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Fitting carpet myself
Has anyone any advice on laying my own carpet? The carpet we want is costing £500 for carpet and fitting alone, but I was able to find this for £300 online and another £50 for underlay etc. It is a living room carpet. Standard shape with the fireplace needing cutting out. Instructions I have found seem quite straight…
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Wrinkled gloss paint
I need a little expertise - this weekend i painted our front door (same colour as prev) - sanded it, sugar soaped it and left it to dry, then painted it, not thickly and long even brush strokes. However, it's now dries with wrinkles in some places - prob because of the temp yesterday? What are my options? If I wait until…
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Do I have mice in my house? Smell but no sound
Last year we had a minor mice, and then rat problem which started in June. We eventually found the entry point for both (next doors air vent was rotten and we had an uncapped drain where an extension had been built). So far so good and no problems for seven months now. I haven't heard any noises which were very evident…
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Unblocking shower drain - no plunger or drain access?
My shower has become blocked up that it fills up straight from the go. Unfortunately I have no access to the drain so I can't open it up, to make it more difficult I can't get a plunger around it. The plug is right up in the corner of the tray with rather large grooves around it. What do people recommend to unblock it? I…
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Buying cooker from online sites?
We have seen the cooker we want on a number of sites ( Appliances online)....are these safe to buy from...do they offer protection re. faulty goods etc? thanks.
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Poor quality new roof from loft company - what can we do?
This isn't strictly a moneysaving issue, so I hope it is ok to post here....but I thought somebody might have experienced something similar. We have just used a loft company to install a loft conversion. It is 95% finished, we still owe them the final 5% payment. We are not happy with the roof - they replaced the whole…
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Boiler/shower advice needed please!
Hello, I have a 'Creda Thermostatic Digital Mixer Shower' (non-pumped, it's one of these remote-controlled malarkys) and a Worcester 24Cdi boiler. The boiler has always been a bit temperamental but did the job...just. However, recently, when trying to use the shower the boiler isn't recognising or receiving a call for…
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Roof coating
we've had a brochure put through our door, as have our neighbours, for cleaning & protective coating on our roofs. The roof have cement based tiles so the moss grows on them quite prolifically - give me Welsh slate as on our previous homes anyday!! - do these coatings work in preventing the moss? the quote is £850 for a…
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Attaching new handrail to wall
When removing old handrail it was attached to the wall with huge screws fixed into chunks of wood which was embedded in the wall, so I take it there was no studs behind the walls. Removed everything which left huge holes in wall, got walls replastered and now want to re attach handrail on the other side of the wall. What…
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Paint for exterior wood??
Hi, I've got a guinea pig cage that was made using, what seems to be, the cheapest wood they could get their hands on. I've only found this out after it started to rot! :mad: I'm going to replace the wood with good ply-wood, the waterproof stuff. I also want to paint it to make sure it stays water tight as I know it's the…
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Rain Coming in Under Garage Door
When it rains it comes in under the garage door and pools in the garage. We have the basic Garadoor type garage door. Could anyone guide me with how to resolve problem please?
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Replacement kitchen cupboard doors
Has anyone had these? We want to get new doors, DIY tho cos we cant afford to pay a lot, we have already got the worktops off the internet just need new doors now, any ideas or recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Wheelie bin - where to buy?
Hi all, I'm looking for a good quality 240l wheelie bin. Infortunately, my council no longer provides them. There are loads of them available online.not sure of the quality though...any recommendations?
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b & q refund policy
please can someone help me with some advice from my awful shopping experience today! went to B&Q and bought 2 three metre lengths of worktop and a few bits total paid £165.00,and noticed one was damaged - i hadnt even left the store! the unhelpful sales person eventually got someone to get me a non damaged one........15…
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Howdens Laminate
Hi, We were in Howdens earlier looking at kitchens and noticed they also did flooring. We are looking to get a walnut coloured laminate/wooden flooring through most of our bungalow. Has any experience of the Howdens flooring? Thanks, Jo
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replace integrated with free standing fridge?
possible a really stupid question, but..... as the title says - can i just take out the cupboard that my integrated frdige freezer sits in, trim the kick board and put in a free standing tall fridge? it sits nexts to the integrated cooker if that complicates things - I know thats not an ideal citing but that was the only…
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Party wall help!
Hi guys, I hope someone can help! I own a detatched house and I need to put some new drain pipes in. I have been restoring the house for the last year and have moved the kitchen around and need to install a new drain from the sink. Originally I was going to fit a saniflo unit, but looking at it, I can get the fall I need…
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Part P rules for shower install
Hi, We had a shower installed by someone we understood to be part p registered. However, he is has been rather evasive in sending the paperwork through (It is now over 3 months later). He has now (just)sent us an electronic copy i.e. not signed although it is sent from his email address. Am I right in saying we should have…
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painting walls after damp works
ive just a dpc fit to my dining area due to damp works. As such new plaster has been added and now I want to redocorate and paint the walls. Do I need to use a primer on the new plaster work and the rest of the wall that did not require additional plaster work?
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Buying a new house and adding units to the kitchen- how to identify the kitchen?
Hello Ive had an offer accepted on a small terrace house which comes with a lovely kitchen and solid oak worktops. The trouble is there isnt a dishwasher at the moment- something I cant live without! Would it be easy to add an integrated dishwasher instead of a cupboard for instance? I need to ID the kitchen range so any…
