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Does Coke really help clear a blocked sink?
Sure I read somewhere of this suggestion but more out of curiosity really but can Coke really help to clear a blocked pipe? Anyone had any real success with this method?
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Is this room even legally a bedroom?
Hi guys, Not totally sure I'm in the right area but really need some advice. I am looking to downsize my ha property, have found a hse I like but it states it is classed as 5 bed. However, the hse was clearly only originally a 3bed they're classing the front room as bedroom #5, I'll swallow that as I can still use it as a…
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Failed Neff Integrated Fridge Freezer
This integrated appliance in our fitted kitchen is presumably ten years old as it was in our 2004 built house when we bought it three years ago. About a year ago it failed. Both freezer and fridge compartments started warming up and no amount of fiddling with the very limited control panel made any difference. It wasn't…
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Curtain size help!
Back again with more curtain queries, since you were all so helpful with helping of choosing the colour for the curtains I now cannot get my head around what size the curtains need to be! I don't do maths very well anyway and my other half says I'm over thinking it, I probably am! rather than posting a load of numbers I've…
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Help advice needed!
Help Plasterer due in a week and realised I have these cables (I presume cables underneath cannot actually see) covered in plastic sheathing attached to wall quite firmly above light switches that I really wanted covered and incorporated in wall I know that parts of the house were rewired about 8 years ago when bathroom…
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Sofa unseen fault after 2 hrs- excessive movement in the frames, loud creaking frame.
Hi, Two hours after receiving my two sofas I reported an unseen fault in both sofas. Excessive movement in the frames when I lift onside to slide out, the opposite end stays heavy, solid and fixed to the ground, it sort of bends at the back corner where the arm is joined. The frame wobbles, yet my fifteen year old suite,…
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AMTICO FITTER PROBLEMS: Tearing my hair out!
On September 10th I had some amtico fitted in my downstairs bathroom. I had 1 sq m left over of glittery marcasite tiles from my previous house, so the flooring fitter agreed to order another m sq of the same tile to do our bathroom using old and new. When the new tiles came they were quite different in colour so we agreed…
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Black Kitchen Tiles
Hi guys Post from a newbie here. I am tiling my kitchen and really the black brick effect ceramic tiles. Has anybody got any reasons why they wouldn't use these. I'm thinking they could be a bit tedious to clean or possibly get dirty very easily. If you have any stories or experience with this style, I'd be grateful for…
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Shower screen seal - leak from the corner
I've got a standard shower screen on the side of my bath. It is sealed along the bottom and the side by the wall with a standard plastic detachable seal strip. However where the two strips of plastic meet in the bottom corner, there is a tiny hole where they don't quite meet properly and hence we get a little leak every…
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Government Funded Solid External Wall Insulation
Hello, I was just curious as to whether anybody has had this done at their property? also did anybody use One Stop Energy based in Widnes for any of their work?
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question for builder types re extension
I have bought a house and it already has an extension at the rear. It is pretty old, probably at least 30 yrs old. It has a flat roof. The issue is, it is a bit small, and I would like to (a) extend it out say 1m further and (b) put a pitched roof on it. Can I extend what is already there, or would I have to knock the…
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New paint crack
Recently had a paint job done The living room was plaster and dry for 2 and half days then first coat on Monday then the guy painted three layer of the colour we wanted today. I found the paint was starting to show small cracks, is it because he didn't let the paint dry enough before the second coat, he blame it on the…
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Repairing chipped plaster
Sorted thanks
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heating a kitchen
hi I don't have a radiator in my kitchen and am wondering if a under plinth heater would be sufficient ( its a small - midsize kitchen ) ? If I do have a radiator the only place to put it is down the side of a very tall larder unit ( and the living room radiator would be on the other side of the same wall ) Any advice ?…
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Installing Underfloor Insulation (Ground Floor)
Hi, We moved into our home almost 2 years ago, and last year it cost a fortune to heat over the winter. I believe there were a couple of reasons for this, poorly fitted double glazing by the previous owner, and zero insulation. The house itself is a 1920's bungalow, solid brick construction with no cavity. We had the loft…
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Cheap new kitchen
I have been trying to sell my house, without success - and am well aware that it really needs a new kitchen. Can anyone help me with approximate cost for new units (floor and wall) on two walls of a medium sized kitchen and including worktops, oven and hob and sink and taps - also including fitting. I realise that this is…
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Bathroom Cabinet
I'm in the middle of building an Ikea bathroom cabinet and it's only just dawned on me how heavy it is (16kg and more with my stuff in it). What's the best way to fix it to a plasterboard wall? I have some of these: Are they up to the job or is it a disaster waiting to happen?
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what sort of tradesman...
...would I need to fit some coving round the top of the room? Would it be a decorator, handyman or someone that does plastering and artexing?
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Gas cooker
Hi there, I have a very old gas cooker that developed a prob - the fan operated oven doesn't work well anymore. It blows out cold air instead of hot air. Now not sure if we can get a spare part to repair the cooker or just buy a new one. If I have to buy a new one - can someone please recommend a decent not very exp gas…
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Crazy price difference on dishwasher
Can anyone tell us what's the difference between the Hotpoint slimline dishwasher LST216 from Homebase for £489 and the Hotpoint slimline dishwasher LST216A from John Lewis for £289? Checking through the product information for both, they appear to be exactly the same except for the letter A and the fact that the Homebase…
