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Carpets!
Hi all, Not sure if you will be able to help but want to ask opinions. My partner and I are moving and want to re carpet the whole property. Ground floor will have vynal, upstairs (2 floors) plus hall and stairs both carpet. Someone has quoted us £14.99 sq mtr for 80/20 wool twist supreme quality. Now I don't want to skimp…
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Order double-glazing before VAT is whacked up?
Bit of dilemma as the house needs D/G doing. What are peeps thoughts about ordering now, before VAT is whacked up to 20%+ in next weeks Budget? Or is everyone doing that, and the fitters have no incentive to offer a price as they have loads of work on? Maybe better to wait until later in the summer when work is tailing…
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Treated vs untreated timber
Hello all. I bought some untreated sawn timber and have made the frame work for dry wall upstairs. My g.f comes back home and tells my I should use untreated. The wall has suffered from condensation but I'm sorting gnat out with different measures. Please tell me that I don't have to take it down.?? Regards Richard
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Help - temporary electric shower - permitted under Part P regs or no?
Hi all We are about to remove our boiler so we can knock down the garage it is in and have our extension built, then we'll get a new boiler and central heating installed. But in the meantime, we need an electric shower. There is some 6mm or 10mm electric cable (not sure which) going from the consumer unit up to the loft…
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Site insurance for new build house
I am about to start building a new house (for me). I am doing most of the work myself and I need to get site insurance. The main players seem to be Build Store and Self Build Zone. Self Build Zone seem cheaper for similar cover. Has anybody had any experience with them that would make them say "Go with the other lot!"…
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Home Intruder Alarm “Missing Battery” - help please
Hi, My home alarm system is the Scantronic 808 which was already installed when I bought my house and it is not maintained by any company. The problem that occurred was as follows:- - The house alarm was not in use, as the family were at home. - The internal alarm went off and I silenced it with my access code. - Then I…
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Lg
Can anyone advise if they have ever had any success getting LG to own a problem beyond the usual customer service line? I have been incorrectly, according to LG, promised on two telephone calls a replacement of my LG Fridge Freezer if it was written off as it is 26 months old. Although the warranty expired after 24 months…
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Benchmarx kitchen
Anyone had one? They look like Wickes kitchens - and are owned by Travis Perkins Thanks Downshifted
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Removal of Window
Hi There, I am considering removing a window in my house and bricking up the space. Can anyone advise if i need planning permission for that? Thanks,
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Concrete floor advice
Im looking to replace the flooring through out downstairs undecided which flooring to go for however I know the floor in the lounge area is not very good around the edges the concrete is crumberly and it was laid with tiles which may be asbestos? If I decide to carpet should i do something about the concrete or just lay…
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Sofas from Argos - any good?
Hi, I've been looking at the deals Argos are doing for sofas and wondered if anyone had an experience of them. I've seen a leather one I like, at the right price and wondered if anyone had had any problems at all. Are they good quality etc? Any advice would be welcome. Thanks
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DIY on a tight budget
Hi We really need to decorate some rooms in our house, especially the living room which hasnt been touched in 9 or 10 years. The problem is that we have very little money to do it! What tips and advice can you give me? What would you buy cheaply and what would you try and spend a bit more money on? Does anyone have…
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Upgrading my heating
I have an old system where I have to have the hot water on for the central heating to work. Otherwise I have to use the immersion heater, which i understand is expensive. My plumber has recommended a couple of options to me. [FONT="]option 1 £450 is to just replace your hot water thermostats on your tanks. That should…
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Want a water meter fitted but water company cannot find stop !!!!
As subject says I want a water meter fitted but the water company cant find my stop !!!! and have just said i will have to stay on rates. This is not on as I am on my own and will be cheaper for me to have a meter fitted. What can I do here? Surely they should have records of the stop cocks location?
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Foundation depth 1650mm
Hello. I would like to put to the forum a problem I've had with the foundation depth of a extension I am planning. The architect has said "new foundations taken to depth 1650mm below existing drain invert" there is a drain near the foundations and the foundations run 500mm 1' 8" from it. We have had one builder say he does…
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safe to turn off my old boiler for 3 weeks?
In our flat we have a cupboard based Powermax 155x combi boiler (big thing: takes up the whole cupboard, has a small hot water storage tank bit and round pressure valve on the wall), about 10 years old. Last time we went away in (cold) January for 2 weeks, we left it on low - on for 1 hour 2x daily - and when we came back,…
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home extension in Harrow
I have received a planning permission for my home extension double storey rear and side single storey. The total area is roughly 80 sq m. Ground is 5.5m * 7m and side extension 3.25m*6.5m and rear first floor 5.5m*3m Is there a rough guide to estimate the building works as I got varying quotes, 60k, 90k and 155k Some…
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any good plumber and carpet supplier near Orsett, Grays Essex?
In the process of renovating new home. Anyone know any good plumbers to fit new boiler? Whilst at it any recommendations of a good carpet supplier would be very handy too. Thank you
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Hole in wall
Our 7 year old has managed to put a small hole about the size of a 2p coin in a non-supporting wall in his bedroom. The wall seems to be thin plasterboard and the hole has gone right through one side (ie, you can see into the cavity) but hasn't damaged the other side of the wall. What is the best way to repair this?…
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Elecronic Safe - what to do if battery dies! Solution here!
Hi Just thought I would share this piece of advice My batteries on electronic safe died on me - there are no keys to override it.:mad: I searched the internet and was told that if you use a hairdryer to heat the digital bit (the batteries are housed behind it) it warms up the batteries to give you enough charge to open the…
