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Is there such a thing as a table top smoke alarm?
I suspect not, simply due to the fact smoke rises so alarms are ceiling based but just wondered if there was anything on the market that could sit on a bedside table.
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To Window Cill or not To Window Cill - that is the question!
We have had an extension done and will hopefully be at decoration stage soon. The walls under the windows don't have cills and I'm in 2 minds whether to just paint them or stick a cill on top. Any ideas anyone?
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water damaged ceiling question
hi guys. Im having my ceiling repaired from recent water damage. the ceiling will be skimmed however I have coving along the edges. I would like to think good practice would be to remove the coving, skim the ceiling then replace the coving? some of my quotes seem to think its ok to skim up to and feather into the coving (I…
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blast steamer
Does anyone have one of these and can I have your opinions please. Any recommendations.
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Buying blinds
Hi everyone Am looking to have blinds fitted to our bay window for as cheap as possible. Have seen a website blinds2go which are £50 a blind which is a hell of a lot cheaper than we have seen elsewhere. Has anyone bought blinds through this company before? And are the blinds as easy to fit as they show on the website?…
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Thin toilet paper
My loo is tempremental and doesn't like thick paper e.g. Cushelle, Triple Velvet. Can anyone recommend a thinner paper that breaks down quickly, but is actually decent to use? Not rough on the BT please???:o:o
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Hot water
I have hot water all time dispite the controls for HW being OFF. The central heating is working normal. All rads get hot , most have radiator valves. Room thermostat is set at 20. HW cylinder set at 60. Consumption seems normal if anything less than normal. The boiler is a Classic RS250 and controls are Honeywell. The…
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Joiner Threatened Me On Phone Today
Hi guys well im pretty scared. My friend paul who I lived on the same street as when kids and who has done work on my mums house recommended me a guy who is a joiner. I have a interior door which is pine and now warped. I needed a white panelled one picking up from B & Q for £19.98 as I cant pick it up because I have a two…
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Replacement kitchen cupboard doors
Does anyone have any advice about good places for replacement doors on kitchen cupboards? I need to update a the kitchen doors in my house that I rent out as they're pretty tired now. Money's pretty tight and, unfortunately, they're not standard sizes so Ikea isn't an option and I think I'm going to have get custom-made…
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can i get free double glazing?
i live in housing assoiction house i dont have double glazing and my house is fezzing in the winter i have ask the housing assoction if i get double glazing and a new front room as the one now is a glass door and lets out a lot of heat and they have told me if its not broke they wont fix it! does anyone no if i have a leg…
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Condenseheat Ltd - are they reputable?
My elderly father had a salesman from this company come to his door who persuaded him to agree to install a new central heating system: new boilers, pipes and new radiators. These people are based in Stockport but work around the country, apparently. I want to know: are they reputable? Is their work good? We have been…
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Warm Air Ducted Heating
I'm looking to buy a house that has an old air ducted heating system circa 1970 and whilst there are (some) arguments in favour of keeping the system and just replacing the boiler I'm firmly in the camp of removing it and going for a wet system. Has anyone ever had work done on their house to remove the old system? There's…
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Upholstery Foam
I have a pair of twin seater leather sofas. They look great despite the fact that they are around 10 years old (got them from Leather Workshop Direct in Gwent incidentally). Problem is that the seat pads are a little past their prime and I need to get hold of some new foam inners. There appears to be loads of suppliers of…
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Sitting in a Blast Freezer!!
No joke, i seriously feel like i'm sitting in a blast freezer right now!! My heating is on to the max and my hands feel like ice blocks, my toes are number, my back is ice cold! What on earth is going on??! I've checked all windows and doors are closed but there still seems to be this cold air coming in from somewhere and…
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Anyone knows about IKEA kitchen interest free payment plan?
Hi, Is it straight forward to apply? Whats the process like? Do I need to do several visits or can I pick my kitchen up and sign for finance in one go? Do I need to bring any papers with me (ID..etc)? Is it open for everyone or subject to credit checks? I have a "fair" credit check and last time I tried to get double…
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return to IKEA with no receipt
We have recently bought new kitchen worktops from IKEA. Our carpenter has told us that they are no good to use with our existing kitchen cupboards as they are too thin and not wide enough. We no longer have the receipt (we only got them 2 weeks ago) but do have a bank statement confiming the payment (we paid by debit…
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Insulating Conservatory
I have seen an advert where you can have the internal framework of a conservatory insulated by fixing timbers to the internal framework and then insulating the gap. The roof area is then boarded with 12.5mm moisture resistant plasterboard and then skim of plaster. Has anyone had this done or has anyone any views as to…
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Fridge Freezer not Freezing Properly
Hopefully someone on here can offer some advice. We have a Beko CDA 660 FF Frost Free fridge freezer. The fridge compartment works fine, but the freezer just is not cold enough. Some foods in it freeze ok, but most of the time, ice cream, bread etc is just not frozen in it. Can anyone give me ideas on which part is at…
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Can I simply replace a chimney stack with a low profile vent?
I'm having solar panels fitted right up to my chimney stack, so want to make it as low as possible to reduce shading. It's a small square one (2 bricks wide), originally built in the late 1970s for coal although it is currently topped off with an round aluminium grill. It carries the fumes from my old gas fire with back…
