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brown stain left by roof leak
realised there was a problem when a brown stain apeared couple of months ago and slowly got bigger on kitchen ceiling (was a leak on flat felted roof above), had the roof re-done a couple of weeks ago and was told to leave the stain to dry, which it now has. ive been advised to paint over the stain using a mould/stain…
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Help with kitchen surface
Hi. Our small kitchen has a very unsavory mosiac tile worktop which is dirty and cracked. We don't have the funds to rip it out at teh moment but I wondered if I could cover it with a thin laminate (if one exists) Does anyone have any ideas? Many thanks
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when is a pan drawer not a pan drawer?
Hi All I have an IT kitchen on order with B&Q (yes I know they are rubbish but we had £2k of gift vouchers). I want pan drawers, I ask the designers for pan drawers and each time I met with them they inserted 600m standard drawers instead (they looked nicer apparently). Anyhow I need to know if these drawers are suitable…
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Magazine subscripton bluff
I took out a quarterly magazine subscription and filled in the DD form, after 2 months I have cancelled the DD because when 3 months are up, I do not want it anymore. The company DC Thompson say all DD subscriptions last for one year, but billed quarterly. They say I was sent a letter with this in, BUT this was not clearly…
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New door not compliant with building regs
Hi I had new windows and doors fitted last February by a FENSA registered company. Quite a few problems in the installation including failure of the FENSA inspection, which was ultimately put right. However I now have the certificate which does not include the two doors, which are less than 50% glazing. According to…
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damage caused while fitting windows
When I had some windows replaced last year the fitter damaged my phone line outside the house where it passed under the existing window. He denied all knowledge of any wires but when the BT engineer came he said that is where the fault was caused. The problem was fixed and everybody went away, seemingly happy, until I got…
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Cavity wall insulation
Hi all, looking for some advice. I am going through the free cavity wall and loft insulation through EDF. Just had a survey done by the insulation company and they said I have no wall insulation! They have offered me the basic white bead insulation or the Thermabead Diamond insulation for £99. I have no idea about…
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Automatic Garage Roller Door Opener
Hi, I hope somebody can give me some advice on having an opener fitted to a garage roller door. This is a brand new garage and contrary to expectations it didn't come with an opener, although what I think is a connection of some sort is there. This is a small oblong plate with a small hole in it, and an electrical supply…
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Repairing and/or replacing boundary fences
Because we are an end corner house, our back garden boundaries are marked by our corresponding neighbours fences. We still have our old posts in place from when the previous owner lived here so we know that all the fences belong to our neighbours, who are council and we are private owned. During the recent bad weather and…
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Converting integral garage/moving front door
Hi All, We're thinking of ways to make our semi detached house bigger. It already has an extension at the back giving a longer living room and one extra reception room. This means that we have a lovely big living space but only a tiny entrance lobby and a really small kitchen which is at the front of the house so can't be…
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Advice needed- Old House- Best Thermal insulation for a cold room?
Our house is a brick, end of terrace house built in 1911. We have loft insulation, but cannot have cavity wall insulation as the company said the cavities were not big enough. Our living room is north easterly facing and the room does not get a lot of light/ sun. We were looking to decorate but thought about putting some…
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Water damage to electrical appliances after flooding?
At the weekend we had a burst pipe, it's a been a bit of a nightmare to be honest and still have no dehumidifiers, the insurance company is closed (my husband turned the water off so it is not an emergency), the housing association did not come out so we have to wait until today. However, things keep on breaking even…
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Insect mesh/fly screen for windows
Where can I get a good quality net for my windows, the kind that you attach with velcro? I've looked at a few places and the reviews seem to be mixed, with people saying that the net frays easily and the velcro doesn't stick for very long. Anyone know of a tried and tested product that's easy to attach and relatively cheap?
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How would I clean this?
Moving into first property and cleaning the kitchen - LITERALLY from top to bottom. On top of the cupboards there is about a foot of space between the ceiling and cupboard top. There is really sticky, dusty, greasy dirt on the top of the cupboard. I tried wiping but it is too sticky and built up. It's like tar or glue it's…
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Advice about bathroom lights please
I am having a new bathroom put in the bath is going to have the side panels tiled and I was thinking about having some recessed lights along the bottom of the bath panel. Would these be ok? http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/GLKIT1B.html and if so is that all I need? or these with the transformer…
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Bedroom which walls to paint with colour
We are planing to paint our bedroom and would like to use two colours. A light green and an off white. The layout of the room is like this The bed will be against wall B. We were thinking of painting walls A and B with the light green and C and D with the off white. I belive the green walls may be called accent walls but…
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what do I need to do with my boiler?
Hi We've had a problem with our water temperature every since we've had gas central heating put in. (about 3 years :o ) 1 - shower is to sensitive, Its really hard (practically impossible) to adjust the water temperature in the shower without it being freezing or burning hot, If for some reason (like a husband type thing)…
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Need help finding a soffit vent like this
Anyone know where I can get one of these in the UK http://www.bathroomfanexperts.com/product.php?p=lambro_143w&product=175540 Cheers Dave
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Help! My dishwasher has stopped working!!
Hi all This evening i went to turn on my dishwasher and it will not work. The programme light comes on but when you close the door, nothing. It normally makes a sound after a couple of seconds and then the water starts to flow but this time, no sound at all. Its a intergrated hotpoint one and its almost 3 years old. Does…
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Help with Mildew on wall/window frame
I noticed the other day that I have some mildew growing at the bottom left hand side of the bedroom window (on the frame and creeping about 10 cms on to the wall) which is right next to the bed. I think its mainly caused by condensation as I noticed the window sill was quite wet and a lot of condensation on the window. It…
