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Staining in fireplace that has been plasterboarded and painted
We have a chimney that we have had plasterboarded, skimmed and painted. We have noticed that the paint has got patches of staining on it presumably as its a single brick? outside wall and it gets cold. If I repaint it im sure the staining will come through again eventually (maybe its damp/water). Is there some sort of…
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Heavy duty grease for SDS hammer drill?
Hi I've just lent a SDS hammer drill from a friend. He said that it needs "heavy duty grease" as he hasn't put any in a long time. What's cheap that I can use please? Thank in advance :beer:
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Removing doors from Whirlpool American fridge freezer
We've got a new fridge freezer coming on Sunday and we've paid to have the old one taken away. It won't go out unless the doors are removed - do you think Comet will do this or expect us to? If they expect us to, can anyone tell us how to do it? We must have done it, to get it in - but that was 10 years ago! Any help…
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Furniture ruined? How to revive after intensive cleaning
We recently bought an antique book case that is a beautiful dark wood. Unfortunately we weren't to know that it was invested with moths and xtheir eggs. We had no other choice by to do some intense cleaning which included scrubbing with well dilute bleach and adding a powder killer to the case. OTT perhaps but the idea of…
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Dreams bed, flaking faux leather
Hi all, I have a 2 week old Dreams San Diego brown kingsize TV bed (which they no longer have on their website?!). When it arrived there was an everso small scuff on the left hand side headboard after it had been installed. We are only talking a couple of mm so I didnt think anything of it. Today when I was dusting…
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Magnet
I hear that the penny may have finally dropped with consumers and Magnet are following the MFI and Moben trajectory
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MIRA ATL thermostatic Shower
Anyone experience the following problem with an MIRA Advance ATL thermostatic shower. and solved the problem ? It Is doing the following - The strange thing about this is that when you shower with the lower setting ie. the flow of water going through the unit and coming out of the shower head is less, it heats the water…
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Fitting a beem (RSJ)
im thinking of removing a wall in my house to open up a kitchen up more into the extension. Ive had a Structural engineer come out and do some measuring and hes suggested putting in 2 x 4 metre s275 steel beems. I want to find a builder to install these so im going to post it on my builder so im just wondering what do I…
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New shower, thoughts please.
Hello, I am hoping the good people here will help me out. I need a new shower and wanted to find out if what I have is electric or thermostat. Ours is a storage tank and we have economy 7 in our place. Will that be electric or thermostat? Also please have a look at this and recommend it or any other alternative.…
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Advice needed on baxi boiler repair and cover!
Hi All, I have a leak from what seems to be the Heat exchanger in my baxi solo boiler, and a heating guy confirmed this. The boiler is only approx 3 years old. A new exchanger and the cost to take the boiler to bits, reassemble and re-fit probably makes a new one not a whole lot more expensive. I could get a replacement…
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B&Q designer radiator
Hi A very long story about a radiator I paid for at bandq. Due to a mis print I am having to accept a less btu output radiator. I was wondering if anyone out there has a Spring Summer 2011 decorative / designer radiator brochure. Please I am desperate. Bandq have identified the problem but said that the radiator was mis…
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Advice on Henley on Thames
Hi all, My wife, twin daughters (9m old), and I are considering moving from London to Henley on Thames. Do any of you live there or know the area well? How are the local schools? Are there any problem areas to avoid when it comes to looking at houses, or is it all blissfully lovely as they'd have you believe?! :p Is there…
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Mattresses!
Has anyone any recommendation for type/make of mattress? We have never actually made a conscious decision about the type of mattress we have bought before, they've always just come with the bedstead, so if anyone has any recommendations they would be gratefully received. Neither of us suffers with back complaints but we do…
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Garden moss
OH has always used Lawn Weed and Feed but recently the moss has been taking over the lawn. What do you folks recommend ? We have scarified it regularly.
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Insulating a flat bay roof.
Hi, I live in a 1910 end terrace house, the front has two large square bay windows, the top bay having a flat roof. We are getting a lot of condensation in the bedroom bay, we have a dehumidifier but it is not holding of the condensation. The roof outside is solid brick and we have had that checked, there is no cracks or…
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Stuck water taps
Expecting a new washing machine tomorrow. Discovered the inlet hose taps were stuck. Succeeded in freeing the hot one, but not the cold. Then found the main house cutout tap was solidly stuck. Planning to transfer the cold one to the new machine by taping it into a kink and running the tap to reduce pressure. Seemed to…
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Astini S/S Sinks, any good?
Looking at new sinks Astini appear to be made from a thicker grade of Stainless Steel than some other makes. Has anyone any experience of them? Are they any good? Thanks.
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New Hob
We might go for a new hob - probably gas. Anyone aware of any good deals supplied and fitted? Cheers T
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leaking toilet
we have a close coupled wc that has just started to leak between the cistern and the pan. is this likely to be the overflow or the washers on the feed / flush.
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Cheapest Conservatory
I'm thinking of building a Conservatory in my house. Which company offers the cheapest and quality work? I live in Welling DA16 Thanks
