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I know nothing about Boilers! please help!
I'm new to all this DIY stuff so bear with me! We're buying a house with 2 boilers, one for central heating and one for hot water. One of the boilers (I think its the hot water one but not 100%) needs replacing so we were wondering whether we should just replace it, or get a combi boiler to do both jobs? What are the…
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Can an old house really cost that much more than a new house to heat?!
My current utility bills are about £160 / mo for gas and £60 / mo for electricity. I was speaking to my brother and he says that his gas and electricity are about £80 / month combined! He has a smart meter so says that is his actual bill not estimated / averaged over the year. I live in a 4 bed, 3 story double fronted…
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Cavity wall insulation installers
Hi everyone, I'm looking to have my cavity walls insulated soon. Can anyone recommend a good installation firm in Surrey? Thanks I
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paint cracking and curling help
hi decorating lounge and i have just painted coving round top of room with dulux matt emulsion, as it dries it is cracking and coming off in parts, so i gave it a good rub with sandpaper and repainted, the same thing is happening again. I am using the same paint as i used a year ago on it. It cracked in a few places then…
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Building Control Regulations - Mid 70's Conservatory
Hi, I am going through the correct channels to have an internal load bearing wall removed. I had the structural engineer visit to measure up for the calculations, during his visited he explained that the wall won’t be a problem, but when building control visit to inspect and sign off the wall, they might pull me up about…
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Need to put up a garden gate - help please
Hi, I have a small pathway that runs down the side of my house to the back garden and I want to fence it off with a high gate. There is a short (4ft) concrete post left in the ground right in the middle and its about 6ft wide. Is there any way a complete novice could build a gate and sort of fence and put it up or is a…
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Magnetic door frames
I live in a 50's council flat. The door frames and window frames are metal. I have noticed yesterday that all door and window frames are magnetic (will hold loads of fridge magnets) Is this normal? Many thanks
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Prepping walls before painting
Can anyone recommend something I can use all over the walls and ceiling to cover holes, cracks and make it smooth and even, before I paint it? Thanks.
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Double Glazing- Top openers look like stripes
In process of having new windows fitted. Was shown photos late last night as I couldnt be at house yesterday (was at work). New windows are rosewood upvc square leaded. Somewhat perturbed as top openers look like stripes...not square leads. From pictures (cant post pics at moment) is a 4 section window (two openers at top…
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insulating gap underneath bungalow
Hi Any insulation experts out there please? Our 1920's bungalow is built 'high', in that we have steps up to the front door from the street. Underneath the floor downstairs is a storage void the entire area of the bungalow, and deep enough to crawl into. The floor in the bunglow seems to be consistently cold and we were…
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Undermount Kitchen Sinks
I'm looking for a reliable supplier of an 1810 Company underrmount kitchen sink. From researching it seems they are an affordable solution without compromising quality of the higher end brands like Franke. Does anyone have such a sink by 1810 company and have any feedback or can you recommend a good supplier to talk with?
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Machine washing a Dry Clean Only item
I have a beige coloured mac/trench coat that I would like to clean. It says Dry Clean Only but I know that you can sometimes put DCO things in the machine. It's 97% cotton with 3% elastane and the lining is 100% polyester. Can anyone advise please if this would survive the washing machine? Thank you,
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Any tips on getting realistic building quotes?
Does anyone have any advice to give on how to get a reasonable price from builders or tradesmen? In the past I've not had much luck getting 'competitive' quotes from tradesmen. Normally the quotes I get are way above what other people are paying for the same work. Eg. I was once quoted £650 to paint a small bedroom. I…
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brush stroke removal?
As title how can i remove/smooth brush strokes in paint? The paint is black artists acrylic and is on leather,i did a repair with leather filler and followed repair instructions that said light sand of leather to remove shine.Then use a 50/50 mix of paint and water and paint leather so it soaked in then use neat paint once…
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mirrored sliding wardrobes cheapest
im doing our bedroom which isnt that big so was thinking of fitted mirrored wardrobes to save space and make it look bigger my question is where is the cheapest place for them ive looked on ebay but non close to were i live or not tall enough i think i need 4 doors altoether 2 doors on each side of the chimmy breast
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Have to replace my combi boiler
I think I may have to replace my Combi Boiler.My old boiler is a Worcester 240 and I think may given up the ghost. I live in a Bungalow. I want to run 5 radiators but may add a 6th. Im thinking of replacing it with another Worcester. I want to make sure Im armed with enough information to make the best decision .
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Fencing
Is there an average fencing cost per metre? 2.4m sections, feather edge boarded, 4x3 posts with 9 additional godfather posts(concrete supports) 24 metres of 5ft 9 metres of 7ft Let me know if you've had anything similar lately Cheers
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u PVC Sashwindow advice please.
Hi Finally made up mind to replace our existing wooden sashes with double glazed uPVC. Have looked into various options available. There are expensive Wood grain foil bygone collection PVC made by masterframe, which are only installed through their approved installers. These are good quality and about 1000 GBP each. They…
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Sizing & Wallpapering
How long do I have to leave walls please after sizing before I can wallpaper please? Is it ok to do it right away, or say an hour later? Thanks
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Messed up hanging the curtains...
Hi, I bought some new curtains but I have messed up hanging them pulling the cords out of the tape, then panicking and trying to fix it and tying off the cords to short so the curtains don't meet in the middle :( What a disaster. Could anyone give me some advice? I will have to cut the cords and so thread new cord back in,…
