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would you have gas run to the kitchen....
hi, we are in the process of having a extension fitted to the back of our house, the have started the foundations during the week. The dinning room is being extended and a new kitchen will be fitted in it the exsisting kitchen is next door ad will be coverted to thedinning room. Missus mentioned to the bulder that it will…
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Grundfos Home Booster - anyone experience of this?
I live in Yorkshire and let out my London flat to pay the rent - didn't sell because one day will go back and was terrified of rising London prices! It's an ex local authority 3rd floor flat in a Georgian terrace and the other flats are all still council flats. There's no shower, only a very slow filling bath (used to take…
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Cutting Garden Paving Stones/Flags
Hiya, we had our garden done last year, on a major budget, hence the silly issues! The dude paved the entire garden but only left literally a few inches for me to plant anything!!! He couldn't be bothered to cut the flags!!:mad: Anyhows, i've got around 8 flags that need to be cut in half and i don't have the right tools.…
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John Lewis Branded White Goods. . .any good?
Thinking of replacing an Hotpoint Dishwasher and a Washing Machine. The 8 year old Dishwasher is on it's last legs, had two leaks this year and is IMO starting to overheat on the high setting. Washing Machine is 6 and just about gets by although had a leak only last week. Anyway, I'm looking at the idea of replacing them…
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Central heating....
Hi guys, Need some advice on gas central heating, we have just made a offer (which has been accepted) on a 2 bed bungalow which at the moment only has electric heating. We are going to have the gas reconnected and install gas central heating, but unsure on which one to go for i have been looking on www. mrcentralheating.…
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Organising renovation
Hello, I'm in the process of buying a house which requires some work doing on it. So...I'm wondering how to kick things off...Will I need to call in the individual people - electrician, plasterer, kitchen fitter, decorator, etc, or would one person / company be able to do everything? I'm a bit stuck as to who does what. Is…
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Help cleaning sofa cushion..
A few days ago we came home to find what i am sure was a furball on the cushion of our sofa, the smell is so awful like fish and is now really depressing me as we have not long paid it iff and it is not a cheap sofa.. So far i have wiped with a damp cloth as there was a stain mark where liquid was..when dry i put on bicarb…
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Ballpark figure for whole house renovation?
Hi all - hoping there are some builders out there who can help me... We're house hunting at the moment, and one place we've seen needs TOTAL refurbishment due to the state it's in. (nothing done to it since the 1970s from what I can see, and not well kept either). it'll need everything stripped out and then complete…
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New Pine Furniture
Hello, I am looking for some pine furniture for my living room. I am looking in all the local stores for a waxed finish style. But the prices in the stores vary quite a lot even though they are quite similar in style. I am wondering if there are different types of pine. Are some harder than others? Thanks S.B
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Overflow pipe
We had our garage converted to a playroom about 3 years ago by a professional builder. We have a down stairs loo and the overflow pipe eventually comes out at the front of the conversion . We have not had any problems until just recently,when we noticed tha the overflow pipe always had water coming from it. We have checked…
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Cleaning inside of washing machine?
Hi All OH is a mechanic, and my washer is starting to prove it lol The rubber seal has a "flap" that folds over it and it's collecting water and stinks of oil/grease etc. Was just wondering the best way to clean it? Watched How Clean Is Your House the other day and tried their thing of white vinegar and hot wash but it…
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how much to re-site a boiler
we currently have our boiler (not a combi boiler) in the kitchen on the wall at the back of the house, and are thinking of building a conservatory on the house, which feeds from the tank upstairs in the airing cupboard i am imaging we will need to move to boiler because the outlet pipe is currently where the conservatory…
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removing sick stain from carpet
Can anybody suggest a product to remove the residue of a stain from my quite new carpet. I was sick one night after scoffing some chocolate too close to bedtime & couldn't make it to the toilet on time. So my poor carpet has been christenend in a horrible way. :mad: I've used my steam cleaner, which has got rid of a lot of…
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3 way switch wiring...stuck
When I took down the old stud wall, I took off the old light switch and carefully noted down what wire went where. Can I find the notebook now? Nope! So I have a 3 way switch. 1 cable with red / black / neutral comes from bathroom ceiling light 1 cable with red / black / neutral comes from the hall landing light 1 cable…
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Washing Machine Help Please
Re washing March BWM129 Not sure if this is the right board, but can anyone help me My washing machine stops just before getting to "rinse" on dial, then I have a constant lights on both "super wash" and "rinse hold" with door locker light flashing rapidly. I have tried all the obvious to fix it myself; filter cleaning,…
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DFS cream leather sofa cracking on the seat
I got a cream leather sofa from DFS 2 years ago, its been really well looked after, cleaned with the stuff they give you only, and I've noticed its started to crack alittle on the seat where I usually sit, tiny cracks that make it look as if its dirty if you can imagine what I mean? The rest of the sofa is fine where the…
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paint stripping a front door
We have a multipanneled front door which has had layers of varnish over the years. We can't afford to replace at the moment and the varnish inside is fine so we dont want to take it off hinges and get it dipped. Because of all the bevelling on it we think hand sandpapering would be hard work and difficult so are thinking…
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Edging for Travertine Tiles
We are about to tile our bathroom using travertine tiles and wondered how we would finish off the edges? If the tiles are 12mm there is potentially that bit which is exposed around the window. Usually you would get some strip to put down the side but not sure if you can with this. Any ideas? Thanks in advance :)
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High Power LED downlights....
...are these the creme de la creme of downlights? :confused: http://www.lightsaver.co.uk/shop/?page=main_shop.php&whichmenu=recelig&scrollcat=cl4&gclid=CMzrtpWLxpwCFZ0U4wodbCoSKw Why are they so expensive? I want something that has a clear bright light, is fire rated and has lower running costs. I dont want to pay as much…
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Ikea pragel worktop - black stone-effect. Which colour-fill to use?
Hello, We have ordered the Ikea Pragel black stone-effect worktop, but just found out that Ikea don't do colour-fills. Has anyone had this worktop and if so, do you know which colour of colour-fill from B & Q, Homebase etc might match? Our worktop does not arrive until tomorrow, and even when it does, we won't be able to…
