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some things I need to fix - advice needed
We are currently renting a flat and need to fix a few things that have deteriorated over the last year and a half: 1) edge of wall at front door: As you go in the front door the edge of the wall is damaged and plaster is coming away: What is the best way to fix this? 2) Wooden window frames and surrounds. They are warped…
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Builders damaged glass on double glazed french doors
Hi there My partner has just cleaned the windows and doors on our brand new garden room extension and has discovered that the French doors have chips and scratches caused by our builder. They are all UPVC double glazed units and the damage is very noticeable unfortunately. In the extension we have a back door, French door…
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Wall tile suggestions
Hi, Looking for some wall tiles that will look nice in here http://i54.tinypic.com/9hs386.jpg Anyone got any ideas? I am thinking of a lightish grey. Cheers
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How Much Deposit for Conservatory??
We've had a good quote for a conservatory but I'm wondering what the norm is with regard to deposits? This company is asking for 40% upfront then when the base is done another 40% then the remaining 20% at the end. I'm loathe to pay that sort of money without any work being done, but is this what most companies would…
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I dont like Bulbs
Hi, I have bulbs in all my rooms expect the kitchen which has tube light (fluorescent). I find bulb light not as good as fluorescent. Unfortunately I cannot just replace the bulbs with fluorescent tube light because sockets are incompatible. I tried getting so called brighter bulbs from homebase but I didn't find it as…
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cutting back of oak tree - share cost?
My neighbour has an oak tree in their garden which has slowly been driving me mad with the amount of leaves that end in my garden each year. Anyway, I've checked with the council and it's not under a preservation order and I'm not in a conservation area so I'm entitled to cut back any overhanging branches. I've also been…
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Tips when refurbishing a house?
I just bought a new house today and have been enjoying planning what we're going to do with it. When we bought our last house, we refurbished quite a few of the rooms. Thinking back, some things were a great use of money and others were a complete waste. I was wondering if people had tips for what had worked well for them…
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Question - Building/altering on our Housing !!! House?
** sorry the !!! in the tital I didnt realiser if i wrote a s s (together) it blocked it out)** good evening all, i'm sorry if i'm posting in the wrong forum but i havent a clue where the question would go. We live in a housing association house which is curently a 2 double bed but it use to be 3 double bed for whatever…
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Disposing of old boiler?
Any ideas? Its extremly heavy we have been waiting for the rag and bone man but he's never around anymore TY x
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Plumbing for Central Heating and Cold/Hot Water Supplies
Hi, I have recently had an extension built, and am in the process of looking at the Plumbing for Central Heating and Cold / Hot water supplies. I am looking at using either Hep20 or JG Speedfit... any recommendations ? Anyway I have had some Plumbers round for quotations which have been extortionate, so I am looking at…
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art dealers
Hi everyone i dont know if im posting on the right board but if not please feel free to move it to the right one I was wondering is anyone on here an antiques dealer or fine art dealer as i have some paintings i would like to get valued but havent a clue where to start Any help greatly appreciated Thanks x
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Any scaffolders out there....please
Myself and three neighbours are having new roofs and when I returned home today, I was greeted by erected scaffold. Upon closer inspection however, I noticed that one of the scaffolding poles that is at an angle and ties the vertical poles in, has one end touching the ground and the other end is resting on the UPVC window…
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Getting locks changed on day one
Who do you call to change all the locks on day one of moving? The doors are uPVC doors front, rear and side. Rears are actually patio doors. I don't want the doors changed, just the locks with a new set of keys.
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Advice re restrictive covenant?
Not sure if right place or not. Basically my mum lives in an end of terrace house with a large side garden. She would like to put a fence up on this do she can use it more but the original builder put a covenant on stating no buildings, Walls fences or trees could be put up. Builder ceased trading last year, house was…
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Glassbox.co.uk, glassbox prefab
Hi there, anyone used a company called glassbox or glassbox prefab, there was a user on here a year back that had some problems but then they advised that they were all sorted and that the job was all done. We want a modern room on the back of our house and our neighbour has mentioned that its somethign they have been…
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Fitted Wardrobes in Essex
Hello all, My girlfriend and I are looking to for a company who supplies and installs fitted wardrobes in the Romford, Essex area. I had a rep from Spacemaker Furniture come round last night and he quoted me a shocking £2,500 for a two door sliding wardrobe which I think is ridiculous. Does anyone know of a company they…
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Mixer Shower for combi boiler
Anyone got any recommendations for a good mixer shower preferably a mini bar as we don't have space behind the shower to have a hidden one? Budget approx £300
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Space behind fridge and washing machine
What's the best and quickest way to decorate the space behind white goods? The reason for my question is that I will have at most one day to clean up the area behind where the fridge and washing machine will go before the items are delivered and installed. I was just thinking of stripping the existing manky wallpaper off…
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Rented property - no tv aerial - how to get better reception?
We moved into a new rented property about a month ago. When we moved in we realised there was no internal plug for a tv aerial. My husband managed to buy a small aerial linked to our tv but it doesn't pick up a lot of the freeview channels. Our landlord is useless and doesn't reply to our calls or answer his mail and has…
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What order to do the DIY?!
Hello everyone! My fiance and I are due to (hopefully!) get the keys to our first house in a month or so and are trying to plan what to do first. We plan on doing work over the summer and then moving in in August/September time. The house needs a lot of work and we are going to have about £7000 to play with initially over…
