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Cheapest Electric Heater
Does anyone know what the cheapest type of electric heater is? I have single glazing at the rear of the house, which includes the children's bedroom and although there is gas central heating, the rooms lose heat quickly, particularly in the night. I am looking to get some additional heaters for use to warm the place up…
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Are you finding keeping your house clean a total nightmare in this weather?
With this freeze we've had ( and now the thaw) are you finding keeping your house a real nightmare? I know I am! Despite taking all shoes off at the door, its like a never ending battle. By the time I have cleaned through to the kitchen, the hall and lounge floors are filthy again, and everywhere just feels dirty! Cant…
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How easy is it to build a stud wall?
Hello. I have been reading up on how to build a stud wall, as I would like to seperate my 2nd bedroom up so that it creates a hall wall, and thus a smaller bedroom. What I have read sounds quite straight forward, is it a DIY jobby? Or are there any forscene issues that would get in the way? Any advice is appreciated. Kind…
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barclays active accounts, RAC, HomeSOS, mobile insurance
barclays active accounts, RAC, HomeSOS, mobile insurance @ £15/month just need to get boiler serviced properly, anyone know rough cost of this as i get mine with boiler insurance, but thinking of alternatives any thoughts, experience etc.?
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How do I control damp in my cellar?
Hi I have read through many previous threads on this forum but cannot find anything that matches my situation. Basically I live in a 3 storey Victorian end terrace. It has a 3 room cellar (below ground level) accessed by a door under the stairs. One of the rooms is not accessible and only has air bricks going into it. All…
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Roofing advice please
Have had a damp bedroom for some time and thought the roof was the problem - had many local roofers to view and ALL of them told me roof was sound for its age (house over 100 yrs old) and apart from replacing a missing tile no remedial action was required. Got bedroom replastered having assumed damp to be condensation…
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Kitchen Rennovation.... First time!
Hi All, I have been reading though all the various helpful advice on these forums and I am getting a lot better informed about various aspects of home renovations. I would welcome any general advice from anyone who fancies commenting on the below proposed project. We currently have 3.8m x 2.9m kitchen which is OK and the…
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Changing Detailed Plans
Just a quick one really, i know this is dependant on a lot of things and no definitive answer but im looking at some land to buy that has detailed planning permission inc all necessary drawings of the detached house. Only problem is that the designs are for a quite large house with double garage, ive contacted local…
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Kitchen Doors
Im in the process of selling my house and i have been advised to change the doors on the kitchen to make it look a bit brighter. Ive looked over B+Q, Ikea, Wickes etc but wondered if anyone knew of anywhere where i could get some cheap white gloss doors. thanks for any help
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rubbish heating - rads not getting hot or not working at all
Hi there, I hope someone can help a I'm at the end of my tether. Everything was working reasonably before christmas (heating and hot water both working OK, not boiling hot but perfectly adequate, i.e. no problems). After christmas the boiler started turning off in the middle of the night and two of the four upstairs…
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Storage Containers experience anyone???
I've searched the site and can't find info on this anywhere. We are looking to store contents of house for up to 2 years while we go travelling. Have tried a few places and the in-door purpose 'self store' places are very expensive. We have got a quote for half the price for a shipping container to use as storage. Has…
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Cook & Lewis Kitchens.
We purchased a Cook & Lewis kitchen from B&Q for our new bungalow in September 2009. We have had nothing but problems with it and that's only putting it together, which we started in the November due to other problems with walls, electrics etc. My dh has fitted three other kitchens for us in our previous homes, all off the…
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emergency - water coming thru ceiling!!
Hi Long time lurker on here, posting as we have emergency this morning! Aaagh.......we have water dripping through the ceiling above us in kitchen. It's a slow-ish but constant drip. Above is the attic where water pipes are running (it's a converted flat - there used to be old tanks up there but think they were drained…
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Fixing a LCD TV to a wall
I have just bought a new 32" LCD TV and I want to mount it on the wall. I have bought the necessary bracket, but I am looking for any tips people might have in order that I get it right. It is a proper brick wall so I don't need to worry about it being able to support the weight of the TV. Simple things like making sure I…
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plasterer and roofer needed in central Scotland
Hi All hopefully this is in the right place I hope someone can help with some info here. I live in an upper floor flar ( 2 storeys) and last year I had water leaking into my 2 bedrroms along where our building adjoins another. We got a roofer out to look and he quoted £1800 to repair the lead flashing along where the 2…
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Bathroom questions
Planning a new bathroom and just got some probably stupid questions :o 1) Current set up has a bath with the plug hole at the right hand end if you standing face on looking at the bath. The pipe runs along the back of the sink and down behind the toilet. The bath we like has a central plug hole. Would it cause problems…
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Gas Safe or HHIC ?
All A Heatline engineer checked my gas boiler (C28) yesterday and informed me that my boiler needs to have a system clean. Should I be looking for GasSafe engineers or HHIC engineers?:confused: Thanks in advance
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How do I make kitchen wall cupboards deeper?
I have an alcove that is 180cm wide and 70cm deep, I'd like to fit some kitchen wall units so that they come level with the front of the alcove, but how would I do it?
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B & Q Cook & Lewis bathrooms
Are the b & q cook and lewis bathroom suites any good? seen one in the sale that I quiet like, but no idea what they are like quality wise. Looking at the Helens suite
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Saw this Astonishing cleaner on GMTV commercial this morning
youtube.com/watch?v=xqlfr2sdc3A Has anyone tried this "Astonishing" cleaner stuff? I saw it during the commercial break on GMTV this morning and was wondering if it works as good as the ad makes it look :confused: Any feedback would be great before I spend my limited amount of pennies lol :j Diane xoxox
