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paint spray
I want to paint the legs of my cheap old ikea kitchen table so I can reuse as a desk in my daughters room. I only want to paint the legs as I will put a table cloth on the top. someone told me a spray might be better than painting - any idea what this could be please and if it would be better than painting? thank you
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Walnut or oak bedroom furniture?
Hi everyone :) I'm buying some new bedroom furniture for my main bedroom, partly with eventually selling the house in mind and partly because I've just been on holiday and realised how mis-matched my room looks! The room has 1 dark red wall which the bed is against and 3 cream coloured walls. The window frame is painted…
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Home Lift
Hi, Has anyone had experience of installing a lift into their home? I'm am thinking of buying a house (rather than a bungalow) for my inlaws who have mobility problems. It would need to be a proper lift with a door to run from ground to first floor level and not a stairlift or one of the open type wheelchair lifts. I will…
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How to anti-allergy new fabric sofas?
I have bought new fabric sofas from Next recently & I am now having to use Optrex allergy eye drops due to an allergic reaction possibly due to whatever they coat the sofas in. Am wondering if there is anything I can do to reduce the allergies like maybe a spray? I have read that microfibre sofas are good for people who…
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Help! leaking megaflow
A couple of month ago I moved into a house with Megaflow. Heating stopped working. Looked at the pressure gauge by the red bottle was at 0- so repressurised to 1 and everything was fine for the next 6 weeks. Megaflow cylinder is in a cupboard above kitchen. Yesterday I see a pool of water leaking through the ceiling where…
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Rusty mark in bath
Hey all, hoping someone could help I've got a rusty mark on my bath (white, metal, enamelled I assume) from where a metal hair grip slipped behing the bath mat and went rusty. Tried scubbing it with abrasive cleaner and bleach and looks slightly better but still not gone. Any ideas on how to get rid of it would be greatly…
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zinussa fridge freezer sides getting warm-is this dangerous?
Hi, I just bought a frost free zanussi freezer from currys and it works fine, got good reviews from customers on their site http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/zanussi-zrb224nwo-fridge-freezer-white-04982314-pdt.html but I do notice as stated by one of the customers that the sides of the fridge freezer can get quite warm and just…
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Non working bathroom light?
Hi there I moved into my new house approx. six months ago. The bathroom has one of those 'two bulb' behind glass, circular type fittings. One of the bulb units has never worked and I have made do with just one. Yesterday though, the other bulb blew (nothing tripped) and despite replacing the bulb, the light fitting now…
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Thermo Mixer Shower problem
I have a Triton ALAYA Thermo Mixer Shower operated by a Stuart & Turner 1.8 bar twin Showermate Pump. Invariably the Shower fails to start (the pump doesn't kick in) until the hand unit is removed from the shower and held near the floor of the shower. Both Triton and Stuart & Turner say the 30 cm head is OK - Triton say…
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Sand / Stain / Oil / Wax / Paint Floorboards? - Help
Hello This is the first of 143,000 questions I am going to have over the next few months - we're buying our first home - yay So downstairs, the sitting and dining rooms have no carpet, but the floorboards don't appear to have been treated at all. They are in fairly good nick, so prior to moving all our stuff in we are…
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Wood stain - do I need preserver first?
I have bought a timber playhouse for my little boy, and decided we wanted it yellow. So I've got a tin of Cuprinol Garden Shades and was ready to paint it but it says on the tin that if it's untreated wood then to use Cuprinol Clear Wood preserver first. Is it necessary? as it seems really expensive to have to buy both.…
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Vaillant Boiler High Water Flow Problem
Last few weeks the water flow on our 1994 VCW 242E RSF Combi Boiler has been acting up. The water flow is fast on turning the tap on and no hot water is the result...turn off the tap and turn on and the flow slows slightly and the boiler fires up fine so hot water is back to normal again. I do have B G yearly checkover due…
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replacement electric shower
i need to replace my shower as the thermostat has gone faulty it warms up then cuts out and cold water runs through i then have to switch it off or turn up temp control very high until it kicks in again. my query is the current shower is a 10.5kw but only fitted to a 6mm cable i know that it should be on a 10mm cable but…
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Plaster
My hallway walls used to have woodchip wallpaper on. When removing it the plaster surface became damaged. It's damaged with small chips and gouges. There's too many to do with filler and I don't think the surface repairing paints I have seen will do the job. What would be the cheapest and more effective way of repairing…
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Combi Boiler cuts out and needs resetting plus water temperature varies
Hi everyone we've just bought our first house and are having a few teething problems. Just before he handed us the keys the previous owner told us that occasionally the boiler cuts out and you have to flick the switch to reset and it works again. Lo and behold - it cuts out half way through my first shower!!! Any ideas??…
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Fence Dispute?
I will hopefully be getting a hold of the relevant documents from our solicitor on Tuesday when they are open again, but in the meantime, wonder if anyone here might be able to help out. My neighbour has painted the fence between our gardens in baby blue. as a reult my black (his fence was black originally) fence looks…
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Definitive answer on sealing sandstone or not
Considering the cost of 'good' sealant treatments for Indian Sandstone, and the confusing contradictions on various websites, is there a definitive yes definitely/no, don't need it, answer out there? Most confusing!
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LOOKING FOR Bi-fold doors, timber finish wide opening (914mm/36inch)
Hi everyone, Hope someone can help, I'm converting a room at my parents for my dad to stay in (he has MS). Here's a link to some that almost fit the bill: http://www.doors-more.co.uk/store/8-bi-fold-doors/523-camden-woodgrain/ Thing is, I just need timber finish, but the white painted finish items are the right size, while…
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Damp proofing costs?
Hi All, I've got an end terrace house with penetrating damp all along the gable end wall due to rain water running off the roof from the whole block of terraces. I'm looking at various options and Apex Coating Services seem a great option to have the whole wall coated with a weatherproof render and spray. Has anyone any…
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Drawer units etc needed for built in wardrobe
Hello, I just bought a flat which has a built in wardrobe with a simple rail and not much else, there's no room for a chest of drawers etc. in the room so need to find a unit to put into the wardrobe. Tried Ikea but too large.......any suggestions? Thanks David
