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Install front garden fence - tips please
Hi Looking to install myself a small picket fence on our front garden , i`m thinking something like : http://www.mikesjoinery-wirral.co.uk/mediac/400_0/media/Armstrong~fence1.jpg as i say , i would like to do it myself really , has anyone got any advice on a DIY of this nature , to arm me , before i go out and buy the wood…
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Need to find a cheap Murphy Bed
Hello everyone, in America I once stayed in a hotel that had these beds which they called Murphy beds they were very comfortable and save masses of space. I have a growing family and our house is becoming really small for all of us and I am considering ways to increase the space we have. I have been on the web and cant…
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So then - what is the perfect house?
Having gone through the house buying process & having damp issues & looking into rectifying, having conflicting info from various people, information from various people, it made me wonder... what is the perfect house? Does it even exist? Can it be made? My mums house is 1700s/1800s. The walls are, well i don't know how…
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Designing a room
Can anyone recommend a good website where you can do a 3D design of a room? All the sites that have this tool say you need to download software of some kind so could do with a recommendation of a safe site. Thanks
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Ikea wardrobes - faulty- advice desperately needed!
Hi, I'm new to the site but am desperately in need of some advise! In September I bought 2 doubles and 1 single ikea pax wardrobe set with birkland and doors, amongst other things. I had this exact set of wardrobes previously at a house, then we moved to a bungalow where they got mouldy so we left them there when we moved…
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247blinds
Anyone used 247blinds.co.uk before? I ordered £79 worth of vertical and roller blinds from them last Wednesday using standard delivery. They have still not arrived and I've not had any word saying when they will be dispatched or delivered.
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size of door lining for internal oak door frame
Hi I am hoping to change my internal pine door linings and doors to Oak, I have removed the first one and the existing lining is nearly 30mm thick, what size should they be if in Oak please? Oak seems very expensive so i don't want to buy thicker than necessary but at the same time I don't want to spend a load of money but…
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Integrated Indesit dryer washing machine
The above is packing up and am looking to buy a new one but will not use it as integrated as it is such a pain if it needs repairing. My problem is I cannot find a washing machine that is H 81.5 cms width 59.5 and depth 54. I do not have any other option but to buy another integrated indesit washing machine but will use it…
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WET ROOM - Payment
I have got a few quotes from companies from my builder website. The project is to rip out my current bathroom and install a wetroom. We then decided which contractor got the job. However, I am not sure about the payment method they want. I wanted to basically to pay for the whole job on my credit card. The contractor has…
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Boiler controls -- how do they work?
If you press override or extra hour on the controls, what does this do? Does this open the valves or does it tell the boiler to open the valves. Or does the (Vaillant EcoTec) boiler detect the open valves and fire up? Today, overrode the hot water as the shower was cold, but it didn't heat up. The motorised valve wasn't…
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Removed wallpaper, problems with painting wall
Hi everyone, I removed some wallpaper, which came off really easily. However, underneath there are patches of the old paint left on top of the plasterboard and some of the paint is flaking. I sanded it all down, but I did not get rid of the paint and the job was very dusty! My original plan was to just paint it, but after…
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Garden office/workshop/craftroom
My dad and myself took down a rotten wooden shed with the intention of replacing it in the future however I'm now thinking of saving up and installing a garden room where I can do large creative hobbies. Looking online the ones I've seen are £7000 plus so will take some time to save but before I really start to imagine…
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Double Glazing Ombudsman Scheme
Hello I have had several quotes for double glazing and have to choose between two Company A is more expensive and has been vetted by No Rouge Traders ( in conjunction with trading standards ) Company B is over £700 cheaper and is a member of the DGOS I really don't want to pay more than I have to and this is a huge…
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Double Glazing.
We are overseas during the winter and never had Double Glazing, but I'm now considering it just for security purposes. I want 3 quotes from Everest, Anglian and a local company. -How long approx between asking for a quote and the completed installation. -Do the National companies use their own installers or do they sub…
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Aerial Signal
I've buried my aerial cable in the wall from my plasma to the aerial point at the top of the wall. Now I can only get certain channels. I've tried absolutely everything. If I take the cable out the wall and just plug it in normally it works fine and I get all channels. I can only imagine that the twin and earth cables in…
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Outside Tap
I have a kit to fit an outside tap but the problem is the cold water pipe that you connect to is about 7feet away from the wall and the hose is not long enough but could I connect to the pipe that fills the toilet cysten as this is on the wall I need to use ? Anyone got any advice please :(
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Failing retaining wall - who's cost?
Hi all, looking for some advice on a problem my in-laws are having with a failing retaining wall at the bottom of their garden. They live in a former local-authority house that they've been in for 30+ years. Their house and garden back onto the side of a neighbouring garden, which is approx 1.5m lower than the level of…
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Planning permission for a garden shed?
Hi guys, thank you for your responses. I thought I would post for future reference; for anyone who is Googling and happens to stubble upon this post. I have spoken to some local architects (some with building companies attached to their companies in Birmingham) that have done "garden offices" and "workshop" projects, all…
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ikea lamp lightbulbs
Bought a cheap ikea lamp but now find it takes led e14 or e27 bulbs which seem to be more expensive than the light, cant seem to get any other bulbs to fit Are there any alternatives please
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Conservatory floor problem.
I had an "engineered wood" floor installed in conservatory 3 yrs ago...it has anti moisture membrane underneath.Over last 2-3 months 2 areas have bowed up...when I stand on them they flatten....no sign of any gross moisture problem. Could it be that the ends have nowhere to expand? I emailed the installer...no…
