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Conservatory roof/ceiling
We have seen that a ceiling can be added inside a conservatory, or a lightweight roof above to prevent excesive glare & improve heat loss. Has anyone had this fitted or knows how it is installed? thanks dulwich
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Using loft for storage but loads of wires everywhere.
My new years mission is to get on top of the cleaning and decluttering. My problem is we hardly have any storage in our house. I've been looking at different options and using the loft as a storage space sounds good. However after inspecting the area I have discovered tonnes and tonnes of electrical wiring just sitting…
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Howdens
My daughter has recently moved into a house with a new Howdens kitchen fitted,nothing wrong with the Kitchen,except we want to fit one extra wall cupboard, been to Howdens and they won't sell one to me as i have no account and say they need fitting by qualified tradesmen. I did have to bite my tounge, explaining to them i…
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Hotpoint fridge freezer broken down, suggestions please
Happy newYear all, I currently have a hotpoint fridge freezer whichI bought inCurrys in 2k6. I experienced a number of problems in the first year of recieving this product as the freezerkept freezing up (its frost free)and on oneoccassion thefridge stopped working.I think the seal around both doorshave never been right.…
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fridge recommendations please
I currently have a large LEC fridge and this morning noticed that it wasn't cool and an opened bottle of milk had turned. I've turned the thermostat onto the maximum and so far it doesn't seem to have made any difference. I might see if I can get someone out to look at it (but as I'm back at work that is going to be…
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paving garden. how much to lay
How much does it cost to lay paving slabs, wife doesnt want normal flags things they look cheap and she wants like a slate grey flag, nothing to expensive. Anyone suggest a flag and a cost per squ metre for flag? Also how much should i expect to pay to lay this per squ metre? (could be anything from 32sq meter to 47sq…
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soffits and facsias.
House is a 1994 build with wooden barge boards. Want to get these replaced with upvc fascias. How much would this cost to get done? HOuse is a 4 bedroom, and there is probably about 35metres of barge board to cover Some people have mentioned just covering existing wood is this a bad idea or is this ok. Would you use…
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ensuite bathroom, fitting costs
Looking to do the following - take out wc, sink and basin and shower, remove tiles from wall (half tiled at presnt) and floor. Fit new toilet , sink and shower and basin and tile floor and all of the walls. It is only a small ensuite approx 2 m by 2m (so not mush in the way of floor tiles) HOw much will that cost to do in…
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New radiators
Happy new year all Will be having a new valiant boiler and valiant unistor cylinder fitted soon and will need to have most of my radiators replaced, can anyone reccomend a good quality longlasting radiator. I have been looking at the stelrad elite range, any good? thanks
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Help! New plaster won't take paint.
Recently had our walls plaster-skimmed, were advised to do to first couple of layers of paint with really watery emulsion to allow the plaster to absorb it - which on the whole is fine, but we have 'odd' patches in places These patches just won't take the paint, it kind of webs when you try and paint them (almost like…
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Puttng brick rubble into concrete mix
Hi I have a wall that needs taking down. I need to make some concrete foundations for fence posts. Could I put the rubble in the concrete to make it stronger? Thanks :beer:
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noisy toilet cistern refill
hi in our downstairs loo quite often after flushing (push button / dual flush) a couple of minutes later as the cistern is refilling (direct from mains i believe), the pipes make a very loud vibrating noise that reverberates around the house. this noise only stops when we re-flush the loo. sometimes this needs doing once…
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Washing machine isnt get rid of all water
It doesn't seem to matter what cycle we put the washing machine on, for the last week when the program has ended the clothes are still very wet. We are having to take them out of the machine and wring them out over the bath before hanging out to dry. There is no water left in the drum, so it is draining, and the clothes…
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Why is my heating coming on?
Happy New Year to one & all. Got up this morning to find my heating on - Vailant 28 Pro boiler - Honeywell remote CM921 one day programmer. Set on auto - shouldn't be on at this time of day. Anyone any idea please why this is occurring. Have checked times, etc on programmer & heating should not be on.... Bit strange as my…
