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New garden gate required
I have had a wall built and have left a 4ft gap from the back of the house to the wall to allow access to the back garden. I have gone for 4ft as this is a good size to get items into the back garden and i thought would be pretty easy to get a garden gate. Only trouble is i can't find a cheap metal gate to suit that size…
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Moulded doors - primer needed?
We have had new doors fitted - they're the wooden white moulded ones (if you know what I mean). Do we need to put primer / undercoat on as it's not bare wood, or can we just go straight for the top coat of Satinwood paint. Thanks for your advice!!
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Can Anyone Help with a John Lewis/Bosch disppute?
My daughter bought a Bosch tumble dryer from John Lewis with a 2 year guarantee about 18 months ago. It has never dried the washing adequately and she complained soon after purchase. She has now had 3 separate repairs, each tradesman inspecting the machine and reporting that he could repair the fault. Each one has given a…
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kitchen cpboard door query
Hi We have really naff kitchen cupboards (HA porperty), they are the basic white type with silver metal strips across the tops on the bottom doors and metal strips at the bottom of the top doors, that have gone past there best, can these strips bereplaced and if so where do you get them from? Thanks in advance for any info…
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Painting Bathroom
DH and I moved into our house about 18months ago and DH painted the bathroom but I don't think he used bathroom paint. The entire bathroom was painted with bright blue gloss and he painted several layers of a beige colour (it's nice honest!) over the gloss. Now this paint has crackled if you look at it closely but it's not…
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Carpet underlay query
This may sound like a right cowboy question but it's my first experience with laying carpet so please bear with me! Our house has relatively new 7mm underlay down un the spare bedroom, but we'd prefer it to be thicker. So can we put another layer of 7mm on top and them lay the carpet, or do we have to take it up and lay a…
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Repairing Grout - Advice for a Beginner?
Hi All, Today's job for me is to repair the grout in our newish bathroom. It's black slate tiles, and black grout. A small strip of grout - about a foot long - has come out over the past few months. I need to get it fixed, but have never replaced grout before and I don't want to muck it up. Just the sight of the giant bag…
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Where can I buy door keeps?
I am renovating a house and am replacing all the doors and handles. I also want to replace the keep plates are they are vary tarnished. Having tried DIY shops, builders merchants, traditional hardware stores and online, I am have not found any. I need 8 chrome ones for internal non lockable doors. Thank you
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drilling into wimpey no fines concrete
Hi dont know if any one can help, i live in a wimpey no fines concrete house and want to know how easy it would be to drill into the wall as i would really like some hanging baskets on the outside, any advice or hints or tips most welcome, thank you :)
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Wiring..3 wires into 1 terminal don't go
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Fitting velux roof window in my slate roof
My house is over 100 years old , im in the process of converting my loft , the problem is my roof is slate and has no felt under the slates , im a bit worried it may leak if I start messing about fitting this type of window , is there any special fitting kit you can buy or is it just a case of felting around just near the…
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great idea for feature wall
crown paints have just introduced a new feature wall feature on their website you can either choose from feature scenes templates / pictures or upload youe own photo and it will be printed on to wallpaper , you can vary the size to fit your wall http://featurewalls.myfotowall.com/
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Do I really need an architect?
Hi, I have just purchased a property which has a rather inferior extension covering the back of the house. I want to get it up to scratch and increase the depth to 10 feet. Do I really need an architect for this? I have been quoted from £500 - £1000 for some plans which I feel are really straight forward. We apparently…
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Loft conversion Questions
We just started converting our loft into room. Can anyone suggest good lighting? often people go for normal downlights was wondering if anyone can suggest anything different? Secondly when we stripped everything found currently nothing under the tiles, between rafters we put in foam insulation. Should anything be put…
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Installing solid-fuel fire
Hi there, I have the dream to reinstate a soild-fuel burning fire in our lounge, and made an impulse buy of a cast iron reproduction fireplace front complete with tiles... However in my haste I didn't think about what else I need to go with it!:rotfl: Anyone have any experience of installing a solid-fuel fireplace? What…
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charging more for electrical work than initial quote on conservatory price
We have just had conservatory built, the initial quote covered supply & fit of sockets & light. The electrician working for conservatory company states we need a circuit board to supply conservatory.The company are asking us to meet the cost of this even though they said their original quote wouldnt change. Am i right to…
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to blockpave,tarmac,stone drive ?
what would you do..pros & cons to all them really blockpave looks the nicest but normally sags after few years & is pricey tarmac looks ok when new but looks bit industrial after a while,pricewise i got a mate in the game so would be a fair deal stone,(not shingle)looks not to bad i spose when first laid & remains looking…
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Toilet troubles - New cistern coupling kit too thick
I had the diaphragm in the syphon go in my close coupled toilet, so I replaced it. The metal coupling plate and washer were well past it, so I bought some replacements. However, the original plate was completely flat, whereas the new one is raised up at the ends where the fixings go through. Plus, the new washer is about 4…
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British Gas Homecare
I signed up for homecare around 6-7 weeks ago... and have my first service on 30/6. But today my boiler has become faulty... no hot water unless Central heating is on... Am I covered? If not (until 1st service) then what have I been paying for for 2 months?
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curtain making how much.
Hi dont know if this is the right place. Wondering if anybody can let me know a rough guide to how much it would cost to make curtains, just standard ones about 66 x 90. I have the material so only cost is making them thanks for any help
