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Radiator valve stuck on!
There's plenty of tips regarding freeing up a thermostatic radiator valve that's stuck off, but couldn't find anything regarding one that's stuck on. I've taken the knurled top off, and the pin isn't going to move even with a gentle hammer on a bit of wood. Any tips please?
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Water coming inside double glazing
In one of the rooms in my house, serious condensation is happening inside the window. :( I have marked in the following image where I believe water is coming from. http://imgur.com/Lz4QM Is it easy to fix? If so, how?
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Cork tiles for wall
I want to stick some cork tiles to a bedroom wall to insulate the cold wall and also be used as a a pinboard for posters etc. When I was younger you could get packs of them from Habitat in either dark or light cork which you peel the back off and stick straight to the wall. Does anyone know where I can get some of these…
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new shower base, mould and bleach
We've just had a new shower unit fitted in our shower room. The new shower tray says not to use bleach on it. Unfortunately we get mould occurring on the grout between the tiles in the shower cubicle, and in the past my wife has used bleach in order to remove the mould. So do you know of any way of removing mould from tile…
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can't remove key from locked door
I have a upvc front door and have had a problem today. My son went out and when he came home my key was on the inside of the door. Sometimes when this happens and you try to open the door from the outside it won't work, until you have removed the key from the inside. I heard him coming in so I went to either remove the key…
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Door widths
Could anyone tell me what the munimum "opening" width of an Exterior Door would be in order to get furniture in and out, i.e. Settees etc?
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Electrics dilemma
Hi I have an electrical problem with my house and I wonder if anyone knows the answer. It may be an obvious one, but I can't think of it. One of the electrical power sockets in my house has stopped working. I've had an electrican out and he says that the cable is broken, probably having been chewed through by a mouse. He…
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Splitting a tap...
Hi I want to connect a dishwasher and washing machine to one tap without using one of these.. http://www.screwfix.com/p/washing-machine-y-piece-bsp/81000 I tried one and it fell to pieces... I cannot find anything to split 1 tap into 2 anywhere - I tried one designed for a garden (I'm using a garden tap) and it too just…
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Window Blinds Appointments Query
Hi I'm wanting to make some appointments with a few local blind suppliers/fitters to get some quotes. The best day for me is next Friday .... I've rang one blind company who can't give me a specific time for an appointment, ie they will visit me between 1-3 but ring half an hour beforehand. I need to ring the others, what…
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Urgent help needed wiring a ceiling rose
Hi all, Major help required...This morning, I took off my ceiling rose to install a fancy light but it did not work so I decided to put the ceiling rose back on...The silly and foolish mistake I made was that I did not take a picture of the rose wired up beforehand and the switched live coming from the switch was not…
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Ikea Oven/Hob cabinet - services?
I know Ikea cabinets don't have a service gap behind but is there a gap between the oven and rear of the cabinet that is large enough to run the gas connection to the hob above in or is it best to sacrifice part of a neighbouring cabinet for that? We're fitting the kitchen ourselves and plumber is doing the gas connection,…
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Whirlpool dishwasher
I have a whirlpool dishwasher built in to my kitchen, but although it fills, heats and drains, it does not seem to go through a cycle or wash the dishes. Any suggestions (it is out of warranty)
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French Doors - Replacing Lock
Need to change a lock to a door as I cannot seem to lock it from one side, the barrel appears to be damaged as thats what a quick google answer seem to suggest. Now my problem is I cannot seem to get access to the right door lock. Left Door - this is easy as I can see the screw that needs to be removed:…
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How well does your bathroom extractor fan work?
Hi, we are looking to have an extractor fan fitted in our upstairs bathroom and just wondered how well these work. We have a shower over the bath which causes lots of condensation. We thought we would have a fan in the bathroom that went straight through the wall to the outside but an electrician has said it would be…
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Blocked drains? FREE unblocking service!
Hi, I registered on this forum just for this post. If you are suffering from blocked external drains or slow draining external sewage, then if you are a domestic homeowner and you share your drainage with a neighbour or neighbours, read this before you reach for the yellow pages. Since October 2011, Yorkshire Water have…
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Sorting out walls that were previously poorly prepared
Hello, We moved into our current house a couple of years ago now and are finally in a position to start putting our own stamp on it. Previous owners hadn't been in long but gutted the place and did it up to sell on. The prolem is that during the last 2 yrs we've realised that they cut a lot of corners. The kitchen's thee…
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Moving bathroom upstairs
Hi everyone We are moving to a 3 bed Victorian terrace which has the bathroom downstairs at the back of the kitchen like a lot of the houses around here. We'd really prefer the bathroom to be upstairs but most of the time when people move their bathroom upstairs they put it in the 3rd bedroom at the back, leaving them with…
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Window Replaced Today
Does anyone know who can replace a double glazing glass today in the Stockport\Manchester area? Thanks
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Broke the bed please help!
We had just gotten into bed, OH turned over and something gave in the middle. Looked underneath and the support beam had twisted so wasn't supporting the middle of the slats...and believe me we need it to! Basically I have a kingsize sleigh bed which is quite low to the ground, its not one of those big chunky ones you see,…
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Help needed for planning bedroom
Am in the process of converting the spare room into a bedroom for my daughter. It has no furniture. We can visualise how the room will look like but am not sure how much space we have to play with regarding bed and wardrobe etc. One option we have is draw the plan view of the bedroom to a small scale on paper. Then get a…
