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Would you get a custom size bed?
We want a king-size bed (150cm wide) but not the standard 200cm length due to restricted space in bedroom - we need it to be 190cm, which is the standard length of singles and doubles. We are both 5'6-7" so I think that bed length will be fine even if we are stretched out. Bentalls department store in Kingston upon Thames…
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Planning appeals for Newbies
Has anyone been through the planning appeals process. I know nothing about it. I guess I need a planning consultant but how much does it cost, how long does it take, can the disgruntled neighbours get involved and run up costs that I might end up having to pay? Any advice gratefully accepted.
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Price of a new window
Hi I have one window that is in serious need of replacement. Double glazed upvc but haven't decided on openings as yet, it's about 88cm x 90cm (yes I know I'll need to be more precise than that!) Is it possible to get a rough idea of price? I'd like to be able to get hubby on side before contacting window companies. Are…
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Wickes bathroom installation - any good?
I have just ordered a new bathroom in the Wickes sale - great price and some good discounts on the products. They are also offering 20% off Wickes installation, bringing the total cost for 'dry' installation to £1900 (for a bath with shower over, built-in sink, back-to-wall built-in loo, and 2 separate cabinets). The…
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Worcester 12Ri, Remeha Avanta 12V or other conventional boiler?
Hi all, we're getting quotes for replacing our Baxi Bermuda SL3 backboiler to see how much we need to save up for replacement before the next heating system. We have a vented, pumped system and were looking for a replacement conventional boiler. http://www.idhee.org.uk/boilersize.php gives a boiler output requirement of…
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How many square metres of carpet do I need?
I'm thinking of buying some carpet online as I've seen a couple of matching end rolls of a quality carpet that I like, but want to be sure I'd be buying enough to cover the whole area I want carpeted. So I wonder if somebody here would be good enough to let me know the minimum square metres I need to buy. I make it around…
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Help me find an internal door
Hi I cant seem to find an internal door i need It needs to be half glazed if possible , rather than solid , and pine , ready to stain Its height is just just of 80 inches and width of 32 inches I cant seem to find any , is it an odd shape?! Cheers
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Carpet advice needed
Sorry all, I have a feeling this may come up often but I cannot find any reviews for the life of me. We really need to choose carpet for the upstairs of our new house, so we can finally sort the rooms out and stop living like we're at a festival- but they're so expensive I'm scared to make a decision! I like berber, and…
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Plastering advice needed
Hi everybody I needed some advice I am having my bathroom done by a company and supplying the toilet,basin and wall tiles my self but they have said to me that when they take off the existing tiles on the wall if any plaster comes off they will charge me (£75/m2 and the size of my bathroom to be tiled is 10 square meter.…
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click-clack sink waste.
I have the push down/up - click clack sort of plug in my bathroom sink. The top round circle part has come off and doesn't seem to want to fit back on the mechanism. I can see a spring in the centre - help please.
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Are we even trying the right trade for installing a sump pump?
"still not got that sorted" you ask - no. Tried one builder guy who said he could do it & would quote us the following week. He never got back as promised. He was a joker anyway & even if he had got back he most certainly wouldn't have got the job. Tried another who wouldn't do it. Tried another - said he was too busy but…
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Attaching decorative mirrors to wall
There are fittings for a huge mirror above my bed but I have chosen not to hang such a heavy item. Instead, I have hung two, smaller, decorative mirrors on the two fittings (drilled, with rawl plugs and large screws or something like that). I bought these mirrors…
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Relocating Boiler control panel
Hi We have honeywell 9400c control panel right next to our boiler housin. As part of new kit chen the tiling on all walls is to be removed and Boiler boxed in. Can someone advice me what would be involved in removing the panel for removing tiles and then relocating the panel slightly away so Boiler cabinet can be…
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changing towel rad to different pipe centre one, need advice
Hi my wife wants me to change our bathroom rad as it is a bit old and battered looking, it is 500mm wide and the one she has got to replace it is 450mm wide with 405mm pipe centres. The pipes are coming out of the floor and have check valves on them. The bottom of the current rad is about 200mm off the ground. What would…
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can an estimate become binding?
Hi all, I had an estimate done by carpet right two weeks ago for approx £700 I accepted this quote, gave them my credit card details to take payment and was told that I'd get a call when the carpet was in stock in 5-10 working days. I had a call today from the guy who did the estimate saying he was sorry but he had messed…
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Damp cellar
Hi, hoping there some damp expert on here. I bought a property that had a concrete floor, upon inspection realised the steel and wood supporting the floor and rotten though and had to be replaced, due to there being a cellar underground which had been closed ever since the building was built After replacement of the floor,…
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broken fridge
wah, fridge is broken...interior light is on but fridge has lost its cooling function...have googled 'broken fridge' but still dont know what to do really...any help gratefully received...tia
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Tarpaulin or vinyl canvas cover?
Hi all, I've had bad experiences with cheap tarpaulins from B&M in the past, which claim to be tear and rot resistant, but around 4 out of 5 that I have purchased have either rotted away or most often torn by the time I have tied them down (...if not before)! I am currently looking for a good quality heavy-duty cover for…
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Wind bar for 3m x 6m marquee?
Hi all, Am planning to purchase a 3m x 6m pop-up marquee and notice that you can buy wind bars......only thing is they all seem to be for 2.5m x 2.5m or 3m x 3m marquees. I presume I could just purchase 2 of the wind bars for the 3m x 3m marquee and put one in either half of the 3m x 6m marquee that I purchase? Thanks in…
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Electric shower vs immersion mixer in economy 7 flat
Hi all. I have been given a free electric shower by a friend. A triton t70 gsi. It's an 8.5kw shower. Currently we run economy 7 and the immersion is timed to come on for an hour during the off peak time. This gives us enough hot water for 2x 10-minute showers each morning. We currently have a mixer shower. On the cost…
