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Any deals on sofas?
I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but I'm looking for a new sofa Money is tight, but I don't want to buy something that will collapse in a few years Are there any deals on anywhere at the moment?
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Guttering Costs
Hi all, Can anyone help point me in the direction / give me some examples of guttering costs? I'm looking to see if I've been fleeced on my quotes thus far approx 47m of guttering with about 5 downpipes. (all 2nd storey only) standard guttering quote £300 seamless guttering quote £900 Thoughts / suggestions? Thanks,
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Plumbing Crisis
Last week I had the misfortune to have a major leak in the shower in my ensuite. It was so bad that water was dripping into the lounge through the plasterboard. I phoned around several plumbers and one said it was probably the silicone around the drain that needed redone. He quoted me £30, I said that was fine and he did…
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Chimney Liner
We have just moved into our new house and are opening up the bricked up fire place and installing a Wood burner..the original plan was to smoke test the chimney and depending on the results either make repairs or install a liner... after opening up the half there is a liner already installed, my question is how do you tell…
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Compact radiators
Hi, I've got the plumber coming and limited space so looked at a 300mm ( W ) x 600mm (H) radiator. They did these in BnQ when I looked but that was about 5 months ago. They now seem to have stopped. I've been going through the old gooleweb and am having trouble sourcing one. Anyone aware of companies that supply such a rad…
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Are these live or 240V wires?
I have this smoke alarm, I can see that i've removed it from its harness I would like to know if these wires are dangerous? http://i.imgur.com/jim9gt1.png like, am I supposed to power off electricity in the house before disconnecting / touching that.. Are they AC? or DC? If i'm handling something that can potentially be…
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outside tap covered on nhbc?
Hi all, We brought our house a couple of years ago, and the outside tap never got much use, it wasn't until earlier this year did I turn it on, to find it didn't work any more. Having taken the tap off and traced it back to a butterfly valve I can only assume that either, the valve has broken whilst the handle turns the…
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Cheapest place to buy decorating/diy supplies?
We usually just use B&Q, but we have all manor of places near us, including Wickes and Screwfix, but also trade places such as Brewers and Johnstones. Are these places any cheaper? Do you have to be a tradesperson to use them?
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replacing 2 way toilet pullcord switch
hi, I was trying to replace my broken pull cord switch. the old one has a red wire going into the com and 2 red wires going into S1 (the new switch has L1 instead) and none going into S2. If i do the same wiring into the new switch: 1 red into com and 2 reds into L1, the light works but the bathroom light doesnt. If i put…
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Cement Rendered Walls
What do you paint these kind of walls with?
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Can this be done?
We are looking to do some renovation work in our house and one of the projects is to replace the bathroom wall tiles. We would like to keep the units as they look nice and matching the ensuite in the masterbedroom. My question is : is it possible to remove old wall tiles and put new ones without damaging the bathroom…
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John Lewis Sofa Java Who Makes It?
Hello I wonder if anyone knows who John Lewis use to make their sofas and armchairs? I've seen one in store, called Java, but with the sofa and one armchair in leather, it comes to almost £3k Way over my budget, but JL told me it would take weeks to order anyway, as it has to be made. Of course, they're not going to tell…
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Has anyone used aspect.co.uk to install a boiler?
I'm looking for someone to install a boiler. Aspect sent around an assessor to size the job up and give a quote. He spoke like he knew what he was talking about, and his quote was detailed, but he wont be doing the job. I was wondering whether anyone used aspect.co.uk to install a boiler? If so, did they do a good job?…
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Tiling questions
I've stripped out our bathroom, added wall insulation and reboarded it and am now ready for tiling. Two questions: I've never done tiling before - is it likely I'll be able to get a satisfactory finish just from reading up on the techniques or is this something better left to a professional? We got a quote for tiling, but…
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External/internal door??
Hi everyone! Can anyone help -we are knocking down some walls to open up our existing utility room, kitchen and dining room and make a large living dining kitchen. Currently there is an old glazed wooden door in the utility leading to a tiny enclosed back porch which in turn has doors leading to the garage and the garden.…
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Heaters not working
Hi, hope some of you can help... We moved in around a year ago to a 70s built 4 bed detached house. It originally had storage heaters but at some point has had central heating installed. During last winter/spring, a few of our downstairs radiators gradually stopped working. Initially it was our big hall radiator which is…
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Any genuine feedback experience using BETTA LIVING KITCHEN company?
Hi everyone, we have been browsing many showrooms looking for a wooden cabinet kitchen, and so far Betta Living seems to have the best prices. We are curious about their Shaker, Alderley and Cranford collection kitchens. We also looked into John Lewis and Harvey Jones but it is much more money. We booked a betta living…
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Window cafe style shutters
Hi I've had a few quotes for cafe style shutters For my living room windows. The people all said the same thing to me that they get them from the same factory in China. Does anyone know how to order these shutters directly from the china factory and cutout the middle man? Thanks in advance
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Washing Machine that doesn't take forever.
My Bosch Washing Machine has died, its probably 8+ years old so I can't really complain. It would wash a full load of clothes in about 1h 15min, or less if only at 40degrees. Most new machines seem to take in excess of three hours to do the same job, all to get the A++ rating :-( Is there such a thing as a quick washing…
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Walkin Shower Wood Board
I have a walkin shower 700mm * 700mm, and need to do a wood shower board. what is the best material which can be used? thanks, Ozgur
