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Dispute with Zurich Building Insurance
Hi, wonder if anyone can help. We are currently having a dispute over some defects to our house. The house is 8 years old, so is covered by a Zurich structural guarantee. This gaurantee covers us for major damage (including damp penetration) as a result of latent defects. The house has parpaet walls, and suffers from…
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Which boiler would you choose ?
Hi I am looking for a new boiler to provide heating and hot water in a medium sized well insulated house. ( 3 bedrooms, 8 radiators, two occupants, light hot water users, shower runs off stored hot water ) Current boiler is nearly 30 years old and has never given a days trouble. Don't want a combi boiler and have seen…
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Rewiring a bathroom from 6mm to 10mm
Hi I'm new here, my fiance and I bought a 1970's renovated flat in Plymouth. It's on the 1st floor and we don't have access to above us. Our shower has broken and I bought a new shower which is over 8.5Kw unfortunately we havea 6mm cable. I know we'll have to get an electrician into rewire and fit the shower properly, but…
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light or dark carpet
We are having the whole of the upstairs carpeted, all the bedrooms the landing and the stairs. The two bedrooms get very little light. I was going to go for a mid brown carpet, so as not to show up the dirt. Or should i go with light because the rooms are so dark. Dont know what to do, any advice gratefully recieved.
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Tiling kitchen, too much adhesive?
We asked someone to tile the kitchen diner, about 15 square metres, which he said would take 2 days and £200 labour. He said i would need about three bags of adhesive, at about £60. When I came to pay him he said he used five bags because the floor was so unlevel and it cost £180!!!! the bags were £30 each and a few…
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Matching up a kitchen unit door
Hello, Our current kitchen units come from the Magnet range. I do not know the name of the range and it appears to be obsolete. I need to get hold of a new door and drawer front for a base unit but am having trouble matching up the design and the colour. I have been into a Magnet showroom but the sales bloke was useless.…
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painting radiators
hi there want to get my rads white again, and was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to which type of paint to use for the best results as i've never painted them before. thanks for any advice
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Help! Error code on my Hoover hed6612-80 dishwasher!
Hi all, Please be gentle as not very technical! Was given the above by a friend (only been used 3 times!)...all plumbed in fline. Did my 1st load on economy (no 2) & I've NEVER seen dishes/glasses so clean! Tried other programmes--number 4 (1 hour programme) & number 5 (rapid) & I get the pre-light & wash buttons staying…
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Fitting wall to wall sliding door wardrobes question?
Empty room at present. Fairly sure we're going to fit wall to wall sliding door wardrobes but slightly unsure as to process.... 1) What happens if the room has coving? Does it get cut into? 2) Do the tracks get fitted on top of the carpet or should they be fitted first and carpet fitted up to them? 3) What happens with…
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Emulsion Paint problem
About 3 years ago I painted my hall paper with B&Q vinyl Emulsion. It has always been sticky to the touch. Needless to say EVERYTHING sticks to my walls. I have spent the last 3 years wiping the lower walls down with a cloth. I have decided to repaint my walls with a different make of matt paint in the hope that the last…
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I want to clean my kitchen floor tiles
:(Hello all, I have had my existing Kitchen FLOOR ceramic/stone type tiles- light brown colour down for 7years now and they now need to be bought back near enough to their newly bought original face/life (hence the general mopping with the branded floor cleaners etc) and maybe regrouted (grey grout/cementy type) Any…
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Yellowed PVC/plastic loft hatch
Our 7 year old loft hatch is 'plastic' it is very badly yellowed. Do we just gloss it or is there a way to clean it up or do we need special paint? TY.
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Best place to buy dense concrete blocks?
Hi guys, I'm informed we need to buy a couple of pallets of dense concrete blocks. Best price so far is ebay, at £125ish delivered. Just thought I'd get OH to hold off til the morning while I asked if anyone knew anywhere cheaper? :D Thanks in advance. :)
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Can this window damage be fixed?
OH was cleaning out the guttering today. The ladder was a huge 3 section job, very heavy to move. At one point when he was moving it over, it slipped and scratched a window. The scratch is horizontal and around 6 inches long so very noticeable, the 'wood' foil has also come off the pvc frame. Anything we can do, other than…
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Electricians Advice
Hi folks Renovating a house and we have a family member who is a qualified electrician but doesn't have all of the certificates etc (he's not working in this field anymore). Does anyone have any advice on what he can or can't do in our house? Thanks
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Sandringham dual flush cistern keeps running
I have searched unsuccessfully for instructions. My Armitage Shanks Sandringham plus WC dual flush push button cistern keeps running. Its nothing to do with the ball !!!!, when the lid is taken off the cistern fills and stops. Put the lid back on, walk away and it seems fine, come back a few minutes later and its running…
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Cost of Power flush the entire Central heating ??
what the average cost of power flush a central heating system? My home has 12 radiators which all of them even been flush for last 5 years
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large external door & buzzer needed...
hi guys, am in charge of my Residents Association and we need a new door & keypad buzzer really. it's an old victorian building so ideally need it to look nice (possibly with double/triple glazed panels) 1) wooden door - 6ft 7 x 3ft (2007mm x 914mm) 2) we have an old buzzer system there, ideally would like a straight swap…
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Samsung RSG5DUMH need advice!
Originally Posted by delain Has anyone bought/had a problem with the new RSG5DUMH as I've been looking at them for a while! I've got one & its just started going funny:eek::mad: Started defrosting, I rang Samsung this morning (Sat) they said they will pass on my details to the local engineer on Monday morning & he will…
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Missed Damage on Delivery
Hi guys, I'm a new forum user. I ordered a bathroom online from Tesco Bathrooms and had it delivered at the end of February, several weeks before the builders came on site. To be fair to Tesco, they're very insistent that you need to check the delivery within the first three days for faults and I did. Unfortunately, when…
