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Tap problem.
Here is a pic similar to the tap I have, and I need help very quickly please The left knob is the hot one, and earlier this week I was turning the knob to turn the tap on and heard like a click/snap, and the tap started dripping, and now the knob is sort of loose when I turn, so of course I havent used it, so was boiling…
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Planning permission needed?
Hi, We are looking at replacing a sash window on 2nd storey of our house with a reinforced double glazed unit (for safety reasons/small children). Our builder was measuring it up and was quizzed by our next door neighbour about whether we needed planning permission for this. We are detached, and the window is on side of…
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patio heater
lighted the patio heater last night yet i couldn't get it to stay lit? It hasnt been used or ages and there is a robins nest above the gas bottle. Is there a valve problem? If so how do i fix? ta
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Cloudy2Clear.com - should I use them?
Hi Just wondering if anyone has used this company to replace steamed up double glazing. If so, what were the prices like? Were you happy with the work? Thanks
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Horror Kitchen Installation by IKEA
I have just had a nightmare experience with a kitchen installation by IKEA, it's been a catalogue of errors and no shows, nobody was prepared to go the extra mile to resolve things, such that the installers didn't even attend my house for a full week while they waited for parts to come through the despatch system that were…
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Should FRidge/Freezer Have an Isolator Switch
I've just had a new fridge/freezer supplied as part of a new kitchen, and when I asked where the isolator switch was for the appliance, I Was told that there doesn't need to be one because you can turn it off using the thermosat. Is this normal practice? What about of a fuse goes or something? It's a Whirlpool via IKEA by…
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Loud shreeching vibrating noise after hot taps or washer have been run or loo flushed
Hi all,hope you can help been stitched up like a kipper of plumbers before and can't afford a repeat performance.if I run the bath with hot water then have to put some cold in and turn tap off a loud sort of vibrating noise starts that can only be stopped by turning cold tap on full whack for a couple of minutes.it's…
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glass falling out of shower screen
I have a shower screen similar to this http://www.amazon.co.uk/LUXURY-PIVOT-RADIUS-SHOWER-SCREEN/dp/B002RR8A6U and twice recently the glass has become dislodged from the pivoting bit and fallen out. It is thick safety glass so weighs a lot. Thankfully it has never come out when someone has been in the shower but it could…
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Making new brass hinges look old
I have an old wood cabinet that I am planning to restore, but the hinges need to be replaced. I have bought some new ones, but as they are new brass they are going to look a bit out of place. Does anyone know how I can easily (and cheaply) age them please? Many thanks
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Anyone used www.lakesdoors.co.uk for their new garage door?
Hi, We're after a new garage door, and have found a site whic seem quite reasonable compared to others. But I can't find ANY information about them on the web, which seems unusual so I am being extra cautious. It's https://www.lakesdoors.co.uk Wondered whether anyone here has heard of them and/or used them? Many thanks.
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Hotpoint Freezer
Hi all. i am hoping for some help, I purchased a hotpoint chest freezer its nearly 2metres long. and took out the extended warrenty which doesn't run out till nov this year. Its broke down, and when i go to request a repair it comes back with 28th June as the earliest, what i would like to know is can i claim the freezer…
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Outside tap-metric or imperial?
I live in a 1980's house with a leaky outside tap. I think the problem is probably the O ring, but they seem to come in both metric and imperial sizes. Is there an easy way to tell which one I need?
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Fitting a new light in the ceiling
Hi all, I've googled this and a lot of results were for this forum so thought I'd give it a go myself. I got a new light today and the fitting is different to the old one and there are more wires than holes to put them in. All I basically want to know is what goes in which hole? Ceiling: twitpic dot com slash 1xl86j Light:…
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I need a new mower. Any ideas please?
Need a 21" mulching mower with Briggs&Stratton engine (my Mountfield with some Italian crappy engine needed a full decoke after only 3 years; never again). Cheers.
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How best to clean Minton floor tiles?
Hello! I've recently moved into a new house and in the hallway there are black and white minton tiles. they look fab, but some of the white tiles are now looking more like a cream colour. can these be bought back to a white colour?? and in general, how should i clean them?? thanks! :beer:
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buy land from neighbour
hi i would like to buy a strip of land from another property that is running across the end of my garden the size of the plot would be about 20 * 20 feet square i suppose we could just go round and knock and say do you want to sell 20*20 of your garden for 'x' amount of pounds and they maybe happy with that, but if they…
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fencing issue
hi all, not sure if anyone can help me but i'm in need of some advice about an issue i have with my fencing in the back garden and our landlord. our back garden joins on to that of another house behind us, they own a huge st bernard, and i mean huge, this thing scares me. i have a 4 and a 2 year old child, the 2 year old…
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Replacing a window - argon filled new units?
Help please. We've just bought an old house (30s built) and it has a huge window (3 separate panes with 2 openers at the top) in what will be my little girl's bedroom. The sill is very low - the whole wall is almost all glass with a 570mm sill. I've been told that the glass, although double glazed, is not safety glass and…
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Purchasing Sliderobes
Hi Folks I'd like to know where is best for buying sliderobes, they all seem so expensive these days. . . . . advice grateful. M
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ADT Alarm - need to re-program to allow rear entry as well as front entry
Hello, Recently moved into a new house, and the previous owners had an ADT alarm system which was also on a monitoring contract with ADT. We didnt wish to continue to contract with ADT, so for us it is just a simple alarm. However, it is set up so that when you set and unset the alarm, you must enter and exit through the…
