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Old stop !!!! - cap it off
Hey We have two stop cocks in our house. One of them has nothing feeding off it. A plumber has recommended to dig down into our concrete floor, cap it off and then concrete over. I have no idea, from the meter, where the pipe tee's off. Is what he suggests safe?
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Need new kitchen - where do I start?
Hi We have a galley kitchen and are thinking or knocking through into our dining room to have a large kitchen with an island. I have no idea where to start! The room is not square so I think we need some plans but DH thinks that an architect would be too expensive. I have an idea of what I want but would like some…
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Multiple bulbs from one ceiling rose
I fancy getting creative and making a feature light like the trendy ones you see - with multiple spiral-filament bulbs bunched together, hanging from a single rose There's plenty of multi-outlet ceiling roses out there - see link for an example http://www.enamelshades.co.uk/4_Outlet_Steel_Ceiling_Rose/p1102281_9828753.aspx…
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Damp proofing
Hi Before Xmas I noticed the wall under the window was wet. I rang a damp proofing company who said there was a mixture of penetrating damp and rising damp, including the course, replacing the plaster and some mortar work on some bricks at the side of the house was £600. Due to a various issues (and the lack of money) I…
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Estate agent selling question
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Fitter hid chunk out of worktop
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Deafening Dyson Vacuum Cleaner
SO FREAKING LOUD My Dyson cleaner is noisier than my kids, 20 minutes and I have ringing in my ears, anyone else have this problem? Mine is a 185UK whatever that is....
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Fitted bedroom. Bed won't fit!
High everyone. New to the forum. Need some advice on what to do. We bought a fitted bedroom from homebase in December. It's taken me over a month to decorate the room and fit it. Last night I finally finished and tried to put our king size divan bed in and it won't fit. We was told by the designer in homebase we could fit…
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The great mattress hunt
Hello all, Hoping to connect with someone with more knowledge than me for some advice on purchasing a new mattress. Rarely have I encountered such an obfuscated industry as mattress manufacturing! Having spent a month looking into the options, I have even less of an idea than why I started. The fake sales, marketing…
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Empty Cartridges but no money repaid
I tried to save a bit of money by sending off my empty ink cartridges to a recycling company. 40 in total. Prior to sending I called the company to ask how much I would get for the cartridges. I was quoted approx £40. They arranged collection so I excitedly awaited by money. A few weeks later I called as I received no…
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Baxi Duotec 40 vs Vaillant 837
I am looking to fit a new boiler and have narrowed it down to the the Baxi Duotec 40 HE and Vaillant ecoTEC Plus 837. Looking at the spec, the Baxi has a slightly higher power output and the flow rate is also better. The Baxi is also £250 cheaper. So my question is, is there any reason to go for the Vaillant? Does it have…
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Painting rendering exterior wall
Pl can any painter offer some advice. The back of my 2 bed Victorian house needs painting. The rending has cracked in some places and the paint flake off. I understand the cracks needs to be cut and then fill. I have read that there is now a paint that will last a long time. Can anybody offer some advice on this pl, also…
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Advice re. Buildings Insurance claim for new roof please
Hope someone can advise please - daughter bought house in November 2012. Had a structural survey done which said roof may need maintenance work in 7/8 years time. Informed today that roof needs to be renewed urgently as several tiles have slipped. Daughter has phoned insurance company who will send an assessor but are…
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external insulation
Hello we have a poured concrete no fines chalet bungalow built in the early 60s with dormer windows front and back. Our council has teamed up (or maybe sold our info to) with electricity company to offer the above insulation at a reduced (?) cost. They would put batons on the roughcast and add a mesh then render again. We…
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Bedbugs
I think I have bedbugs. As a consequence I'm stressed out, unable to sleep and itchy! Noticed a few bites a few days ago and thought nothing of it, woke up last night covered in bites :( After doing some research I think its best to get in pest control. Can anyone recommend a pest control service in London? Thanks
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Can anyone recommend a kitchen designer ? ( West Mids )
Hi Like the title says.. I'm looking to revamp my kitchen / diner. It's a reasonable size : approx 25ft x 11ft, but there are 4 doors and 2 windows restricting how I can use the space. I made tentative enquiries at the big diy sheds but they really only suggested replacing the cabinets with more modern ones and keeping the…
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Some advise on finishing shower room around pipes
Hello, I have a shower room which I need to finish off. It's hard to get a decent photo as the room is small, but basically I need some sort of plastic trim I guess to go around the pipes and the woodwork and above the door to finish it off. Does anyone have any ideas? I also have a plug socket, where the metal bit has…
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Order to do things - discuss!
Hi all, Need to do some work in my house and unsure what is the best order to do things in, taking into account limited budget. Pretty sure there’s no ‘right’ answer but would appreciate peoples thoughts! In the next few years, the following will need (or I would like) to be done: * Upgrade boiler and heating system (most…
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Fairly new extension with a leaking roof
Looking for a little advice. We had a kitchen extension built in which was finished in April 2012. The final payment was made to the building company a couple of months later and we have been happy with everything ever since. The extension included a section of flat roof with a sky light. Unfortunately on 24/12/2013 we…
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Filling in a window
Hello We need to fill in a window in order to make a new kitchen. What is the best way to do this? Our plasterer said about putting plaster boarding over it. He would be fitting battens around the hole. Is this ok? Or Should we brick it in? He knows the purpose of the room he is plastering. But would it be safe to install…
