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How Much Discount to Push for With Kitchen Company?
We are in the process of buying a new kitchen and we have pinned it down to a Leicht Kitchen. The quote was for the units only was just over £10k and he said he would give 20% of. Haven't really pushed him (yet) and it does annoy me when someone just hits the 20% button and it shows no work has gone into the price. Happy…
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Unusual size shower tray / enclosure 740 x 740
Please help if you can! I want to replace my shower which dates from 1991 - it's recessed so only need a door to enclose it, but the problem is the size of the tray, which is 740 x 740. To the left of the shower is a wall which seems to exist only to be the left hand wall of the shower enclosure - the other side of the…
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Got 5 mins to help MSE test new tool?
Thanks! Full details are here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/34575633#Comment_34575633 (reply in that thread please) Ta, Dan
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Plugs; can i run washing mach and tumble dryer from same one?
I have only one socket near my washing machine and separate tumble dryer. Can i run them from the same plug, with an adaptor, whilst using the machines at the same time?
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Witex laminate - anyone used it?
We are looking for some cheap flooring at the moment and I got an email from Screxfix about their flooring site which appears to be a Witex front. I've never heard of Witex so was wondering whether anyone here has tried it or seen it etc? all opinions welcome :D
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Molly Maid - any good ?
Hi I'm thinking of using these as hassle-free cleaning service for my 3 bed house. Are they OK ? thanks
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Plumbing in Washing Machine - it's still leaking!
Ok, so I have plumbed in enough washers in my time but this is baffling me! I'm using the "spigot" fixing this time rather than the standpipe that I had at the previous house - however my pipe doesn't seem to fix on properly. It's a hotpoint hose & the end of it has the "T" shaped rubber bit (like in this picture…
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Has anybody fitted the baxi ecogen yet
I was looking at maybe fitting one of these in my house and wanted to know if any of the plumbers on here had fitted one of these yet http://www.baxi-ecogen-boiler.co.uk/ or would you wait to see if there any good ?
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Anyone got a home infrared sauna ?
Just looking at these but wondered how they compare with normal saunas ? ease of use ? reliability ? electricity consumption ? Thanks.
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Best place to buy carpet? Or any suggestions?
We would like to remove some old, built-in wooden furniture in the bedroom in our new house. The only issue is, there will then be no carpet where it once stood! If we replace the carpet we would like a reasonable quality one that lasts, so wondered if anyone can suggest what/ where to buy? And how much per sq metre we…
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Heating choice
We are currently transforming a wetroom and utility area with seprate toilet. The area has really 4 parts, hall/entrance, wet, utility & toilet. The only real place we can add a radiatior is in the shape of a towel rad in the wet area. What other solution is there? Electric heater? any good? underfloor heating isnt really…
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Gloss Acrylic Kitchen Doors or silk finish
Further kitchen advice needed please :) I am definitely having slab front contemporary looking doors. I have narrowed it down to either Wentworths Cucina Colore (aka John Lewis Colour Collection) in silk finish (not sure of the colour - have dark grey, light grey, white, aubergine, and lilac samples on my kitchen side at…
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Porcelanosa "Filo" Tiles - discounts anywhere?
Hi, I really want to buy Porcelanosa "Filo" tiles for my bathroom, the floor (gris) and the walls (gris and blanco) - but at the moment they are full price and their sale does not start until September (phoned them today to ask). Anyone know how else I could get these tiles with a discount? Many thanks.....
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Roller Wanted
No not the car I'm looking for a roller to apply masonry paint to a rough cast surface. I've tried the Harris masonry paint roller but it did could not manage to apply the paint sufficiently well. A helful painter indicated I needed a roller with a thicker or longer pile but could not advise where to get one. I ended up…
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Double Glazing co in liquidation - who makes this plastic part?
Called the liquidator, they said the only thing that was retained was ex customers names & addresses (for sales purposes of whoever buys the list), there was no record of which factory had supplied our windows. Lovely world, innit? Anyway, this part has "A.S.L." and the words "High Security" stamped on it. Outer dims: 4.5…
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Rabbit eaten through phone wire!!
Hello, my sons bunny (it's only young and didn't get hurt:D) has eaten through the bit of wire between the phone and socket :( What does he need to buy to join them together again and where do you buy it from? Thanks
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How to reduce the slippiness of our decking?
Just bought a new house and the old owners nailed some chicken wire to the section walked on to get to our back door. I wonder if there is a better looking solution?
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Wrong decking stain applied but how can I remedy?
I bought some Cuprinol One Coat Timbercare for my fencing which I painted. Then, without reading the tin, I applied to the decking floor. Then I read the tin and realised it was the wrong product. I called Cuprinol who said I needed to remove it and use the right product but this is dauntinmg and wondefed if anyone has…
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Plaster sealer or just a mist coat?
Hi all My new study has just been skimmed today so I need to paint it quite soon, Sunday or Monday probably. I have bought some matt emulsion and also some plaster sealer; been googling around and am feeling most confused about which to use, can anyone help please? Are there any disadvantages to plaster sealer apart from…
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Replacing asbestos Roof
Hi, There has been alot written about Asbestos, scare stories(maybe rightly so) and some sites that say it is safe if left undisturbed. What I am in the provess of doing is getting a roofer to replace my asbestos roof slates and would like some further advice from you nice people. What needs to be done to make this as safe…
