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Squeaking tumble dryer
I have a White Knight 3kg tumble dryer that is about 18 months old (so out of warranty). I have just put in a loud of washing to dry and now it is making a squeaking noise on each rotation (like it needs oiling). I cannot afford to buy a new tumble dryer so I am hoping this is nothing serious and just a noise dryers make…
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Skirting to match a wood laminate floor.
http://www.yours4floors.co.uk/p/BERRY-FLOOR-Cottage-venice-oak/ I have some berry floor wood laminate flooring in my living room, see link above. The colour is Harvest Oak. I would like some skirting that would match. Berryfloor now do matching wood veneer I think (Berry website is hopeless) skirting, they didnt when the…
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Gidden paint any good?
Hi, We are having our freshly renovated house painted top to bottom and the decorator we are thinking of goign with is reccomending Gidden paint. Should we push for Dulux or are they much of a muchness both being by ici? Cheers :beer: Dave
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Is it safe to chop off unwanted Sky Cable?
Previous owner had 2 satellite dishes on gable end of house. Cable comes through wall in corner of lounge. It is a big bundle of brown cable, split at end with 2 connectors. It has been there at least 5 years and suspect many years longer. I've never had Sky and don't want it but, if there was a remote possiblity it was…
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Advice Appreciated for Building a Garage with an Adjoining Outside Toilet
I'm hoping for any advice from my trusted Money Saving Experts on my building/planning questions. First just to give a little preliminary info... We live in a semi-detached property on a corner plot with a fairly sizeable garden in a council area. We bought this property from the LA fifteen years ago. We'd like to build a…
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Fitted Kitchen
Hi have had a look around for a new fitted kitchen and the design i have seen is sold by quite a few different companies (white handleless gloss) but feel i really need a whole new layout and would welcome design ideas from the companies. Went to b&q, magnet and an independant for a comparison in cost and not one has got…
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Creda shower failed after 2 weeks.Help needed.
Purchased Creda Expressions 8.5kw electric shower in March of this year.Shower only fitted about 6 weeks ago, straight forward swapping of units.Worked fine for the first 2 weeks ,then overheat light started to come on in high mode. Now i have neon on light for power,no light in medium mode,neon light and overheat light on…
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loft insulation - 6mm shower cable
Hello We currently have 100mm loft insulation between joists in loft. I want to top it up by laying insulation across joists. The problem is that we have a 6mm cabl runningfrom the front of the house almost to the back of the house (it comes up from the consumer unit in the living room, lays loose across the joists (may be…
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Damp patch on wall below one corner of shower
Ok this is a housing association house. The shower is a simple electric shower over the bath and every few months water comes through from I assume the seal round the bath and there is a damp patch on the wall and coveing downstairs. Have contacted the HA who have come and redone the seal; however this reoccurs every few…
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Recommend a bathroom fan
Hi, Our bathroom gets an awful lot of steam in there when having showers etc. It has a 4" fan which makes a strange noise and does not seem to suck anything out. It's also triggered by the light, so looking for one that is powerful and has a delayed timer on it when the light goes off. Do you replace the whole thing (duct…
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Moving a staircase
Hi, I would like to move my staircase back about a meter to give me a bigger bathroom upstairs. Has anyone done this? What kind of costs would be involved? £5k? £10k? The house is a either a 30's semi or a 50's semi (there seems to be a bit of a dispute as to when it was built) and at the top of the stairs is the world's…
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Extra Large internal door
I have an internal door that leads to the outside door that I want to replace but I am findiing it difficult to find even "made to measure" that go any larger than 6ft 8 by 2ft 8. The door I want to replace is 36 inches wide by 83inches high. Would anyone know of any online companies that may make one as large as this?
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NCS Flooring - Anyone used them for supply?
NCS Flooring coming up cheapest for the quickstep laminate i'm after - around 10% cheaper than the next cheapest store. When there is such a gap i tend to look at the company address and check it's not an import product. All looks ok but with the lack of reviews on the company and CS i'm a little concerned before i part…
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Problem with washing machine
Good evening everyone. I'm having problems with my Beko washing machine (model is WM5100). We've had it for nearly 3 years with no problems up until now. The problem we're experiencing is that the machine doesn't seem able to drain the water away. If we put a wash cycle on, the water just builds up in the system. Normally,…
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Carpet fitting advice
Hi I had carpet fitted in our bedroom and on the stairs and landing at the weekend. I am looking for any advice that you have regarding the fitting of the carpet at the threshold between the landing and the bedroom. We currently have a large dip from each room to the door bar. The dip is so large (around 2cm at the deepest…
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Conservatory roof repair
I need a short term fix for my conservatory roof. The roof leaks when raining easily, but the current state of the roof means that it might not be advisable to do anything from the outside. I just need to cover an area 10cm x 10cm to soak up moisture in case of heavy rain. Someone mentioned puppy training pads. No idea…
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Tanking a wall!!
Need to tank an external wall, anybody recommend any companies that are reputable?. I know most damp companies are just chancers, but am hoping someone has had this done!. Thanks in advance :)
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Living room sliding door?
Hi, Am buying a house & previous owners have put an arch in the passage way leading to the living room. I would love to put in a nice sliding door (glass maybe) so can use the living room without losing space for a door. Also something clear so can utilise the natural light from the passage way. Can't seem to see any out…
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Quality loft hatch advice
Can anybody recommend a quality hinged loft hatch please. B&Q have one priced at £29.98 but looks poor quality with a plastic lock, I'd like to pay no more than £50.00 but would pay more for a decent quality one. Thanks in advance to any replies.....
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New boiler needed - worth doing anything else at the same time?
Hi all, I just moved into a new flat which has a duff boiler. I've currently got all the radiators off the walls as I'm plastering to decorate and wondered if it was worth upgrading them knowing I'll need a new boiler anyway. I've yet to cope with a winter so can't really tell if it's an inherrantly cold home but it has…
