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Help with regrouting
Grout in my dining room has been become very dark and dirty looking(was light grey).I have tried every cleaning method mentioned on here to no avail so bought some grout cleaner from b&q but made no difference.I was using a brush to scrub and some of the grout was coming away.Have now decided just to regrout and looking…
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Anyone know a good TV reapir company near middleton or oldham please?
yeah my 37 LCD screen just went like its on standby but i can hear sound and tried everything but nothing :( so it cost alot and would pay the repair price if anyone can tell me a good trust worthy TV repair service in rather Middleton or as far as oldham or anywhere i guess in manchester that would be awesome please as…
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Wonky Windows - my house has subsidence
I live in a mid Victorian terrace and am having the windows replaced. The surveyor came round to measure up the windows and the front two windows are found to be out of shape, the decorative arched bricks covering the lintel have dropped on one side and the concrete sills/boxes are sloping slightly. There are no huge…
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Warmfront Scheme - Have you had experience of a good contractor within S. Devon?
Have you had a good experience with a warmfront contractor within the S. Devon area, regarding replacement of central heating boiler and radiators etc.? If so, could you please share their details? Even if it's simply the contractors company name..............Ta.:D Elderly friend been offered the warmfront grant, she's…
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Stone work on house to repair
The sone on my house has crumbled/broken away where the gas boxing is on the outside. Any ideas of what I can use to fill this to make it look kind of similar to the stone that is there already, and also to be able to afix the box back on the wall. ?? Thanks DD
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Curtains with a 70 cm drop...
Need to look for curtains with only a 70 cm drop by about 80cm. However in many shops they are around 120 cm drop. I think it only leaves me to getthem made specially. Can anyone recommend where to do this?
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flooring problem - advice needed please
18 months ago we had a kitchen extension. We had limestone tiles laid by the builder who had done all the rest of the work. He laid plywood sheets over the floor beams before he laid the tiles. 3 times during the last 12 months we have had to call him back to sort out the grouting between the tiles which was crumbling.…
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Can cracked guttering be repaired?
We had some roofing work done recently, and it appears the roofers have damaged (possibly cracked), the guttering on the front of the house. Whenever it rains one area of the guttering has a constant stream of water coming from around 5 or 6 places. During heavy rainfall the water resembles a water feature at the front of…
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what paint to use for radiator pipes?
after some rads got replaced, the new copper pipes look rather ugly.. what paint is best to use, that can cope with the heat etc?
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Non-standard Toilet Seat Hinges
Hi I have an Ideal Standard suite, which was fitted when my flat was converted somewhere between 2001 and 2004. The toilet seat hinges have corroded and now snapped off on one side, and I am struggling to find a replacement on the web. No idea what the suite is called but the toilet seat is circular rather than the usual…
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home insurance can somebody help?
I moved into my property about 6 years ago. before that tehre was an old couple living here. recently our kitchen ceiling came down as there was a leak in the bathroom however as the bath panel was covering the leak and my kitchen ceiling had polystyrene tiles i was unable to detect something was wrong. The insurance…
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rawplugs
does anyone know how to get rawplugs out of a wall? before i knock the god damn wall down!!
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Can I ask a daft sink question?
Were needing a new kitchen sink. The one we have currently is a right hand draner The new ones says its a Reverse drainer does that mean it can be fitted as both a left and a right hand drainer Thanks Axxx
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Help - Transfer on t-shirt
Not sure if this is the right thread, but can someone help me, I was ironing a t-shirt and I caught the transfer which has now smudged over the t-shirt, and I dont know if I can get the smudged transfer off it, can anyone help me Thanks
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Flat pack wardrobes
I am moving into a rental house and need wardrobes.I dont want to spend a fortune as this is for my daughters room.Does antone know of anywhere to get cheap flatpack wardrobes in the essex area.The only place i can find is Ikea. Thanks
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Replacing the heater element in Bosch WTA2000GB tumble dryer...
Hi all! I've just replaced the heater element on my Bosch WTA2000GB tumble dryer and (stupidly) didn't take a photo of the wiring before I disconnected the old one. Before I put the back on and risk setting fire to all my work clothes, could someone please advise me on how it should be wired up? I currently have the blue…
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Water leakage due to movement in bath problem
Guys, I need some advice here. I've spent close to £1000 pound on two 'plumbing' companies to fix a problem whereby the bath to wall silicone seal lets water down the side of the bath causing water leakage into the flat below. The problem lies with the fact that when the bath is stepped in for a shower, the bath flexes and…
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Calling all electricians - urgent question pls!
Hi We're just changing old plastic sockets for silver ones. All have been fine but we've come to one double plug socket which only has ONE cable in the wall. All the other double sockets have had two cables, so that we are putting two of each wire (Live, Neutral and Earth) into the terminals in the socket. Pls can anyone…
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Question regarding indoor brickwork painting?
Hi, I have a conservatory with bare walls which I have painted on the interior with masonry paint. My question is since they are interior walls do I have to use masonry paint or would ordinary emulsion do the job the same way? If it does it means we can the colour we want as the choice of masonry paint is limited :confused:
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Patching plaster (used to smooth over holes in walls)
Weve took some tiles off of our kitchen walls and now how holls in them Looking through the Wickes book weve found a product calle dpatching plaster which you can use to fill holes up to inches deep I wickes its 6l for 11 pounds Ive got a feeling were going to need several tubs so does anyone please know where else sells…
