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Redecorating kitchen/diner advice please!
Hi everyone Our kitchen/dining room desperately needs decorating. My Mum and Dad wallpapered it for us when we moved in but this time I want to do it myself. The house is old so I was thinking of stripping the walls, putting up lining paper then painting. Bearing in mind I am a complete novice with a very tight budget can…
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double glazing in Stevenage?
Hi Everyone, We will be moving house in a couple of weeks and want to get the patio sliding doors replaced with french doors fairly quickly. I have found a few local glazing companies in Stevenage and surrounding areas but don't know who's any good. Does anyone have any experience of good window/glaziers in Stevenage and…
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How do I clean “water” stains from a rubbing alcohol spill?
My niece spilled rubbing alcohol on our leather chair and I didn’t discover it until it was dry. There are streaks on it now. And a big light spot on the arm where she set the alcohol soaked Kleenex. How can I lessen the appearance of these streaks and especially the spot on the arm? I have cleaned it with water from seam…
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How do I clean “water” stains from a rubbing alcohol spill?
My niece spilled rubbing alcohol on our leather chair and I didn’t discover it until it was dry. :mad: There are streaks on it now. And a big light spot on the arm where she set the alcohol soaked Kleenex. How can I lessen the appearance of these streaks and especially the spot on the arm? I have cleaned it with water from…
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Which Colour shall i paint
Myself and my son have just let our house together (he is 10) i've decided on blue for his bedroom, but cant decide what colour to do my bedroom, the bathroom and lounge, as it is just us 2 males in the house. Any ideas ?
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Roller Garage Door Repair West Midlands
My mother-in-law, who lives just outside Wolverhampton, has a remote control roller garage door that has stopped working. I have checked that there is power to the control unit and I suspect that this, and possibly the motor, has developed a fault. As she lives alone and is in her eighties we feel we need to be a little…
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Cheap skips
With the BH coming up next weekend I've decided we're going to have a massive clearout. I was going to put some stuff on Freecycle but don't want to keep clutter in the hope someone might want it, and then have to hope they turn up for it. So, can anyone suggest the cheapest place to get a skip in the Oldham/Rochdale area.…
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Decking oil or protector / seal
I have a 40m2 deck with a hot tub on it. It is about 5 years old and I have always used a seal on it, which usually contained some wax. On the whole, this has been OK. Last year I used Ronseal Decking seal which was awfull. I am thinking about using Liberon decking oil this year. Any advice would be welcomed. The deck has…
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Planning permission for window and chopping down trees
Hi there If a homeowner was to put a window in his house (ie at present just a wall and he wants to put in ensuite with a window) would he need planning permission? Also, if he wanted to chop down some trees in his garden, does he need consent please? Thank you.
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Best way to clean pushchair
Hi all, I hope this is on the right board? If not could someone point me in the right direction? We have a lovely travel system for our baby but it's big and bulky so have been given a lightweight stroller we can use to keep in car etc. It's not been used for a couple of years and has been kept in a shed so obviously needs…
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Please help?! What do you call the plastic strip under a door?
We need to replace the plastic strip which was stuck below our UPVC door, but we don't know what to look for. This is what it looks like (click for bigger) - it's the strip that's hanging off a bit at the right of the picture:
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Plaster Peeling off with Wallpaper
Hiya I am hoping someone with more DIY knowlege than myself or dh can help. We have decided to repaper our living room after buying the house 4 years ago. Lumps of plaster is peeling off with the wallpaper. It looks like this happened before as there are bits in different colours where it looks like they have fixed the…
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Wood Flooring measurements
If my dining room is 9ft x10 ft, how many square m2 would I need? Thanks in advance!
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which new radiator for lounge?
We need to replace our 2 existing radiators with 1 single one under the window (the current ones are in stupid places, making the room very hard to furnish). The size of the new one will have to be about 600 x 1800 or 600 x 2000 according to the heating engineer. He sent me a link for Stelrad radiators who do a flat panel…
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Block shed footings
Hi guys, I'm building a single block shed thats 3m x 5m by 2.2m high, I'm trying to figure out how deep to go with the footings, iv dug down and the clay layer is 40cm below surface, any ideas of the correct depth for footings ? Any help would be great.
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Folding door -opening?
This folding door http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7012761.htm?CMPID=GS001&_$ja=tsid:11527|cc:|prd:7012761|cat:garden+and+diy+%2F+doors+and+accessories+%2F+doors+%2F#pdpProductReviews What i want to know is how far back they open- as i would like one that opens fully back as possible to retain the open plan…
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Exterior painting advice - porch has paint on already?
We are painting our porch and the back step which is wood and already painted white. Some of the paint is peeling off leaving bare wood and the rest is looking a bit lacklustre Would we be right in cleaning the wood, sanding the wood, putting on undercoat (over the paint and bare bits) and then a top coat? Is it ok to just…
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Tiling-How much Adhesive
How many kilos required for 15 SqM area. Fairly even concrete floor and using ceramic tile ? Thanks M
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Paint Compatibility
If I use water based primer on wood - will oil based gloss react with it - or is it safe to use ?
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new en suite
How do I get the feeds to a new en suite? It's on the other side of the house to the bathroom and kitchen. Would I have to pull up the nice floor in the bathroom to run the pipes under floor? Any easier options ??
