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New Wardrobe doors
Hi. Moved into a house with fitted wardrobes. They are in great condition but the doors look old and worn. I dont think i could just paint them as some of the plastic coating has come away in parts. Does anyone know the best place to get new doors (made to measure)? Or best place to get mirrors to put on doors (made to…
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can you cut laminate worktop in curves?
I'm looking at a monza kitchen from homebase and really would like the curved drawers and curved end breakfast bar - figured I could afford the kitchen units - until I actually went to Homebase yesterday and was advised that if I wanted curved units the only worktop I could have would be their Maia range or Granite or…
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Dropping Kerb, anyone 'in the know'?
Morning MSE'ers. My wife is due to have our second child soon. The house is completely baby proof and we can let them run around downstairs without them being able to kill themselves easily! (i'm sure they could still find ways, kids always can). The only unsafe part we have is the road outside. We have on street parking…
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Condensaton in shed
I've been finding that things are getting wet and rusty in my brick-built shed. In the winter I noticed a lot of condensation drips on the inside of the roof. The problem has only started since I had the roof replaced, but a friend of my Dad's did it for free so I'm not sure what to do! I don't want to complain, but it was…
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Double glazing qustion
Does anyone know of a good double glazing firm in the St Albans area as I need a ground floor double glazed window (whole unit) removed and refitted so I can a new sofa in to the living room.
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Small Appliances .. free collection
Does anybody know the name of the company who collect small appliances, such as TVs from households. About 1 year ago I had two old monitors collected and removed, but I've lost their email. Now a neighbour wants a few things removed. thanks
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Electrician help? Getting desperate!
We've had a complete house renovation done by a firm of builders, and a significant amount of it has been unsatisfactory but the builders have been sufficiently unpleasant for us to just to want them out of the door! However, we have had another electrician do some work for us and he has noticed serious shortcomings with…
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Advice wanted on garden wall
Hi guys & girls Over the years I've answered many questions on the DIY forum, but this one's got me stumped, so hope someone can return the favour... We're planning a circular patio in the middle of our little garden, with raised beds to curve round and semi enclose the patio. Height of wall to be decided but I'm thinking…
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Insulating a suspended timber floor
Hi All I need to insulate my suspended timber floor, has anyone done this and what do you recommend?? would you use loft insulation between the joists or polystyrene sheets cut up and both fixed with netting or timber laths, if so what thickness insulation would be best to use?? Thanks in advance
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Finding a plasterer
Hi All Im trying to find a plasterer and have gone down the ask friends and family route but either they weren't interested or too busy, so its yellow pages or google. how do you hope to get a decent one, are there any questions i should ask and sites to look for them, i need my whole house plastering, would it be…
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Warmer weather on the way, FLIES, how to stop them!!
According to the weather forcast warmer weather is on the way and a glorious summer is to follow (won't be cleaning the BBQ just yet!) but if this is indeed the case, can anyone advise me on how to keep flies at bay! In the winter, autumn and spring I don't seem to get any issues at all. But come summer my lounge becomes a…
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advice on pebble dash
hi there, I've recently had some remedial wall tie work done on my 1950s pebble dashed house. I thought the pebble dash was pretty ugly before but now its got lots of lines through it where cracks have been filled (see pic) I was wondering what people would recommend? I was thinking of painting it a cream colour but I…
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Help! How do I clean swarf from glass???
Now finishing a few small projects in the house. One of which was turning a window into French doors. Unfortunately at some point load of tiny bits of steel swarf have been inbedded in the glass of said French doors. I can only assume that the swarf has come off the disk cutter at some point. it is now rusting and looks…
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Wrought iron sidegate: How to cover up?
My mum has just had her patio rebuilt on her semi and wants a side gate put in. She wants a wooden sidegate but I think a wrought iron one would look better and match the railings around her basement lightwell. One thing she is worried about is privacy. Is there something you can affix to a wrought iron gate to prevent…
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A few plumbing questions.
As in the picture left above, under the kitchen sink I have a rising main with a stopc0ck followed by a Pressure Reducing (Limiting) Valve set at about 2 bar. This then feeds all the house plumbing including the garden tap. Everything is mains fed. There is no cold water storage tank in the loft. There is a stored hot…
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Hoe easy is it to fit new door lock?
My 'cylinder rim' door lock broke about 10 years ago, but I didn't care because we used the deadlock instead (more secure and impossible to lock ourselves out!) - but as I will be selling my flat soon, I should really fix this. How easy would it be to fit a whole new one (given that I'm the worst DIYer ever!)? No point…
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leak in roof
I have a leak in my roof where some of the flashing must have perished by the chimney. When it rains a small line of water runs down the chimney in the atic and then causes a damp patch in the corner of my bedroom. Ive had a quote for the work which seemed alot. Im contemplating not having the work done at all. Would or…
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Wheeled base for white goods - do they exist??
Hello, I would like to buy a stand on wheels to move my fridge freezer about. I know they're expensive for what they are but it would make our kitchen refit so much easier. However, after a googling session I am now beginning to doubt their existence. Any ideas??
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Oven fan keeps stopping :/
A few months ago, my oven fan stopped going round. Thanks to some advice on here, I turned the electricity off, poked it and whizzed it round a few times manually with a wooden stick, and it worked again (it had got gunged up and stuck). Over the space of a couple of months, it worked but made an awful screeching noise at…
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Solid Wood Floor that can be re-laid?
WE have a kitchen/family room which is partly an extension. Some time when we have funds we would plan to completely remove the original rear wall and have a big steel but currently we are leaving in a supporting pillar, I want to have real wood flooring put down but want something that could be taken up and relaid once…
