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How long?! - UPDATE post 21
I've had someone round to do an estimate for decorating a room. The room is 6 metres length by 2 metre wide. The bloke wouldn't give me an estimate there and then and said he'd need to work out the cost and get back to me. I asked if he can tell me how long it will take and he said about a week, maybe two. This is to…
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Harveys sofa issue - any advice please?
Hi there, I placed an order for a sofa with Harveys. The sofa I ordered comes in a range of colours, including "classic white" and "star white". Basically classic white = cream, star white = white. I ordered star white. Sofa arrived and was a creamy colour, I mentioned to driver in passing and went to check invoice. There…
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New boiler needed- what do I do?
Hi All, I have boiler and central heating cover with Shield and I had my yearly maintenance check on the boiler last week. At the time the Shield plumber said it needed a new seal and he'd put silicion gel around as a temporary fix. So he was going to get his parts dept to see if they could get it . They have since rung…
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Garden Tap: Should I sleeve the copper pipe through the wall?
Our house was built in 2004 with a garden tap fed by an apparently unsleeved copper pipe through the brick wall. I am fitting a new garden tap in a different place. It is a purpose designed tap with an attached 300mm length of 15mm copper pipe. Should I just drill a 16mm hole and fit the pipe through the hole or should I…
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Staircase
Having major renovations at the moment. Would soon be in a position to order a staircase. Who/where would be the best place to start. Is it something a carpenter can do or are there people who specialise in staircases. I would really appreciate it if others can share their experiences. I live in the Kent area.
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New Kitchen - Wickes vs others + prices
We are finalising some designs for refitting our kitchen... People's experience, advice and input re. Wickes and others would be great. Last year we had quotes from Magnet, which we managed to hammer down in price, but didn't feel it was quite right for us, didn't include fitting and our builder (good but expensive) wanted…
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Reinforced lawn area for parking
We have a small gravelled area in front of our house which visitors to us occasionally use for parking, maybe once a week. I’d like to have some grass out front but still be able to park on it if need be. I’ve seen reinforcing mesh that allows the grass to grow through, has anybody used this & can recommend a particular…
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re-stating, renovating Minton Tile floor outside
Dear forum, I wonder if anyone can help. We have an Edwardian house in North West London with internal and external minton tiling. At the back of our house is an area of tiles quite badly damaged that has been halved in size by a previous owner and concrete paving put down. I would like to reinstate this floor up to its…
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Help with Ikea frame hanging
I may be being dumb here as picture hanging isn't a gift that I have been blessed with! But I cannot figure out how to hang these frames I have bought. They are chunky so the board with the hook is quite deep. I thought about using long screws in the wall, but they are too fat to fit on the hook also. Any ideas??
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Need to put ceramic tiles on all four walls
Has anybody managed to get a straight, level line around a room without buying/hiring a rotating laser level? My bathroom is 3m x 3m and will have ceramic tiles all around. I used a 'hang it off a nail' laser level, marked both extremes, matched the mark, rehung and marked on the next wall, and again, and again. To go all…
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Strimmer line which direction to wind it on
I have a Flymo strimmer and I bought a reel of nylon strimmer line. Which way do you wind it onto the strimmer reel? The way the strimmer turns or the opposite way or does it not matter?
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Outdoor Pizza Oven!
Here's one for you Anyone ever built or even seen a domestic outdoor pizza oven? I saw one on a Jamie Oliver show a while back and has been working in my head for a bit, have found a few "how to" videos online and a couple of websites devoted to them (just to prove there is a site for EVERYTHING!) but haven't quite made my…
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Please advise whether I can use our local waste disposal site safely for P&C letters
Hi, We always tear off the address labels from any letters we receive. Can we use our local waste disposal site to safely get rid of these labels or am I best just do as I have done before; namely use my cross-sheet thredder before putting them in my dustbin ? Any advice would be welcome. Many thanks.
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Boiler repairmen messing me around
Hi, hope this is the right place for this. In a nutshell, our boiler broke. We have insurance, so we invoked it and arranged for the thrid party engineer to come fix it. He declared it in good health, 30 mins after he went it went again. Same happened the next half dozen visits, they come and reset the boiler and it works…
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running dishwasher without filter in
I wouldn't normally do this but have been having problems with the dishwasher and just took the filters out to clean and also poured some boiling water in. I then started the programme a few minutes ago but have just realised I haven't put the filter back in. There are no dishes in it. Will running the programme without…
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need help removing this towel rail
hi all i'm scratching my head on this one. the towel rail in question is very old. i have included 3 pics to show it in place and with the rail removed but the brackets still on the wall. i know it looks like you just unscrew the screw showing but it is half behind the round chrome backplate and you cannot get a screw…
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Disconnecting gas cooker
Am I legally allowed to disconnect a gas cooker (bayonet fitting) or do I have to call out a Corgi engineer to do it? One will be re-connecting the new cooker in a few days time but I'd rather not pay two lots of callout fees if I can help it.
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Corian kitchen worktop
Hi everyone, we're after a bit of advice for our new kitchen. Basically, we've picked the units, decided on a layout and have sorted out a reliable builder. The only remaining issues are related to the worktop; we have decided to go for a corian one, and are considering how to finish it. We are going to go for a rounded…
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Wickes diy kitchen help?
hey folks i am going to be buying a wickes rockford kitchen from there diy range,and am after bit of help in measuring up. i need to buy a 1000mm corner base unit,it comes with one 500mm door and a corner post,my question is does anyone know the width of the corner post the space i need to leave for it befor my next…
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Building Regulations Regarding Air Bricks with a Gas Fire
Hi there We bought an 18 yr old bungalow belonging to a housing association. We have had a bad problem with damp in the bedroom but there is no air brick in the bedroom. Also in the living room we have a gas fire, a large patio door with vents in the double glazing above the door but no air bricks or ventilation other than…
