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Made To Measure Wooden Venetian Blinds - Websites
What websites have you guys used and recommend in buying made to measure wooden venetian blinds? I've just had two local companies given me quotes for £500 so im looking for cheaper alternatives. - Nathan
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F gas quals
I'm looking into doing my f gas qualification, basically just to bulk up my skillset and with view to getting into ac. Has anyone done the course, how long, how much study is involved,i suspect there are different variants of course levels and would look to be going into entry level.i have dabbled with splits/vrv but am by…
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Heating Plumbing Mess - Advice Needed
Hi All, We had a new boiler fitted a few months back, and after a nightmare getting it up and running, everything was finally working. That was until we drained the system to continue refurbishments, and we also removed the ceiling where the old boiler was. To cut a long story short, the plumbers fitted the new boiler in a…
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Should I wax or seal an engineered wood floor?
So we have had our kahrs flooring downstairs for 3 years now - even though it was bought on ebay it is still pretty much immaculate - we have trained our 4 yr old well we have since also bought (ebay again) some unnamed engineered floor for the bedroom - the last board is about to go in. It seems it had been glued before…
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How easy is it to get covenant to removed
Hi all, I hope I have posted in the right! When we bought our home last year we were made aware of many covenants on the property, it's ex council. These range from not extending the house out any further than the further most point, keeping the front garden to lawn or flowerbeds to not having a flag pole, satellite dish…
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Oven pride didn't work
We moved in and the oven is a mess. We tried oven pride and it make 30% difference. We tried it again and the oven still has big spots. The glass windows are still the same. We left on oven pride over night every time. What else is there?
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Cavity wall
I live in an old (1895) end terrace which is freezing cold most of the time. I presume there must be some sort of cavity because the outer skin is built from stone but the inner skin is brick. I'm guessing the cavity would be uneven, narrow and hard to fill, if possible at all? Has anyone had this done on an house like…
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how can I remove fitted carpet and grippers?
Hi all, I've had a search here and online and not found the answer to this, hope someone can help. There's a possibility I'm moving, and as I'm in a housing association place I will have to return it to its original state, which would mean removing the carpets. The carpets are fitted with grippers plus underlay. The…
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Cost of buildin garden wall from scratch
I was recently selling my house but now that the sale has fallen through (I said no to gazundering). I've decided to stay put in my currently property. This means I now have a list of things I would like to change to make the property fit my family a little bit better. The order these things are carried out in is probably…
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Victorian Terrace Name Plaques
I've noticed a lot of terraced houses on my street and surrounding streets have ceramic/stone name plaques on them... placed between the lower and upper bay windows: http://bpkersey.com/images/plaque.jpg Were these added on by owners after the original build, or did all houses have them added during? Some houses seem to…
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Can anyone recommend a good steam mop?
I don't have any carpets in my flat...it's a kind of lino material. I am looking for an effective steam-mop, any recommendations?
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mildew and mould on curtains and blinds
Does anyone know if there is a spray of some sorts that will prevent mould and mildew forming on fabric curtains and blinds. Prevention rather than a cure approach!!!
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Bathroom Underfloor Heating
Hi, We're having a new bathroom sorted out, currently having many a fun hour picking taps from about a million different brochures!! We're going to go for underfloor heating, and the shop are recommencing a Devi system (http://devi.danfoss.com/) which on the face of it comes highly recommend as shown by some internet…
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M&S sink
I have bought a freestanding kitchen from M&S. Found that they are not a s deep as all other manufacturers which causes lots of problems. In particular I do not want their stainless steel sink, but standard sinks are too big. The unit is 520mm deep. Does anyone know where I can get a sink to fit? Ideally I want cream or…
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Ikea Kitchens.Worktop height?
I have installed about 40 kitchens and have always thought that 900mm was the normal finish height for the worktop. Yesterday visiting Ikea which I regularly do for various things and ideas,I had a good look through their Kitchen displays. I noticed that all the worktop heights were finished at 930-920mm.You couldn't…
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Plumber overcharging for parts?
Hi everyone, Last week, we had a plumber in to install a new toilet suite in our new home. In the original quote, the costs of parts shows £600 + labour. The plumber said he'd get it from B&Q. Now, the installation is complete, but it didn't look like something that would be worth £600 to us. So we headed out to B&Q and we…
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Regs on installing electric cooker
I have had the same electric cooker for around 10+ years - def time for a new one. It is hard wired into a socket on the wall approx 2 foot above the hob. Bought a new cooker online - paid for installation only to find that some new regs apparently mean that the socket is now in the wrong place & the engineers will not…
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Fixing damage in a laminated floor.
Hi folks, I have a laminated floor in living room and on one of the boards in middle of floor about a square inch of the top of the board had been damaged, you can see the dark colour underneath as the laminated pattern has been damaged or worn off. There is no noticeable depth or hole, I actually have part of the pattern…
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How do I stop toilet running
Can anyone help me with a toilet that is still running into the pan after a flush? I have attached a couple of photo's of the cistern. Do I just need to make a couple of simple adjustments to part of this or is it a more difficult operation? Any help would be greatly appreciated.…
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Best place for home decor/furnishing ideas?
I was wondering where the best place for tips on home decor and furnishing a home is? I have just bought my first property and I am absolutely clueless as to what looks good and is practical. Is there a forum or website with inspiration or best to just look through department stores? I also tried some magazine style…
