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What 'extras' should we get with our new CH system
In a couple of weeks, we are having our old 'back boiler' hot water tank, cold tanks in loft all replaced with a nice shiny new combi. The existing radiators will have the existing valves replaced with TRV's Is there anything else we should consider getting ? There is currently no thermostat in the house, I guess when the…
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help with laundering of a waxed jacket
Just bought a new waxed jacket and wonder what you do to clean it or keep it nice? The care label is really vague with symbols . I know it isnt allowed inside a washing machine but not sure if you dry clean waxed items either? Laundry blues....help lol
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Big gap around DG window - how to adjust? (PICS)
As title, am working my way around windows in house I bought. Kitchen window has big gap, worst at top left corner. It pushes out on friction hinges on sides and locks using c0ckspur handles on bottom of window. There seems to be a plastic locator that matches a triangular piece on the window (circled) which ought to help…
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Permitted development or planning permission or both?
My neighbour submitted planning permission for a 13m garage along the boundary of our properties. It was rejected by planning department due to overbearing and massing. It went to appeal and was dismissed for severe negative impact on the habitable rooms in our property. The neighbour has resubmitted planning permission…
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Painting over old plaster.
Hi I wonder if anyone can help, we have had to take all the old paint of the walls in the living room as its all started to flake off. What do I need to do before painting the walls the colour I want, do I treat as if its just been plastered ? Also on the back wall we get damp coming through, is their anyway of stopping…
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Celotex GA4000 as loft insulation? Foil problems?
I'm still looking at insulating our loft space as a cold roof and in order to keep some storage space, am thinking that I can lay sheepswool in the 60mm deep joists and then on top of this across the joists, Celotex GA4000 100mm boards (and then chip boards over these) The only thing that I'm unsure about is that these are…
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Wooden Gate damaged by the wind
My Wooden gate was damaged by the wind. Is this a job for a hand man? If not, who should I hire for the job?
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Creda reflection broken glass on main oven
Hi all I was moving an oven last night and when we got to where we were going the main oven glass had smashed to a million pieces :( Does anyone know the cheapest place to buy the glass? Online the cheapest I could find is £113 with a company called bec components, has anyone ever heard of or used these? I've priced a new…
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First house DIY...
Hey All, Thought I'd share this with you, we've just bought our first house and we've been trying to save as much money as possible by doing most of the "fail proof" jobs ourselves. This included removing an old water tank with no idea of how to do it... This is what happened, LOL. http://youtu.be/kV9O32kYNuI We are…
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NEXT RETRO Cream Dishwasher
Hi am hoping someone may be able to help, we have the above dishwasher and up until yesterday was working fine- however now water is pumping in, and we can hear it draining out however it is not completing a full cycle and when you open the door the P1 and P2 lights are flashing- wondering if anyone knows what this means…
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Storage rental help
This seemed the best place to ask this. I'd like to move some stuff out of my house and into storage for the foreseeable future. I haven't yet decided how much space I'll need. Perhaps about 8 or 10 or so largish cardboard boxes? Mostly containing books and sundries. I guess a space 6ft high by 3ft by 3ft might do. I have…
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Painting my fridge door?
The bottom of my larder fridge door is starting to rust and after looking at various websites it seems Rust-Oleum may be the best solution. (Don't want to have to buy a new fridge as otherwise it's ok). Has anyone used this product before or re painted their fridge and if so how easy/hard was it?
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Kitchen Worktop Width for Hob
This may sound like a really obvious/silly question but I just want to check before I order something completely wrong! Will a standard sized gas hob of 33x590x510mm HxWxD with required recess of 555x475mm WxD fit okay into a laminate worktop width of 600mm? For example, if it was centred in the worktop, that would leave…
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Dimmer switches
In our hallway we have a double dimmer switch, one controls the hall and one the landing lights, I was thinking about how to swap so that the switch on the landing, which is just an on off rocker switch, could be the dimmer switch for the landing, (think it would be better to control the landing light from the landing…
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Should I bring my tumble dryer inside?
Hi all, currently I have my condenser tumble dryer in my sealed outhouse however I am thinking of moving it into my utility room. It means it would be sitting on top of a worktop with in above my washing machine. My main concern is regarding any possible increase in condensation. Two reasons for bringing it inside is…
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Combi Boiler & Remote Thermostat
We had our boiler installed 13 years ago. Having had a back boiler & hot water cylinder in the past we queried why there was no thermostat in one of the rooms. Every company we spoke to about getting quote told us we don't need one with a combi boiler as we would have thermostatic valves on all the radiators. Not been an…
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Paint sprayer for internal walls
I was thinking of getting one for painting with matt emulsion in 3 rooms. Usually I would use a paint brush round the edges then the paint pad but my health is not so good so was wondering if the sprayer would be quicker, less bending for my back and easier to clean. Seen two that are about the same price, Wagner wall…
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Renting appliances
I need to move house before christmas. I dont have many belonging so i'm pretty much starting from scratch. i'm going to manage the deposit, application and admin fees but buying essentials is expensive. looking on second hand sights etc for white goods without much luck so I am considering renting a fridge/freezer and…
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How are these electrics??
Looking at buying a house but no idea if the electrics are new/old/safe/unsafe. Is anyone able to tell me much from the photo:
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Advice on damp extension to kitchen PLEASE?!
Hi everyone, So we've moved into this private rented property... though the property is owned by the council - or something like that! (we're not entirely sure how it works, but had no choice as we had to move out of our army accommodation) Now that it's starting to get a bit colder and wetter outside we've really been…
