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Masonry paint on wood?
Hi there I am planning in the short term to save money by painting the stairs in my new house instead of putting down floorcovering. The bottom landing is concrete, and I am going to paint that with Sandtex masonry paint. I have gloss paint that I could do the stairs with, but it takes 4x as long to dry and I quite like…
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Curb dropping
Anyone had experience with dropping curbs in front of house? Planning involved cost etc? Thanks P
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Port Valve buzzing
Dear All, One of the 2-way port valves (Honeywell) on our heating system is buzzing, is it easy to replace the innards? I see that Screwfix sells the internal part separately. Also, would this fault cause the main oil burner to lockout? Thanks, John
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Tumble dryer help
Hi, I hope someone can advise me on this one. I have a Hotpoint TD which I bought last September, and the dryer belt has snapped. The company which fixes Hotpoint machines over here has advised me that the repair of it might not be covered by the guarantee! This same company came and repaired my last tumble dryer (whilst…
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removing embossed borders from coving
Hi, we have just bought a house where the previous owners have papered all the plasterboard covings, some borders are embossed, any ideas of how to remove the paper without damaging the coving underneath, which we want to keep? any experience of doing this, I think some of the embossed ones may have a paper backing. thanks
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painting fire surround?
I really want to paint my wood fire surround, it doesn't look nice with my new wallpaper, the wood isn't a very nice colour! Has anybody done this before and does it look ok? I'm just wondering what paint to use, just thinking if the fire is on, will top (where the heat rises up)get too hot and discolour?? thanks in…
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Advice needed re: reflective glass?
We are thinking of getting some sort of reflective glass fitted to two of our conservatory doors to stop our neighbours looking in from the flat above. What we wanted to know is does reflective glass work, ie they cannot see in but we can see out? Or in practice does this work at all? Or does reflective film work, from…
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Fridge Freezer Probs
Hi, I have a fridge freezer and excessive water is literally pouring from the top freezer compartment into the fridge. Vents in freezer section not blocked(plenty of air circulation), and though door has alot of weight on inside shelves I have adjusted the front feet to tilt unit back.Freezer/fridge set to middle setting.…
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Planning permission for tiling external wall?
My neighbour is building a rear conservatory with a 2m high and 3.6m long wall along the boundary with my back garden. He is very happy for me to tile the external wall facing my garden to make it more attractive, but he is concerned that because this tiling was not detailed in the planning application we may need to apply…
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Karndean
We've just had Karndean fitted in our bathroom today, the fitter is coming back tomorrow to seal around the edges, toilet and sink. We've had a look and noticed that on some tiles there is a small gap between the tiles. Being in the bathroom, we're obivously concerned that these gaps may lead to leakage to the wood…
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Desperately seeking spares for Impex DS80
Hi there, I ended up here after googling Impex DS80 drills. (Not quite certain how) and I wonder if any of you good people would know where I may be able to locate a tool holder for my elderly but trusty Impex DS 80 drill/breaker. Any suggestions greatfully received. Thanks for reading this. Fred
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How to connect brass compression fitting to plastic thread
Hi Can anyone please advise a foolproof way of making a once only watertight fitting connecting a 15mm brass compression fitting on to a plastic threaded connection on the waterfill on a toilet. Because of the lack of space around the toilet I can only make this connection once with no tightening the joint afterwards as I…
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Choosing Bathroom Suite
Hi I'm having a new bathroom suite put in and have been thinking about buying one from Tesco Bathrooms. The prices look good and each "package" includes everything needed ie including taps etc. I am wondering if they are Ok quality wise - does anyone have any experience of their ranges? Also I was wondering if anyone could…
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Shower Hose
http://www.showerdoc.co.uk/shower-spares/gainsborough/accessories.html I need J or K Prices start from £15 and go up - seems expensive for a hose - anyone know of a good cheaper place? it is for Gainsborough SV700
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toilet trickles for ages after flush
Hi, My toilet flushes fine but then there is a trickling water noise (in the cistern, not in the toilet bowl) for a good 5 mins or so after the main flushing noise has finished. Any ideas what is causing this and how to fix it? It's been doing it for about a month
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Need a Purmo Compact Rad 450 x 500.
Cheapest I've found is from 'onplumb.com' but delivery to the Highlands is a premium add on, so will make it more expensive. Anyone suggest where to try that either might hold stock or have quick order/delivery times?
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Fridge thermostat wiring
just fitted a new thermostat to my Tricity D9306 fridge but seem to have something wrong! The fridge is working but on all the time. I am certain i have the 4 wires on the back ok but did not check properly the ones that go to the light switch, bulb and apparently a solenoid(blue wires) which I cant seem to get right Help…
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space blanket loft insulation at subsidised prices (by eon)
There have been various offers for this in the past but most seem to have ended. Is anyone aware of any current offers for this stuff; i'm lokking for the 100mm variety rather tham the more usual 150mm type. I intend to use it for underfloor insulation (suspended timber floor) - it seems very suitable for this. I tried…
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Is it possible to
Plaster or wallpaper over existing paper (looks like it was painted over with a gloss paint but the surface itself is rough looking this is in the bedroom. In the lounge there is a flowery wallpaper which is also pAinted in gloss and it looks washable. Difficult to explain but hope someone understands and is able to help.
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Party Wall above roof
Can anyone tell me who owns the wall of a roof. My roof is taller than my neighbours and the rendering is falling off on the exposed bit from his roof to the top of my roof. The actual wall if you follow it down is his side of the party wall but he says that his responsibility ends at his roof level- which seems logical…
