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Bisa 24s combi, hot water working but no central heating.
Hopefully theres someone on here who is clued up about this subject. Basically I recently bled my radiators, then filled up with water to about 1.5 pressure. Anyway went to turn the boiler on and it didnt work, anyhow I pressed the reset switch and the boiler fired up. The central heating was working fine for about an hour…
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Paint doors white or just swap em?
The internal doors in our house are awful knotted pine jobbies. They're stained like an orangey brown colour and i would really like to make them white. Would you bother painting or would you just replace them all with new white ones and rip of the old door surround wood and replace that too? If you suggest painting can…
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Condensation on inside of windows
I've got UPVC double glazed windows in my house. I have noticed lately that when i put clothes to dry on the radiator in one of the rooms the window gets loads of condensation on it. Then it all drips down and pools on the window ledge. Is this normal when you put wet clothes in front of a window to dry or does it mean…
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Price for a woodburner fire & basic fireplace
I'm considering ripping out my current open fireplace to put in a woodburner. First question anybody any ideas what a cheap woodburner would cost? How much to fit. Do I need to consider anything else about chimney etc. Do u still keep the hearth? Also, if I live in inner city smokeless fuel zone what am I allowed to burn…
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Paint Magnolia Leyland or Magnolia Gliddens
Hi, i have a choice of either buying leyland which is less than a mile away from my home or buying gliddens which is maybe 8 miles away which one should i go for ? price isnt much different ? thanks in advance
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Gaggia coffee machine
sorry, have no idea where to post this one! I want a Gaggia for my husband... being a tea drinker, am a bit lost! He drinks latte mainly, but most coffee, is the 'classic' the one to go for? Thanks so much, kitty
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doh! spilt paint on carpet.. how to clean off?
managed to scoop most up, and keep spill to about a foot square patch.. dont mind too much as will be getting some new carpet in new year, though it does look rather unsightly, and very obvious- first thing you see as coming in the front door. any ideas welcome!
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Double Glazing Grant or financial assistance?
I am a Housing Executive tenant and I am not on benefits, apart from working tax credit. I am on a low income, but fall outside the critera for most council grants. I was wondering if there were any suggestions for funding to help install double glazing. Maybe some companies wanting to offset their carbon foot print…
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Immersion heater display - help
Just gone to switch the immersion wotsit on for the kids bath, and the lcd/digital display has gone, umm, funky, Its showing EVERYTHING, the on/off/timer etc, its all on, and I cant get me hot water on! ( usually if I press one of the buttons twice it does a big click, and I know that the hot waters off ) and its not…
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Need someone to do complete bathroom refurb just outside London
New bath; sink; floor everything..... I advertised on a plumbing site; got myself a nice plumber then he didn't turn up. He didn't call either. Called him a few days later he'd claimed he'd gone bankrupt. So I am on the hunt for another person. I am concerened going back to that site as half the people who responded have…
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Rewiring - cost
Does anyone know how much it might cost roughly to re-wire a 3 bedroom, 3 public room Victorian Semi? We're looking at one that's on the market and due to the general condition of the house we're thinking that it might need to be done. We're not 100% sure, it's just an assumption due to the general state of repair. We're…
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artex remove and or just skim?
I did a quick search on artex before I posted this and I see most are going down the reskimming route. I artex on most of my ceilings. its about 2-3mm deep on average. The house is a 1930s so some rooms fairly big. I believe if I get some of it off myself before the plasterer comes in it might save me some money. that was…
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Fitted sheets for sofa bed
We have become the new owners of a Marks & Spencer sofa bed (like new off gumtree really pleased) I am trying to find fitted sheets - unsuccessfully so far apart from made to size sheets that will cost as much as the sofa Mattress size is L180 x W112 x D6cm does anyone have an idea of where I can look?...have googled for…
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Cleaning Double galzing PVC plastic
we brought Eversett Double gazing a couple of years ago. Since them I got greasey finger marks on the plastic frame. I tried soapy water and WD40, with no luck. Any one else got any ideas to clean the plastic ?? thanks
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Safety deposit box at bank vs. safe at home
(Apologies - I've just realised that I accidentally posted this in the Flood & Storm Help and Information thread first time around, so am recopying it here) For a while, I've been considering getting a safety deposit box at a bank but have noticed a few people here mentioning having a safe at home, so I'd be really…
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Fitted Kitchen - John Lewis
Hello We are about to have some major renovations done to our house which include a 2 storey extension to the side, plus a garden room. As part of the work, I get a new kitchen. I've seen one I like (john lewis leckford). Does anyone have any experience of JL kitchen installation? Or can anyone recommend an alternative? I…
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Cleaning Box Gutters...
We have a large conservatory that is attatched to the gable roof of the bungalow at the rear of our property. Three of the gutters are accessable by ladders etc, but the fourth part which is connected to the low eaves of the bungalow looks rather difficult to clean. Does anyone have advice, other than to 'call in the…
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how to stop gate freezing shut?
I have a metal gate in my garden and the latch is slightly rusty. when it is frosty the latch freezes shut and I either have to fight with the gate (if I am outside it) or spray it with de-icer or pour hot water over it if i am on the inside. Any tips to stop this happening? Does it need painted again or will something…
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new cooker? new boiler? :-(
we've not put much money into the house since we moved in due to massive child care costs which hopefully will end soon when little one goes to school. So my cooker and boiler which are about 20 years old are getting unreliable and bits are literally falling off my cooker. I do a lot of cooking so the oven I'd go for would…
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replacing downlight with pendant fitting
Hello I am about to replace a bank of 3 closley located downlights (25 yrs old!) with a single pendant light. I have got a new ceiling rose etc for the pendant light - is it simply a case of removing the wires from one of the downlights, attaching to the the new ceiling rose, and cutting and terminating the wires to the…
