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Conservatory roof cleaning
Hi all, Im looking for advise on cleaning my conservatory roof. We have two large overhanging trees which seem to have 'strained' the roof. Is there some sort of special chemical or cleaning product I can use to get this off without damaging the roof? (It's a plastic roof). Elbow grease and a hard yard brush doesn't seem…
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Accidentally cut power cable on my landline phone
Hi all, I have cut the power cord from the phone to the phone charger and so the phone is obviously not working now as unable to charge, the dsl cable is still intact. how can i fix this?
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claiming on Anolon / Meyer lifetime warranty
About five years ago I bought a fairly expensive Raymond Blanc edition Anolon "skillet" frying pan. It has a good thick copper sandwich base and has worked well on my ceramic hob. Now the non-stick is coming off more and more each time I use it. I've seen it has lifetime guarantee stamped on the base, has anyone had any…
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Linear channel drainage - can this be added to existing drain?
Hi, Just looking for some advice. We have a concerete path on the side of our house which you walk to to get to our garden. When heavy rain falls in runs down the path (slight slope) and on to our lawn and makes if even more boggy. Now was thinking of adding channel/linear drainage to the bottom of this and run it in to…
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Should the gap between 2 brick courses be parallel?
Hi...having an extension....the inner and outer brick walls are going up...these are not parallel....100mm at one end....130mm at other end. These dimensions where chalked on the inner wall by builder before the outer wall was put in...he must have a reason? yep..I'll ask him when he comes back....could this be a problem?…
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Layzee Spa
Does anyone have any ideas on keeping the water fresh for a decent amount of time in one of the above spa's? We clean the filter daily, add 2 sterilizing tablets in (Milton as recommended from the seller), but still the water needs changing after 4-5days. Forgot to add we shower before we use it as well. We have just got…
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Need a soil stack vent?
Hey We need to create a bathroom upstairs (currently the only toilet is downstairs). The downstairs toilet goes straight into the sewer so doesn't have a soil stack. In the centre of our house we have a vent that i believe goes straight into the sewer and is used to vent the downstairs toilet. My question is, when we put…
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Patio door company
Recently, I contacted a patio door company for a quote. They told us that they could do the work within 6 weeks. We told them that that was too long and that we would look elsewhere. They then told us that they could do it within 2-3 weeks so we went ahead with the quote. After 5 weeks, we were called with an installation…
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energy saving bulbs - now ripoff
Ok I havent had to buy light bulbs for quite a while, as I was using bulbs sent to me by my electric company a few years back, but now I have one left so went to buy some expecting them to cost about 50p each. Then bam, £5 or so each, or maybe down to £3 or so if buy in bulk. am I seeing things or have people just accepted…
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Best place to buy sofas
I'm looking to buy a new sofa but don't fancy DFS. Can anyone recommend a place where they do decent sofas, either online or instore. Many thanks
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Air vents
Hello Looking for some advice/input please. We have bought an ex-LA house, which was probably built in the late 1950's, and was sold to the then tenant in 1990's. There is no central heating at present, but we are going to fit mains gas central heating imminently, during other renovations. The front room has a metal air…
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plasterboard walls
the walls in my son's flat I find are plasterboard. Can I fix bathroom cabinets, mirrors etc using the screws,plugs supplied with these items or is there a particular type of fixing I should use ?
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How to Repair Broken Window Catches
I'm a leadeholder of an ex-council flat, which has double-glazed window units which were fitted by the Council before I purchased. The problem I have is that the catches on two of the windows have broken - one leaving the window open and unclosable (not a security problem as it's in a 10th floor bathroom), the broken catch…
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Electric shower choices
Has anyone got any recommendations for an electric shower, it can be 10.8kw as it will be rewired. It would be good if it can also be controlled remotely.
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Any bed/mattress experts out there?
I am having extreme difficulty sleeping and am convinced my bed is the problem which seems to be extremely uncomfortable. I have a slatted bed base with a pocket sprung mattress on top. I have recently read in a magazine that some pocket sprung mattresses are not suitable for slatted bases - is this true? I don't know…
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coach bolt washer/plate insert
Coach bolt with a domed head, has a square cross section below the head. http://www.screwfix.com/p/general-purpose-coach-bolts-bzp-m6-x-100mm-pack-of-100/16837?kpid=16837&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Sales%20Tracking-_-sales%20tracking%20url&gclid=CKOVjvXh5rgCFcfJtAod8RUAeg# I'm thinking it would be a good…
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DESPERATE for help with glass roof
OK, hopefully I can explain my problem clearly enough andsome knowledgeable people out there can explain what's going on and how torectify it, as the title says, we are desperate to resolve this. We built an extension 5 years ago approx. 10 x 5m. The room is used all year round asa family room. The extension has a flat…
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Kitchens. John Lewis First Collection - Skyline
Does anyone have a John Lewis First Collection kitchen? If so how have you found it? Does anyone know if these are still Mereway kitchens or if not who manufactures it. We're looking at the Ivory Skyline as we like the "J handles" (i.e. handle-less with a sculpted finger pull ridge). There Savina one from the Continental…
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Bamboo for bathrooms?
We had sourced a coconut bathroom floor and were ready to get it but the supplier has told us they no longer have an import licence! Yikes! We are after a dark wooden(ish) flooring suitable for a bathroom floor. Might bamboo be suitable. Any other ideas?
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Drill for fitting blinds
Hi all, I have zero experience with drills. I need to buy one to fit my blinds. Can DIY experts on this forum please help me pick a drill? http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7106062.htm Or http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7112946.htm whats the difference between a hammer drill and the other…
