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Double glazing guarantee about to expire
Our 10 year DG guarantee is about to expire, is there anything I need to check / do prior to it expiring, i.e. locks / frame etc., etc.,?
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Paving advice
Hi, I am going to be paving directly in front of our house from a bay window out to about a distance of 1metre. I have practically read all of pavingexpert.com so have prepared quite a bit. One question though is to do with exiting paving slabs. How do I remove. I am trying to keep costs down so trying not to hire tools or…
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Which Magnetic CH Filter?
I was just about to purchase a Spirotech Spirotrap MB2, and now I see that they have launched the MB3 model (the one with the external removable magnet). Has anyone any experience of either (good or bad), and is the MB3 worth the tenner or so extra?
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Neighbours fence (sorry...i know its common!)
My neighbours fence is basically falling apart. Whilst I realise its on his land etc, the fence keeps falling into my conservatory and garden, he then just props it back up with insecure posts. The panels are now exposing rusty nails also. We have a 4 year old that I'm keeping out of the garden because of the fear of the…
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where to find good alcove shelving - ideally "floating shelves"
hi after some shelving for an alcove in bedroom. because its in a bedroom i want decent looking ones ideally want those floating ones with hidden brackets. anyone know where to find decent ones which can take some decent weight e.g. few files/ DVD etc. tried to look at B&Q, wickes, tesco but things get very mixed review…
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Buying wallpaper.
Got a headache :( I want to decorate DD's room (shes 17) She's picked some new bedlinen which is kind of leopard-ish print with flashes of pink/yellow/blue. Sounds vile but its quite nice:D now i can't find any wallpaper:eek: The idea is to paper the 3 difficult walls in silver (found that in Wilko's) and to have a feature…
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Some rads have stopped working unless others are off
I noticed that two out of three downstairs rads were barely emitting any heat. After checking the TRVs were working ok (they seem to be) I tried turning off all the other radiators. It was only then that the two non working rads started heating up. Upstairs is cold. Why???
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Help - boiler won't switch on.
Can anyone help me? We have had an electrician in today to do some testing and the mains have been on and off several times. After he left, I noticed our boiler won't come on. The digital display is completely dead. We have no heating and no hot water. I called him back and he tested the power lines going into the boiler…
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boiler contract
Does anybody have any idea of the best ones. After paying out nearly £500 in 6 weeks to get it fixed it's gone again,( sods law on the coldest day.:eek:) and i have decided to go the contract route. It's only 5 years old and was fixed by the plumber who installed it. Any help appreciated
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Rattling radiator
Hi, I have a 2 year old twin panel large rad that rattles when the boiler reheats the water circulating. It sounds like something runs up the side of the rad when the water flows in. I know it's not air because I've bled it and no air comes out, I've bled others too and there's no air in them. The rattling only happens…
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Bleeding radiator turns into flame thrower...
Had a problem with the kitchen radiator for a while now in that it needs bled far too frequently, ie maybe twice a week. I read somewhere about holding an upturned cup to collect the air and try light it see if it goes pop, this would be a sign of corrosion. Was in the process of trying this today, when i struck the match…
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i need a kitchen appliance warranty
my dishwasher and washing machine are now out of warranty and i need to have them covered as in the past they always brake down when i'm broke as a disabled person i rely on them constantly i have been to domestic and general web site but they don't cover my kenwood dishwasher so i'm at a loss and since i have no other…
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Leak under bath but can't get to it
Hi I moved into this house 6 months ago. The bath panel is tiled with the same tiles as on the floor. I don't know how it's been fixed although it is sealed around the edges. I don't know where the tiles come from. There is a small leak showing on the lounge ceiling under the bath. I've asked a plumber to come but does…
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LED or Halogen?
Hi, I'm looking for a floodlight that will come on when I come into my garden from both the back gate and back door. They are about 15m apart. The PIR on the current light is awful - it only activates when I am halfway up or down the garden which is pretty pointless. So I need something with a very wide PIR angle, and will…
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how quickly does your house heat up
Many people on here i have noticed question how long and how much gas people use to heat up their house, especially when heating up from cold ie no heat for several days. Once when i came back from a winter holiday it took 2 or 3 days to get up to 21C with the heating on all day. The house was i think about 8C to start…
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Fence divide Ownership
I hope someone can give me a quick bit of advice here. I live/own in a ground floor flat. There is one private owner above me. Our back garden is split vertically down the middle, with me owning the left-side strip. My (left-side) next door neighbour's garden is split similarly. And a fence divides our 2 gardens. This next…
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Grouting in bathroom cracking
Hi everyone, We had our shower cubicle retiled c6months ago. It seems the guys who did it weren't the best as we've already asked on here about cracking grout where the bottom of the tiles met the shower tray. We siliconed that. We've now got cracked grout in the corner where the two tiled walls meet. We're really paranoid…
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Carpet protector?
I am thinking of buying some kind of vinyl carpet protector temporarily as I will have some workmen in my house, and will also have furniture moved around. I have seen vinyl and adhesive carpet protectors on ebay, but the thing I am not sure about with any of them is whether you can move items of furniture on them that…
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Lightbox
Hi I have just recently bought a new build property which has a natural lightbox fitted in the bathroom. The box seems to be filled with water/condensation, i have taken it down but am unable to get the water out of the box, can anyone advise if this is how it should be? or is there enything i should be doing to prevent…
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Can't find aqua panel /wet wall that I like, help!
Hi, Getting bathroom done up and looking for the waterproof panelling to go in the shower instead of tiles. I loved the one we had in our old house which was thin blue, green and grey stripes. Think it was called driftwood but now discontinued, arghghghghgh. And I just can't find anything locally I like, it's all white or…
