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Negotiating price of carpet/vinyl
Hi All, I'm waiting for a quote from a small company who have a good reputation for their fitting service. The vinyl I want and selected is £19/m2. I've found some Internet retailers are selling it for less - one has marked it down from £17.99 to £14.99, and I checked CarpetRight this morning and they are selling it under…
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Please, please help advice needed damp proofing dispute
Hi guys, Can someone please advice what I should do? I had dampproffing works done last year by a company and they gave me 25 years guarantee. In the last few days I could smell damp in my flat and in one of the corners red dust had appeared. When I pulled the carpet away, I was horrified to see floorboards wet and rotten…
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Iron advice
Just had a blazing row with my wife. She went to do some ironing, and I told her not to use the iron (I used it yesterday and it was leaking water from the bottom, near to where it sits on the plug adaptor). She has accused me of "breaking it", so I showed her where the limescale has built up around the bottom plate,…
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Alarm Engineers.. What type of P.I.R do I need for this glass Conservatory?
Last year we had a Conservatory built at our House and I never got round to adding an extra Alarm Sensor to it. !At the time I rang up the Electrician who had installed our House Alarm 5 years earlier. !At the time of buying the Alarm it appeared it was a very common product. The little Digital Keypad says SL Compact on…
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Hike from price quoted by Painter
We got work done by a painter we have been using for years with no issues. Last year we asked him to give us a quote for painting the outer woodwork which came in at £2190 plus VAT. We agreed and he did the work in Sept last year. While doing the work he said it might be a bit more than quoted as he had forgotten we had a…
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possible penicillin stain on carpet
My lodger moved out yesterday and has left a big pink stain on the floor. She told me it was irn bru that she spilt last week but I don't believe her. She had tried to clean it and then I tried again last night but even with the vanish shot spray that I have found lifts most stains there is no colour coming out on the…
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HELP! dispute over boiler flue.
Hi I am asking for some help/advice quite urgently. The story... I have had a 2-storey extension done and had a builder and agreed a set price. Work included turning an existing flat roof into pitched roof. Our existing boiler is upstairs and is vented out through the roof. When the new roof was put on the flue had to be…
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Cuprinol or Ronseal??
Which is best? We all have a favourite, dulux or crown, lennon or mccartney, so which is best - ronseal or cuprinol? I've got some timber decking that needs re-sealing/re-staining and with so many products on the market, I don't know which to go for. The weather has removed most of the previous stain but it still remains…
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Potential House Project - Cost?
Hello, I was hoping some of you good people might be able to share your thoughts on pitfalls and potential costs of the following. This is in relation to a house we in the process of purchasing. In total, we can probably spend about £35-40k on works, so just trying to get a rough idea of what we can / can't get done. Once…
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Where to buy a bathroom suite, and installation cost
I was quoted £5,000 for a complete bathroom in a ~1.7mm x 2.5m bathroom, including furniture and travertine tiles over the floor and most of the walls. The furniture is from Coomers. I think I can do better ordering the furniture and tiles myself and getting in a bathroom fitter. Where can I buy a bathroom suite? As far as…
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Extension, Planning permission
Hi I have a garage, not attached to my house - would I need planning permission to have it joined onto my house, its around 1m away from my front door - its infront of my house not to the side. Thanks
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Kitchen worktops and Howdens?
Just putting my kitchen order to bed and the last thing was a final price check. The howdens solid oak (I need 2x3m and a 1.86) came to £828 incl oil and vat. However I've found the same spec oak in 4m lengths which would be good as I want a continuous long side if at all possible (its 3051mm). BUT more importantly one…
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Microwave smoking when on convection mode!
We have a Tesco microwave/convection/grill all in one thingy which we bought about 1.5-2 years ago. Just now my husband put a quiche in to it and set it to convection to cook and smoke started coming out of it and the inside went very red. Does this mean it is kaput? Is there anything we can do to fix it? My husband thinks…
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Kitchen Installation
So we;ve been quoted £4000 for kitchen installation by B&Q!!! Are they having a joke!? Its only for approx 13 units (combination of wall and floor, installation of usual appliances and approx 5m of laminate worksurface) What planet are they on? Is this price not extortinate or is it me!? As such does anyone know what a…
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Stripping and re-painting the bathroom ceiling
Hi everyone, I just wanted a bit of advice on what equipment etc we might need to strip the paint off our bathroom ceiling. The paint above the bath has started peeling, I assume due to steam etc from the shower, and it's starting to look unsightly! So basically, we need to strip the peeling paint off then repaint the…
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Venta Axia Window Fan/Extractor
When I had double glazing fitted about 20 years ago the guys fitted a Vent Axia extractor pull cord fan in my kitchen window. It packed up the other day and we have manged to remove it without damaging the glazed unit but the hole is about 185mm in diameter. The actual square unit is about 220mm wide. It was wired in and…
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Drilling into someones garage wall
Hi I am just wondering what the law says on a garage with a proper roof etc that is positioned at the end of someone elses garden. Does the person who has the garage at the end of garden need permission to start drilling into the walls of this garage to fix things to it?
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Cleaning chrome (I think) bars on car
whats best for cleaning and polishing up the chrome side steps on a car? i'm assuming they're chrome, dont really know how to tell to be honest :o Thanks in advance
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Kitchen Ideas
Hi all, This is a quick plan of my proposed kitchen layout. The doors are non changeable now as they're set in place. Along with the window (I know it's pretty obvious syaing that, but some people may think - change the door to open the other way etc.) The layout is planned as two "L" shapes. One serving as a small…
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Buying carpet underlay off the internet
Has anyone done this and, if so, were they satisfied with what was delivered? I have done a search and this place seems to be one of the cheapest: http://www.tradepriced.co.uk/index.html Have anyone used them and, if so, would you care to share you experiences? Thanks I
