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where do we start(complete renovation)?
we are planning to completly renovate our house(inc kitchen, bathroom, electrics, plumbing etc)but dont no where to start and how to go about the whole process. we would like to call in the profeshnals to do the job. :confused: any advice, tips, guides welcome
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Carpet question - any fitters out there?
Hi, this isn't strictly a money saving question but it does have some financial implications so I hope no-one minds me posting here. I know there are always loads of experts on this board. And nice people too (crawl, crawl) We moved into a new house about 15 months ago and the builders had carpets fitted for us as part of…
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How high can a fence be?
Hi, How high can I build a fence? I will be building it on my side of the boundry, ontop of an existing wall that straddles the boundry, so how high can I go? Just so it is not that simple to answer, my neighbours side is about 30-40 cm higher, due to raised decking they have had installed. At the moment the wall stands…
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Washing machine nightmare
Went to do some washing yesterday, it filled up with water okay and that was it, didn't spin or anything. Door lock light flashes like mad and the easy iron light flashes. OH took the filter off, gave it a clean. Then it worked, did 2 loads of washing and i put it outside to dry. Come this morning to do the last load of…
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house extension/renovation software?
Hi there. Does anyone have experience of any relatively inexpensive software that one can use to play about with? :confused: Easy to draw house plans with measurements. Easy to edit to move walls and change shapes etc? Ability to put on extensions and possibly add units/furniture/windows/etc. 2 dimensional essential, 3D a…
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Dunelm Mill Offers - bedding, kitchen etc
We've just received the latest news email from www.Dunelm-mill.co.uk and just wanted to let you know of some great offers. 30% off all Kylie at Home Bedding (Kylie Minogue range which is really cool) 20% off selected Dorma bedding 20% off all Heathcote range (kitchen accessories etc) Dunelm always seem to have good prices,…
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Replacement 900mm length kitchen cupboards doors
Can anybody help please? I live in a rented house and the kitchen cupboard doors are awful (cheap, nasty and falling to pieces)! The landlord (HA) won't replace them at the moment as it's on their 'rolling programme'. anyway I decided to bite the bullet and replace them myself but I can't find inexpensive, off-the-peg…
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redecorating bedroom - ideas needed pls!
Really silly question i know! We've just bought a new king size bed and are planning to re-do our bedroom, its been a pit since last year so finally getting round to it this coming week - fingers crossed! We've been in our house for 5 years now and trying to get away from the whole cream black canvas with splashes of…
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Homebase Kitchen offer
Hi All, I'm thinking about buying a Homebase Monza kitchen this weekend, taking advantage of the '50% off Units, plus a further 30% off' offer they've got on just now. http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Browse?storeId=20001&langId=-1&c_1=1|category_root|Kitchen|12079523 The quote we've been given has had…
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Talk dirty (water) to me..... (septic tank question!)
This may sound like a dumb question, but can anyone here please tell me all they know about septic tanks? We are looking at the possibility of moving to an area that is pretty much off of mains drainage in the not too distant future, and so the majority of the houses in the area have either cess pits or septic tanks. Being…
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Click in blinds for PVC back door?
Seen them at the ideal home show a few years ago, now i've just had a PVC back door fitted and i would love the blinds that click into the glass beads rather than a normal face fixing roller blind that would obstruct the ingos. Can't remember what they are called or where to get them, any ideas? thanks
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Heating won't switch off!
I have a combi boiler (not sure how old). The thing is that it won't switch off. The programmer is set at 'Off' and the heating still runs and has climbed from 20 degs to 22.5 degs and is stuck at this temperature. I have tried switching boiler off and resetting it - that didn't work, so have now turned the boiler controls…
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High Sleepers / Cabin Beds
Hi, It's reached the point where i finally REALLY need to concider moving my two sons into seperate bedrooms before they kill each other, unfortunatly my house is tiny ting tiny and although technically a 3 bedroom 2 rooms are barely more than box rooms. At the moment, i have one room with a bunk bed in and small chest of…
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Maintenance/cleaning of Porcelain matt floor tiles
Today I ordered 16 sqm of these tiles from Topps: (at trade price) http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/section394/page1/pietre-di-keope-beige-floor-tiles.html I will be having these fitted on the kitchen floor next week by the local tiler. Regarding the regular daily cleaning, he says that you can just clean them normally, ie mop…
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Oil fired Combi boilers?
Can anyone offer some advice about oil fired boilers please? My plumber is pushing for me to go for a Grant but I've never heard of them - was thinking of a Worcester? My main consideration is enough warm and VERY important the ability to get a shower that you do not have dance around the bath to catch the water droplets!…
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Find me the cheapest steel bath
Hi I'd like to get a steel bath when we redo our bathroom but all I can find is baths that cost £200+ including delivery. So far only found one cheaper at victoria plumb but have heard bad stories about them. Who can help me? Preferred dimensions are 1700x700 but have a bit of flexibility on size if the price is right.…
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Painting to highlight doors
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb235/tootles43/kitchen2.jpg We are shortly to move into a new house, the kitchen has white painted units which I find a bit stark, I would like to paint the moulding on the doors in a paler yellow. than the walls.......some tips how to go about this please.......I presume I will have to…
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Costs of connecting to gas and main drainage systems
Hi we are looking at making an offer on a house which needs a bit of updating and would like to factor in the cost of a couple of things before offering a price. First is property has septic tank system and ideally we would like it connected to main drains. Next door neighbours are on main drains, so pipes nearby. How much…
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Plumbing question - leaking drain !!!!
Good evening. I wonder if anyone can help out. Having recently cleaning our cleaning our central heating I had drained it a couple of times. We have several pipe loops and on one of them the draincock won't reseal. I think this is because it's an old system and the seal has just failed after being used for the first time…
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Wooden blinds - where from?
Hi We'd really like to get some light coloured wooden blinds to replace our current aluminium ones, however we don't want to spend a fortune :) Does anyone have any personal recommendations of where to start look to compare prices? Am looking at ready made and made to measure - some places there doesn't seem to be much…
