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A question about external rendering...
Are there any external plasterer/renderers or anyone who happens to know on MSE forums? Hope so! We live in a 1950's steel "pre-fab" house. This means that internally our house is "normal" to look at but externally it has metal along the top half (all the way around) along the 1st floor of the house. The lower half is…
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Dead rat in pond
Can anybody give me any advice on what to do. I have just had a look in our pond and there is a dead rat there,I can,t force my self to go anywhere near it ...what should i do ...:(
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Fitted black out curtains now have light coming in over the top of the curtains
We fitted a pair of blackout linings to our curtains and the way these fitted to the curtain hooks meant we had to have the curtains hooked to the windows on the lowest part of the tape that runs along th etop of the curtains. Meaning there is a gap at the top of the curtain near the ceiling so we have light coming in now…
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More Boiler Problems
Hi All, I had a problem with my boiler and was getting hot water but no heating. I called British gas and now had this problem fixed. I took out the boiler cover so had a full inspection that has now thrown a spanner into the works. My boiler needs a new flue kit as there is nothing on the side of the house so they have…
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Replacinf a sealed plug - sorry if its daft question
Hi All, I've looked online for this answer but can't find a 'yes/no'. .. A mouse/rat has chewed through our fridge-freezer cable and exposed some wire. I've unplugged the appliance, but does it still hold a charge (i.e have a capacitor)? The original plug is a sealed 'don't touch' kinda plug. Can I just snip the wire above…
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Karndean floor fitter - Cardiff
Hi all, Think we have decided to get a Karndean floor fitted in our new kitchen/ dining room. It looks like if we buy the product in the shop it would be £30 per m squared, plus fitting. Online I can find it for around £20 m squared, so seems sensible to get it online and find a separate fitter. Any ideas on how I go about…
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Quickstep flooring sellers
I am hoping to purchase some quickstep flooring for our lounge / kitchen (only 15ft by 15ft). I've decided upon a design - the perspecitve natural oak, but i can't seem to find any online retailers that are cheaper than my local supplier (£26.50 per pack). Please could anyone provide any reccommendations on any cheaper…
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can i change plug sockets?
I wonder if anyone can help me, I am considering doing some DIY in the house of an electrical nature. We have 3 double wall sockets in the bedroom that are in desperate need of replacing, one is filthy, one has been knocked off the wall and is hanging by wires and one is upside down ( all inherited from previous cowboy…
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I smell gas!
Had a kitchen fitted a month ago. Can smell gas in the cupboard next to the coooker. Should I: a) Search for leak with a naked flame? ;) b) Put up with it, after all it's been passed safe by the Gas Safe man? c) Call out the gas man even though there is no significant pressure drop and I cannot detect a leak using soap…
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Is there a stone mason in the house?
Recently I have been given the go ahead to repair one of my ancestor's head stones which was broken about 4 inches above ground level when a tree fell during a storm 20 years back. The idea is to drill holes into top part and bottom section and then use stainless steel rods to reconnect the two parts. Is there anywhere I…
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Catch not working on washing machine door.
The door is not clicking closed on my 3 year old Indesit WIL143 machine. It looks completely normal, and when the door is open the catch lever looks fine and moves smoothly. When I try to close it it just won't catch properly, so I can't use my machine. Does anyone know if it is something easy to fix? Can I do it myself?…
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Tarmac or block paved drive
Hi, Just wondered if anyone had any advice / experience with the above? We have loose gravel over our drive and over the years it has made its way onto the nearest main road and away! I also think that the gravel was just thrown onto compacted earth as we regularly have to weed and pull up little trees of weeds! I'd like…
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Creda W220VW washing machine-Is it ok just to use it with just a cold water feed?
Hello, Just moved into a new house! I have a Creda Creda W220VW washing machine. I plumbed it in to both the hot & cold water feeds...however the hot copper washing machine pipe leaks (when on & connected a drip every 20 secs or so-even when off still drips but much slower..stops for periods of time too) so I turned this…
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Question about kitchen fitting...
Hi - been looking at a Howdens kitchen (Burford). It is cream but the carcasses will be white. To get round this they have decor ends which are cream and cover up the exposed sides. My question is can the bottom of these decor ends be trimmed off so that the plinths go straight across and are not broken by the bottom edge…
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Manhole BLOCKED!!! what should I do???
HELP!! My kitchen sink was slow to drain so husband had a look at drain and it wouldn't go down. We lifted the back garden manhole & it was FULL, checked front garden manhole and it's the same! I have phoned my water company who said to ask neighbours, theirs is fine. So I have a problem but just wondered what is the…
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i need blinds! help! ): 39in x 74in?
i cant find any that aren't at extortionate prices! i need wooden (or pretend wood) venetian blinds for my bedroom as my cat has chewed some peices of wood and my landlord is due a visit :P help much appreciated. i dont have a budget but i'd like them to be as cheap as possible! thank you! :)
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Where to buy carpet, and best underlay
Shall I buy carpet and underlay online? and just pay someone to fit it. And where is the best internet site. I can get 50oz 80/20 carpet for about £13 a square metre online, and Cloud 9, 11mm underlay for £3 a square metre. Seems good to me, then I know I wont be being ripped off. It all comes to about £1,000 for upstairs…
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Garden Summer House/shed
Hello all, I've just moved into a property in the cotswolds that has a very nice summer house (wooden) in the back garden.. it's about 4m by 2m and about 2.50m in height... I was told by the seller that it didn't require planning permission when built a few years ago. I would like to wire it for electricity to use it as a…
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After a 60s/70s retro wallpaper
I've seen one that I LOVE in an IDEALHOME mag - however its a year old! Are there ANY places either online or shops that have retro wallpaper? Cant think of which shops to try or anything... The one that i did see was a cream background with olive green concentric circles all over it. I wouldn't mind an orangey mustard…
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Which carpet cleaner?
Hi I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right place, but I'm looking to buy a carpet cleaner. I borrowed a friend's Bissell cleaner last year and thought it was great, but wondered what other people recommend? Is there something better I should be getting instead? Thanks Gwen
