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Sound insulation for a stud wall.
I recently built a stud wall which separates a bathroom and a bedroom and I need some advice regarding sound insulation. The stud wall is built using 3x2 timber and I will be using 12.5mm plasterboard. Obviously because it separates a bathroom and a bedroom it's very important that it is sound proofed effectively. What…
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Shower screen -- need to replace the seal
Does anyone know where I can buy what I need to replace the seal on the shower screen over my bath? It's the movable type of screen which fits over the edge of the bath and has to have a seal to keep the water from running out over the side of the bath while you're showering. The seal is a long strip of rubber glued onto…
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Any sparkies on here?
Hi, I'm looking into putting some lights into the soffits above my garage door but have a few questions - LED seems to be way to go? I would want about 3 above door, these would be presumably wired together with a transformer for each one then run wire along inside of garage back to a switch. Can also this be done? - can a…
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Show me your pics of exterior garage lights...
After putting up some exterior lights that shine down above my garage door,its a single garage door that i will be putting downlighters in.Cant decide wether to put 2 or 3 in tho or what wattage i will need. Anyone got any pics of there's done please and also what wattage and where did you site the dusk to dawn sensor as…
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ways of declorinating(sp) drinking water?
i live in turkey and the water supply is safe to drink but it tastes so chlorinated that it is unpallatable--is there a good way of dealing with it and cost effective
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Does a overbed unit have to be stuck to the wall?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, I don't know a lot about furniture/DIY! I want to get something like this: http://direct.asda.com/Hampton-Cream-amp%3B-Pine-Overbed-Unit/BUN17HACR002,default,pd.html It doesn't say on the site if it has to be fixed to a wall, does anyone know if it will have to be or not? And if it does…
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Electrical faceplate for dishwasher
Hi, I have a back box with a cable coming into it which has a switched spur to turn it on and off. I need a faceplate that will allow me to join the mains cable to the dishwasher cable. My main requirement is that this is as flat as possible. Hope this makes sense! Can anyone help? D
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Enviro-Wash-Ball !!
What the 'ell are these ? http://www.global-luxuries.com/shop.php/eco-friendly-products/blue-clean-enviro-wash-ball/p_278.html Aldi have them in this Sunday ..but aldi ..cheaper and no description of what they are ..so found the above link .. read the description ..and you're just as puzzled as before ..with this…
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Has anybody bought from RangemasterUK.com?
Thinking of buying new cooker from this company, as their prices are good. Has anybody got experience of what their service is like? Thanks.
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Building Quote any Ideas
I want to get a rough estimate for a building project I have drawings & planning consent for. The project is a single storey extension to our house. The extension is around 13m by 6m, with a slate pitched roof. I need a rough cost (per Sq m) for construction only. So kitchen, painting & decorating are not in scope, the…
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Soundproofing
I have previously posted here regarding the abysmal soundproofing in my flat built by Wimpey in 2007.We can hear the people above using the loo,washing up,closing cupboard doors,conversations etc.The NHBC do not cover noise transference,Wimpey basically fobbed me off saying it is down to the NHBC as there 2 year warranty…
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Heating working but NO hot water
The central heating is working fine (Potterton Condensing Boiler) but we have no hot water. Nor can we get hot water by switching on the immersion :eek: (too terrified of the cost to leave on for more than 20 minutes). Water heating temperature has got lower over the last few days and only managed a shallow bath by…
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Paint for UPVC windows
My son has bought a house where the previous owner was sloppy with his painting. The brown UPVC windows have white emulsion around the edges of the windows. Like a fool he has only noticed it after he's decorated a couple of rooms and doesn't want to interfere with the work he has done by scraping or using a solution to…
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Replacing wet room with bathtub
I have recently moved into a rented property which has a wet room and an electric shower. It is a small wet room (200cm x 180cm). Hot water is supplied by Megaflo 125 hot water system for bathroom basin and kitchen sink only. I would like to replace the wet room with a bath tube, keeping the electric shower in place, and I…
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Damp in the bay window
We have a bay window with a window seat in it that has cupboard doors on it for storage. Recently we discovered that mold had grown on some of the things in it. We have since discovered that the foam cushion on the seat is soaking wet. My theory is that the very thick curtains that Mrs T recently made have left the bay…
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Show me your pizza ovens!
Hi all, I've wanted a pizza oven for ages and I'm going on a cob pizza oven making workshop in March. I just wondered if anyone has made a pizza oven and if so, do you have any pics of it?! I'm interested in seeing/hearing about all methods of making an oven. Any hints or tips you've got to share are also VERY welcome!…
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Concrete Posts - Wooded Fence
Hello, We have an old chain link fence 6 foot high set onto really good quality 6 foot high concrete posts (you know the type - heavily reinforced, slightly tapered, set in huge concrete ball foundations, look like short, concrete lamp posts). The chain link has had it, we need to put in a replacement wooden fence (for…
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Putting up fence advice
Hi, I will be erecting a fence around our small back garden this summer and was hoping I could get some advice from people here who have gone through the same process, just to make things a little less painless and to prepare me. It's going to be a good quality wooden fence with no slats, for best privacy. Some advice…
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Slate roof repair. Ball park figure?
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone would know roughly how much I'd be looking to pay to have a couple (Literally two) slate tiles replaced on my roof that came off in the recent windy weather? I'd say it's a pretty standard pitched roof on a Victorian Semi, if that makes any difference. Im quite handy with most other things…
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Breaking down an existing blocked up doorway
Just bought a house and have a wall I want to put a doorway through. After removing the wallpaper, it seems that from the hallway side, there has been an original doorway behind it that has been skimmed over and blockworked up. You can clearly see two types of plaster and a visible crack where the opening was. The…
