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Paint for plaster
Hi there Have bought a load of Dulex Vinyl matt for my newly plastered walls, and have been looking for some non vinyl paint to dilute and put down the first coat. However I popped into Crown decorating centre today and they recommended an obliterating paint that can go direct onto plaster and say it is a lot less hassle,…
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Boiler Scrappage Scheme
Hi there I have an 15 year older bioler Ideal Concord WRS. I wish to advantage of this new scheme. Can anybody suggest best gas heating boiler. A plumber suggested a Vaillant one. He also mentioned that the Glow Worm is the same as Vaillant but a cheaper version like VW & Seat cars is this true? NB: House is semi detahed 3…
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Need a new bath!!How much will it be to get one fitted?
HI i was just wanting to know if anyone knows about fitting baths and how much it would cost. I moved into my council house a year ago and i took it with a shower room. But now im finding it hard with an 18 mnth old child and using a shower. All i want done is to have a basic bath fitted and that is all. And i can't find…
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British Gas knocked a third off my boiler quote!
British Gas came round just after Christmas and quoted me £4,100 for a new boiler, thermostatic valves and three new radiators. They applied some discounts on the day and it came in at £3,600. I've just had a call from them and they will offer me an extra third off the quote! They've told me this doesn't include the…
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Letting new f/f settle?
Does anyone know how long I should leave a new fridge freezer unplugged to settle in and warm up? Last time I rushed it I ended up with a very dodgy noisy machine so I do not want to do that again. I thought 24 hours...but the company I have bought from just said 4 hours. What to do???
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Noisy fan on Worchester 24i
Hi. Ive got a noisy Worcester 24i. An engineer said it’s the bearings on the fan and given a verbal quote of £220. Looking on ebay there are fans from around £65. Whilst I don’t want to be taking work for anyone, times are hard so, my question is…Is a fan replacement on this model boiler something I could do myself? Or…
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Insulation for the attic
Hi folks Want to sort out the insulation in our attic, and have been given two qoutes. One is to insulate between the joists, the second is for insulating between the rafters. Is there any significant difference between the two, in terms of how well they insulate along with the pro's and con's of each, as the joist quote…
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Dodgy Mattress and company in administration....help!
I brought a matress around 2 years ago, i have only used it for 3/4 of this period, as was storing it until it was put into my house. My mum has exaclty the same mattress and bed, and is exaclty the same age. However mine has springs protruding through the mattress, all over it, not even in the laying area. It has been…
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how much to overboard & plaster a ceiling ???
hi, looking to have a ceiling overboarded and skimmed, and also 6 recessed downlights fitted and wired up. (it needs overboarding not just skimming) ceiling is 3 metre square roughly. what should i be looking to pay?? cheers
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Amazon sell second hand faulty electrical items AS NEW
It has come to my attention (though dealing with a complaint with them) that Amazon are selling second hand (returned) FAULTY electrical items as new. I was never aware of this until - after 8 weeks of asking them to return an air purifier to the manufacter - they admitted that they had re-sold it, even though they knew…
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Gas boiler & CH cover
I am looking attaking a gas boiler and CH cover for my folks. I have read the notes on this main website by Martin. Uswitc brings up quotes from Homeserve and Npower - but none of them include a boiler inspection. Do we need to buy this from them and if so DAK if they are expensive? I am looking at getting a quote from BG…
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alarm system for my house
Hello We will be moving into our new home soon and the prop does not have an alarm system. I was wondering if someone could give me a brief idea of a good/decent/not too exp alarm system. I guess the alarm installation will also help reduce my home insurance? Thnx
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Double Glazing in Scotland
Hi guys purchased a house in December and i think it still has the original steel framed windows in it when it was built ( 50+years ago ) they have been upgraded and been fitted with double glazed units since but still orig frames anyways do any MSE members have good experiences with DG companys in Scotland i seen a few in…
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downstairs lights...
yet another problemo - any thoughts again very gratefully recieved. Really hope i can explain this so someone understands..... I turned on my hall lights which tripped the fuse but when i flicked it back on not all the lights in the circiut have come back on. We have two circuits with trip switches downstairs covering…
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Shower cartridge help please
I am having problems with my shower and after reading some other threads I think the cartridge may be at fault. I've recently moved to a new area and dont know a plumber here and quite fancy having a pop at fixing it myself - any advice would be really appreciated. Some info - the flow of water in the shower is really poor…
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Radiators
My radiators are hot at the top and cold at the bottom, I know if its the other way round they need bleeding. I would be grateful for any advise as I don't feel my heating is working as it should. thanks
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Cheap carpet tiles ?
Have moved into house with galley kitchen and would like to replace the carpet tiles , room is 10 X 6 . Have seen tiles in B & Q for £20 a pack and reckon would need approx 5 packs.Think £100 is a bit pricey.Dont want to lay carpet or lino and really would like to put carpet tiles down Anybody know of cheapish carpet tile…
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Cold kitchen!
My kitchen is an extension behind our garage. It's got a double radiator which keeps it warm but when the heating goes off, the warmth seems to disappear very quickly.The radiator is directly below a Velux window and of course, there's the door which leads onto our freezing cold garage. We have a (cold) ceramic tiled…
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need to move electrical consumer unit
i need to move--- it seems my consumer unit which is in bathroom --- just a few feet so it is outside bathroom and in hallway. house was built 1974 and old type consumer unit is in there .no rcb-- just fuses what do i need to do what will i need to upgrade. --17 ed electrics what will need to be tested and what if it fails…
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plumbing help needed (SORTED Many many thanks!!)
Well, of course all the bad stuff happens at once - over a foot of snow, and a pipe bursts, meaning last night I had to shut off all the water to our house, and switch off the central heating :( Brrrrrrrrrr t'was cold!!! Anyway, in the morning light I have worked out what's going on, the pipe leading up to the outside…
