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Double glazing recommendations needed
Hi, Looking to use a local company to replace 6 windows and a set of french doors in our 1920's house. Any recommendations ? Location is Leigh-on-Sea, Essex (ss9 postcode)
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Wooden flooring
Hi all, have the following flooring installed in living room: http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/flooring/wood-laminate-flooring/solid_wood_flooring/B-and-Q-Select-Solid-Oak-Flooring-Brushed-Caramel-Pack-Size-1-180-Sq-m-9586564 The flooring has been down for four years and the colour has started to fade in the walking routes.…
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Fitting gas hob in a confined space
I have a very small kitchen that I want to refit. There is an alcove which is 68cm wide, 62 cm deep and 151 cm high and I would like to fit a 58cm x 50cm gas hob into it (with a built under electric oven underneath it). This alcove has 3 outside walls , is currently tiled from floor to ceiling and has 3 air bricks , one at…
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Underfloor insulation
Hi, I am renovating my 1930's bungalow and was looking to insulate under the floor boards when lifting all the floors. I have been using a foam which I think is called Kingspan but is very expensive. Does anyone know of a more cost effective way of insulating underneath the house. I have seen on tv shows where they have…
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walk-in shower- any idea of cost??
Hi all, As I mentioned in an earlier thread I have been turned down for a grant as our income is too high ( we're hardly living the high life!!!). Looking in the papers there are loads of adverts for showers for disabled or elderly. There's never a price though! Even on the websites there's no price, you have to ring , and…
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fixed head electric shower.
we are having a shower built in our bed room in an alcove. the electrician has informed us that as there will not be the right distance from the shower to the plug socket the law states. we need a fixed head shower. can anyone reccomend where to get this online or a shop also is it possible to get a run of the mill…
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Underfloor heating or Big Radiator?
We have a 5.25mx3m kitchen diner and I'm concerned that one radiator (fitted near the middle of the 5.25m side) won't heat the whole room adequately enough. The roof is well insulated (over 100mm) with insulated cavity walls. The floor is a 60's concrete block and beam which will have 5mm insulation with engineered wood…
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Extending from a BT double socket faceplate to a Single socket faceplate?
Hi all! My flat has 1 BT socket on the wall! It is a double socket faceplate! I want to extend the cable, using the wire splicers that Virgin media use to connect there telephone lines, to behind my TV where i have installed a faceplate for Sky, Terrestrial TV and telephone! How ever when i took the BT socket of the wall i…
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Please help with new heating system
I have bought a house which needs complete renovation. Building work is complete, the storage heaters are out, the house is completely empty and the floorboards exposed. So I'm trying to get quotes to install GCH. Unfortunately no one wants to do it! I have arranged for 4 quotes, only 1 guy turned up and 3 weeks on he…
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sylicon sealer problem (bathroom)
I wanted to replace the sealer around the bath as the old sealer was starting to black up so I scraped it all out around the bath and on the tiles. I cleaned all the area around the bath and tiles and made sure there was no moisture or bits of dirt etc. I bought a canister of Unibond sealer the one thats in an aerosol can…
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How would you recommend sorting the radiator?
Having so work done in the bathroom soon that includes changing a radiator, so I thought I'd check the rest of the system in case anything else wants doing while it's drained. The kitchen radiator which I took outside & ran a hose through a couple of years ago seem to have a small build up of sludge again. I did briefly…
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Approximate Cost of Loft Conversion
We are interested in a house but the 3rd bedroom is fairly small. It is a 1960s/70s 3 bed semi-detached. The roof has a fairly high pitch and runs right to the side of the property, but the roof has trusses currently. Can anyone with building experience or past experience of having loft conversions done please give a rough…
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Soundproofing Advice Please
Hi All, We moved into a 1960s semi last year and naively thought all our worries regarding neighbour noise were over (we previously had very thin plasterboard walls and could hear everything) but we still get a lot of noise coming through our brick party-wall. Our neighbours are not particularly loud, we rarely hear music…
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Washing Machine 1 Month out of Guarantee and Broke!
So we have a 13 month old Beko machine. And typically it's broke, on a Sunday! Called Beko and they said it's out of guarantee so we can pay £170 for an extended warranty and they'll fix it (jokers). Now I know 12 months is an arbitrary figure that most shops use and it doesn't override my statutory rights, but what is the…
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new boiler: open vent or system boiler
Appreciate some advice here. Currently have a conventional gravity fed system with floor standing thorn emi conventional boiler (open vented). Looking to upgrade the system to a modern set up. Its a large house and so a combi is out. Will be using a water cylinder (current one is big enough). I don't really understand the…
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Wet looking bricks and mortar issues
Morning all I have recently been looking at the exterior of my home and i have noticed that the 3 layers of bricks below the damp proof course look wet in comparison to the bricks above (which obviously indicates the dpc is doing its job) my worry is the mortar between the bricks is feeling poor and can be rubbed away…
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Vacuum Cleaner recommendations
Hi all I need a new vacuum cleaner as mine is a cheapo one from Tesco which doesn't pick up much now. (it was given to me few yrs ago). I had this one emailed to me via Groupon today. I don't have pets myself, so wondered if it was worth buying or can anyone recommend a good one about the same price? Ideally bagless, don't…
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sash window damaged
so rope of one of the windows snapped today :( 2.5m sash window in conservation area, not sure where to go to repair - or how much it will be I emailed ventrolla just a google search - they came up I am based in Glasgow any help would be gratefully appreciated. Also is this something urgent that needs to be repaired now or…
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Microwave
We have a Delta micowave combi oven which we bought from Aldi about 2007 but the light has gone I wonder if anybody knows how to get in to replace it you cant do it from the front and looks as though you cant take the back off and wether it is safe to do so I wonder if anybody has done this or knows how to do it Thanks
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new washing machine help
Hi i hope this is the right thread, our washing machine gas finally broken and as It gets used for 3 loads a day, we have a big family! We need to go and get one tomorrow any ideas on where to go? We've had a quick look on IKEA but unsure of machine quality, We know Bosch is great but the price is a lot. Thank you
