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Painting Waxed Pine Shelves
I bought some pine shelves from eBay that I intended to rub down and paint white. Someone has told me that rather than rub down you can buy an undercoat that I can paint on then paint over? Does anyone know what it's called and where I can buy it from? Thanks
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Garden hose on washing machine fitting
We were planning to get someone in to fit an outside tap to help water the garden once the summer arrives. However, my wife's out of work at the moment and money is tight so looking for a way to avoid the cost of a tradesman. The tap would have been fitted to the external wall of the utility room. It occurred to me that I…
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Kingfisher Shed Preservative
Hi All, I have just had a quality shed custom built -- the last one disintegrated in the storm -- but I am not sure what to treat it with... It's a pretty large shed (it's only for his motorbike - but I might persuade him to put his bed, clothes, tv etc etc inside as well so not to waste the space :D ) and I am not sure…
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New washing machine, new noise + plumbing in problem
Hello everyone, thanks in advance for any help!! We splurged out on a new washing machine. My bf connected it yesterday. The new w/m's (Miele) waste pipe is wider than the old one (Hotpoint) was and so it doesn't just sit in the stand pipe as the old one did. My bf went to a local plumber's merchants hoping to buy an…
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Painting newly skimmed walls
We have just had our living room walls skimmed and hoping for some advice on what to do next. How long should we wait for plaster to dry out? The plaster was a reddish/brown when wet and is now starting to turn grey. Once dry do we water down white emulsion and put this on as a "mist" coat (we have got Wickes white…
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Circuit toggle on consumer unit won't reset
Can anyone suggest anything please? Last night I plugged in a fan heater to quickly warm up a room upstairs - plugged it into a trailing socket (fused) with two switched off lamps, a land-line base unit and mobile phone charger (off) in the other holes. The fan hadn't been used for a couple of years so I blew the dust and…
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Removing cold water tank from loft
All our water comes direct from the supply and we would like to now remove the plastic cold water tank from the loft. Its positioned right above a bedroom the combination of warm air in the bedroom and teh cold base of the tank is causing condensation on the ceiling directly under it. Is this likely to be a plumber job?…
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Dual Flush toilet not working - pls help?!
Hi, I have a Serel dual flush toilet which isn't working - the flush buttons are permenantly pressed down - I have had the lid off the cistern but not entirely sure what I should be looking for? There is also a leak where the cistern refills itself - dont think its a major issue but quite noisy. Any advice greatly…
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Bleeding radiators not working...
Hi everyone. I'm looking for a bit of advice please. I noticed last night that the radiators upstairs (3 radiators) are all cold at the top and hot at the bottom when the central heating is on. I've bled them this morning and on two there was a tiny hiss but nothing on the third and none of them dripped any water at all.…
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Replace Hot Water Tank with a Combi Boiler - How much?
I have a gas boiler which works the central heating and hot water with the hot water tank in attic. I want a combi supplied and fitted remove tanks in attic and flush the radiators. How much should i be looking at. Thanks
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advice on double glazing for unusual windows
hi there, My house is 80% double glazed with the exception of some very narrow windows and some porthole windows. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/256/img0458cy.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/707/portholes.jpg/ I assuming the previous owners held off from replacing the narrow windows as the glass area for a…
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Advice on electric portable heaters please.
I need to buy a portable heater for a small studio flat. It is all electric and has an old storage heater that doesnt work very well and just eats electricity. I want to get a portable heater that I can use around the flat, plug in on a timer for the mornings and be able to put a towel on. Can anyone offer advice on the…
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Hampshire Residents: Free Cavity Wall and Loft insulations
Whilst at work the other day, I popped out at lunch and saw a stall outside my shop, I was curious about it so thought to enquire. Hampshire County Council have currently got a scheme where anybody can get free insulation of cavity walls and loft regardless of age or on benefits or not (Insulate Hampshire) (This offer is…
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Advice on replacing a conservatory.
My mum has a dwarf wall victorian style conservatory about 12 ft by 8 ft which is about 20 years old and made from hardwood. Its getting pretty leaky now and needs re varnishing each year. It also has a rotten box gutter that is troublesome. I was wondering about getting the conservatory replaced with a UPVC one as a…
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Best way to drain heating system
I've already added the sludge remover and I have a conventional boiler & it’s an open system. when you drain the system (as in the full flush out), do you flush just after you’ve had your rad’s on so the water is hot (guessing this creates more pressure)-jus a thought. Thanks.
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Help... clueless about new heating system.
Hey all, I am sure this question gets asked a million times on here but i am stuck. I have tried to do my own research but it is such a complicated market that I am struggling to find where to begin. So... Me and my partner are looking to get a new heating system in our new house. From what we have found out ourselfs we…
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rated people
As an experiment and to get some jobs for an old friend still trading, we joined Rated People after their TV adverts are going at it big time at the moment. The RATED bit is OK once a trader has been with the site for some time, as its the customers that rate them. So if the trader is new, he/they have no rated comments.…
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Plumbers? Stelrad
We have a Stelrad Compact with Style vertical radiator 600x2200. It is less hot in the centre than at the top and bottom. I assume it needs to be bled. But where is the valve? How do you bleed such a radiator? TIA.
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Advice on a single skin porch problem
Hello all, I'm hoping someone will be able to help. On the house i bought last year we have a single brick skin porch on the back. It measures 3m wide by 2m deep with a radiator on the back wall below a double glazed window. There is an internal door connecting to the main house. Inside the porch we hang our coats and…
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Oven went pop!
Hi All Oven went pop the other day and shorted the electrics. It is a single oven with a grill in, now only the outer frill bar is working. Any ideas what it might be? Thanks
