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Best bathrooms
Help! Which bathroom would you recommend and do you know a showroom (Kingston Surrey area) where we can check them out as I don't feel 100% confident in picking 1 online. I'm looking for a shower bath, wc and basin. Thank you
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Chimney problem
on sat morning after some wind I heard a rumble in the chimney. When I got up sat morning the fire had been knocked off the wall and a brick had fallen down. i have been in the loft and there appears to be missing brick in the chimney breast (although I don't know if that was always there). The fire and gas connection has…
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cost effective to replace exterior doors ?
oth back door and front door are wood not double glazed - have got a porch front door and both have draft excluders - but ohhh ! its so cold and the wind whips round your legs in the kitchen and hall ! Would it be cost effective to change them both for double glazed proper fitted ones ( the ones were you close them you can…
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Ceiling light question
Hi. I have one light on my hall, stairs,landing. Meaning its quite dark at the bottom. Does anyone know how i can addanother light at the bottom of the stairs and keep it on the same 2way switch? Thank you lauren
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I'm confused-impact drill-driver hammer drill aarrgh!
I bought this today from b&q (not ebay, paid £42 after discount ;) ) It worked well today to drill into wood and put 65mm depth screws in (the impact drill-driver, not the plain drill driver, but used the non inpact settings for screwing:confused: ) Am now confused as to whether it is a hammer drill or not? I have a very…
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B&Q Returns only 45 days now
Having been to B&Q this weekend to use my 15% off voucher, just noticed on the till receipt that their period for returns has been halved from 90 days (which was extremely generous) to only 45 days now. This is also printed on the reverse of the till receipt so must be official policy when the stores use the new till rolls.
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Which ceiling light for bedroom?
I have just redecorated my bedroom in a pale blue. Am looking for a light/lampshade that is suitable for a bedroom but still allows a good amount of light out. The bedroom is 4m by 3.5 m and there is only one light other than a bedside table. Thanks in advance for any ideas!
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Cost of scaffolding?
The builder is doing some works on the roof for me & insulating between rafters. Thursday, the scaffolding was up and he is hoping to be able to start work on Monday. The forecast is not very good, and I forgot to ask him whether I am paying the scaffolding by the week and what happens if he cannot do the work next week?…
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Doorbell wiring!
Please help! Have doorbell in our new home that doesn't work! Opened up and it is not wired in, there are 8 wires: 2 x Orange with white strips 2 x White with orange strips 2 x Blue with white strips and 2 x White with blue strips. There are 2 screwy bits to put wires that are not labelled at all! Any help with what goes…
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ceiling help!!
Hi. I have just removed some dated fitted wardrobes from my bedroom. This is now left me with a area of the ceiling around the room that has never been decorated before. I now have the majority of the ceiling that has been papered and painted with the rest that has only ever had emulsion. I am unlikely to match the old…
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Bed linen sizes
I am looking for bed linen for a single bed and am considering purchasing double size flat sheets so that they took in far enough. I have some sheets I used with my old bed that are 180 and 190 cm wide (71" and 75" respectively). The depth of the old bed was about 20cm (8") and even then I found those sheets pulled out; a…
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Chimney leaking!Costs??
Hi everyone, We have just found that our chimney is leaking into the loft.We hjave managed to stop some of the leaks but some we cant get to. Does anyone know how much relining it may cost?? Thank you
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Roof replacement
Sorry if this is in the wrong section, but it semed the right place. Our roof needs replacing. Its currently an original council job from the 50's, and is now starting to leak. The insurance company have washed their hands of the whole thing, even though the leak started after some bad weather, and have quoted 'long…
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Ultra slim 13A 240V 3 pin Plug - does it exist?
I need to locate a plug behind a tall bookshelf and it forces the bookshelf away from the wall. The slimmest plug I can find is 20mm deep- still not thin enough. Does an even thinner one e.g. 15mm exist anywhere for this special application? I know that a folding plug exists for travel, but the depth is still around 20mm…
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Removing scratches from glass?
They have been there since i moved in my house and starting to bug me now. I have attached a picture of my frence doors and the array or scratches they have got in it. Is there anyway to remove them or is it a case of new glass required?
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heatslave 12/14
Can anyone advise? I want to move a couple of rads in my living room. I have an oil fired heatslave 12/14, I have the manual, nowhere can I find the system filling device, (on my system that is, I can find it in the manual!) I have traced the flow and return pipes of the central heating system around my house and cannot…
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Oil fired heating help!!!!!!!!
I wonder if someone can help us out with a heating dilema, we live in quite a rural place where we have no natural gas, just lpg or oil. My parents have just moved in opposite to us, we have oil central heating which is fantastic, they have gas lpg in a large tank supplied by Shell, they are both in there 80's so hence…
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Please help decorating living room
Hi to everyone out there, I decided yesterday to decorate our living room, just painting it. i chose a Dulux colour called dusted fondant which is like a soft violet colour, i was not sure when i first put it on the walls, however it looks great now. Hubby no help on colours he just goes with whatever i like. My questions…
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kitchen & bathroom condensation problem
i live in a 100year old eot house,with no central heating.the kitchen is towards the rear of the property with the bathroom directly behind the kitchen,neither rooms has a fan.the problem is when i run a bath,or have the gas cooker on,condensation builds up ,even with the windows open,i was wondering if i had numerous…
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Help re tiling
I have a tiler who is doing my bathroom. I bought the B&q wall tile adhesive and grout. On the tin it says it is enough for 8.2 sq metres. However he has used a whole tin to do one wall which is about 4 sq metres at most.:eek: What is he doing wrong? I had to buy some more as he has at least another 3-4sq metres to do ALso…
