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Cordless drill battery
Afternoon folks I've got a cordless drill, non-major brand, and the battery is starting to not hold its charge. I've googled the make, and got nowhere, and was wondering if all these type of batteries were the same, as it looks exactly like:…
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Replacing double glazing aluminium windows s/e London- decent companies?
Hi guys anyone know of reasonable double glazing firms that provide a decent servcie without all the sales calls and visits!! We have just bought a house that has older style windows that need replacing. We have three on the front of the house two realitively small and one larger one downstairs-don't know exact sizes…
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Which bulb do i need
Bought a Ikea Brasa pendant ceiling lamp but unsure on which bulb it needs. Its definitely a screw in one but how do i know what wattage etc??
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Mosiac tiling in Downstairs cloakroom?
I'd like to have mosiac tiling in the downstair loo/cloakroom whatever you call it! ;) Def want it as a splash back behind the wall hung basin and was wondering whether to have it behind the toilet from teh floor upto the window sill above the toilet? is that necessary do you think of would it be okay if it's just…
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Aldi pressure cooker Kidnapped my chicken!
Some help someone please! I bought a single handed locking pressure cooker from Aldi's several weeks ago, used it with varying degrees of success before I put a whole chicken in it today and the lid has jammed. I have let it cool but no chance of getting it off and I'm a pretty handy bloke. I'm certain it's not the chicken…
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Understanding Upstands
Upstands are a new thing to me and I'm wondering how easy/hard they are to fit. Are they glued and nailed ? and how do you conceal the join between worksurface and Upstand ? Also, as I have a slot in oven, would I leave a gap behind the oven and not have a continuous run of upstand ? I'm looking at Wickes or B&Q as that's…
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Quick paintwork question.
Due to the dog having eaten my doorframe again, the patched and repainted bits are looking very white against the yellowing gloss in the rest of the room, so I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and repaint all the skirtings and woodwork.:( I hate painting, so want to do it the quickest way I can whilst still doing…
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Can you help with the make/model of this boiler please?
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Moving Hot Water Tank
In the house we're moving to - you can only access one bedroom through another. We want to somehow make a hallway to this 'inaccessible bedroom'. Our best idea is to use the airing cupboard as a walkway. Only problem- there's a hot water tank in it! I am a plumbing novice, but I am imagining that moving the tank would be…
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100w gls clear bulb anyone
I have energy savers all round the house but i have a diy trailing lead which uses a gls bulb. This has blown and have been in several supermarkets but the highest i have seen was either 40 or 60w. Could do with 100 or 150 for diy. Will buy a small pack if reasonable. Anybody seen any at a reasonable cost???
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Simplest route to fix thermostatic shower mixer plumbed in reverse
I've recently moved into a new rented house, and one of the first things I noticed was that the shower upstairs was behaving like it was plumbed the wrong way round - i.e. the water is either hot or totally cold, with a instant switch between the two. I took the shower face plate off, and despite the inlets AND pipes both…
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Mouldable by hand filler?
I wonder if anyone can tell me if its possible to buy a wood filler or one suitable for wood that can moulded by hand a bit like playdough to fill a gap? This would then need to be painted. Basically weve an odd size angled gap to fill and weve tried it with normal filler and it stands out a mile. What is needs is some…
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Horizontal Venetian Blinds - tilt mechanism
Hi, the venetian blinds inadvertently were dropped and the mechanism came apart. Nothing was broken so I tried to put humpty-dumpty back together and the up and down mechanism works fine but I apparently install the the mechanism that tilts the blinds incorrectly and would appreciate H-E-L-P. How do I install the tilt…
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Kitchen appliances best make?
Hey I'm in need of a few kitchen parts such as double oven, hob and dishwasher. Which make is the best from Bosch, CDA and Hotpoint?
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Any Party Wall experts out there?
Hi, I'm after some advice on the Party Wall Act.. Having read the explanatory booklet, I'm still confused as to whether or not our garage wall is a Party Wall or not. Our neighbour would like to fix a conservatory onto our garage wall and has served a Party Wall Notice. However, I'm not sure if it is a Party Wall. Our…
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Ikea Are Brilliant
My kitchen is a varde kitchen and I have a wall unit with a glass fronted folding door. Anyway its been up there since 2007 and the other day the top hinge that is fixed onto the inside top of the cupboard has pulled the screws and plugs out. So I sent an email to ikea with photos showing the problem and they asked me for…
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Neighbours tree pushing wall over !
My Mums neighbours huge conifer ( approx 30 foot plus high ) has pushed against her wall and has caused it to crack mainly in two places to the right and left of it looking at it from her garden. This means there is a chunk of wall approx 6 foot high and 15 - 20 foot wide leaning into her garden by about 2"........I'm sure…
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Problem with Siemens Extraklasse 1300
Hi, My Siemens Extraklasse 1300 has stopped drying clothes. The fan seems to work as the machine top get's hot along the route of the fan's pipe/exhaust into the machine, and the clothes have some warmth to them as if they have been blown with hot air, but they don't get any drier. Just wondering if anyone might have any…
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Premier Kitchens & Bedrooms
afternoon all - we're in the beginning stages of a new kitchen. We were impressed by Premier Kitchens & Bedroom's showroom & range. Does anyone here have any recommendations or words of warnings? thanks in advance.
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Furthest radioters not heating up
Hello, I have Valliant ECO 930 boiler (stoarge tank) with 11 radioters, my question is taht the furthest rad (downstairs) takes very long to heat up, aprox 40 or so minute. This is a3-4 months old system. SS
