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B+Q/Wickes etc Double Glazing
Hi Just wondering if anyone has brought there double glazing from wickes or b + q etc and had them fitted? We are first time buyers and have just brought a property which needs rennovation, we need 9 double glazed windows and 2 doors however, we havent got alot of money spare :( We have been to a few double glazing…
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Display cabinet lights - where do you get them?
I have bought a nice display cabinet for a tea set. Now I want some lights for it but dont really know where to look or what I am looking for. the cabinet is all wood with glass door, 2 shelves at the top and obviously the roof. so i want 3 lights, they must be as unobtrusive as possible and stick on the underside of each…
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Bloacking a door and putting new one in - building/fire regs.
Hi all, First of all thanks in advance for any advice, secondly sorry for the bad picture :) http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/6917/layoutdx.jpg The linked picture is my front room the black line is my doorway leading to my Hall. the green line is a glass door leading to my rear garden. the red mark is the proposed site…
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Boiler pressure problem
Hi there, I'm desperately hoping someone can help me. A few weeks ago, my mums gas was changed to metered. We were told to use the emergency credit and then the card will come the next day. Because of the post strikes, it didn't turn up, and we didn't have any heating for about a day or two. When I finally convinced my mum…
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Noisy chimney when windy outside..
Hi all, In both our 1st floor bedrooms we have old iron victorian fireplaces, both are fairly sealewd with the throat plates installed. However the chimney itself is still fully present and open at the stack on the roof. The problem is that whenever its windy outside, the chinmey becomes very noisy with the whistling of…
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HELP! New washing machine has messed up water pressure!
Can anyone please give me some advice......? Our old washing machine broke down, so our landlord plumbed in a new machine. Since then we have had really low water pressure - our showers used to be so powerful that you couldn't have them on full or they'd pop off the wall. Now they are a weak spray that dries up if someone…
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What size curtains do I need?
We are looking to get curtains for the bedroom (currently have blinds so no pole or anything) There are 2 windows, the recesses measure 120cm width, and 140cm height. I presume I would want a curtain pole approx 140cm? But what size curtains would be right, I am hoping to be able to buy ready made ones, and not have to…
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Information and tips for selling your house
Hi everyone, This is sort of a Hello World type of post - I looked for the introductory section of this forum, but I couldn't see it, so I decided to post it here... My name is James, James Blue - I have been exposed to the property industry (in one form or another) for virtually my whole life. My parents were also in the…
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Laptop Insurance or Repair?
Hi Everyone I've got a 2 year old Advent laptop which is still in good working order...apart from the 2 lines going right through the screen which I believe were caused by my darling daughter dropping the laptop off the arm of the sofa onto the floor. I've been told by a guy in Currys that this is pixel damage and will…
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quick reply needed please!! builder question
morning all, I have a builder starting this morning on my garage conversion. ive never hired a builder before so was wondering do i give him a key as presumably i dont need to be here the WHOLE time he is working? i dont know him, but he seems ok and i have a landline number that i have called him on... thoughts please!!
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Advice needed urgently
i need help to know excactly where i stand with my housing association and this problem. the history: moved in 5 years ago have a partner and 3 children i suffer with severe brittle asthma, house was bit worse for wear had allot of help to paint and make good to move found 140+ internal cosmetic faults that are covered by…
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Worchester Bosch Junior 28i Manual
Hi i am after the above Boiler Manual, can someone help me out in letting me borrow it for a few days, i will bear all postage costs. thanks in adavance
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Kitchen Design
A bit of background: - 1 The only access from the back of my property to the front is via the garage. 2 We are extending the kitchen into the garage but we obviously need to keep number 1 in mind. I have roughly knocked together 2 options for the kitchen design: - The design on th left means we have more kitchen space but…
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Mattresses
Hi fellow MoneySavers! I'm looking for a new mattress to replace the current one I have - it is a six or so years old Airsprung Miami, which I understand to be a medium firmness, open coil mattress. This is to go on a traditional slatted bed base. As I live in rented accommodation, I need to stick to my landlady's budget.…
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Asbesdos
I have a shed with an asbesdos roof on it. I want to get rid of the shed all together including the roof. Whats the best way of doing it, i know asbesdos is bad and should consult someone who knows what their doing, but its only screwed in so is their any way i could do it myself with a mask gloves etc?
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painting radiator pipes
has any one use silk emulsion on radiator pipes?. Ideally I would like to paint them with Silk Emulsion as I paint the walls. thankyou
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New Boiler
Hello just would like some general idea on how much a new combi boiler would be to buy and install: Some has recommended Worcester but apparently they're expensive?? So.... cost for decent combi boiler? cost for putting it in? Anything else you may think of? the job - we have a Ferolli combi boiler at the moment which is…
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Old honeywell thermostat in hall, worth replacing?
Hi, we have an old gold coloured honeywell thermostat for the heating in the hallway, works okay, but I am wondering, would we benefit from replacing it, either with a newer mechanical one, or a digital one? We live in a rented house and I am keen to lower our energy consumption as much as we can, so dont mind paying out…
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Bath restoration
Advice needed. I have the classic 1961 blue bathroom suite, rather tired and in need of replacement. My builder who is pretty old actually installed it for the previous owner. The bath though is a solid cast iron bath and though worn is lovely and big and holds the heat well. I originally planned to replace bath, wash…
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Carpet buying advice
Hi ! I'm just comming to the end of a complete hosue renovation and will be soon looking for carpet, but as I've never bought carpet before I havent a foggist where to start !! My plan is to have the same carpets in the bedroom, a different one on the stairs and another different one in the living room. All in a beige /…
