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How long to wait for a complete new central heating quote
Decided to take the plunge and get central heating installed. Would be complete new everything as use electic heating at the moment. Had 3 plumbers round last week to give me a quote, tue, weds, thurs. The last one said he would ring today giving a ball park figure and if close would then calll round and measure up for a…
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What is the difference between cheap and expensive toilets etc?
Looking at new kitchens and bathrooms, I can see the difference between a £40 kitchen cupboard and a £400 one. What is the difference when it comes to bathroom fittings? What is the difference between a cheap-as-chips toilet, basin and bath, and a very expensive one? Do they last longer, clean more easily, or what?
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How to remove finger marks from stainless steel fridge?
Got a fridge freezer with a stainless steel finish. It is now showing some finger marks and a water streak from using a damp cloth. Any idea on how to remove these marks? Did a search on the internet and found some people recommending olive oil, WD40, damp cloth with trace of washing up liquid etc Was wondering if anyone…
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Need a new kitchen - confused!
I'm looking for a new kitchen and fed up with every place I visit saying "ours is better than theirs". TBH I can't see that any one is better than another at the moment. Have been to Magnet, Wickes, Howdens, Homebase B & Q - Am going to try and get to Wentworth stockist this week, but any reccomendations of a good, local,…
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Painting plastered walls: remove all old paint?
I've just bought a house, and I've stripped the old wallpaper from the hall and bedrooms. Most of the wallpaper and old paint came off, but there are some fairly large areas still with paint, a sort of unpleasant light green. Stripping it is hard, and time consuming. My question is this: how do I paint the walls such that…
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Water Rockets.
If it stays dry I want to make several water rockets with my daughter. I have the film canisters, the sticky tape and paper. However, I went to the local chemist and decided that Alkaseltzer was too expensive and came away with two expensive small packets of Sodium Bicarbonate and citric acid. Does anybody know the mix I…
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Fence issues
Hello, i was hoping someone could help. We are having fence issues with a neighbour. We share our back fence. We have only been living in the house just under a year and during this time we have noticed that the back fence was leaning into our garden. This problem seems to be getting worse and now it is very noticable.…
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Recommended: Stain Blocker
After the nightmare winter and 12 burst pipes, I've finally got around to the inevitable redecorating. The ceilings in particular had some horrendous stains. I tried a variety of commonly available stainblockers, but found that they really are only for minor stains. A trade contact recommended that I tried the Zinsser…
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Neighbours son may be living in garage
Hi, Our next door neighbours have a detached garage at the end of their garden that they are putting what looks like living accomadation in for their teenage son. He doesn't work and likes to play his music and comes in at all times of the night. Can they legally do this? I really don't want to have to put up with him…
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Time to replace boiler?
Our gas boiler is about 20 years old. A Baxi WM513RS which I have been told is 65% efficient. We live in a 1912 large brick and slate roof semi with three bedrooms. The radiators are of the same date. Our gas bill for the last 12 months was £750. Should we be replacing the boiler or should we keep it until it stops…
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Hmmm, should I be worried about my guttering/drain?
Noticed when it rained yesterday that a downpipe had come away from the gutter along the top of the house. Figured we need to find a friend with an extra-long ladder to climb up and re-attach it. Anyway, today I've noticed that the whole down-pipe has slipped down about 2 inches into the ground. You can see different…
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Help!Carpets and bits to go with this??
I have some very blatant wallpaper on feature walls in my hallway,and at the top of the stairs as they turn into the long passage and cannot for the life of me decide fully on carpet colour and new accessories and bits for the plain walls!! This is the paper (yes I know lol)…
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Anyone used Anglian for secondary glazing?
Hi. I want to get secondary glazing and have got 2 quotes from 2 different companies. The first company was a local company who said they wont come down on the price they quote. Anglian quoted £2k to install secondary glazing, although were prepared to reduce it to £1250 which is just under what the original company…
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planning permission ?
Hi I am looking to split 1 big bedroom in to 2 I ve looked into an attic conversion but its too pricey my question is do I need to apply for planning permission to make the 1 bedroom in to 2. It would involve having a window put in the newly created bedroom. we are also hoping to have the loft boarded out with maybe a…
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Undergroun cable
Hi I've heard that cable TV companies operate horizontal drills to go under paths, wall, patios, gardens etc. Is it true, is there such a thing and if so can they be hired? I need to get a power cable from under the house to my garage but need to cross a 4ft wide solid concrete path that I don't particularly want to break…
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DIY Renovation question
I've just moved into a flat which needs complete redecorating/renovating - Nothing structural :j My question is how do i tackle the project? - On a room by room basis what should the order of work be for fairly straightforward redecoration and what are likely to be difficult or problematic areas? Trying to be fairly…
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how to hide central heating pipes
about to move into a new house - It needs a bit of work doing to it, but i reckon that I know what needs to be done. The only thing is, when it had central heating put in, due to the grund floor being concrete, the pipes were put along skirting boards , and down the corners of rooms etc. Does anyone have any bright ideas…
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conservatory - sofa?
We need to furnish our conservatory, but don't fancy wicker or cane. Has anybody put a sofa in theirs?! Any opinions on this: http://www.dfs.co.uk/sofas/fabric-sofas/strand/ (a 2 seater and chair). We also fancy a corner group, but can't find one in sale :(
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Independent Project Management. A good idea?
I'm moving to a new house and i'm going to do some renovation. New central heating, new bathroom, new kitchen. Budget of around £100K but that includes some new furniture etc. I had a builder do the loft extension on my current house. The job they did was okay, but not great. There is a lack of attention to detail in some…
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Is there a flat pack assembly service that you trust? (London)
I would be grateful for your kind recommendation. Is there a flat pack assembly service that you trust, covering London and Essex? I need someone to assemble things from Ikea, Argos, but don't know which handyman/flat pack assembly company to choose. Thank you very much.
