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Timber or uPVC door?
Hi all, having a small debate with my other half about a potential front door replacement. current door is timber, it is slightly warped at bottom so does not make full contact with seal allowing a draft to get in at the bottom edge. it is also a bit short which has been compensated by having a brush draught excluder but…
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New bannister costs?
Hi all Hoping someone can help. The bannister and balustrades on our landing have cracked and as such, its no longer safe so we're going to need a new one. Ive never had to buy one before so no idea where to go to get one! Has anyone had one fitted and could give an idea of how much i could expect to pay? Thanks x
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Painting after plastering??
Just looking for some advice over timescales for how long before we can paint 'mist coat' on our newly plastered walls. Plasterer said 1 week, others have said when it goes pale pink (already pale pink after 2 days) and others 4-6 weeks - getting more and more confused and as I'm sure you've guessed, impatient to paint it…
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Switching on/off valve to other side of radiater?
Hi, I have a radiator that I want to switch the screw on/off on right side of radiator to the other left side of radiator. The left side of radiator has a cone shaped plastic valve cover which is easy to take off. As regards right side of the radiator that has on/off that I screw to turn on and off the radiator, how do I…
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electric heating
hi am looking for some advise, av baught i second home and it need completly done up, the area it is doesnt have gas so my only oppion would be electic heat does anyone know how much roughly this would cost to put in would be boiler and radioators. thanks x
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Chrome bottle trap, but plastic
Wickes have sold me a 'chrome' bottle trap which is actually chrome coloured plastic... Didn't realise these were actually plastic. Is chrome plastic ok for quality, or would I be better getting a brass - chrome coloured bottle trap please? And if so, how do I tell what size I want please? Thanks It was delivered as I…
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Ventilation through a chimney
Greetings all, I am about to start decorating the living room in the next couple of weeks now we have a shoddy wooden fireplace and hearth I want to get rid off as we now have central heating and removing it would create more room and enable us to plan the room better. Would it be ok to remove this and plasterboard the…
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how to 'unshrink' my skirt? :'(
Gosh! Iv just 'handwashed' a georgette/crinkle skirt in the machine and its shrunk! Havent dried it yet....any way to get it back to its original length? Man, its my fav aswell......
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Dishwasher nightmare
Can anyone help me? My dishwasher is totally dead after a switch surge elsewhere in the house. I corrected the circuit breaker at the fuse box and put a new fuse in the dishwasher plug but to no avail. Any ideas?
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Dishwasher nightmare
Can anyone help me!! My dishwasher has gone completely on the blink after a switch surge from somewhere else in the house. I corrected the circuit breaker and changed the fuse but it still is dead. Any ideas why?
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Cutting in - paintwork help and advice with how to fix problems
Hi all I have done a quick search and can not seem to come up with much that helps me... I am painting my sons room. One wall blue and 3 walls grey (as per his request) on top of magnolia. Have opted for silk so I can clean it. Thing is it is really blue! I have not done a good job of cutting in - To be fair it isn't bad…
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Kompact kitchen appliances?
We've had a quote for a new kitchen that includes a Kompact integrated oven and Kompact integrated fridge with freezer box. Does anyone have any experience of this brand? Is it bargain basement or up there with Bosch? Cheers G
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Gutter & soffit material question.
Hi Experts? i am looking to replace my gutter, soffit and fasica and it's semi-detched 3 bedroom house. The soffit and fasica are the wooden board and roofer quoted me a new wooden replacement. Is it a good idea to replace with wooden or go with UPVC? Roofer is saying that wooden board will match with neighbour, is that…
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Asbestos testing in artexing
Hi I live with my parents and we have had a quote for a full rewire of the 3 bed semi we live in. This in itself will be a major event to deal with as we plan to stay in the house whilst it is rewired. It needs doing and before we can re decorate/carpet the house and have a new shower we need to start with the major…
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Giving ugly orange Pine an Oak look
I have mainly Oak furniture in my living room. However, I have a corner TV cabinet that suite my purposes fine, but is orangey pine. I can't afford to replace it and would like to be able to make it look as much like my existing Oak as possible and can't get my head round how to achieve this. The unit appears to be solid…
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baxi 150he combi boiler
Hi can anybody help our burner is not coming on at moment so we have no hot water or radiators it came on for about 10 mins and went off there are no warning lights on so we do not have a clue what is wrong. please any advice many thanks patsy
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Can they change our quote?
A local decorating firm quoted me £850 + materials to decorate our hall, stair and landing. They said it would take a week for two people. They should have finished on Friday but they got behind so they are coming back after their next job to do the glossing. So far so good. Yesterday they emailed me with an invoice for…
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Evergreen 4 in 1 1.75kg
Evergreen 4 in 1 1.75kg spreader packs £2 each in wilkinsons! I just bought 3! I'm sure these are normally about £9 so perhaps this is a pricing error just in my local store (Trowbridge). Worth a shot as it's good stuff and my lawns Mossy & patchy too.
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whirlpool dryer not heating up
Hi, I have done some reading and my whirlpool dryer model Awz 3303 is fully functional apart from the crucial bit " no heat". People mainly saying its either the stat or the actual heater element itself. I have removed the heater element itself which has 2 stats on the side. When i put my meter across each stat my meter is…
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Broken TV, help with attemping repair.
Hi, Im not sure if this should be here or in the tekkie forum, but hope someone can help. We have a flat screen TV thats broken (it was on, then made a 'pop' and now does not come on at all, apart from a little red light). My son is interested in seeing if he can mend it (nothing is lost if he cant, but he's interested in…
