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Gas Fire leakage and chimney sweeping
:eek: We had a new gas fire fitted in December and the front of the fire became scorched. A man from the company that manufactured the fire has been out and he has said that the fire only just passes the recommended gas test - this has worried us and we have been advised that we need to have our chimney swept is this…
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Has enyone bought this range cooker from ikea
Has enyone bought this range cooker from ikea. would love to have your views if you have http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50142380
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home base
Can any one tell me if home base will fit bathrooms I see they are now fitting their kitchens. Thanks
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Roofing advice wanted please
Hi all, I have a dilemma with my roof that i am hoping someone can help me with, preferably a roofing expert. I am just having an old extension flat roof replaced, using EPDM rubberbond, with a NFRC contractor. When the advisor called to discuss the job several weeks ago, i explained that the inside of my main roof was…
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Door advice
Renovating a house and wanted to put in some relatively modern doors, anyone know anywhere with a good value range? I see Wickes do a couple of nice ones. Cheers
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Night storage heaters - any good?
I've just seen a flat that only had 2 night storage heaters in the 2 bedrooms and no other heating. Does anyone have any experience of these heaters or electic heating in general? How warm are they and are they expensive to run? Also I think I would need more than 2 so would you recommend these or any other type of…
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Windows advice needed
Hi all - can anyone suggest the best way to search for reputable local firms for window replacements and a conservatory. From reading the threads I have no confidence in or time for the sales rubbish from the large companies like Anglian etc but having decided to give them a wide berth how can I find the smaller local…
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regs/advice converting loft into extra space
i want to convert my loft as extra space,just to put the drum kit in there & train set (if ihad one)that sort of thing really.i will use the lof hatch as access so no staircase, i want to put in 1 or 2 velux windows,power/lighting thats about it.had a builder round & said we need to put extra suports which consits of a…
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Ink on carpet! Help please
Hi all My DS has managed to get ink all over the new carpet in his bedroom. Its really bad! I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on the best way of removing it. Thanks in advance!
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Warm bathroom flooring?
Hi, hope someone can give me some advise please. My bathroom is perishing! Takes all the joy out of lingering in the shower I can tell you. Situ is this - the only form of heating in there is a fairly old but quite large towel rail. Hot water tank is in there as well in a large cupboard. The flooring is the kind of tiles…
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Sawing wood for multifuel fire
I've been cutting up surplus / scrap timber and pallets for a while now with a relatively inexpensive electric bench mitre saw ex B&Q. It finally gave up the ghost earlier today and I was wondering whether to replace it with something similar or a cheap table type saw. Anyone similar experiences and/or recommendations?
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Removing emulsion paint from plaster wall
Hello I've removed artex from a bathroom wall as it was trapping black mould. I would like to repaint straight onto the old plaster after preparation, but the emulsion applied by a previous owner has only come away in patches. I've used a steam stripper but it hasn't removed all the old paint. Short of using a wallpaper…
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Paint for bird tables
I have made a bird table, for my mum, out of an old pallet. I have been trying to find some paint to finish it off, but I can't find what I'm after. I would ideally like a pale green or dark cream colour (like they have on the commercially-available tables), and it needs to be for use on exterior wood( sorry for stating…
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mould in the house
I have a mould problem with our house in the winter. We live in a terraced house that was built in 1900's and we are getting black mould spots in the walls of the property. The problem gets worse in the winter, it seems like a never ending battle of cleaning the walls down every month to remove it. I have tried various…
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help please re council charges!!
just received a letter from wescot debt collection telling me that i owe bradford council £83 for removal of a wasps nest 22.06.09 i have never had a wasps nest and have never been visited or written to by pest control. i contacted wescot but they said they had no information for it just the name and amount. HELP! WHAT DO…
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Homebase Palio Floor Tiles - Any Spare? Help!
Hello everyone, This may sound like a very long shot but if someone could help me i'll be very grateful. A few years ago i laid a new kitchen floor with Homebase cream Palio floor tiles, wavey edge, around £5 per box. Since then a few of these have broken, but this range have long been discontinued. Would anyone happen to…
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Is a mixer tap compatible with any basin?
We want to fit a Wickes Belmar mono mixer tap http://www.wickesbathrooms.co.uk/taps-and-wastes/best-seller/wickes-belmar-basin-mono-148604 and a new basin in our cloakroom (we already have the tap). My parents have the same Wickes tap and this basin…
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Advice re: recently laid loft insulation
Good morning, We've recently had insulation fitted on top of our loft boards but were gettin condensation under the loft boards. its as bad as leaking through the ceiling..... Is this normal, the hot water boiler is in the loft too. ? thanks
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Help -Water getting hot but everything switched off...?!!
hello, I have oil central heating which does the hot wateraswell if I select it, and a normal immersion heater switch for electric water heating. The electric function has stopped working perhaps 10 times in 3 years, and the estate sends an electrician each time. Anyway, the electric one stopped working again on friday, so…
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Smoke alarm and new bulid?
Hi we have just had are extension built and the sparky says we HAVE to have smoke alarms wired to the mains installed. To which i object as we already have 3 smoke alarms and do not need the extra cost. Can i tell him not to install the extra smoke alarms as he is also putting the cable in trunking and sticking it to the…