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Egyptian Cotton Bedding, please help!!
Hey, im looking at buying some egyptian cotton bedding - duvet, sheets etc. I was looking at some that were 400 thread count but for half the price you can get 200 thread count. So the question is, is there much difference between the two?? Also whilst im here does anyone know any place that sells this bedding cheap??…
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Cavity Wall Insulation - Who's Best?
I currently live in south west wiltshire and im looking to find out where the best place place is to go for Cavity Wall insulation. Ive found a local company called warm front, part of the mark group but have read some bad reviews! anyone had some work done recently that they would recommend?
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Black Mould on Silicon - How to Replace and Prevent?
Hi, I had a shower installed 2 and half years ago but now the white silicon where the base meet the tiles has black marks on the silicon that is mildew/mould. This seemingly cannot be removed by cleaning - is there a way of removing the marks without replacing the silicon completely? if the silicon does have to be removed…
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Anybody ever brought from Dunster Windows
Looking around and getting prices from local compnaies for replacement of 7 windows to upvc double glazed While searching around i found whis website www.windowsanddoors.co.uk They will supply all the windows i need for £1850 (if important that is 2x W84, 2x W63, 3x W37 styles) Cheapest local quote has been £3280 (but that…
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Light bulb coming on and off.
What's likely to be the fault causing a ceiling light fitting to pulse on and off when the switch is off?
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Council flat door closer advice please...
Hi everyone, I live in a council flat and about 2 months ago I had a knock at my door, council workers had come (they didnt write to let me know) to fit a door closer. I didnt know what it was and told them to go ahead. When I saw the size of this thing I said no im sorry I dont want it. They said fine and off they went.…
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What have you done with your spare room?
I have a spare room. For years it's been a dumping ground for all sorts of stuff, which has encouraged me to hoard rubbish! Now I want to put the room to good use. I've cleared everything out (another trip to the council tip in the morning!), I'm then going to decorate it, put a new carpet down, then I will have a…
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Electrical problem
Hi. My bank of 12 low vlotage halogen downlights have stopped working. They are controlled by 2 two way two gang dimmer switches. The downlights won't work from either switch but the light controlled by the other swithes works. I've just discovered that the dimmers are rated for 400w and I have 12 x 35w making 420w! What…
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Trying to find small paving slab with star design
Can anyone please help me to source a small square/rectangular shaped paving slab, with the design of a star, or similar, on it? (To go on a patio). Not after big multi-piece star kits that are common, just 1 or 2 small slabs - would be happy with something as small as 1 foot across or slightly bigger. (Ideally in "buff"…
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IKEA Wardrobe Assembly
Just for general information. Today I have been giving my son a hand to install a pair of 1mtr wide Ikea wardrobes with sliding glass doors. We were very impressed with the build quality, some of their details are very innovative. The whole thing went together like a dream and we were very pleased with the result. There is…
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Electric vs. Mixer shower - cheapest to run?
Hello, we are looking at doing our bathroom up and putting a shower in (don't have one at the moment, just a bath). We have a combi boiler and have been told we are looking at either an electric or mixer shower (thermostatic). We are wondering which would be the cheapest to run in terms of gas/electric, does anybody know?…
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help -builder damaged roof?
Hello, It is day 1 of our renovation of our house - and we got back home to find the electrician's apprentice has drilled holes through all of our roof trusses to feed electric cables as part of the rewiring. I don't know why he didn't just lie them on top of the trusses like the previous cables, but anyway - we now have…
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dorma loft
Hi everyone, I want to make a dorma loft on my 3 bed house, I need to keep the costs to a minimum as I will borrow from a few friends and family. If we did some of the works ourselves (we have an electrician and a plasterer in the family - I just have to tell them they are going to do this! :) ). How much should I be…
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Removing Ensuite
Would changing the ensuite to a walk in wardrobe affect the house price?
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Dark grey porceline tiles
I have just put down dark grey porceline tiles in my new kitchen. White gloss with dark grey worktop. They have just been grouted today but I noticed that they tend to show everything. Water drips etc. Wonder if anyone can advise me as to what I should use to clean them. To date I am just using water with a bit of washing…
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Flueless Gas Fire
We are thinking of getting one of these, it will sit on a flat wall. Has anyone had any experiance
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Recommend double glazing firm in Somerset
Hi I have had 2 local firms and Anglian quote me for double glazing. Anglian claim their's are much better. I dont know who to believe and I dont know how these windows compare. Can anyone recommend a double glazing firm in Somerset?
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My roof is alive.....
.....with electricity.:eek::eek::eek::eek: A large stain has appeared on my bathroom ceiling. This morning the Home Emergency Rescue chap came around, from my insurance company to investigate. He went into the roof space and discovered that not only is the roof membrane completely disintegrated (he thinks rain penetration…
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Internal alterations
Hi have some questions re internal alterations. It's a leasehold property I'm considering buying and I would be grateful for your advice before I commit. The current floorplan is below. The flat has GCH. The boiler is in the kitchen. A corner of the bedroom is partitioned to store the water tanks.…
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Paste the wall wallpaper on chimney breast - Complete beginner!
Hello, I'm trying to make the old not used, chimney breast in our living room - a feature wall, using some paste the wall paper I picked up. Now the actual 'doing it', doesn't seem too hard -I've watched videos! BUT what I'm struggling to work out is, if the chimney breast is going to take 2 and a half rolls across, do I…
