyone know of any respectful but competeive priced shutter company or shop where I can purchase some. :confused:
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Home Intruder Alarm - help please
Hi, My home alarm system is the Scantronic 808 which was already installed when I bought my house. I removed the cover of the Control Box/End Station (located in one of the bedrooms) whilst checking some power cabling routes without realising that by opening the cover, it would raise the internal alarm. I did put the cover…
