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strange pario doors.........
Hello, I’m hoping someone can shed some light on some very unusual patio doors. I am looking at renting a property that has a sliding patio door at the back. I think these doors are from the 1970’s. I have never seen anything similar to them and am concerned about the security aspect. To get them open, you seem to pull the…
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Dyson Service
I've just been called up by a Dyson rep who has offered me a dyson service for £29.99 (including a free fragrance thingy!). Is it worth it? My Dyson is quite old.
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New Garage Roof Advice Needed
Hi all, After ‘window shopping’ other threads on MSE i’ve decided to ‘take the plunge’ with a query of my own regarding a new roof for my garage and I hope some of you can offer some advice. Following the building of a ‘shall not be named’ german Supermarket on the former car park behind my home a few years ago (another…
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Brick vs. Wood homes?
My partner and I are just about to purchase our very first home. We have began looking at houses, and the area we are wanting to buy in is a very leafy, 'bushy' kind of area (in the Dandenong Ranges if you're at all familiar with Australia!). We were originally set on buying a brick home, however there are lots of…
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Garage Roof Replacement - Asbestos Cement
Hi chaps We have a Compton's garage with a pitched roof which has had a few cracked panels. We patched these with the bitumen roof strips until recently when the wind has ripped off a metre or two section of the Ridge section so now we have a gaping great hole. So here's a few questions I thought you may be able to give me…
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Help sourcing toilet seats !!
I Need to replace a toilet seat and I can't find one which fits. After some Internet research I discovered the toilets in my house are all from a polish firm - Cersanit. But I can't find a stockist for the seats. I know it's unlikely, but has anyone heard of the firm or know where I could get the seats? Standard seat looks…
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Is there an easier way to fit a mixer shower?
Came on here last year for advice on replacing a mixer shower, ended up trying to fix it (and failed). So now I'm having another go. The wall my shower fits on to backs the landing wall. Both plasterboard -bathroom wall's tiled, landing's papered. The maximum gap between the two layers of plasterboard seems to be about…
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Does underfloor heating need "bleeding"?
We have "wet" underfloor heating in our kitchen/utility which in the main is absolutely fab. However, I've become convinced that on one side of the kitchen the floor has gone cold - about a foot or so in width along one side. Now, I'm not 100% positive but when I stand at my cooker it's noticeable and I'm fairly sure it…
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Chicken Wire
Wooden fence, 5ft high x 20ft long came down in storm. Thinking I might replace with chicken wire. Any advice on the up's or downs of doing this. What type of wire would be best to use. Bottom of garden behind some trees. Any other cheap ideas would be appreciated.
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Bathroom light switch pull cord jammed in off position
As above, useless switch, has not worked properly since put in a few months ago, and has now jammed totally in the off position. Question - Is this dangerous? Has it somehow bridged between off and on? I am totally peed off with buying things which do not work.
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Boiler pressure falling
Recently I've noticed the my boiler pressure is falling by about 0.1 psi a day. I can't find a leak anywhere. I live in a flat so surely if it was leaking my neighbours would be getting flooded. Last week the pressure dropped to 0.5 bar it never gets lower than that. When the boiler pressure got low the pilot light went…
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Kitchen Appliances questions
I'm moving into a new flat next week and it's the first time I will have owned my own large kitchen appliances (they've always been included in private rents before). There's a few things I'm unsure about, so I wondered if anybody on heere might be able to help? 1) For daily cooking, does it work out cheaper to use a…
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Emergency repairs to communal property - Troublesome neighbour
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Replacement Combi Boiler Quote
Hi, Just wondering if you could have a look at the quote below for the work to replace my 30 year old combi boiler. Getting other quotes as well, but not had them yet.* Removal of old appliance and disposal * Installation of the new Combination boiler Valliant Eco tec pro 24kw * Installation of flow return pipe from…
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Best thing for smelly plug holes
Noticed a bit of a wiff coming out of the bathroom sink plug hole. There is no blockage but pongs. What is the best thing to use on this? ive used mr muscle in the past and stuff from Wilkinsons but really the wiff comes back after a short period of time.
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stuffing coming out of cooker?
We bought a new cooker the middle of last year (freestanding electric zanussi double oven one) Just noticed today that underneath it, there is a load of fibre-y stuff and some foil looking bits coming out from it:eek: I presume this isn't normal, and will ring the shop tomorrow, but is it safe to use it? I have found we…
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New boiler needed, not sure which type
Good Afternooon, Could we have some advise on our new boiler set up as the existing boiler is on it's last legs and needs replacing. As we are renovating the house including the kitchen and bathroom at the moment and having to fix the previous owners mistakes! :eek: Currently we have hot and cold water tanks and the newer…
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Help me identify my oven!
Well yesterday when my lodger was cooking, the inner glass pane in the grill oven just smashed - glass everywhere! I'ev spent what feels like hours getting all the little bits out, but I need to work out what the oven is to replace the pane. Its one that just slides in, so can I jusst order it from somewhere (any…
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Empty home every few weeks - suggestions on what I could do to make some money!
I have a nice (I think it is anyway) 4 bedroom house in an area that people come to on for short breaks. My children spend nights at their Dad's house, usually around 1 or 2 nights a week including a weekend night, and I sometimes spend these nights at my boyfriend's place, leaving my home empty. It seems a waste and I am…
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Replacing/renovating sofa cushions.
Hi, I have a two and three seater pair of sofas I bought years ago as an investment. It was before sofas became as cheap as they are now and they are VERY solidly built. The set cost over 4k. I think the seat cushions are filled with feathers, but am not sure, it could be some sort of Kapok. Anyway, these sofas are very…
