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Boiler Scrappage Scheme
Good morning all, I would be grateful if anyone on here can tell me if they have actually been paid the £400 rebate yet for a new boiler installation. I qualified and received a voucher, I have had a new central heating system installed, paid for the work and have sent my voucher back to claim the £400.They aknowledged…
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Where to buy a large print?
Hi. I have been looking into this for ages and not got anywhere! Hope someone can help. I want to buy a large (40ins x 40ins or bigger) approx picture for my dining room. I am having trouble finding anything bigger than 30 x 24. I would love a really beautiful sunset. I dont mind if its a poster which I could get framed or…
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Usable door for garage
Hi,Recently posted about converting garage, due to time going to be in house, cost to do and general uncertainty if right thing to do decided against. Now had the thought of installing double standard (not garge) PVC doors to garage front but keeping the original garage door in place. The door we have now is roller type…
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Reconditioning sewing machine
Hello, My lovely granny and has been ever so kind and given me her old sewing machine. I was mentioning that I was going to attempt to make my own curtains after seeing how much they cost in the shops. It's an old electric singer sewing machine which she had serviced regularly, although she hasn't used it now for 10 years.…
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Phillips Ledino Spotlights - LED
We're upgrading the lights in our new house and have already invested in a Phillips Ledino 3 x 7.5w suspension light for our dining room. It was the brightest by far of all the LED lights we looked at and will hopefully last us for 20 years +, but wasn't cheap unfortunately. We're now looking to replace our kitchen…
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Possible Unsupported Chimney
Hi All I am looking at purchasing a property Reading UK and our surveyor has raised some concerns with the support of a removed chimney stack. The property is a typical Victorian mid terrace house where the original main chimney split in the loft space, with half proceeding through the main bedroom and the living room with…
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Condensate pipe pointing upwards
I have a Valiant Ecotec plus 837. It was fitted in Nov 08 with a complete new system. In January the boiler stopped working and water was dripping from the underneath. On phoning the gasman who fitted it, he correctly said it was the condensate pipe which will have frozen. After pouring boiling water on the pipe outside it…
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Camelot Conservatories
I am looking to buy a new conservatory. After reading many posts regarding Canterbury Conservatories, my next choice is Camelot. Has anyone had any dealings with them? Can anyone offer any review?
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kitchen floor grout
Hi all, About 65 months ago we had the floor tiled in our kitchen with porcelain tiles. We opted for an off white grout which we have now realised was a bad idea as it shows up everything :( What are our options in terms of making this look better as it looks really bad now :( thanks all :) Mike
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New Kitchen or replacement doors/work surfaces
Moving into a new house and want to update the kitchen. We are considering leaving the cupboard carcases and getting new cupboard doors, worksufaces and sink. But is it worth it, vs. gutting the kitchen? What are peoples experiences? (appliances are all seperate and would be kept, apart from integrated cooker which we…
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Long lasting energy efficient bulb !
Energy efficient bulbs appear to get a lot of bad publicity on the TV. I thought it only fair to give you some POSITIVE feedback about them. They are alot better than people complain about: I have just changed a energy efficient bulb in my porch that has been fitted since DEC 1996! It is always been on when it's dark and…
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Changing hinges on UPVC windows
I have ten upvc windows with the side openers, there are metal scissor type hinges top and bottom,the same as these. I have noticed over the last year or so, the windows don't close as tight as they used too and leave a small gap around the edges. Clearly the hinges need changing, has anyone experience of changing hinges?…
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Building an extension
I am planning on building an extension in the Glasgow area, I would be grateful for any recommendations as to where to buy insulation, bricks, roof trusses etc
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buy diy goods online
hi, just wondering if anyone could advise me of a good DIY store that you can order online from and have it all delivered.the bigger names only seem to do selected items for home delivery. I need wood and fencing type materials along with general diy bits and bobs. thanks in advance
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Wooden or engineered wood floor
We are thinking of replacing a laminate floor in our hall / kitchen with a solid wood or engineered floor. The base is concrete. We had no problem installing laminate. Is there a solid / engineered board system that clicks together like laminate and is easy to install. Some of them seem to need glue or nails. Thanks
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Advice on power tools
I need to saw quite a few pinewood planks soon and don't fancy having to do it all by hand. I'm thinking of buying a saw powertool but don't want to splash out as I will only need it occasionally in the future. Looking at all the many tools out there I think recipricating saw would best suit my purpose than a jigsaw but…
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Conservatory Heating
How do you heat your conservatory? We currently have slimline wall heaters but these have very little effect. My OH has been researching cast iron log fires and seems very taken with these. Has anyone got these and what do you think of them? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Carpet or laminate
I think this thread has been started somewhere else but the decision is driving me mad. We have an 11 month old son who keeps banging his head on our current karndean floor in our flat. We are just about to put down new flooring in a house that we are moving to, it will be carpet upstairs but what about downstairs?…
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Roller garage doors
blimey aren't they expensive! I'm looking for bog standard, single garage roller doors. the cheapest I can find so far is just shy of £1000! Unless you know different?
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tilesandtops.co.uk (Norbury, SW London) - anyone used them for granite worktops?
hi guys, have posted in Alan M's thread as well, just realised by googling their ebay page they have a website: https://www.tilesandtops.co.uk just wondered if anyone has used them or what their products are like? seem stupidly cheap on the face of it http://tilesandtops.co.uk/shop/catalog/details?shop_param=aid%3D33%26 as…
