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Buying bathroom stuff on the continent
Can we buy a WC, a shower etc from France to use here for our new bathroom? Would they fit UK plumbing? Looking at Leroy Merlin, BUT, Bricorama websites - their prices, for items we need to purchase, are considerably cheaper than in the UK, even with the current Homebase 50% off sale. We can go there and back in one day.…
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Advice needed for options on decorating OSB boards
I've had an outhouse contructed in my garden for use as a playroom. The interior walls, ceiling and floor are OSB and the overall dimensions are 6M wide, 2.8M high and 3M depth, so a fair sized space. My intention was to paper the walls and ceiling (carpet the floor) and then emulsion finish with some coving and skirting…
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Cheap place to buy tiles?
Hello does anyone know of a cheap place to buy bathroom wall tiles? thanks
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White Talc like mould
Hi there. Hope I'm in the right forum. A few months ago, I got sliding door wardrobes fitted. It has 3 sections. Have noticed that in the middle section some of my husband's jumpers, jackets, tops have a talc like powder mould on them. I washed and dried a couple to tops a couple of days ago and he's just brought them to…
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Doorway - what do I need?
Hope I can explain this clearly. I have a doorway into an extension. This is leading off the main hallway at the bottom of the stairs. There is nothing surrounding the door i.e. door frame, architrave etc. However, I am wanting to wallpaper the hallway but leave the room (extension) painted. The problem is, I will be left…
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Drawer fridges
We are currently in the process of redesigning a new kitchen, and are considering having two refridgerator drawers in the kitchen, with an upright fridge freezer in an adjoining walk in pantry. However I don't know anyone who has this style of fridge and don't know anything about the pros and cons. Anyone here with a…
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Moral Dilema - help
I'll try to keep this as brief as I can I have a row of conifers, about 20 feet long that had grown ridiculously high. Had a young guy come around who has just started his own business. He quoted me to take the top off the trees and bring the overall height down to about 7' so that I could maintain it myself in future. Got…
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Correct size of replacement boiler
Hi, We are having a new combi installed in place of the existing WB 24i. The house is 3 storey 1910 4 bed mid terrace, single glazed (conservation area), solid wall. 10 radiators. The existing bath room has a bath and self contained shower. In the next year or so there is a real chcnce we might put an en-suite with a…
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Howdens sale - is this a real sale?
The word 'sale' in front of the many stores usually means nothing but hope springs eternal. Who had an experience with Howdens sale, how did they prices change comparing to normal time?
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Condemed house and (possible) leaking roof down a shared wall
Hello, Im not sure if im in the right place to ask this (im sure a Mod will move it if not!) but I live in a back to back house and my next door neighbours house has just been condemed by the council. Next door is owned by a landlord and the tenant was on benefits. After speaking to the tenant (who has now left) he said…
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Garden Fence
My daughter's neighbour asked if they would go halves on a new fence, which my daughter agreed to as the other was falling down. The thing is that they are semis and each have their own fence to maintain on either side so I assumed the middle boundary would be a party fence although the neighbour is saying it's my…
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nuaire drimaster
Following previous posts regarding mould / mildew, we have increased the ventilation and use a dehumidifier regularily. We live in a coastal location so humidity will always be an issue. The situation is significantly improved but we would like to do away with the dehumidifier. Has anyone got any experience of a nuaire…
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Herb Planting - Should I plant them out now.
I am not a gardener in any way shape or form, I have been given some very well established herb plants, rosemary, thyme, and oregano in about 8" pots, is it too late to plant them out. my plan was to plant them in a 3ft diameter barrel in my front south facing garden
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New Fridge Freezer
Good morning. Am after buying a new Fridge Freezer very soon so am looking for recommendations. Looking at the cheaper end of the market (budget is only £200 including any delivery charges). It needs to be bigger than the standard under the counter ones - as one problem with the current one is that it's always been too…
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Loft conversion roadside ad
I have driven past one of those roadside mobile ads this morning which said "need more space? use your loft" - but I couldn't see who the company was! It was a big purple and green triangular thing hooked up to the back of a car - has anyone else seen this and do you know which company it is? Or even better, know anything…
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Replacing/repairing a double glazed window
Hiya, My wife managed to put something through the internal layer of a double glazed window. The external layer is fine. Is that something that can be repaired or would the whole unit need replacing? Any recommendations for companies to do the work? I'm aware that the double-glazing industry is full of high-pressure…
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Scaffolding issues next door
I'll try to keep this brief, Next door are renovating the house, including roofing works. They asked if we would mind scaffolding on our land for a bit, and we said no problem initially. However, we asked for it to be netted to prevent building materials falling onto our land as obviously this is a serious risk to anyone…
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Survey Issues - Cost to fix? What to do?
We are in the process of buying a 1908 Mid Terrace 3 Bed property in Essex. In a strange set of circumstances we managed to get hold of a homebuyers report on the property just after having had our offer accepted as my mother in law knew the person who had tried to buy the property a couple of months earlier (They pulled…
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Double Glazing Guarantee
Hi, We purchased a front and back door from a glazing company just over two years ago. In September last year the internal mechanism of the front door broke and we were locked out our house. When you pushed the handle up to lock to top and bottom bolts of the door, a wheel inside the door snapped and the handle no longer…
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Ovens - Gas vs. Electric
Hello all, My partner and I have just bought our first place and are beginning to do a bit of online window shopping. One thing we need is an oven. The one in the place we've bought is a built-in gas oven, and according to the current owner, it's not particularly good, and to be honest, looks like a pretty cheap one. The…
