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Advice please re next door's doors
Hi. We have students living next door and last summer the landlord did a lot of work on the house including we assume putting new internal doors in, I say assume as we never had this problem before this. Since then whenever the students let the doors slam we can actually feel it in our house not just hear it, ie the…
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eek, I've got these problems, who do i get in to fix them?
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Fitted wardrobes advice needed please
Apologies if I'm in the wrong place for this but I need some urgent advice. I'm new to this forum stuff but thought some of the advice looked really useful!) I'm having wardrobes fitted (at this moment) with a major company (yes, I know - should'v gone local). Surprise surprise the original design was incorrectly measured…
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Lay Z spa - cheapest chemicals to use
Hi all we have just bought a lay z spa yesterday and I was wondering if anyone could answer my questions? what chemicals you use to keep it clean? and where is the cheapest place to buy them? how often do you clean the filters or put the chemicals in? how exactly do you do both of these things? TIA niki
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suggestions for my front garden, in front of bay windows
hi thought id try and get some suggestions on what can be done with our front garden, the bit in front of the bay window. I took some hedges out that were large and not evergreen so come winter there was just mainly twigs there. I want some more greenery in there, was going to go for box hedges and then hopefully grow then…
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House Minding Services near Birmingham?
Sorted now!!
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Has anyone used / bought Jeldwen windows?
Hello knowledgable people! We are currently researching which window to buy in what will be a new hole in our kitchen wall. We live in an 1850 cottage so don't want to go down the upvc route if we can possibly help it. We've been doing web research and come across Jeldwen as a supplier of wooden framed windows - has anyone…
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Kickboard / skirting / pelmet LEDs
Hi I have seen on TV at a friends house, LED lights in the pelmet (kick boards) in the kitchen. I would like to replicate the look in the skirting boards of a room in my house. Anyone know what to search for? I was told they were on screwfix, but can't see them or know what to search for? Any help with search terms or best…
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Prettying up lamp shades
I've just moved house and have a distinct lack of shades for the amount of ceiling lights in the new place. I detest the paper globe shades and can't really afford to get the pretty shades I like. I do have a few plain cream shades and some fabric and wondered how easy/safe it would be to use the fabric or bits of it to…
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Any knowledgeable plumbers out there?
When we turn on out taps on full anywhere in the house there is an awful clanging noise. It is really loud. It does not happen if the tap is turned on half way. I blame my husband (this is normal;)) because I believe it started when he replaced taps in two rooms. Can anyone tell me the cause of this awful noise....and the…
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Parkside SDS+ drill at Lidl again
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Sealing my block paving?
Does anyone / can anyone send me photos of block paving that has been sealed? All photos on products / online are either closeups, fakes, stock photos or rubbish..I want to know: Is it patchy? Does it make your paving really dark? Does it shine? If you can tell me your experiences too that'd be great. Thanks, p.s I know I…
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Install of gas cooker and gas supply pipe
Hi, I'm about to buy a property (located in NE England) and embark on a pretty major refurbishment of the kitchen area and therefore, I was wondering if anyone could give me a very basic idea on costs for the following: 1. At the moment there is only an electric cooker which I want to replace with a gas one (well gas hobs…
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Motion sensor fix to outside light - can this be done?
I would like to put a motion sensor onto a standard outside light, is this possible? The light is operated from a standard on/off switch, it doesn't need to be on all night, so is it do-able? T.I.A.
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Metal Garden gate help
We have a small metal garden gate, but once closed we cant use the latch to open it, as whoever last painted it has painted the latch together, so we have to pull the whole gate up to get it open Any suggestions on how to fix this? Would be must grateful of replies as when visitors come they are either standing in the rain…
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Mixer shower dilemma
Hi, I have entered the minefield of mixer showers and need help!! Bascially, I am after a thermostatic mixer shower with a diverter. I was recommended a company called Ergonomic Designs and had set my heart on that one. However, just had a plumber in who said don't buy it as you will need to buy a Mira or one of several…
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Whats best to protect an oak stable block from the weather.
The oak is being power washed now but I'd like to enrichen its colour and waterproof it without changing the colour. Any thoughts on what varnish to use appreciated.
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Carpet and upholstery cleaning??
My carpets and sofa's could do with a big old clean (hoover them etc of course but had both for about ten years now!) Had some quotes and could get the lounge carpet and both sofa's cleaned professionally for £60, which is an absolute bargain. However, thought I'd check here first to see if anyone has any do it yourself…
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Loft flooring
Hi, I am looking at putting some loft flooring in, just for storage of some items. I have a new home, building was completed in October 2009, so there is already insulation in the loft, which is very thick. So thick that it comes up over the joists. Now if I am to put boarding down, is it ok to compress the insulation…
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Conservatory instead of extension
We have planning permission to knock down existing converted garage and build larger single story extension properly. The plans take us up to the boundary line (the current arrangement us up to the boundary line too). We've had quotes to rebuild (it would contain an extension to the kitchen as knocking through and the…
