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Karndean Flooring...DIY or not?
Basically I got given some Karndean flooring for free from a friend who had nine planks left over from a job they had done, which is enough to do our downstairs WC which is currently carpeted (eurgh!). In MSE style...is this something I can do myself? Under the delightful carpet tiles left by the previous owner is some…
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Wall ties on 1950s house
In process of buying a 1950s detached. Survey next week but I had a presurvey done by one of the damp proof companies. All clear on damp but he said some sign of cracking in the rendered parts of the house, which is probably due to aged wall ties. House was cavity insulated 10 yrs. Is it worth getting done, and how much…
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Wet Room - distance from shower head to radiator
I'm having a small shower room fitted in my flat. It will be 2.2m x 1.1m, and I can't decide whether to have a wet room with just a glass hinged panel separating the rainforest shower from the room, or have a shower enclosure with a sliding door. With the wet room, I would be able to push the glass panel back against the…
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Bathroom refurb ......cannot even get a quote!
I live in a terrace house want to refurb the bathroom having putting up with the old one for nearly 20 yrs.... However first 2 bathroom fitters were let"s say evasive one wouldn't"t give a quote but charged £140 a day and probably take 3 weeks!! The next one was high end and quoted nearly 14k! The last one came letting me…
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Best place for new bedroom..
Hi...we are looking to get our bedroom refitted. Any experiences with the usual suppliers / fitters welcome. thanks
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Sinking conservatory dwarf wall, what to do?
Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I couldn't find any other forums as active as this so here goes :-) Many months ago we noticed some cracks along the wall where our conservatory meets the house. We monitored them and they didn't seem to change so we just put it down to the conservatory moving…
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Leaking bath mixer issue - help!
Hi All I have a bath with a Bathstore Bensham 1885 bath mixer tap. The hot tap is leaking from the spout (not tap nut) when the tap is fully closed. There are 2 washers, one in the cold tap and one in the hot tap. Both washers are in the same condition, which would mean that this possibly not a washer issue, otherwise I…
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Adjusting Flag Door Hinges
Hi folks The uPVC front door seems to have dropped, I was wondering how to adjust the hinges? Several searches seem to talk about a different kind of hinge with three possible adjustments. On these hinges there are two adjustments, one is under the frame side of the hinge The other adjustment is at the side: There is no…
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Wall of neighbour's extension - what can we do to it?
We're in the process of buying a house - a Victorian end terrace. One thing that almost put us off this house was that the neighbours have built a large, ugly rear extension that extends right to the boundary of our property's garden. I'm surprised they managed to get planning permission for it. I'd like to understand what…
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How much sand and cement
I want to lay a 1" concrete floor in my greenhouse which is 6'x8', can any one tell me how much sand and cement I will need please? I already have concrete slabs laid down, so the floor will just be put on top of them.
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Repairing uPVC window locks
I have a couple of upvc window locks that seem to be jammed shut. I removed the white handle and the square hole it fits into has shattered. Any tips on getting this open so I can remove and replace, or if beyond my capabilities recommend a locksmith/window fitter near Wolverhampton. Can' be that hard if i can just get the…
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Real saving - better than new Nilfisk for peanuts
20 years ago I bought a Nilfisk GM90 and the missus knocked the holy crap out of it for years. Eventually it just gave up; expiring with a shower of sparks according to her, and it got chucked in the "to be sorted" pile, along with everything else I couldn't be ar.. would eventually get around to. So, I wondered about…
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Sliding wardrobe doors
Hi Has anyone had any experience of ordering mirrored sliding doors online? I have seen several on smaller companies websites but I'm weary of places I've had no experience of! Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks in advance
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Active Thermostat controls
Anyone here has any experience of using Nest or Hive wireless thermostat heating controls? are they are good?
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Wiring a 2 way light switch pain
Hello I wonder if anyone can help me. I have the standard lightswitch set up - downstairs a 2 gang that controls hall light and upstairs light, and upstairs, a 1 gang that also controls the upstairs light. The downstairs switch looks like this: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/104757/lights/2014-09-23%2019.21.14.jpg The…
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Thermostatic shower valve replacement on/off knob
Since installing the shower several years ago the thermostatic shower valve on/off knob has been rubbish. The knob is attached to the valve via a grub screw. It regularly needed re tightening and then I have regularly replaced the grub screw as it no longer gripped. Recently every time I used the shower the knob just turns…
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Ball valve drip drip drip
The ball valve in my hot water tank often drips when shut. This is a new one because the old one dripped! I've got it bent as much as I can to keep level far below overflow, and even a 0.5 litre plastic bottle strapped to it to increase closing pressure.... Is this crap getting into it? I don't know what to do about it.…
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Flooring for kitchen-diner.
We need to replace flooring in a house we have just bought. At present the kitchen has vino lay, dining end has carpet tiles. The two halves are separated by an archway, and the lay out suits us well, but the two halves are quite distinct. Kitchen has cabinets which are light oak laminated. Our dining furniture is a lot…
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Planning dept charging for advice.
anyone ever heard of this? i just tried to ask a council planning department for advice about whether something would need planning permission and they want me to pay. i can kind of understand why [an employee takes time out of their schedule to answer etc] but presumably this encourages people to go ahead and build…
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Latex, Laygel, similar.
Hi, Has anyone got any experience of the Laygel topped mattresses? http://sensationsleep.co.uk/product/...ygel-mattress/ They seem a bit of a bargain, but I can't find anywhere nearby where I can try one. Any comments would be very welcome. Thanks Nick
