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Continental Style gas burners in oven
Looking to buy a new cooker - Apparantly the one I've chosen (online, no idea where it is to view it), has continental style gas burners in the oven.....Has anyone the faintest idea what this means please??????????? Thanks
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recommend a white noise / humidifier/ fan machine
Just wondering if anyone can recommend one of the above or something similar that will create a background type noise in my house that will make me forget about neighbours noise from outside and or next door? Thanks
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radiator covers
Hi I really dont know if i should gloss or use normal paint on my covers, any ideas would be great thanks sam:o
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Fireplace quandary
Bought a house with a 60's stone fireplace, about 2m long and 1m high. I had it removed as it was knocked about, and now have a newly plastered wall with a fireplace with a rectangular opening exposing the fireplace lining. The plasterer put beading round the hole and plastered up to the edge, a nice job. The fireplace…
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Gas Hob Fitting Cost?
Bought a ridiculously priced gas hob in Focus and now need to get it fitted. We need the old one removed and this one in it's place. The cut out is very slightly larger for the new one. Can anyone please give me a ball-park cost on this so I know what sort of price to expect when getting quotes. Thank you.
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Electrician in lanarkshire/glasgow
Hi all Im an electrician who is 17th Edition Qualified. I specialize in Inspection & Testing and maintenance work so if you have a query on work please e mail me at garymonahan31@hotmail.com with your name, address, telephone number, mobile number,e mail address, query, lowest quote I will get back to you promptly, many…
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Best white paint to cover existing dark colour?
Our lounge is a delightful shade of deep terracotta. Complete with a red carpet. It's been annoying me since we moved in a year ago. :D Ultimately I want the walls a creamy colour, but I'll get rid of the old colour with white paint first. Can anyone recommend the best white paint for this? I don't want a cheap naff one…
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encapsulated stained glass
Hi I have just bought a house with original victorian stained glass in the bay window at the front, 5 panels. I was just wondering if anyone has had their stained glass encapsulated into double/triple glazing, and what was the cost etc, I couldnt afford to get the rear windows done too, but it seems a shame to just bin the…
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Soil Pipe Join
I have had to cut the (brown plastic) soil pipe (3" inch gap now) to get my heating ground source loop beneath the soil pipe. I now need a joint to repair it. The pipe is fixed in the groundand has no movement in it. How do I fix it? Is there a fexible bllows type conector?
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Carpet over screed with bitumen
The sitting room had parquet flooring which I lifted, but there are traces of bitumen on the screed, not thick, but a few mm in places. I am concerned that it could cause problems for underlay and carpet, by for example causing the underlay to break down unduly rapidly (underlay will rot anyway). The bitumen is hard to the…
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Stiff patio door tips
I have sliding patio doors and due to loads of building work and dust they could do with a little service. I plan to wash everything down and hoover out all the channels but wondered if i needed to oil/wax any of the parts that allow the door to slide from side to side. They do have a little runner a bit like at the bottom…
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Attempting to rewire a terraced House. Advice please
My Sister has just bought a run down House that needs completely renovating. There's a good chance it needs a rewire. Now, like most first time buyers she is short on cash so we came up with the idea of doing the Donkey work for the rewire ourselves. Basically, we would run the wires from A to B but would DEFFO NOT try to…
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hi, any suggestion on how to cover a not-in-use real fireplace?d
Cannot afford to take down the fireplace and the surrounding, as it costs quite a lot, and the breast is supporting the staircase above it as well. but worried about cold air coming in during winter as it is real fireplace with the chimney goes all the way to the roof. What i am hoping to achieve is to block the chimney,…
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NICEIC Certificate
Hi, we got a NICEIC certificate for a property in 2008. we need to get another certificate and have called the same electrician. he is now saying that under the new regs....each floor requires a seperate RCD or somthing ? is this correct or is the electrician just making fibbs ? any help would be appreciated thank you in…
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House banging and shaking when turn hot water heating on
A few days ago we heard some banging noises that were on and off for a short while, but gradually got louder. It seemed to be coming from the boiler or somewhere that side of the house, and at first had sounded like trapped air in pipes but then seemed louder than we'd have expected for that. When we turned the water…
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Builders Bridlington Area
Can anyone recommend any builders in Bridlington area? We are moving to the area - house has dampness and after having 2 damp proof companies out - we are more confused than ever. One company says its damp - the other firm says it's condensation. Looking for any recommendations for reliable builders/trades people in the…
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bit worried !!!
First of all sorry if this is in the wrong place. My worrie is one of my neigbours has a child who is 5 years old and in full time school her mum and dad leave to go to work at 8am (which dont get me wrong is a good thing) and the little child gets take to school by her gran (again nothing wrong) but they are only getting…
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Mira Sport 9.8kw Shower problem
Mira shower has an intermittent fault, whist in use shower suddenly stops working or will not switch off on shower control. Power light is on and flow light off could it be the flow valve? Has anybody experienced this problem and know any resolves ?
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B & Q Porcelain Tiles
I was just wondering if anyone has had a problem with the B & Q Porcelain Tiles and the Transit Wax that is on them ? I would like to prove to B & Q that we are not the only people who cannot get this wax off. It's a long story but if you are having / had a problem would you let me know. The tiles I have are Beige…
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B & Q Porcelain Tiles
I was just wondering if anyone has / had a problem with the B & Q Porcelain Tiles and the Transit Wax that is on them ? I would like to prove to B & Q that we are not the only people who cannot get this wax off. It's a long story but if you are having / had a problem would you let me know. The tiles I have are Beige…
