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advice needed on heating new (not yet built) Conservatory
Hi all We are having a Conservatory built next week and I am scouting about for peoples views on how I should heat it. I am aware they get mad hot in the summer but if my friends is anything to go by they get FREEZING cold in winter. In fact Freezing is an understatement. I am 99% sure that I want underfloor heating,…
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Hiring a steam carpet cleaner
My friend is moving into a neglected house soon. Some of the carpets look decent, but they're filthy. Is it possible to hire one of those steam cleaners they use on programmes like "how clean is your home?" to see if any of the carpets can be salvaged? Or is it a job for the professionals? She doesn't think a wet system…
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Arghhhhh, red wine on stone patio
We've had a bottle of red wine, along with some other stuff, sat outside on our patio since a recent party (Fridge was full!). Looked out of the patio doors this morning and the bottle has smashed and we now have a red stain all over the patio. :eek: :eek: It's a stone patio, am I going to have to get new slabs or does…
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need new kitchen-any advice?
Our kitchen units are falling to bits. We have wondered about replacing the doors and doing some repair work on the drawers, but done some price checks on doors and they seem pricey too. Can anyone recommend either good kitchen door replacement company or kitchen unit supplier. Went in to B and Q and even there stuff seems…
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freesat not working-no signal
hi, i have just moved into my new home which had a sky dish already installed with all correct wiring still there. i bought a freesat box from argos this weekend hoping to just connect it up, but when i tried this it did not pick up any channels, says theres no signal. there are 2 wires entering the property as im guessing…
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Sitting room nightmare. !!!!
We have 2 living rooms so lets call one the " sitting room" This has always been the "good" room and children only allowed by invitation lol. When we moved into out house 9 years ago this room was decorated red and gold. Now we have decided time to change, once we started to take off wallpaper realised how grubby it had…
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Survey Observations
Hi folks, Very keen to get this property. Built in 1975. Just had a scheme 2 survery done. Key points noted are:- 1) The house has been extended re planning & building warrent approvals. Though I think the extension was done a long time ago. I guess my solicitor will sort it out. I think the paralegal mentioned something…
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Lightswitch Question
I have a lightswitch which shows as down (ie the on postion) when its off! Its really bugging me, is there an easy way to fix this?
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How to keep carpets clean???
Our carpets are 8 years old, put in by the developer so low-middle range.2 adults 2kids and 1 dog. We have only carpet in the lounge,stairs, landing and bedrooms. Dog not allowed upstairs. I hoover downstairs every day, every other day upstairs, henry hoover upstairs, dyson downstairs. I also have a no shoes only slippers…
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Fitting new UPVC front door
We need to replace our existing (very old) wooden front door (and ?frame) for a UPVC door. We hope this will be better for insulation and more secure than our existing door. We would ideally like to save money by buying our own door and fitting it ourselves. However, this sounds like a tricky job if the frame also needs…
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neighbours carrying out work on party wall without notification
For the past 3 years our next door neighbour on one side has been a Multiple occupancy rental with a very fast turnaround. We've had a few issues with tenants voer noise - loud music and shouting late at night (we've got a preschooler) They've had it up for sale for a while and now the owner is doing work on it, its fairly…
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Laminate Flooring & Underlay
Looking for some advice from those who have a knowledge of laminate flooring. Have a new apartment to fit-out in a week or so and have been shopping around to find the best value laminate etc. Today I was in Direct Flooring. Quite happy with the price of the laminate - roughly £8.99 for an 8mm HDF laminate - but I'm unsure…
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Magic corner carousels for corner larder unit
Hi My mum is finding it difficult in accessing items from her base kitchen units. She has seen a tall corner larder unit in a high street DIY store which has a five tier corner carousel unit ( 2m mondo unit) which would suit her needs. However the unit is very expensive, can anyone suggest where we might be able to source…
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Frost Damaged Bricks........
I bought my house 12 months ago and I have carried out alot of renovation work throughout the property, However I have bricks on the outside of the house which are very badly frost damaged. (not just the face of the brick in some cases there broke in half) I dont really want to take out every brick and replace as this is…
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Dishwasher help Newbee
Hi we have just ordered a dishwasher please can someone tell me if it is okay to plumb the water supply into the same cold water tap that we use for the washing machine using a double tap connector if there is such a thing?? Has anyone plumbed one into the hot water supply it say's on the web site that you can. Last thing…
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Replacement Shower Panel
Hi all My shower tray is raised off the floor and the side has a plastic panel...a bit like a bath side panel but smaller. However, when the builders put the shower in, they cut round the plastic panel so the skirting would fit. I'm having the room retiled next week and want the skirting off. I'm happy to keep the shower…
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Home Insulation - Roof Rafters
Hi, I wondered if anyone can offer advice with regard to home insulation. My house is a mid-terraced 1930's 3-bedroomed property. I am in the process of insulating my loft rafters (inner side of the tiles). However, I have noticed that the inner side are showing bare tiles throughout, basically there isn't any inner roof…
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Painting the house outside
Hello does anyone have any ideas of how much we'd have to pay to get the outside of our end semi painted please? Sorry, should have said it's rendered, big pebbles.
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Cold Tap - little pressure and hard to turn - what's wrong?
Hi, My sister's tap seems not to be flowing as fast/with as much pressure as it used to. It is the cold water one - so mains pressure. She's also noticed it's harder to turn than usual. The hot tap seems fine though. Please does anyone know what could be wrong and if it's an expensive fix? Many thanks.
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DIY Roman Blind Kit - experience anyone?
Hi All Just looking for a bit of advice, I have a really large window in my lounge, it's approx 235cm by 115cm and desperately needs a covering since the light shines straight onto our tv which is directly opposite. It needs to be relatively cheap and I'm having trouble with 'off the peg' blinds because they're normally…
