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central heating inhibitor
Hi, Does anyone know how to tell if my system has any inhibitor in it or is it best to add more just in case ?( I have lost confidence in the plumbers who fitted it 3 years ago) thanks
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Building sitting room storage
Hi I have an alcove about 230cm wide, 36mm deep in my sitting room. I'd like to fill it with something a bit like this http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/living_room/ I like the style but not the colour or finish. I'd like to see if I could cobble something similar together in reasonable wood painted…
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wanted - 1 tonne pf gravel/shingle in essex
Hi, can anyone advise the best/cheapest place to supply a 1 tonne bag of 10/14mm gravel in the hornchurch area of essex. Am having trouble finding a decent price and would appreciate any recommendations thanks
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How many tiles?
Hi, how do I work out how many square metres my bathroom is (wall and floor) so i can work out how many tiles to get please? Maths aint my strongest subject.
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Brick to match patio paving
I have managed to find a patio paving that i like and would like to put a small wall at the end to section off the garden. The patio colour is called mellow stone and is a light sort of buff/orangey colour. this is what it looks like as pictures go The wall will be at the end of the patio looking into the garden, but i…
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Wooden worktop edging?
Does anyone know of a source of wooden worktop edging for laminate worktops? The effect that you get with laminate edging tape is less than desired (and suscepitble to chips) and the metal ones just look rubbish. Cheers
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Immersion heater
Hi guys. We have an immersion heater in our flat (2-bed) which never gets used and I mean never. If we are doing washing up it's easier to boil a kettle than wait for the tank to fill up and it never gets hot enough anyway. We have a shower cubicle waiting to replace the bath that is there because again we never use the…
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MK circuit breakers(mcb's)
Help! I need to get hold of an MK LN5940s TYPE 2 40 amp mcb(circuit breaker) They stopped making these some time ago and the new one dont fit.I dont want to change the whole board for 1 mcb. It must be a TYPE 2 mcb, but NOT the old Siemens ones.Mine are designated M6 and the switch/toggle sits on a flat front face - not…
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Paint first or Tile first?
We are having downstairs loo plastered today with the tiler coming to put marble floor down and mosaic splashback and skirting board on Friday. We were hoping to paint the walls beforehand but a friend said it'd be better to paint afterwards as you shouldn't tile over newly painted walls. I'm worried about getting paint…
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Worcester Bosch or Vailant Condensing Boiler
We have had two quotations for installation of boilers, the Vailant came out at £350 more than the Vailant. In terms of quality, can anyone advice which is better and have the better after service. Thanks
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Washing machine will not spin
My elderly father has an AEG Oko Lavamat 6450 washing machine. [FONT="]but it has suddenly started to stop the wash cycle without spinning. [/FONT] [FONT="]I opened the drain pump cover at the bottom front, hoping to find that is was blocked ... leading to an easy repair. Unfortunately nothing there. the impellors…
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Sink help please?
I've just ordered a small wall hung basin (the rectangular one near the top of the listings. Can anyone please advise what size pop up waste I'd need for something like this? http://www.bathaholic.co.uk/products_available.asp?category_id=237 Thanks T
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Cost of New Build?
We are about to get the quotes in for our new build (main contractor) and the prices seem high caomapred to the build cost calculator. http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/self-build/project-tool-kit/build-cost-calculator From what I can gather we should be in the medium house category (144m2) and I would have thought good build…
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need replacement kitchen drawers for Moores Kitchen
old stock - about 10yrs old photos below. Obviously Moores do not stock them anymore but don't really want a new kitchen as my wife's been off work with ME for 9 months and we now only have one income. pics can be found here .... http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f147/g...030148.jpg…
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Metal Ring/Washer?
Hello, when the joiner fitted a new worktop he cut the hole for the mixer tap too big. Now the tap doesn't stay tight on the worktop and wobbles when the mixer part is moved. I am looking for a biggish metal (preferrably brushed) ring. Outer diameter 6 cms or more and an internal diameter of 3.5 cms but can't find one in…
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Underfloor heating
I am thinking of getting the eletric underfloor heating under a tiled largish kitchen floor. Any advice?
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Wall color
Hi!!! I'm sorry for my English. I want your advice. I am building a new house.It a concrete one, because of cyclones.Live in coastal region. I have a dark chocolate sofa and Indonesian teak furniture.Medium brown laminate flooring.I want a brown colour scheme for my living/dining room. Any advice for my wall colour and for…
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Black sink anyone?
We are replacing our kitchen after a burst pipe and while we have got the tap that my husband always wanted (ie big professional chef tap), I am stuck on which sink to buy. I love the look of a black composite sink ie…
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What is going on
Six years ago we had a new extensions built now we are seeing cracks appear in the corner's of the ceiling of the out wall in the bathroom these cracks are running between the ceiling and the wall tiles. They where never there before so we have filed these in we tile adhesive however the cracks have returned. Some six…
