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Flat roof problem with mould growing
Hi, Can someone advise please. I have a flat kitchen roof extension which many moons ago had a covering of gravel put on it, when it was built I assume. This is now covered with globuls of moss in thick clumps and it looks disgusting and to stop it getting worse I wondered if I could remove it myself? What I planned was...…
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Real wood flooring - Oak
Hi all, Just about to embark on an extension and interior re jigging so flooring is coming into focus. Missus has requested that I look into real oak flooring for the entire ground floor so I've started looking around. Seems to vary wildly in price with an apparent premium for polished/oiled over lacquered. Can someone…
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Is it easy to put up a TV wall bracket?
Recently bought the above from Asda for our bedroom. TV is going high up on the wall. Problem is I'm rubbish at DIY and as we have a little un I want to make sure the TV bracket is secure. Are they easy to put up? Has anyone on here put one up?
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water meter cost
Hi, does anyone know what the water companies are charging to have a water meter fitted these days? Many thanks
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Original single glazed window
Has anyone any ideas how we can keep an original stained glass - single glazed - window (that is a sash) and make it more thermal? Thank you
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Whats this bit of my double glazing called ?
I have DG at the back of my home, we've lived here for 18 years and it was already installed. Over the last couple of years it has started to let a draught in when the windows are closed, between the window and the frame. The bit of the frame that the windows close onto has/had a thin layer of what looks like 'thick…
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Extractor Fan
Quick question - Do you have to have one fitted in your kitchen?
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Not so simple leak
Hi , Some advice please; We have a single lever tap in our kitchen which has started leaking at the point where it swivels...it only leaks when we turn the tap on.I thought this would be an easy job for me to have a go at but when I tried to turn the water off at the stop !!!!...nothing....water continues to flow. The…
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knife sharpener
Hi folks Any decent knife sharpeners on the market ? Ta muchly
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Mouldings under doors...
Hello there folks, I'm hoping to get a bit of help with info on finishing touches when I've sanded and lacquered the floorboards. Whereas before there were carpets in my flat, I now have a little gap between the bottom of the closed door and the floorboards - is there a moulding to put on thresholds to make that gap a…
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Rabbit hutch..opinions?!
Ok not specifically in my home but outside it! Dd has spent ages choosing a new rabbit hutch, the one she chose unfortunatly is too big but similar to the one below! She and dh think it's fab..im not so sure so was wondering if anyone knew of one similar in size..if not it's this one! Do you like lol!!…
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Gas Fire venting
I intend to convert a bricked up fireplace in my Victorian ground floor flat back in to a fireplace again and install a gas fire in the fireplace. I don't want to install a functioning fireplace - ie have the chimney open to the sky as there would be too much messing with the flat upstairs and I'd need freeholder…
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Adequate boiler recommendation required - house move imminent
Hi. For the life of me I can't find the post I saw a few months ago (by "gas4you"?) recommending a suitable boiler at around the £400/£500 mark for a forum member in a similar position to us. Our previously fantastic Powermax 135 is apparently "pin-holed" and out of parts support. It leaks slightly; I reckon only when it's…
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Underlay Question
Hello All, I was wondering if this is feasable. I was going to purchase the underlay for a new carpet in bedroom myself and lay it my self along with the gripper rods, as i beleive it is cheaper online, and get the carpet fitters in to complete the carpet. Is it easy to fit underlay? And the gripper Rods? I have researched…
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Jeld-Wen Oak Slide and fold doors
Hi, We are thinking about putting these in our new extended kitchen diner, available from screwfix in the 4.2M width for approx £2.5K. We were thinking about putting double french doors initially, but these look so much better. Does anyone have any experience of these, the quality, look, etc, its quite a big outlay and we…
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Wallpaper
Hi, How long should I soak heavyweight wallpaper before hanging? Paste says per manufacturer's recomendation and paper instructions say nada. :(
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Electric fan oven
hiya! came back from hols last week to find my electric fan oven isn't working anymore. The fan is still going but is blowing out cold air. Does anyone know what the problem might be, and is it worth getting repaired (approx 10 yrs old, i think: came with the house) or should I just buy a new one? Ideally I would like to…
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RE: Internal Doors
Hi All, i need to buy some internal doors for my new house which i'm loving doing up! Doors seem to vary in price and i guess you get what you pay for but to be honest i cant afford a fortune as i need five of them! I have spotted quite a few online but they want a fortune for delivery. One place was £20 a door but wanted…
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Repairing a toilet without smashing all my bathroom tiles! Ideas anyone?!
Could someone offer me some plumbing advice please? I have a low level toilet and cistern and am having trouble flushing it. It can take up to 6 hard pushes of the handle to make it flush and sometimes, if I top the cistern up with a few extra inches of water from a bucket, it seems to flush much more easily. I called a…
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Best place to buy a walk in bath ?
Hi my elderly parents 80+ are climbing in and out of a 'normal' bath to shower and I am terrified that they will have an accident. Mum has decided that she might like a walk in bath so that she can fix a shower curtain around it and have a sit down shower. Where can we see and buy a sit down bath from and are they…
