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how can i get cheap patio door curtains?
hi everyone, hopeing there is someone out there who can give me some advice! ive got a patio door measuring 2metres high, width 2.4 metres and I need some curtains as cheap as possible! Im not proud and ive even had a quick look on ebay, but no-one is selling much at the moment. ive considered making the curtains and went…
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wooden shed not waterproof
I have a wooden shed of sorts on my garden. The person that built is fitted it around the corner of the external wall so it is basically an 'L' shape. It was made from old fencing panels (don't ask!)and was constructed in a featherboard style. The problem is there are some panels that have gaps between them and although I…
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Leaking Flat Roof! Please advise...
Hi The flat roof on our little shower room extension has just started leaking rainwater! Rather than get ripped off by a roofer, I wondered if it's something I could patch up myself? Cash isn't really in abundance just at the moment... http://www.flickr.com/photos/48480343@N07/4795618493/…
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Decking my garden
Hi there, I have a concrete patio in my garden which rougly 5 meters by 3 meters. After getting a few quotes of about £1600 and up i have decided to try and go it myself. I was wondering other than raising the wooden joists onto slabs for water and air circulation and leaving a gap between the deck and the outside wall of…
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Leaking Flat Roof! Please advise...
Hi The flat roof on our little shower room extension has just started leaking rainwater! Rather than get ripped off by a roofer, I wondered if it's something I could patch up myself? Cash isn't really in abundance just at the moment... <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48480343@N07/4795618493/" title="DSC01840 by Alex…
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UPVC panelling in bathroom
i have a fairly small bathroom, after having my shower taken out and a bath installed (by a family friend who is a builder) that was a really botched job, i have lots of broken tiles and also tiles with holes in them so am having to redo my bathroom. i have been looking at this upvc panelling and wondered if anyone could…
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Dripping Hotpoint fridge/freezer
I have a hotpoint fridge/freezer (FFA71) which is slowly dripping clear fluid from the bottom. It's still working and freezer is frozen. Drip is not from the interior,but it's not obvious where it is coming from. Does anyone know what this is? Overflow of condensation or something serious? Help!
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Carpet Fit - terrible job and price?
Got a bit of a tricky situation here that I'm fuming about - have spent months doing an attic conversion (did a lot of it myself) and finally got the the carpet laying stage yesterday. I know a guy that works at the carpet shop who offered to get me a good fitter but my father-in-law said a 'friend' of his would do it for…
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Replastering living room and wall mounted plasma
Hi All We are about to have our living room replastered, the walls are hollow (stud type) and would appreciate some help regarding the wall mounted plasma we would like to put up. I am happy with the mounting part of it, but I guess not sure about the cables and how to safeguard myself for the future: 1) We do not want to…
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New mattress is uncomfortable
Would be really grateful if anyone can give me some advice about my new mattress... I bought a pretty expensive pocketsprung kingsize mattress (manufactured by a company said to be good quality by some folk on MSE) which was delivered last Wednesday. Since then neither my partner nor I have had a decent night's sleep and…
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Sneaky neighbour waiting to make a complaint!
Hubby and I are about to build a part dry stone wall at the front of our property. The stone wall is replacing an existing concrete slatted wall that our immediate neighbours told us they hated anyway. It will be to the same height - one metre - as it is within 3 metres of the road. I have just been told by our next door…
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Am I too fussy... (It turns out yes!)
Hi I am in the middle (or hopefully near the end) of a big renovation project and they are just starting to put in some of the finishes. I am not sure how fussy to be about the details or if there is another stage to come, but some of it looks a bit imprecise. Can anyone here let me know your thoughts?…
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Whats that stuff called that unsticks superglue?
Whats that stuff called that unsticks superglue? A few years ago I bought a card of superglues in a cheap shop. They had a tube (same size as the little superglues) of stuff to unstick superglue. DH has stuck metal strip to his phone (to attach to magnet in car) with superglue:wall: Now he can't get it off to sell the…
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Damproofing Cellar
Has anyone damp proofed their cellar? If you have, can you give me any advice on how to do it?
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Solar PV
Hi everyone, We are thinking of having solar PV installed on our property and have had a couple of quotes. We have the roof space to have the maximum 4kWp installed, but its on the west face. We have been quoted £20500 from Ploughcroft solar for Sanyo Hybrid Panels supplied and fitted including VAT. Does anyone have any…
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Facias, Soffits and Gutters
We are going to start getting prices for Facias, Soffits and Gutters on our semi. We are in the Oldham/North West area. Can anyone recommend a local company or give us any idea as to what sort of price we will be looking at paying for this work. Thanks in advance CITY
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Conventional Boiler without a fire?
Hi, Sorry if this is covered somewhere else, but I would like to clarify something. I currently have a baxi back boiler which I would like to replace. I like my baths so would prefer a conventional system as opposed to a combi boiler. The thing is, I don't want a fire. Is this possible? Can I just change for a new back…
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Guttering help
Is there any kind of bracket / housing that will join two different shaped gutters together [one is half moon the other is half square like this *|_|. Can not match, it been discontinued[ its my neighbours ] Or how would i join them ???
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How to block a pipe?
HI Guys I need to remove a sink and taps. How can I remove the taps but block off the pipe until i need to work on them after a few days? I have seen sone plasic push on caps, are these anygood? Cheers JOhn
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Advice on boiler and rad size
Hi If anyone could help me please I would appreciate it. We are currently having a new conventional boiler system and rads fitted to a semi detached 1900's house. It has 4 bedrooms, 3 reception, 1 bathroom, 1 shower room and 1 kitchen. We may in many years time extend into the loft. Our concerns are two fold. Our plumber…
