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Home Improvement
Hello I am about to buy my first house with my partner. As you can imagine, money is tight. Coupled with things going wrong and eating into our improvements savings we are going to struggle with getting anything done in our new house. We have plenty of family and friends that are qualified to give us free or cheap labour,…
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questions about attic extension/dormer windows
Hi there, I wanted to ask a few questions as I'm trying to organise our attic extension, have very little experience and my head is swimming with questions. Added to that, I live in the Netherlands and although my Dutch is quite good, it makes it even harder to wade through the quotes and info I already have. Basically we…
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Garage conversation / conservatory lean to
We have decided to convert our integral garage into an internal living space. It is situated at the back of the house and to get the car in means driving down a narrow unadopted road and through the back garden. Why the hell it was built as garage and not a room is beyond me. Anyway, our kitchen is tiny so we are debating…
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Cracked windscreen from inside
Hi I cracked my front windscreen from the inside. Can I repair it myself with some type of gel? Best way forward?
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Which type of carpet to choose?
Our victorian stone cottage renovation is now almost complete...at the stage of choosing flooring for lounge and one bedroom, all other rooms have solid oak flooring now complete. I have been to different carpet stores, and my mind is boggling with the choice! I have searched the previous posts on here, but not answers I…
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Trouble with my Electrolux built in fridge/freezer.
It's eight years old, Model no. ERF 2620. This control panel operates the freezer and fridge. The freezer thermostat covers a range from minus 15 to minus 24 degrees, ideally it should be minus 18 degrees. The fridge thermostat ranges from plus plus 2 to plus 8 degrees and ideally should be a plus 4 degrees. In he last…
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Adapting kitchen base unit for Belfast sink
Hi, Well I've had the floor laid in my kitchen and the room drylined. Part of it is also skimmed, so it is ready to install my base units :j http://victorianterracerefurb.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/kitchen-floor-finally/ Tomorrow I will be starting work on the kitchen... The floor is flat and level, so that's a good start.…
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Do i have celotex insulation?
We just moved into an 8 year old house which apparently doesnt have cavity wall insulation. Previous owners had 2 companies come out to fill it, both said they would chip the bricks because of the mortar width. I thought this was just standard disclaimer stuff, but i'm more surprised it even needs filling. I was in the…
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Gloss or matt white tiles with an Ikea white gloss kitchen?
I'm in the process of planning my kitchen refurb and will be buying Ikea white gloss Abstrakt units. What tiles would look best - buying some rectangle shaped ones but can't make up my mind if gloss would be too "razzle dazzle" :) The un-tiled walls will be painted white and then I'll accessorize with colour.... Thanks
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Solar Hot Water Playing Up.
Hi, We bought a house in 2008 which had solar panels on the roof, solar Hot Water has been working fine (we dont have any instructions or anything) Since the other week, the water is not coming out hot just midly luke warm, even though we have had scorching hot days, i have just gone upstairs and felt the pipes going into…
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Suede Effect Paint
I wondered if anyone knew where to buy red suede effect paint or how to make your own suede effect paint as I can't seem to find it anywhere in red.
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New relaxed planning permission Sept 2012
Does anyone know when the new relaxed planning permission measures announced yesterday will come into effect? Nothing seems to be up on the web and it would be useful to know as I need to submit plans - if I can save money, so much the better! Many thanks:T
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Loft insulation just laid can anyone please help
We are sorted now, sorry for the posting just paniced a bit.
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Dishwasher plumbing advice
We've just moved into a new house and bought a dishwasher for the first time. We have a combi gas boiler and the instructions say it can be plumbed into a hot or cold water system. Which would be better and most efficient?
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removing limescale/gunk on brasswork in cold water tank
Hiya We need a new ball float/valve in our loft cold water tank as the overflow pipe drips whenever the tank is full. I bought the part from our local plumber's merchant over a year ago, thinking I might have a go at changing it myself. I am regretting this as although the part was cheap, when I tried to fit it I realised…
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Chimney sweep cost north London
Hi - I need to get my chimney swept - can anyone give me an indication of the costs I can expect? The first quote I have received is £70, Im just waiting for some more quotes to come in... Any recommendations? Thanks!
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Unhappy with finish - Should I cancel cheque?
We're in our first home together so dealing with tradesmen is new to us :o I'll try and make this brief. Gathered a number of quotes for tiling a couple of floors in our place, both small rooms. Time estimate was 3-4 days (included removing old flooring and prep). Tiler seemed good at first but I was made aware that they…
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Energy efficient gas fire
Hi We have a gas fire that was installed around 12 years ago (maybe a little less than that) it's a valor. Still works well etc, on the tag it says the energy efficiency is class2, I can't see what this means in real terms though. It's open flame type with the loose coals. Currently thinking about replacing, mostly because…
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House advice
Hi dont know if anyone can help me, recently my drains were playing water would drain slowly, so i thought id try vinegar baking soda i never told my mrs so she put bleach or just general cleaning products(CIF etc) since then 3/4 weeks back when we go in their we start coughing, theirs a really wierd smell ive had the…
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Solid wood front door
Hello, does anyone have any recommendations of where I can buy a good solid wooden front door without any glass in it? (they are very pretty, but I would feel safer without) Many thanks!
