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Replacing rising main stopcock
We've managed to shear the handle off of the stopcock on our rising main. Originally this was a gate valve, but I notice that the regulations allow ball valves as well, and that ball valves are supposedly less prone to seizing up but more likely to leak and hammer. Any advice on what's the best to replace it with, or any…
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Toilet - constantly dripping
Hi I wonder if anyone can help - after flushing the toilet when it re-fills the cistern with water there is a constant drip to start with and then a continuous very fine stream of water which never stops (from the little plastic bit inside the cistern where the water flows from), At first it was just dripping and I had a…
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Lath & Plaster ceiling question
My lounge ceiling is lath & plaster. There is one spot that looks like someone put their foot on it from above and it's been getting progressively more saggy since I bought the house 4 years ago. I have several options (the plasterer is already coming in and has quoted for skimming the whole room inc ceiling) 1) cut out…
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Ahh - Broken Reclining Sofa
Hello All, I hope someone out there can help me. We have a 4 year old electric reclining sofa bought from Klaussner (now defunct). Problem is the other night my son was reclining it and it stopped in full recline - then wont go back to normal upright position. Upon further investigation we have discovered that the cable…
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Repossed House items left...sony reel to reel.. Question
Not sure if this is the right place but here goes Me and my boyfriend brought a repossed house, we didnt have it cleared due to the fact there were tiles and parts for the shower left behind. In amongst the piles of stuff, we have found a Song tc-377, which i suppose is from the 70s along with some other bits of music…
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Paint calculator
Hi guys, I was looking for a way to calculate how much paint i would need to paint my bedroom and found this handy site, i had so much paint left over last time i redecorated. http://www.helpcharts.com/tips-for-painting-a-room.html It wont happen this time.
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BT VP1000 home monitor - Opinions?
Hello everyone, I'm moving house next week and the place I'm moving to has a BT VP1000 installed. Does anyone have one of these in their house at the moment or any previous experience of them? It's been fixed to a wall in a cupboard and there's no phone line anywhere near it (the "check" light is on), and even if there was…
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Light tunnels
I want to get some light into a room with no external walls, i.e. no windows, currently used as an office. Are light tunnels a good idea and how much can I expect to pay. (Slate roof, 1890's mid terrace)
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Cheap Gas Cooker
We're looking for a cheap gas cooker while our house is going through renovation. Bearing in mind you can buy them new for about £120 where would be the best place to look for cheaper ones? I was thinking reclaimed/second hand etc. I've put a few posts on Freecycle and watching a few on eBay but any other ideas? Thanks in…
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Recommendation for laminate fitter North East
I wondered if anyone had recommendations for a fitter to lay 32M sq laminate in my sitting room and dining room, I'm in Washington?
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Help! AEG Santo fridge constantly beeping!
Hello Please can somebody advise me? I was given a large AEG Santo no-frost fridge freezer by some friends as they were having a new kitchen fitted. The problem is that about five times per day all the warning lights inside the fridge flash and the unit beeps (beep beep beep beep ......... aaarrggghhh). I usually employ…
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Does this sound right to you?
Please move this thread if I have posted in the wrong place. On September 1st 2008 my husband and I purchased a Ruby mattress (memory foam and pocket sprung) from Dreams in Kidderminster for the price of £529 (this was in the half price sale) £35 for the 10 years guarantee and £32 delivery. Total cost £596. We took…
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Appliances!
Hi all, Howdens kitchen arriving on Friday after a LOT of negotiation. I'm getting appliances elsewhere and was looking for some recommendations of brands/manufacturers to look for and to avoid! I need a freestanding fridge/freezer (50/50), a fully integrated 60cm dishwasher, fully integrated 60cm washing machine, built…
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Baxi bermuda inset 3 super heating system HELP!
Hi all i have running cold water in cold taps but no water at all running from my hot taps. Its a back boiler and the water tank is in the loft. The boiler is fireing up and the radiators are heating up can anyone help?:confused:
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Boiler
Hi all, I'm looking at buying a property that is viewed as being uninhabitable by certain lenders. This is based upon having no hot water and heating. There used to be a boiler in the house (well it's still there just disconnected). The seller will not cover any costs to make it in a habitable state, though we have…
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Can someone help pls
I have an 80y/o uncle with his wife 70y/o. They just called me now that they ve received a quote in respect of new combi boiler because the old one packed up last week. The gas Engineers gave them £4k quote for the boiler and installation. They own the house and have fully paid the mortgage but they are OAPs and have no…
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22mm copper pushfit
I need to shift a couple of 22mm (water!) pipes around. They are against plastic, so I can't easily solder them, and it's a really tight corner, so plastic pushfits aren't going to fit. I was wondering about trying to use the copper push fit fittings. I've only tried them a couple of times on 15mm (out of curiosity really)…
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supporting wall or not
i'm thinking of taking a wall down between my kitchen and dining room,i managed to get a look at the floorboards there running the opposite way from the wall,and there is about half too an inch gap at the top of the wall,so as far as i can see there is nothing resting on it,i know not much info to go on but any advice…
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Window / Conservatory Blinds
I am looking to purchase blinds for my Conservatory and have had three quotes for the same blind style / colour. The quotes are £400 / £620 & £700 and are all from local small companies in the area. I know different companies will have different labour rates but is there a dramatic difference in the quality of the parts…
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Need help - Changing locks
I need to change my locks due to domestic abuse, I only work part time so am on a low wage. The guy has a key but I highly doubt he will hand it over, dont really want to ask him for it either as he is pretty volatile when he's had a drink which atm is most days. I dont know what type of locks they are or anything, just…
