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Recommend 50cm wide electrical cooker - bargain in sales?
I am looking for a 50cm wide electrical free standing cooker - can anyone recommend a good cooker & a good deal? I'd like the flat top ceramic/induction style rather than old fashioned plates Ideally also an oven with fan (old cooker baked very unevenly... so I was thinking a fan may help?) ideally child lock thanks
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UPDATED (2) What's going on with my drains?
Been in this place for 6 months. Bath was always slow draining from day one, pulled loads of yucky hair out of plughole and it seemed a bit better but still not great. No problems with toilets although I occasionally thought I got a bit of a smell from the downstairs loo. No-one else seemed to smell it. Last few weeks have…
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Radiator panels
I am considering fitting reflective radiator panels behind my radiators and was wondering if anyone has had any experience of their effectiveness. There appears to be floppy ones such as Radflex that are easy to fit but just look like silver foil to me. The other option is more sturdy and shaped but slightly trickier and…
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Help:new kitchen door required
I had my kitchen completely fitted from sovereign kitchens which was located on Leytonstone rd...They have since closed and I now have one door which has peeled from the top edge due to water ingress...I need help in locating the same doors that are on the market anywhere so I can purchase one... I apologise as this has…
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Wickes internal doors
We have replaced the upstairs doors using Howdens doors. http://www.howdens.com/product-range/doors-joinery-collection/internal-doors/stile-rail-doors/primed-2-panel-shaker/ We're now going to replace the downstairs & Wickes have a similar door but at a cheaper price…
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Which drill to buy?
SDS Hammer Drill? Have moved into a 1930's built bungalow and can't drill anything deeper than 1.5cm max into crumbling plaster before hitting what feels like steel esp on the chimney breast. I have tried a hammer drill today (Bosch PSB 750RCE) but it was no better than my 20yr old black & decker. I wondered about hiring…
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Does anyone clean their own windows (without ladders) tips please . .
Hi, we are thinking about ditching our window cleaner as he is unreliable, damages the windows with his telescopic window cleaning pole brush thing and has tried to charge us for months we have paid already. We have no room for ladders so we would need to use a similar method as he does though more carefully. Does anyone…
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Wickes + Sheridans + Bathroom City
Hi, I have just completed a total refurbishment of my flat. My contractor, Joe Hayes was incredible and the only light in a messy, dark tunnel. I chose to get a Wickes made to order kitchen. Wickes work with Sheridans. My advice: DONT WORK WITH EITHER!! Wickes West Hampstead are no help. Wrong cupboards delivered. But then…
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Insurance Problems
We have called in our insurance company over a problem with subsidence of our conservatory we have been told that a tree needs to be removed and this will solve it, that's fine but now our insurance is due to be renewed they have put the policy up by over £500! I have looked at changing insurers but they are all very…
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Recommend Plumber near Altrincham , Greater Manchester
Hi, We are in the process of exchanging contracts for a house purchase. The bathroom in that house needs to be a complete refit.We don't know that many people in the area as we had previously lived in London. Can someone please recommend a plumber that we can use. It would be useful to know which ones we should avoid as…
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British Gas Home Care - comedy of errors, but nobody's laughing
Hi all Hope this is in the right part of the forum. I have had BG HomeCare 400, with Plumbing and Drains Care and Electrical since 2004. I have called on the plumbing and drains cover only once - when they attended and (satisfactorily) fixed a drain blockage some time in 2007/08. My house is a 1900-built terraced one with…
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Ikea 2 seater Ektorp Sofa - will it fit in a Vauxhall Astra
Hi We are thinking of buying a 2 seater Ektorp sofa at the weekend. I am trying to find out the dimensions of the box flat packed to see if it will fit in my Vauhall Astra with the back seats down? Has anyone purchased one recently and can give ma an idea of the dimensions? Thanks
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fit kitchen first or sort out door
Hi, we are due to get a kitchen fitted, but have a problem with the kitchen door. Builder hasn't fit it properly and it needs plastering around it/architrave and painting. Plus we may change the door at some point - its a fire door so if we change to a normal door we may need to change the casing. If we paint/fit the rest…
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Roofing work in Swansea
Hello I need some work doing to my roof, hopefully just a quick fix job, but there is a possibility of no under felt and a larger job being necessary. Does anyone know of a reliable and affordable roofer in the Swansea area? Many Thanks
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Problems in bedrooms with mould and condensation?
Just wondered if someone could make some suggestions as I am almost having a breakdown over this! Last year we had horrible black mould growing on our bedroom ceiling. We were advised that this was due to lack of insulation in the home. We had our loft insulated, cleaned it thoroughly with a bleach, painted it with a…
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Best type of fridege/Freezer?
Hello there, I'm on the lookout for a new fridge/freezer and wonder what type is best, standard defrost kind or frostfree. My old hotpoint 16 years old collected mountains of frost in in the freezer section, and I dont want that again. Do modern fridge/freezers have much of a build up in the freezer compartment and how…
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First Floor Extention Objection
Last year my neighbour built a ground floor extention. Now I just got a letter from Barnet planning Services saying the following: I checked the Planning website and no plan have been uploaded or submitted, am I right in thinking that they are just putting a pitched roof on to the existing the ground floor extention or are…
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Do you know a cover for damages by tenants of another landlord?
I am looking for an insurance that covers accidental damages caused by tenants of another landlord. The tenants of an upstairs flat which belongs to a private landlady caused a damage the entrance hall I own. They ripped the heavy mahogany handrail off the solid brick wall opening a hole and shattering several bricks in…
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luxury vinyl floor tiles - what to put inbetween grout or marquetry strips
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rawl bolts
right guys and gals im going to be mounting my lcd tv on the wall soon. its a chimney breast wall fire is electric which is never used. am i safe using rawl bolts for the mounting bracket. im thinking M8 x 60mm or do i need bigger.. not sure on wieght of tv. im right in thinking that i need to drill the hole slightly…
