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Yuk, attic flies
Seemingly thousands of them! Having googled I can see they're not uncommon but I need something tomorrow to get rid of them and can only find products to buy online. Any ideas?
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Hotpoint Dishwasher playing up.
Hope someone can help, model FDW85, successfully completed a wash, passing machine, I could see alarm setting illuminated and flashing "AL99" I cant find manual, can anyone advise what problem is when AL99 flashes please? Power in is fine, machine is dead otherwise. Thanks in advance, Regards, W.
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Roof repairs organised by neighbour - who is liable?
Hello everyone, I hope you can help! Around six weeks ago, scaffolding was erected in front of our block of tenement flats. Living in Edinburgh, we have access to an online Council system that lets us check if a statutory notice has been placed by Buildings Standards for a roof repair; but none had. A top floor flat in the…
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Removing a fire surround
Would anyone know how to remove a fire surround for decorating behind as rather than cut the wallpaper around the intricate edges, I would rather pull the surround away a few inches and partially paper behind. I have looked all over for the fittings but can't for the life of me find them. I enclose a picture. [IMG][/img]
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advice fitting a wood burner to old fireplace
taken out modern marble fireplace and electric fire and opened up the old original fireplace behind i will be making a ingelnook and self installing a wood burner. but i found no lintel at all and the brickwork is terrible and uneven . so will install a concrete lintel. any advice photos at this link…
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Hire Purchase Hand Back
Hi, I 'googled' the title and was directed to a thread on another site discussing the option to return cars after the half term payment. http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?328456-Hire-Purchase-Hand-Back(5-Viewing)-nbsp I was hoping someone could advise whether or not the rule of being able to return…
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gu10 Bulbs
Hi In my kitchen i have 14 50w GU10 bulbs and a lot of them have gone in the last few weeks Can i replace them with 35w instead - presume you can put any watt in?! Also - is there likely to be much difference in how bright it appears?
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Have I broke the oven?
We've got an electric oven with gas hobs, I've just managed to spill an entire pan of water over the top of the oven and now one of the hobs is clicking all the time like it's trying to ignite and when you remove the little black cover from the hob you can see the spark trying to click on. I really don't know what to do -…
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Preparing previously wall papered ceilings
Please could someone advise me. My friend has recently moved into her new house and the lounge ceiling had been papered. This has been removed but a lot of glue remains. What is the easiest way of removing the glue and how should I then prep the ceiling for painting or skimming? Many thanks all.
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Skiming ceiling which has had polystyrene tiles on . . .
I am helping a friend refurbish her new house. It is a 1960 terrance and a number of the bedrooms had polystyrene tiles on them. I have taken them off and removed as mush of the glue as possible. Can someone please advise as to whether I can skim straight over the ceiling or should I prepare the ceiling with some kind of…
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Replacing shower hose and head.
My shower hose is all rusty and the black plastic bit (rubber type ring you find in taps) has come away. Think i need to get a new hose but cam i get any one? I have atitron shower atm. Also if i do that am i aswell to get a new head for the shower? or can i still use the existing one..
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Pebble dash (or similar) removal
Hi all, my house is covered outside upstairs and downstairs with a horrible, grim, pinkish-grey pebble dash type finish. Downstairs it is applied to concrete render and upstairs to steel cladding. It is now starting to flake off, and I was surprised to see that the base (ie the stuff that the particles are embedded in) is…
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Kettle filter needs fixing
Hi does anyone have any ideas on how to fix a filter for a Cookworks kettle. I have the little plastic part filter has split and can't seem to buy a spare. Was wondering if there is a safe waterproof steam proof adhesive. If so i could Stick some muslin to plastic bit to substitute for damaged scaled up filter material.…
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Help - what to do with old greetings cards?
Hi, I couldn't find a heading suitable to post this so I hope its alright here. We are having a big sort out in order to down-size house as all the kids left home a while ago now. We have four children and I have saved birthday/mother's day/father's day/Christmas/ cards for years (the eldest is 41 and the youngest 25) from…
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Need a new white dual oven?
HI never bought an oven in my life, the one we bought the house with is dying, comes on when it wants it is a credaplan cachet white dual oven electric Height 72cm, Width 59.5cm and depth 56.5cm keep googling but have no idea, the height seems to be too short for most of them? I also googled that currys do installation for…
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Feather & Black - when is an extra discount not an extra discount??
Hello - am still very new to the world of the forum, so bear with me! I would really appreciate other people's views on the following: As a previous Feather & Black customer, I receive emails from them advising of sale offers etc. The latest one to land in my in-box states the following: Winter Sale Preview Week Up to 50%…
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Combin boiler broken down few times, call out contractor, do they have a warrenty@
Dear all, thank for your time, My friends combin boiler has broken down twice in a year and now again, in less 5 month, my question is should the contractor offering a warrenty for this as its expensive to call? or how long should the warrenty is ? Thanks again
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bed buying advice, silentnight
hi, for about 18 months now weve been looking around for a new kingsize, 4 drawer divan for my folks. ive researched and researched til my eyes have bled, and basically come up with stay away from silentnight in all its various flavours, which we have done. thing is, we still havent saved enough to get a non silentnight…
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Painting Coving
Hope someone can help me ... I am currently painting the living room in an old victorian terrace and it has very intricate coving. The coving is currently a dark maroon colour and I just want to paint it white to match walls and celing, so not bothered about having to cut in, but it's an absolute nightmare becuase it's so…
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Laminate flooring (and underlay)
Just wondering if anyone had any recommendations for cheap places to get laminate flooring (and the underlay - either together or from a seperate place). We're looking to replace the living room carpet in our new house ASAP as the colour is definately not dog-friendly (dark blue carpet, white dog, it's going to look a mess…
