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Painting wallpaper
Hi all Doing my nut about this. I put up some embossed wallpaper and made a LOT of effort to line up the patterns on adjacent strips, also making sure that they butted right up against each other. At the time it looked fine but now the paste has dried the strips seem to have shrunk a bit and now you can see about a 1mm gap…
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Internal glazed doors
After hours and hours of searching we have had no luck finding an internal glazed door of the dimensions we need. Does anyone out there know where we might find a selection of 2032x813x44 doors?
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Bifold doors questions
Mainly addressed to those that have had them fitted (or fit them). Just trying to weigh up the pro's and cons, yes they do look the business, but in this climate is there the opportunity to use them to their full extent that much? They are a hell of a lot of money - compared to sliding doors - so are they worth it? If the…
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builder quotes
hi all, fairly new to posting, but read all the time. We are in process of buying a bungalow. We will be completing loft conversion, which will be 3 beds and a shower room, also 3 m extention to rear, all within permitted development.;) We have had numerous quotes and have narrowed it down to 2 builders. Both are…
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Fencing materials and types of posts
Hi, I am planning to put in some fencing in my garden. My only knowledge is there are two types of fencing materials: panels are cheaper, closeboards are more expensive. Now I've got some quotes in. For 5 panels, all other contractors quote closeboard fencing about 200 - 300 quids more than the panel fencing. But one…
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Landing light on, cant switch off
Really strange thing, had someone fit a loft ladder for me yesterday really helpful chap, completed the job no problem. Then noticed last night that the landing light at the top of the stairs which is a couple of feet from the loft hatch, is on and we cant switch it off, there's 2 switches one downstairs the other…
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new conservatory roof advice
we are currently deciding to change our very old lean to wall conservatory roof which is over 15years old (has hole and leaks). This currently has a very low pitch of about 5deg and hence does not allow any snow to slope off easily. thinking of 2 options: 1. Lean to wall with greater pitch to meet bdg regs 2. P shaped…
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Painted room smells of cat wee
I recently painted a bedroom with some paint given to me for free. It was a tub of Crown paint that had never been opened but had been stored in a garage for several years. The room I painted now has a faint smell of cat wee. I assume the paint has `gone off` but will the smell ever fade? It has been several weeks but the…
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neighbours jungle.. i mean garden
Hi, My neighbour is housing exec tenant, doesn't have any tools or gardening equipment. Her front and back garden 'grass' is almost 4ft tall now. It is seeding and spreading the thick, coarse grass into my garden making impossible to cut. I don't have any garden mowers etc myself yet so I rely on good will from family to…
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How long is building work usually guaranteed for?
We bought a new house last summer. Over the winter the tiles on the kitchen floor have cracked right across the floor where the extension was built by the previous owners.... from reading on the net, i think this is down to poor sub flooring, sound right?? Surely this shouldn't be happening so soon, I think the extension…
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New Kitchen. Painted Doors and dog?
I think I already know the answer to this, but I would appreciate your comments. I've been wishing for a new kitchen for ages but get stuck at this decision. I really like the look of the painted units from various suppliers. The problem is the dog. Medium sized but very active, and often wet and muddy. Would it be…
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Triton Cara 9.5kW electric shower
I have had an electric shower installed for nearly a year now. We always use the high setting but just recently it is too hot when on number 1. The bathroom light flickers and then the water gets boiling for a few seconds then the water goes freezing for a few seconds then the bathroom light flickers again and the water…
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Help! I'm a British Gas HomeCare customer, get me out of here...
A warning for anyone who wants to cancel their renewal with British Gas HomeCare. 1. Be sure you know your facts - BG's T&Cs versus new supplier's T&Cs 2. Expect 'Customer Care' to do a darned good impression of an aggressive sales(wo)man whilst denying this emphatically 3. Expect them to try to shame/humilate you because…
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Paint recommendations please
Hi All, Rennovations nearly complete, hopefully we can start decorating next week. (whole house has been re-plastered) I've fallen out with B&Q, so would prefer to avoid them! I want something nice and white for the architraves and door (that doesn't yellow) that can be wiped down easy enough. Also need a mist coat on all…
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Help with central heating conroller
Hi, I wondered if there are any plumbers or electricians who could offer me advice. I purchased a controller a few months ago off ebay, it is a Grasslin Towerchron which has two settings, QE and QE2. I selected the QE2 method as I have a storage tank rather than a combi boiler and the manual suggested this selection. I…
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Light Weight Curtains
Hi, I'm going to errect a PVC curtain rail behind my existing vertical blinds. The only rail (cheapish) rail I can find which will reverse bend is the streamline + (plus). It will have to be ceiling fixed and because of the width of the window I will probably have to buy four curtains: 90w x 72drop and a smaller pair 54w x…
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I need flexible architrave/edging to go around archway
Can anyone help?? I have been searching online all afternoon and can't find anything suitable. I am in the middle of decorating our lounge/diner that is seperated by an archway. I really want some edging to go around this to stop the wallpaper from coming off from wear and tear. Anybody got any ideas - i would be very…
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New window frames or just reglaze?
I'm thinking about moving house next year so getting any essentials done in my current home this summer. We really need to get the windows replaced on the rear of the house as they are all currently single glazed with some in quite poor condition and I believe fitting double glazing would increase the value (or at least…
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New Kitchen - how to prep sink area before worktop template made (by supplier)
I'm installing kitchen units and appliances but a supplier is templating and fitting a worktop. Sink will be one of those that sits under the worktop so hole needs making for this area. Same location as current sink. Question is whether I need new sink fitted before template or whether I can simply show new sink and…
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Front garden fencing
Hi everyone, I'm hoping that some of you knowledgeable people on here could help with a question I have re: fencing to the front of my house. My house has a poky north facing back garden and a bigger south facing front garden. The front has a driveway and a nice place to put a table and chairs. The front to the pavement…
