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Multi Fuel Stove Dilemma
I'm booked in to have a multi fuel stove fitted in a couple of weeks. I have a couple of dilemma's, firstly do I go for a steel one or a cast one? Both stoves that we are interested in are around £800. Secondly which one out of these two? Stovex Huntingdon 25 (Cast) or Parkray Consort 5 (Steel) Any advice would be welcome!
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Issues problems with sleepsoftly giant bean bag bad service no support groupon deal
i purchased the deal by sleepsoftly from groupon sleepsoftly giant bean the deal seemed good but then i understood i had to pay £12 postage and packaging not really fussed about that if it turned up. I have logged into sleep softly and i am currently on my 3rd support ticket after a week and still havent had ANY CONTACT…
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Gutters
Hi everyone, Is it possible to have my gutters independent from nextdoor? The problem is that it is blocked and overflowing soaking their house. I have offered to unblock it when I was up the ladder cleaning my own, (they said what are you doing when I tried to clear all the way along, we will do our own). That was nearly…
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Condensation On Windows
Hi, Now the weather is getting a tad colder I am finding large amounts of condensation on the inside of my bedroom window. At the moment I am having to dry them every morning. They do have the vents open above each window. A friend suggested moisture traps for the window sill as she had the same problem in her old house…
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Grout between window board and window frame?
I moved into a house 2 years ago. There was a lot of dodgy DIY of which I'll fitting plastic window boards was one. I want to now fit painted wood ones. Currently the plastic window boards are cut badly do font touch the window frame. Previous owner has used trim and sealant to cover gap. What do I put between the wooden…
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Very cold kitchen
House is lovely and warm apart from the kitchen which is freezing. The high air circulation is ironically (probably) a good thing considering the humidity created when cooking. However all other times the gaps under the cabinets are leaking out cold air, lots in some places like the sink caninet and built in dishwasher. I…
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Project: Insulate House - the floors
Hi All We have a very cold house and I am trying to get it all nice and cosy and reduce our soon to be astronomical gas bills. Next task is to start and tackle the flooring. I have had a look on the net and there are many different methods which I see people suggest, but never report back on what they ended up doing and…
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Laminate
Just about to move into our new house and looking for reasonable priced laminate. I haven't a clue what's a normal price, or where to start looking, I want really dark wood effect and in in Durham if that makes a difference
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Insulation for floor under kitchen worktops
Hi, I tiled the floor in my new build home but obviously stopped a short way under the worktops as t wasn't necessary or practical to tile further. It's bare concrete so gives off a bit of a chill so I'm thinking some insulation could help to stop this. Would loft insulation be suitable? or carpet underlay and some old…
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Wooden ceiling
i have a wooden ceiling in my bathroom which seems to have been varnished. i would like to paint this white. can i do this and what paint do i use?
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Where to get wood in bham for shelves?
We want to make our own shelves and paint them different colours as cant stand the veneered or lacquered ones that you find everywhere. Does anyone know where I can find the wood that would be suitable for this in Birmingham or the midlands? And if I need to treat it/use anything on it first before we stain/paint it?
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Is it realistic to expect a newly plastered wall to be completely crack free?
I recently replastered 2 rooms in my 1930s semi detached house. After 2 months I have noticed a few cracks: 2 of them following the top edges of what used to be fireplaces; 1 very thin crack right in the middle of the wall coming down 2/3 of the way from ceiling to floor. I have had 2 plasterers in my home. One that…
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Can you wash roman blinds?
Is it possible to wash Roman Blinds (the material is washable). If so what do I do about the stringing? They are kitchen blinds and have a slight film of grease on them so brushing won't be enough I don't think.
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Recommendations .. Newcastle upon Tyne wall tiler
Has anybody got a name of a good, reliable wall tiler in the North Tyneside / Newcastle area please. I need my bathroom walls removed, possibly leading to plastering work and then new tiles fitted. I have done some tiling before, but only in a kitchen, between worktops and wall cabinets, but I think I need more of an…
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sky box
we may have to get an engineer out from sky as we are having problems with it..does anyone know how much the call out charge is please?
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Hand held vacuum cleaner
Hi, I'm wondering if someone can recommend a small , light , effective hand held vacuum cleaner. When cleaning out my log burner , I seem to manage to drop small bits of bark. Rather than drag out the Hoover it would be lovely to find a portable one that has good suction. Thank you in advance Di
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Replacement kitchen worktops
My 'lounge' and kitchen are all one so I need the kitchen to look reasonably good. But the laminate worktops are looking a bit tired. In my experience this eventually happens no matter how careful you are.:( Has anyone ever had their worktops replaced and what did you replace them with? Was it a big and expensive job? So…
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B&Q Tradepoint kitchen prices
Hi Is there anyone out there who has a Tradepoint account and would be able to help with some pricing info please? We are about to fit a new kitchen and are interested in a Cooke and Lewis one (not many places do the right wall units for us) however I think we would be able to get a Tradepoint account. Can anyone tell me…
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Gas Boiler replacement
Hi Guys I have not got a clue what i should be paying,i have been enquiring about changing our 20 year old Gloworm boiler,i have been advised i should have a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 40CDI regular boiler. The boiler is in the kikchen and access is no problem,so its a change over and two days have been mentioned the quotes…
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Wall Tiling Quote
Hi, as part of our kitchen refurbishment we need to have some tiles fitted. We will be supplying the tiles which are metro style measuring 15 x 7.5cm each. The area to be covered is 46.5cm high x 6.9metres long around three walls of the kitchen. There is a window on one wall so the tiles will not be so high but will be on…
