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Recent attempted breakin - unsuccessful
I had an attempted breakin last tuesday. Upvc back door was brilliant, still deadlocked top and bottom. stupidly i left my ladders in shed and toolbox padlocked up. The lad/guy could not reach bathroom window as house is 22ft high. Anyway the door is being assessed on wed, should be repaired, and im having a new solid gate…
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Cat Poo....
Cleared all the cat poo from my garden last Sunday (it's not huge about 20' square). Went out back this morning thinking I could see 2 bombs and there was in fact 13... I'm starting to get a bit annoyed with this, all started when our cat went missing (we live on a new estate therefore I'm sure he's close by but....). I've…
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Where do i stand? B&Q kitchen problem
Hi everyone, Back in November i had the guy out from B&Q to design a new kitchen for me.....all went ok so i ordered it. The kitchen came about 2 weeks ago and i started to fit it myself. I had fiited 95% of the kitchen perfectly, but left the drawer fronts off till last, so the gas fitter could get in and install the gas…
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Roughly how much should this bathroom job cost
hi there, i have bought a house with a downstairs bathroom and it is tiny. so me and my girlfriend have decided to move it directly upstairs into the smallest bedroom. the job in all basicly consists of fitting the rosalind suite from b and q. in the bathrrom to be but with a combi shower. the tiles are going to be…
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kitchen / family room sizing help PLEASE!!!
Kitchen sizing help please? Can you help - we are looking at doing an extension to our bungalow - internally it would be 12 ft 1 x 21 ft 9 - whilst I appreciate this is a good size for a kitchen - I just cant envisage it - I would like to have a big kitchen come family room with a table/chairs and if poss a sofa - will it…
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Help! Mice.....I think???
Hi, Just before xmas I woke up to hear some scurrying in what I thought was the wall space between my bedroom and the bathroom, heard it for a few nights in a row and thought it must be a mouse so we bought one of those plug in electro magnet things and plugged it in in our bedroom, didn't hear anything then for a few…
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Price I should expect to pay for fitted wardrobes
Hi looking for some advise we have just had an attic conversion , we are looking for some advice on how much fitted wardrobes will be? it is to be built into combed cealings but really not sure? any ideas? or recomentations we like in Tayside Thanks
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Can I fix my broken fridge freezer?
My american style Samsung, side by side fridge freezer is tripping the power. It is about five years old, and has been fine until this morning, but now I have had to disconnect it. The whole house is covered by RCD's so I can't even plug it in elsewhere. Any ideas what may have caused this or how it can be fixed, please?:(
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Manual for Smeg oven.
I have a Smeg oven, SE335SS/1, where the symbols have been rubbed off the control knobs. Does anyone know of where I can download the manual which will show me the control knob symbols. I've had a search and can't seem to find the manual. Thanks
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How to patch wall?
Just been busy removing tiles which have brought big chunks of the plaster away with them - looking for opinions for what people would do to patch the surface, prefereably DIY rather than getting a plasterer in. The area is going to be re-tiled, so it needs to be flat enough for that, but perfections isn't needed. It's…
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Repalce a electric shower or go for power shower??
Hi all, We have got a Mira Sport electric shower which is about 18 or more years old. It has been in the house when we bought it and has been used very often. So it has served us really well especially with the kids. Now when we put the shower on it trips out the electrics and we don't know why. We are thinking of having a…
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really UN- level kitchen floor and no money..!
Hello After a great effort and a bit of help from a neighbour I have managed to clear my kitchen floor. Originally it had carpet on one side, then an aluminium gripper rod embedded into the tiles that were on the other side. Carpet side was easy and floor has obviously been levelled with something which maybe latex based…
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Can i get a reduction in counciltax?
We were doorstepped today by a chap who was trying to get us to sign up for improved loft/wall insulation work. We have already had that done, a few years ago. He then went onto say once the work is completed we can inform our local district council to get a reduction on our council tax, as our property would then be more…
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Problems with Management Company.
Hello In August 2010 I bought my 1st home. A little 1 bedroom flat perfect for my needs. This flat is lease hold and therefore is managed. Within a couple of months of owning the flat I got a letter from the management company asking for £291.66p. The money was for works that had been carried out in May 2010. The…
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Door Entry System
Trying to save money by changing my door entry handset myself. got a new handset but cant seem to get wire right. my old system has wires going into numbered ports. 1 - green wire 7 - orange 9 - white green 2 - white/blue 10 - blue my new system has ports labelled I,R,T, O & Z i can get the speakers to work so i can speak…
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vacuum carpet cleaner
Hi all, Can anyone recommend a good carpet cleaner. I had one about 2 years ago but was thinking of getting another now that spring is on the way and we start the spring cleaning. The carpets are decent but would like to freshen them up or is it just as good to get on your hands and knees with a bowl and some star drops.…
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wooden dowelling - where cheapest to buy ?
Hi, i need 6 of 1 metre long by 6mm or 9mm dowels for a project. They can be wood ,plastic or metal. so far I've been to B&Q and Focus and they are £1.00 a metre. Has anyone any ideas if i can get wooden one cheaper elsewhere ? where would i buy plastic ones ? thanks in advance for suggestions. Anne
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Help with kitchen light or I'm cooking in the dark.
I have a rather ancient looking fluorescent light in the kitchen which after flicking on and off for a couple of days has finally gone on strike. I presumed it needed a new starter which I've bought, but can't find where on earth it's meant to go. The only removeable bit I can find is a 3 amp fuse in the middle of the…
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cost to remove oil fired CH & install GF CH
We're possibly looking to buy a property that was built with oil fired CH. I was wondering if anyone had a ballpark figure on how much it would cost to remove this & install a more traditional gas-fired one please (4bed detached)? I'm guessing that there is mains gas relatively close by (town encroaching on this property),…
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Leak proof shower pods?
I am absolutely fed up with my upstairs tiled shower. No matter what I try the flippin thing eventually leaks. I have now come to the conclusion that I want to rip out the the existing shower and replace it with a leak proof pod. I have been looking at the various types by Coram, Douglas James and Kinedo. Can anyone here…
