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Door hanging
Is there a tool that can help with door hanging? The equivalent of the plaster board lifter for one man Hoping for something like this http://www.toolsnob.com/archives/2009/07/ezy_hang_door_lifter_review.php
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Tiled splashback
Having a new kitchen fitted next week - Gloss Cream Shaker with a Mid Walnut block worktop. Havn't picked flooring yet but think I might go with Laminate (unsure what colour!) My question is Tiles on wall! Originally, I didn't want tiles as I thought they were old fashioned and I wanted to go with the modern look but now…
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Cheap modernisation?
Hi, I'm in the process of buying a flat which I know will need modernising when I move in. I want to re-tile both the bathroom and kitchen, buy new white goods for the kitchen (fridge freezer, gas oven, washing machine and dishwasher), paint all the rooms, put up a load of shelves, create two built in wardrobes in alcoves…
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Belt sander Lidl?
Got a lot of sanding/painting to do Is the parkside belt sander at Lidl for £35 any good? If not which ones should I be considering for buying. I will splash out on a good tool if I think it's required but I don't mind (actually prefer) cheap and cheerful as long as it works.
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removal of part of a kitchen unit
Hi, My kitchen is a small galley kitchen, along the window side I have the units that include the sink. Attached to that on the right angled return (if you know what I mean) is a tall unit - 6ft ish). My boiler is snuggled into the gap between the wall and the side of the unit - leaving a 28cm gap between the front of the…
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Direct Line Home care cover (any good)
My 12 month contract with British Gas is about to end and was looking for a similar cover but with another company that is possibly the same but cheaper cover. My BG homecare covers boiler repairs and labour, parts and annual service, we have electrical cover and drainage cover, blockages etc but does not cover stop !!!!…
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Towel Rails - good or bad?
Hi all, Im after a towel rail. Ive seen they cost quite a bit in B&Q, HomeBase etc... But in my local discount store they are about £45. They look pretty much identical to the more expensive ones. Could this be a false economy? Maybe the cheap ones take longer to heat up and so use more electricity? Thanks
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Khars ot Panaget engineered flooring which is best?
I have had 2 fitters out to quote for lounge and hallway to be fitted with engineered flooring. I had Kahrs in my head as I had it fitted years ago by a carpenter friend and no complaints. However both these fitters said they don't like fitting Kahrs. one said failure rate, the other said too fiddly. I've just been to a…
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Dust sheets
We're about to paint the lounge. Not doing the ceiling so only need dust sheets for preventing spillage onto the carpet around the walls. Any recommendations for cheap dust sheets? PS. No old curtains etc as have recently moved and had a major declutter :)
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can you move a toilet to another position?
my dd wants to put a bath where the toilet is and move the toilet elsewhere. is this impossible, impractical or would it just cost a lot to do?
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Friend going solo
I am sure this will get moved or I get shouted out but I am not sure where to post. My best mate is starting out as a self employed electrician after 17 years working as a shop fitter/domestic/maintenance guy He is Part P (I think that is it) qualified Nottingham area. So where on here should I big him up. Or another…
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Shower curtain gap
Having just moved, the bathroom in our house now has a shower curtain, not a glass screen like we had before. the problem is that water escapes through the gap at the end of the bath ( tap end )where the bath curves and the curtain pole goes straight onto the wall Has anyone got any ingenious ideas about how to keep the…
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delay start appliances?
pondering this one wondered if anyone here has looked into it further. I am on economy 7 electricity. both my washing machine and dishwasher have delay start features, which I have been using to run them overnight when my leccy is a third the cost of daytime. BUT I remember seeing something on one of the scroungers tv…
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Share your bathroom refurb cost pls?
Hi all, Can anyone please tell me appx how much would it cost to remove the wall between bathroom and wc and fully refurbish the 4 piece bathroom? Appx labour cost ? I will be supplying the suite and tiles... Full tiling for the shower cubicle and half tiling for the rest... The property is in outer London.
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Cost for rewire
Hi All, Hoping there may be someone out there that can give me some advice. I posted before Xmas as had problems with the electrics tripping out for no apparent reason, could be any time during the day or night. Long story short had an electrician come to look (recommendation from a builder we trust). There was a problem…
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Moving a gas meter
We are currently planning a new kitchen and space is limited so I would like to resite the gas meter, which is currently in a cuboard under the sink to the external wall, this will then give me a useable cuboard in which to put pull out recylcing bins. I realise that this isn't cheap as we enquired about it several years…
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ideal logic plus boiler
HI. I am baffled now, have had 3 people come around and quote me for a new boiler, moving it up stairs, but directly above. I'm still awaiting quotes, but 2 of the 3 have recommended the ideal logic plus, acknowledged their previous boilers being rubbish, but reckon these one's are the mutts nuts! The other bloke openly…
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Custom sized external doors
I have a garage attached to my back garden, I wish to install a door on the rear of the garage to allow access without having to go into the street. The garage is of an abnormal height, i'd need a door of around 6ft-6ft10 tall (Preferable 6ft else i'll have to cut down below the damp course to fit it in). I've searched…
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Builder not VAT registered - Risk?
I am about to ask a builder to do a small piece of extension work to my house which is circa £5500. The builder is not VAT registered therefore his quote is lower than others. He seems to have references. Am I taking a risk in letting him take on the work? If there is a risk is there anything I need to do to protect myself…
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New Plaster HELP
We had our walls skimmed after taking the dado railing off!! They are now pink colour and I think ready to plaster.... we have been advised to water down the white paint first and paint 2 x coats, but how long is it before I can put Dulux Light and space on top of the white colour???? Any advice greatly recieved!!!
