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National Kitchen? And advice on garage conversion please!
Hi everyone, I know there are many experts and experiences on this forum, I wonder what people think? We are in a process of buying a house - hopefully we can exchange & complete in the next 5-6 weeks. The house we are buying is 70s house which looks like it still should be standing in the 70s - woodchip wall paper, artex…
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Is easyclean paint false economy?
Hey moneysavers My parents are looking to redecorate their house, every room so looking to save money if possible. However, they also have 3 small grand children very into painting the walls with anything they can get their hands on! Does anyone have any experience with the easyclean paints from Dulux or Crown (or can…
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Bosch Classix Dishwasher
Just wondered if anyone out there has had the same or similar issue with their DW. The DW is only 3 years old and week or so ago it stopped mid cycle, actually it tripped the MCB on the fuse box. Everytime we try to plug it in again the samething happens the MCB trips and all the sockets on floor don't work. I called out…
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Paint Brands - which are good - or poor?
We are doing a couple of rooms up and are interested to find out which paint brands people recommend. From experience we have found Dulux emulsion to be good quality but their white gloss and satin bad. We have found Crown emulsion OK but again their white gloss is terrible. We are not really interested in the "do it once,…
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Tumble dryer heater packed up - repair or renew?
I have a Zanussi condenser dryer, about five years old, and the heater has stopped heating. The drum still goes round but nothing gets dry as the temperature is too low. I've tried it on both high and low settings, and de-fluffed the condenser element, but no good. Just wondering if this is the sort of thing that could be…
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electric regulations
Does anyone know how deep armoured wire has to be buried in the ground when installing electrics outside from the house to a part of the garden? Apparantly this is regulations now and we want to dig ready for an electrician to install it (which is the rules now)
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Kitchen Experts - opinions required and valued, please - MWilletts & CKdesigner?
I am in the process of planning a kitchen revamp and it's the first time I've ever embarked on anything like this. I'm worried about making an expensive mistake. I am a keen baker and user of the kitchen so it's got to be functional but also look stylish for at least 10 years. One of my main questions is - which cooker…
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worcester 37cdi trouble
Hi does anyone out there have any idea why my new boiler wont work properly? I have power but the temp display just goes up and up really quik when I turn on a hot water tap. The temp gage eventually reads E9 and then U9 (109 degrees). Also, althought the CH is in the on position, it doesn't come on. Please help. Thank you…
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Homebase Kitchens - Any good?
Hi We were at Wickes today as we thought we mightl like a couple of their 'take away' kitchens, a white one Edmonton I think and a Cream shaker one. Didn't really like them as much as I hoped, although I did see a nice black gloss worktop with whiteish flecks that I liked. Then went into Homebase and saw their Cream Shaker…
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Single glazed window on out building; is putty still the standard treatment??
I am decorating some outbuildings, all which have single-glazed windows. Is putty still used to hold in the pane or would filler do??
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Vent hose for Bosch tumble dryer?
I have a Bosch Classixx WTA4007 tumble dryer, it's approx 3 and a half years old. My hubby has accidentally ripped the end off the vent hose and now it's too short to go out of our window. I need to get a new one but they seem to cost about £38 (and Currys Partmaster are out of stock). Does anyone know where I could get a…
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What to stand shed on?
I want to buy one of these to keep our bikes in, so we don't have to carry them up garden steps to the main shed (also will make shed less cluttered) We have a back yard, with a concrete area, then retaining walls for the sloping garden-these are about 1.15m tall, rendered brick The concrete in the corner we want to place…
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Which Boiler for Upstairs Flat?
Had a plumber round today to quote for replacing an old back boiler, moving some pipework and a radiator, fitting a towel rail and running new water supply pipes to the kitchen. He's quoted £1450 inc VAT and says it's no more than a days work. The price includes a 28kW Baxi combi boiler with a 2 year warranty or for the…
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Repairing broken seals in double glazing
Does anyone know if there is anything that can be done when a seal goes in double glazing? We have quite a few panels that we are begining to get condensation inside. I know that if we get someone in they will tell us we need to replace the panels with new ones probably about £100 per pop. The real question is do we need…
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Gas pipe outdoor?
Hi I am getting a new boiler installed (replacing a combi boiler), but installer says the need to replace the old gas pipe from the celler so that its 22mm. The quickest way to do this seems to be to take the new pipe around the side of the house into the kitchen (so that we don't damage the floor tiles). My question is,…
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is property management service fee fair ?
I purchased a new build property in Aug 2008. I was not aware of any property management fee applicable and have not been asked or paid any such fee whilst I have been in my property, but now 19 months later and a bill has landed through my letterbox giving me 30 days to pay a bill of £111.00. This might not sound much to…
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how cold is it inside your fridge?
i need to buy a small fridge for my loft conversion, but most small ones seem to only cool between 18-20 degrees lower than ambient, so it we have a hot summer and its 30 up there (which it sometimes is), then whatevers in it is only cooled to 10 degrees, just wondered what the 'normal' temp for a fridge is?
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Shower room extractor not working?
hi, Our 2 yr old shower room has an extractor fan on the outside wall which has just stopped working. There is an 'on-off' switch for this outside the door,at the top, and the light switch is outside the door lower down. When the 'on-off'swich is on then the extractor fan comes on only when the light is switched on - or at…
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waashing machine problem
Hi, just been to empty my washing machine and it was still full of suds!. So it has obviously stopped in the middle of the cycle... I've turned to 'spin' and the drum is going round slowly, but doesn't seem to want to gather pace and actually spin quickly! I've checked the filter, and that's clear.... It is now 'sort of'…
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Advice on noise between flats please!!
I live in a ground floor purpose built maisonette. When i moved in i rarely heard my upstairs neighbours, just the odd thump when they ran up the stairs. Unfortunately they moved out and new neighbours moved in and have obviously done some DIY. I think they have put wooden/laminate floor down in the bedroom because…
