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Any good uses for used quilt/duvets?
We've boughts some new winter duvets. What uses are there for the used ones? I don't really like to put them in for landfill. Do the re-cycling centres make use of them?
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Can I solve bathroom gurgling before it happens?
I'm fitting a new bath and shower upstairs in my bathroom. I already have an existing 40mm waste pipe coming vertically out from the floor maybe 75mm. I want to fit a tee and have the shower waste from one side and the bath waste from the other. Will I finish up with one or both gurgling, and can you suggest a better…
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Lintel problem in a new build (1999)
Hi, It has been pointed out to me today that there are two cracks going down from my first floor window in a pyramid shape. I have been told that the lintel needs replacing but is this correct in a house of 12 years? All the examples I have seen have been for much older houses? Is this correct and how much would it cost to…
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Cooker extractor fan using old chimney?
Looking to open up a chinmey brest in the kitchen and put an electric cooker in there. It used to have an oil burning boiler that vented up a metal flue liner and out via a chimney pot. I can appreciate a liner might be needed as damp air in an old house chimney can't be good but will an extractor fan have enough ooomph to…
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Post Office Box Numbers
Many companies are using po box numbers ,how can i find out the companies full postal address as the post codes used by them cannot be found will the post office have to give it to me under a freedom of information request? or are their other ways
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Myson MPE 222 problem?
Hi Guys, looking for some advice. I have a Potterton gas heating system with 2 MPE 222 valves, one for CH, one for HW. Potterton PTT100 external stat on HW cylinder. Problem....no hot water. If I adjust stat on cylinder the HW valve opens and orange light comes on but boiler does not fire. If I adjust room stat the CH…
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Fence/boundary question
My deeds say that my left hand fence (looking towards the end of the garden) is my responsibility, as is the one at the end of the garden. My neighbours say it was not registered with the land registry so they adopted it. Is this possible? I hope not, as I'd like a higher fence as they have decking, and since the garden…
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Bathroom suite, Not as described
I recently bought a square shower bath which had a shower screen included. There were 2 available in this shape but one described the shower screen as fixed, which I didnt want. I wanted to be able to move it so I had easier access to the taps and surely a fixed one isnt that safe re falls?. The one I chose didnt say it…
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Make of fire
Was wondering if anyone can help, I am looking for the make and model of this fire, it looks like a valor but i'm not sure as I can't find anything on their website. Many thanks
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laminate flooring
Hi, Please can anyone reccommend the best place to go for laminate wooden flooring? Basically looking for good quality at low cost. Looking to put the flooring in my living room and hallway, so needs to be hard wearing.
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Paint = confused.com!!
Help me please!! Hiya, I'm new to the world of DIY and am painting most of my house, my friends say they'll help, but I have no idea whic paint or brand of paint to buy. I'm going for a the same colours in my bedrooms (1 wall in mocha, other walls in each room in almond white). The previous owners left quite a few holes…
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Party Wall Agreement
Hi, can anyone help with information relating to my council building an extension for their tenants next door to my property. The council has sent me a party wall agreement and i have put this into dispute and have contacted my own surveyour to represent me but so far it seems that the council want to do what they like…
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Adding Another Radiator
Hi I have a conservatory leading from my dining room, the radiator in my dining room is about 2 feet from the outside wall where my conservatory starts. Does anyone know how easy it would be to get an additional radiator added. Just to add that between the radiator and the wall, in the floor, is some pipework with a screw…
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Maintenance of property boundaries?
Hello, We bought and moved into our house about 6 months ago, it's an end terrace. There is, like I assume with most terrace houses, a walkway around the side of our house to allow our neighbours access to their back gardens. The thing is, the path is poorly defined, we have a low wall around our garden, but the other side…
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upstairs radiators not warming up
my downstairs radiators are warming up nicely and 2 of the 4 upstairs ones are nice and warm. 2 of the radiators on the first floor and 1 of 1 on the second floor are not warming up at all. they were all fine last winter :( bled them all today and water in there. the pipes in and out of each of the non performing radiators…
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DIY-kitchens.com?
Hiya, Anyone have any experiences of this website? Or better still, have any of the plain white doors (avant, fresco)? Would you recommend them? Also, does anyone know how deep the wall units are? Thanks!
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heat lost through a flue
Hi all. My wife and I have just bought a new house, but it comes with an open flue gas fire fueled by LPG (no mains gas available). My thoughts are that this is horrifically inefficient and will cost us a fortune in lost heat even if we never turn it on due to the warm air from the house going straight up the chimney. Does…
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Electric Shower on Combi System?
Hi, I have a simple question and can't seem to find the answer! Can you power a normal electric shower on a mains system that has been converted to a combi boiler system? I'd rather do this than have the shower off the boiler in case the boiler breaks down. Thanks.
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Faulty Beko Washing Machine
Hi all, I hope someone can offer some advice here, I am a bit stumped about what I can do to sort out this situation. I moved house on the 3rd of September, but when I was looking for appliances I found a Beko washing machine on sale with Sainsburys on the 27th of July. I bought it, and recieved the machine on the 3rd of…
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Freezer help please
Hello,I hope someone can help me? I've just got back from holiday to find that my freezer has blown the fuse in the plug,which has resulted in everything defrosting.I moved the freezer 6 months ago and this is the second time it has happened. It is now in a shed, which keeps a constant cool temperature, but I haven't been…
