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re-uphostering sofa
Hi Planning to change Conservatory Cane Furniture(one seater and two seater cushions). red. What would be the most cheapest way to get them done if we buy the fabric?
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Door security - double or triple glazing?
If getting an external house door installed which would have a perimeter uPVC frame and be fully glazed with one pane of glass (so no strengthening horizontal/vertical uPVC bars), would the security of the door be improved to any great extent if it was tripled glazed as opposed to double glazed? The rest of the house would…
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Balcony Roof sealing
Hi All - this one is for roofing and external sealing expertise please! I live in a 1st floor penthouse flat with a balcony that doubles as a roof for the flat beneath me. My neighbours below have significant water ingress through the roof (i.e. my balcony) causing water damage to their ceiling. We have both contacted the…
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Old Boiler removal for a combi
Hi guys in the house im getting its got a old copper boiler i was just wondering how i can remove this safely ? what would i need to do is it just a cake of draining the system and taking it out ? As i understand they are copper i can take it to get some money for it to help toward a new combi boiler Any help be great…
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Substandard roofing work- received second invoice :/
I need advice about sub standard roofing work we have had done! At the beginning of November last year, we contacted a roofer to give us a quote for replacing the bottom of our roof felt. They quoted £672 and we asked them to go ahead. We then did not hear anything from them. On 23rd December we returned home from a day…
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Water leak on new build installation, builder refusing to sort
Hi We have recently had a couple of water leaks from our cylinder (range) around the valves which are used to pressurise the system (managed to sort this myself) and from the white expansion tank flange. I contacted our builders (Taylor Wimpey) and they said that because we are out of our two year guarantee period (we…
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Front garden wall height?
Hi All We live on a very busy A road, therefore do suffer from noise and also privacy as the front wall is currently only around 2 ft. We shortly will be embarking on major renovations (extension etc) and also will rebuild the very old front brick wall. The front garden is around 40ft, with a drive in and driveway. I would…
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Fridge freezers with metal backs
Does anyone know which !!!!!! have metal backs? The Watchdog programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05511x8/watchdog-test-house-series-2-episode-1 mentioned that two manufacturers do make !!!!!! with metal backs but didn't say which ones. More info on the dangers of !!!!!! with plastic backs here:…
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How do these carousel shelves work?
Second hand kitchen has a carousel in the corner unit I can't figure out how the shelves should sit There is a white plastic bracket under each and pin holes in the supporting pole but nothing to go in the holes Each shelf has a small metal 'tag' underneath but these don't sit in / on the plastic bracket as I'd assumed…
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Free Tickets for National Homebuilding & Renovating Show
As it says in the title, I am planning on going and as this is the place most people into this stuff will look here is the link: http://www.buildstore.co.uk/ticket-hub.html Lots of other shows aswell
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Mine or neighbours?
I have a brick shed that is one half mine one half neighbours. It sits across the 2 properties (see photos). My half is the newer looking roof at the front of the overhead photo. As you can see form photo below my half needs a facelift. This is inside view of my half. Now as you can see there is pipework running along the…
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Diy kitchens (company), worktops and other questions
I am thinking of buying a kitchen from Diy Kitchens, considering their L shaped + islands seem reasonably priced and judging by their reviews I've seen across different sites. Unless anyone has any factors to consider that I don't know of? This is for my parents. They don't include worktop prices so I'm wondering what…
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Painting garage side door - do I leave frame white?
Hi all, I'm going to paint the garage side door (ordinary wooden door) a light shade of olive green. I am not sure what the etiquette is with the frame - do I leave it white or paint it the olive green?
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Could i put woodburner stove in brick summerhouse?
Am planning on building a brick built room at the end of the garden, maybe a little bigger than a normal garage with bi-fold doors to the front. Would i need permission to fit a woodburner stove in there, with the flue going up through the roof? Asking as I'm guessing I will need planing permission to build the structure?
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New kitchen - Alno or Second Nature
Hi...newbie here after some advice please. We are in the process of purchasing a new kitcdefinitelynd have seen 2 we like from 2 different independent kitchen companies. The choices are Alno or Second Nature. Does anyone have any advice/reviews on which make would be the better option please? It is definitely going to be a…
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B&Q Kitchens
Anyone had experience of B&Q's Cooke & Lewis kitchen range? Any idea of what the quality and build is like? Is this B&Q's own range? As always many thanks for your feedback Kevin
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Just runined my mattress! Hypnos beds worth it?
I have today ruined my 2 year old Sealy pillow top mattress trying to clean a spilled drink on it. It was comfy, but deteriorating quickly. The Sealy before this was not very good either, so no idea why I got another. So I've been looking at various websites all day, and it seems like a monumental task to find a mattress…
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Wall Mounted Kitchen Units
I will be fitting new kitchen units on the weekend. Few issues, that I would like to run by someone in the know. The previous owners, having removed the old units, made a right botch of the wall, and there are holes drilled into the stud plasterboard wall all over the place. So I do not like the idea of fixing around them,…
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Roof lantern blinds
I am currently having an extension built and am going to have a roof lantern installed. I want to get a roof lantern blind that is electronic. Does anyone have any experience with these? Any advice/recommendations?
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Combi Boilers
Hi, new to this forum and so may not have found the best place to put this query, however I was wondering if anyone had any experience/advice in terms of which brand of boiler to go for. Have done various research through Which and other forums as well as recommendations from traders as well as friends and family, however…
