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Carpet advice please!
I'm off tomorrow to order carpets for our new house and haven't a clue what I'm looking for. Basically when we carpeted our flat where we live now we just went for cheap and cheerful but now we're moving somewhere we're going to be long term I want to spend a bit of money on some decent carpet. Does anyone have any advice…
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White Masonry Paint
I'm looking for 200 litres or so of good quality white masonry paint- any good deals on the go at the moment?
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Windows dripping in condensation
Hi there, We moved into our house in the summer and while decorating and ripping some stuff out we noticed there were a few damp patches lying around on the walls, both upstairs and down. Speaking to British Gas about my property when querying some stuff of my usage they held data about the previous owners usage and…
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Whirlpool AWZ7913 problem
So I have just put some clothes in my dryer and I just get the empty bottle' light come on and the cycle light goes to 'end of cycle'. I can't find a manual online for the machine and have no clue what is wrong.
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Washing machine Problem
My washing machine is not working suddenly. Instead of the spin cycl;e that I set it has rinsed. Now it showing 2 minutes with a flashing arrow and the door locked. I can't get it to open or do anything else. Advise please.
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painting wooden kitchen cupboard doors
Has any one painted wooden kitchen cupboard doors if so what paint have you used? My units are currently flat white with a grey in the grain if any one knows how to do this I would be happy to redo them the same its like a limed oak finish just with grey grain and white top. I know how to do limed oak just wouldnt know…
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cavity insulation - material brand
Hi Experts, I am planning for the cavity wall insulation and I got couple of quotes from the insulation companies. I haven't asked for the material brand they use but what I understand from the Energy saving trust, most of the suppliers has the same U value around 0.4. Does anyone know which brand will be good or any…
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My weird heating setup
I have an electric immersion and a boiler for the central heating! so the boiler man tells me. Now it gets odd. I have a dual channel controller one for heating, one for the hot water. If I set the heating to come on at 6pm til 7pm it will only work if the immersion is set to do the same. Wheras the hot water can turn on…
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Absentee Landlord
Hello I have a leasehold flat and have been advised that i need to find the landlord/land owner so that i can get them to enforce the terms of the lease, does anyone know how to do this? thank you so much for your help
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Building Contacts and Depoist
Ok builder has sent me he's first draft of the contract.. Domestic Contract for minor building work (FMB) is this a standard contract and also he wants about 4% as deposit and then from what I can tell there's 15 stages and the build is always slightly in the money. Is this normal ?
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Home changes after burglary
Hi All, Unfortunately we were burgled a few weeks ago and the insurance assessor has been round yesterday. They have informed us that our front door and middle door leading onto the conservatory only have a secure locking system not 5 point multi locking system as the patio doors have so if we got broken into again then…
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Any roofing experts? - parapet gutters
Our house is a mid terrace with parapet gutters running along the full 6m length of both the front and back. What are the recommended ways of redoing this type of gutter? The front gutter was leaking badly 5 years ago and 'replaced' with EDPM. Continued to leak a little and the roofers returned several times before…
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Dishwasher Drawer...
Hello All, I'm looking into getting a small dishwasher, what they call a dishwasher drawer, basically a tiny one. Does anyone have any experience of them? How do they fix into the kitchen? Just wondered as i've seen one on Comet website, but it doesn't explain how it'd fix into the kitchen Thanks, Alipops x
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Condensing Boiler problem
Hi I've a Worcester Bosch which was fitted around 3 years ago. No problems until the outlet condense pipe froze over Christmas. This pipe sticks out around 6 inches out of my bathroom wall and overhangs my sloping kitchen roof (which is a single storey extension). I've noticed that, when it rains my kitchen window leaks…
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Do I need to use a primer?
I am planning on starting to paint the living room tonight, we have striped the walls of 2 layers of wallpaper and they are now bare plaster. We are using a dulux matt emmulsion, do we need to use a primer or is it ok without it? It looks like the wall is going to need several coats so I had thought of using up a tin of…
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Utility/Shower room in garage - who to ask for quotes?
We currently have an integral garage, which I'm thinking of converting to a utility & shower room. Who do I approach for quotes - builders, bathroom companies, garage conversion companies....?
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Building a shed office (help!)
I'm planning on building a shed office come summertime, provided we get more than 1 day of sunshine this year and I am settled into my new home by then The style I'm interested in is contemporary with a shed roof for modern feel and easy maintenance. I don't really want to hire a specialised company for the project because…
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620mm Deep Laminate Worktop
Hi, We are going to install an Ikea kitchen however do not want to use Ikea worktops (as they are only in short lengths apart from their custom range). As far as I am aware, I will need a 620mm deep worktop as the Ikea cabinets are deeper than most. I know I can purchase breakfast bars and cut them down but this seems like…
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Any one recommends a good drill for an amateur DIYer?
Resist to do up the house after moved in two years ago. Now have to do some diy as the living room curtain fell off. I bought new curtain pole and curtains, thinking of putting up by myself. I would like to get a drill with hammer action, good quality but not too expensive. It will be used occasionally not often. Maybe 100…
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remove dividing wall
Hi i,d like to remove a dividing wall between kitchen & living room the wall is 3'' breeze with sand & cement rendering the joists on both sides run parallel with the wall so is not a retaining wall however the wall goes straight up to the 1st floor and divides a bedroom & bathroom the question is will the wall stay put or…
