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Decorating Query
We've decided to make life a bit easier for the future and instead of wallpaper just have the walls in the hall painted plaster - so that we can maintain them ourselves. They are currently wallpapered. The house is about 20 years old and the walls not in too bad a condition. The decorator came to give us an estimate but I…
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EKTORP Three-seat sofa Ikea
Has any one purchased one of these from Ikea I would like to know your thoughts before I purchase one. http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S79805840 Thankyou:o
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Builders Day rates
Hi, I'm need a fair bit of work doing and I'd like to have it done by professionals. I'm going to need Joiners, an Electician and a Plumber. Is there anywhere that I can find out what a fair day rate for these trades is? I'm in Central Scotland. Gillieshill.
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Asbestos Wrongly Removed - Legal Help
We are lucky enough to own a small building that we inherited a couple of years ago. We are unlucky in that the tennant left in February and owed 6 months rent that we aren't going to see. I getting the building ready for renting again we have had to use all our savings as well as borrowing money from a family member. I…
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What type of home and contents insurance if I have lodgers?
Hi, I own a house that I live in, with 2 other lodgers. What type of buildings and contents insurance should I be looking for? I think that I should be getting landlords insurance seeing as I let out 2 of the rooms. But on the flip side, since I also live in the property then I don't think I'd be eligible for landlord's…
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Room design advice
Hi, I have a living dining area and I'm about to purchase a dining table and chairs. The thing is that in the dining area there is a radiator on the longest wall. The only real place is for the dining table to be placed there. Any advice or tips to keep my small space looking big and is it okay to have the table pushed up…
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Exposed stone walls - advice?
We have had to chip off a wall on our stairwell (damp problem under old window which we have remedied) and the sandstone is in quite good condition so we thought it might make a nice feature. It will need repointed and sealed somehow. Anyone done this and can offer any advice or words of caution?
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drafts from windows
i aint sure if this is in the right section, i live in a council property and the place is really cold i mean theres drafts coming from the windows, when the heaters are on its ok but with the drafts the heat dont stay in the room for long, would the council just laugh at me if i complain? or should they sort it out?
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mobile home insurance
hi there please feel free to move me if im in the wrong place! my mum lives in a mobile home in my grandmas garden. she cannot get the mobile home insured because its not on a site and she cannot add it to my grandmas insurance (have checked) my question is, does anyone know of a company that will insure a mobile home not…
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pyrolytic oven help
Hi I have been looking for ages for a 'built under' pyrolytic double oven. I am struggling to find one. I can only find 'built in' which is too tall. Does anyone know if there are any anywhere? I have googled etc with no luck. Thanks in anticipation Jayne
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bathroom towel radiator ice cold!
in the bathroom i have a chrome towel radiator... on the top right there is what seems to be where you bleed it from (which i have done) - but where is the TRV? is that on the opposite top corner, as it just looks like a big nut that you open with a spanner? (scared of flooding my bathroom!) there are two thermostats on…
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is there a sure way to test wall for electrical cables?
Hi, I need to drill 8 holes in wall (ground floor) to hang a few items, and am I right in thinking that the electrical cables in wall usually run vertically above the light or wall sockets, so staying clear of sockets by at least 6 inches horinontally each side should mean I am ok? Is there something I can buy that will…
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Warning Re IKEA 'delivery'
HI This is really just a warning so that hopefully no one gets taken on like we were. Bought a new flat, ordered an IKEA pax wardrobe, just under £600 then £35 delivery charge. A delivery date was sent to us for Friday 19th November two weeks before. It was a work day, but really needed the wardrobe, so we both booked the…
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Some radiators not working in new home!
Hi, I moved into my new (built in 1930's) house yesterday, and have found that 3 of the radiators do not work. The boiler seems to be working fine (I bled it when i moved in), and the radiators in the rest of the home are fine too. However, 1 in the main corridor, 1 in the extension above the garage room, and the towel…
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Bath Pop Up Waste - How to Remove?
Hopefully this should be a pretty straight forward question: Does anyone know how to safely remove (without breaking) the bit that you twist to open the plug on this type of pop up waste mechanism? Although not identical. it's very similar to this: http://www.ec1bathrooms.co.uk/ishop/1138/shopscr957.html I can't find an…
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Slate or stone slabs
I chose some slabs at a local builders which i thought were some sort of stone,when they were priced up i was told they were slate hence the expensive price over £1000 so asked what price were the one that were stone i was told still the same price.Although at the time we insisted that they are were not slate as they are…
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Cold house advice please!
First of all, apologies for the long post but all advice will be gratefully received! I live in a Victorian end terraced house which I just cannot get warm! My bedroom isn’t too cold when the radiators are on and it wouldn’t bother me that the rest of the house isn’t too warm if only I could get the main living room to…
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Sound insulation & daft complaints
Hi All, I recently moved into an upstairs flat. The floors are polished boards, but are 90% covered with underlaid rugs. All the walking areas are covered. The guy downstairs has a living room which contains the following... Drum Kit, Guitar Amp, Bass & PA system. He doesn't appear to work & rehearses a full band in there…
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Should I Varnish or Wax or oil American Oak ?
Well the title pretty well says it all. We've just had untreated american oak delivered for a balustrade. I want to have a mat or satin finish but definitely not a glossy. I want to keep the nautural colour. Also, it would be good if it was not a skilled job. Does anyone have any advice/experience/suggestions??
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Oxfordshire Home Improvements
Hi, We've had a quote from Oxfordshire Home Improvements, sorry can't enter the link, for some work on the house. I can't find much on the web other than the site itself. Has anyone ever used this company? Thanks
