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Combi Boiler using tons of gas.
I recently moved into an end terraced, two bedrooms, we're paying £400pcm. We've recieved our first bill from Npower, the dates spanned from 19th November while the 10th January, our electric has come up at £49.39 which is fine, however our gas has come up as £272.46. We have a combi boiler and a lot of nights we will…
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Stud wall Plaster Board Help
Hi, Can anyone advise us as to the best way to sort bedroom walls out please? I want to redecorate but two of the walls (internal ) are in a bad way. When I decorated last time they seemed quite fragile and some of the plaster came off to show what looks like mesh behind, is this a stud wall? I tried filling them but to be…
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Bad Condensation
Hi Guys I am having a real issue with condensation, I live in a bungalow built sometime in the 60s, I have two corner bedrooms which have terrible condensation on the outside walls, In my main bedroom I had fitted wardrobes on the outside wall and our clothes were being ruined by mould, I removed the doors and replaced…
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Combi boiler removal cost?
Does anyone know roughly how much it would cost to have a Gas Safe Registered person remove an old combi boiler? I want to take it off so that I can renew the plaster behind it before a new one goes on - looks like a fairly straight forward task but due to gas being involved, I don't want to do it myself. All other central…
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Dehumidifier
I am looking for a dehumidifier for our home The reason is (obviously) damp - which means that every morning - our (argon filled double glazed) windows are dripping with water - and the (lean to) conservatory roof is sopping wet... I think that a single unit - left turned on overnight in the conservatory will help - but…
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Blocking off chimney stack (chimney already removed)
so I moved into a house 2 years which had the chimney taken out completely and only the chimney stack has been left behind which is supported on two large 'L' brackets in the bedroom and is (badly) closed at the bottom with a wooden piece with screws. When I open the screws, I can see right through so it is open and as you…
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Carpet cleaner hire
We are selling our house and would like to freshen up some of the carpets. Thinking of hiring a Rugdoctor from Tesco next weekend. Has anyone got any experience of using these cleaners? Was wondering if we need to treat any stains first or whether you can get any commercial product with the carpet cleaner that is better.…
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Something is wrong with my vacuum cleaner motor?
This one has me puzzled and I wonder if anyone else has experienced it. I have an electrolux Z312 from about 1979 (basically identical motor inside as all the other very popular 1970s and early 80s cylinders they made), and lately it has been starting fast, then slowing down abruptly shortly after turning on. It also…
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UPVC front door handle question
We had a front door fitted today, and the handle looks a bit like this: When you shut the door, it always locks from the outside, and I cannot figure out how on earth to make it "latch", so that you can get back in without a key! Any idea anyone?? I assume you must be able to do it, because when we ordered the door, we…
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Leak from filling loop tap, combi boiler
I had to top up the boiler pressure a little bit today, but as I opened the tap, a bit of water came out, at the base of the tap itself. I turned the tap off, but it is still dripping, though very slowly. I think that a new filling loop is probably in order. I see that they are sold at the local DIY sheds, but is it a DIY…
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loft insulation installers, wirral
Have you tried finding this with google?? all i get is links to grants that no longer exist I need i think blown in loft insulation as the loft space is not nice with no large areas to lay out rolls, making things worse is slate tiles and no felt and bad acces when in the loft does anybody have advice on installers or…
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Converting back to a garage
We're in the process of buying a house that has had its garage converted into another reception room. It's been done on the cheap and nasty and is unlikely to conform to building regs so I was wondering what sort of figure we'd be looking at to get it converted back to a garage. We don't need another room and would rather…
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Fireplace tiles
Hi, we have a Victorian style fireplace which I am hoping to give a bit of an update as we need a new fire. Can anyone tell me if I need specific tiles for the job please? Looking to do something like this: http://www.bhg.com/decorating/fireplace/styles/before-and-after-fireplaces/#page=7 Although ours is not so grand.;)…
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Any carpet fitters around?
I am thinking about getting a new living room carpet sometime this year. I live in a mid-terrace house with a through lounge/dining room and the stairs across the middle (if you know what I mean). My problem is that there is absolutely nowhere to put the settee, other than on the pavement outside. Can carpet fitters do one…
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Loft Conversion - How much
Hi All, We are planning to get our loft converted this summer. Could you please help me estimate the costs? I live in Beckenham (Bromley) London zone5 in a 3 bed 1930s semi with a 3 sided roof. I am looking for a large room in the loft plus an ensuite. So the conversion will include hip to gable(roof) and a dormer. can…
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Tips on painting required
I have a living room with a dado rail. I wanted to paint over the peach colour that currently exists on the bottom half of the walls. How would I go about dong this - just paint over with required colour which I want to be a light brown? Or do I have to prepare in some way first? Thank you for your help.
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Painting a small bathroom ceiling advice please.
My bathroom ceiling is all peeling away and looks a tad mouldy. I am therefore wanting to spruce it up but do not know where to start. DO need to rip down all the flaking stuff which I assume is dry paint and paint over with a bathroom paint? The bathroom has a shower in it but no fan. It does have a window which will…
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How do I know which shower cubicle to buy?!
Hi. I want to replace my shower enclosure. I have a square shower tray which I assume can remain but having measured the current enclosure, it measures 730mm by 730mm, and I cannot see one on sale for this dimension. It gives ones which have adjustable dimensions but how are they adjustable when the frame seems to look a…
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Is there such a thing as a 60cm floor-standing cooker with combination microwave?
Hi all, I've been trying to search google for this, but I'm not having any luck. I know you can get a built-in combination microwave oven (one that can be used as both an oven and a microwave). But I'm interested in a cooker (i.e. floor-standing, hob on top, 2 ovens underneath), but I'd like one of the ovens to be a…
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Stripping doors/skirting/stair-rails etc?
As the thread title says, I would like to strip old wooden doors and sirting etc of paint/varnish which has been applied over a few decades. What would be the best way(s) of doing this? Thank you.
