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Ellis Kitchens - any feedback/info?
Hi all. I have searched for some info on Ellis Furniture / kitchens, but nothing comes up. Our local Kitchen Planner uses this company to supply all their kitchen cabinets, doors etc but I have not seen any reviews or feedback. Anyone with any experience or knowledge to share? Many thanks all.
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Hilarys Blinds
Has anyone used Hilarys blinds before?, if so, what are their prices like?.
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Plasterers
hi all, currently doing up a 3 bed terrace in staffs and wondering how i find a decent plasterer, have been quoted from 1800 plus materials to 8.5k! the whole including ceilings need doing and i want to be sure its done right, there doesn't seem to be any governing body for plasterers so is it a case of wait and see, could…
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Kitchens
Just wondering if anyone has any experience of mid-range kitchens from places like B&Q, Homebase, Wickes, Howdens, Ikea, Magnet etc. Also thinking about Selco. Would appreciate your comments. Thanks C
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Garage extension: Architect etc needed?
Hello, I have recently bought a semi-detached property as a 1st time buyer which came with full planning permission for a garage extension (i.e. extend the garage upwards and create a 1st floor room opening into the main building). I have never managed a built before so what people should I hire other than builders? Do I…
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microwave repair or not?
Hi all, I have a Delonghi microwave oven and grill combo, bought last year. The microwave has stopped working, the oven works fine and I have not tried out the grill since the fault. The delonghi centre is too far and would cost me more then the £80 I paid to send it there and get it back. Is it possible to find a local…
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Building Regs? Indemnity Insurance?
I'm in the process of buying a 100+ year old Victorian property. Quite a bit of work has been done to the property (chimney stack removed, internal wall knocked down) and the seller has been unable to provide Building Regs certificate. I'm a little tentative about getting an indemnity insurance policy out, when major work…
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Advice please.... UFH, screed and tiling
We had our kitchen floor screeded last week, on top of wet ufh system, how long do we have to wait until we can tile over this and is there anything we need to do first? We also have ufh in bathroom but this is just covered with tile backer board. Anything we need to do before tiling? Thanks
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Planning Portal - Appeal
Hello there, I wonder if anyone has submitted a planning appeal before? I did so on 31st May, i received an automated response informing me that I would be told if my appeal was valid "as soon as possible", I still havnt heard if it valid or not. Has anyone else submitted an appeal or more to the point how long did it take…
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Shower went bang
Hi there, today the shower went bang when someone was using it. I guess a fuse went. However nothing else in the bathroom works now either eg light, automatic hand dryer etc. The fuse for the shower is on a circuit breaker with all the other electrics but when i reset it like i do when a bulb goes it still doesn t work…
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any plumbers out there?
our hot water cylinder was replaced today(housing association) and now we have no hot water and a couple of slightly warm radiators - the rest are cold when it is all switched on. I'll ring them on Monday but has anyone any ideas of anything we can try before then? I've checked all the switches and bled the radiators. I…
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Alarm going off!
Had aphone call today from my letting agents saying my house alarm was going off. My new tennants have only been in for a week and this it the first time it has gone off. It was fitted 8 years ago and has passive sensors. Apparently, the one in the hall is glowing red all the time rather than flickering on and off. As I…
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plumbers/electricians etc: leave them unattended?
Just had an interesting difference of views between mother in law and myself. We need some work done to the house we're buying and MIL was asked if she minded staying round whilst workmen were onsite. She was genuinely surprised as she usually would leave them to do the job whilst she was at work, to return later that day.…
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Betterhomes Double glazing, NI
Hello Everyone, my 81 year old Grandmother has recently been enquiring about quotes for double glazing for her property. After settling on double glazing provided by Betterhomes NI, based on Dargan Cresent, Belfast, she signed a contract with them and has paid a deposit of £1500. They are also asking for a "Survey Charge"…
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Drilling Curtain Poles - Nightmare!
We've just recently moved to a house that has been renovated and when they renovated all the curtain poles etc. were removed. So I've been tasked with putting new ones up. I think the house was built in the 50's, but drilling the holes to put the curtain poles up has been nothing short of a nightmare. I was using my cheap…
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Help me find a new sink!
Hello, I have recently bought o a house with a fairly new kitchen. The sink and drainer are both round, and are separate. I thought it looked good, until I started using it! The round sink is a nightmare, water ends up everywhere, and there just isn't enough room! We have decided to purchase a new sink and have it fitted…
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Sanding stairs, edges of tread
Found an earlier thread about refinishing stairs to be quite inspiring, and I've been tackling mine this week They aren't and won't be smart enough to leave bare but I'm stripping them back to repaint afterwards. Problem is the front edges of several treads are damaged. I'm after having a stair runner eventually but I'm…
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Help! How much sand and cement?
Can anyone help? I found an online calculator for this but can't find it again! We need a 6:1 mix (6 sand/1 cement) to a depth of 75mm to cover 7m2.
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Power showers noisy ?
I was thinking of fitting a non electric power shower and was wondering are they very noisy ? if you take the letter L as bathroom walls the long line will be a bedroom wall and the short line where the shower will be fitted is a corridor wall will it disturb the people sleeping in the adjacent bedroom even though the…
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Carpet rods and underlay
Sorry if this has been asked several times before but I have a few queries that need answers. At the moment I'm doing up a 2 bedroom bungalow almost finished running the barrier pipes to and from radiators to boiler room after which I will be doing the flooring. The floor is 12mm plywood. The original underlay has been…
