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Debenhams Euston Bedroom Furniture
Hi All We are looking at buying a full suite of Debenhams Bedroom furniture on line. It is not possible to view the furniture before purchasing,anyone purchased this ? i would like any comments ,Good or Bad on quality Etc Etc
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Sun tube or velux
Upper floor extension. Need light into the hall. What would be better? Sun tube or a slightly vaulted ceiling with a velux? Ta
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How do I work out how to stagger a garden fence?
I have a garden fence to erect. But there is a slope towards the house from the top end of the garden. I guess I'm gonna have to stagger the fence, but how do I measure the amount?
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How do I work out how much concrete I need for new fence?
I have 18 concrete posts, boards and panels to erect. How do I work out how much concrete I need? Do I actually order cocncrete? Also, how do I make concrete? Never done it before, how do I get right mix etc?
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Boiler Installation Quote
Good morning all, Just received the following quote for what seems a total replacement of my boiler and wanted to run by you to see if you thought it was a fair deal. Just moved into a house that has been vacant for around 6 years and the existing boiler is not a condensing one: In response to your enquiry and our site…
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Pointing cement from Block Paving
We've just had our whole house pointed and whilst the builder was really good at clearing up after himself, the inevitable happened and now have dried pointing on the block paving. Some of it comes loose really easily and pushes off, but reluctant to power wash it due to loosening the sand between the block paving. Anyone…
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How much did you pay for blinds for whole house?
We are moving to a new build property next month and are looking to buy blinds for the whole house (a mixture of verticals and rollers.) Just wondering what other people have paid as we are in the process of getting a few quotes at the moment and I just want to check these are reasonable (as I've never had to buy blinds…
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Fleas - anything more I can do?
Apologies if this would be better placed on the Pets section. My ever loving cat has brought us fleas as a gift. It's our own fault as we lapsed with the flea treatment (now up to date - and not Frontline which we have been told is less effective as fleas have become resistant). So far we have * Used flea powder throughout…
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Cement dust all over our house!
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Fixing voiles
I had until a few days ago some voiles in my living room window. I used some sticky pad things to put them up. And they have been up for months and then suddenly fell down. Not sure if it was because of the heat we have had. I stuck them back on. And tried to put the voiles back up. One of the pads fell off the wall and…
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shower cooler after a drip was fixed.
Had a drip from my shower, it's run of a combi boiler, (sorry no name on it), repair man has ordereda a new value for it, he said he has turned the washer around in the meantime, yet for some reason the shower is cooler than it was when set at the same temp, could he have "knocked" something inside?
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New kitchen: Help finding a handle-less wood-effect kitchen
Hi there, As the title suggests, we are looking for a dark wood-effect Matt handle-less kitchen and struggling to find anything that isn't £££...any help or recommendations would be appreciated. Local kitchen showroom pointed us down the path of Trend kitchens, but the door we like - palmwood - doesn't have a matching…
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Help me find this lamp!
Hi there, I recently stayed in Zurich and the apartment we stayed in had an incredible floor lamp in the shape of a ball, it could be moved around like a ball, shockingly, but didn't have a stand or flat base like all the others I've seen. I'm desperate to buy one please help me find it! Thank you so much
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How much for 5m x 3.5m decking?
Can anyone give me a rough idea of how much it would cost to have raised decking (60cm raised) 5m x 3.5m with about 6m of spindle railing including fitting? Thanks.
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Parquet blowing under new carpet and underlay
Had new carpet and underlay laid in December over concrete floor and parquet. This was to replace old existing carpet and underlay which had caused no problems. Loose parquet wood blocks were removed and a screed laid in gaps and all round edges of room. In approx April the parquet started lifting under the carpet, first…
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extra deep/long bath panel required
Or some other idea that can be made into a bath panel. Been looking and there are some extra deep bath panels, and if that's my only choice then fine, but they are in kent and I am Oop north. Yes they will post and thats also fine if I have to. But its if it will get to me in one piece, etc So it must be 580 deep and if…
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Selling old windows
Hi I've only joined the website today and so apologies in advance if I'm in the wrong forum. I tried searching for a thread based on the question I'm about to ask but just got results about Windows - the computer operating system! I'm having new double glazing put in in a couple of weeks and wondered if there was a market…
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Chances of raising the roof?
Thought I'd ask this question before I annoy any builders or anything. I know Councils don't like the look of a road to be changed, But how about if you changed the roof height out the back for a loft conversion but couldn't see it from the front? Would they go for something like that do you think? I know every council is…
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How to clean underside of cooker hood?
My cooker hood has grease dripping from the underside, as well as hardenned stuff that is hard to remove. Mr Muscle recommends spraying onto the surface and leaving for 15 minutes, but it won't stay on for 15 minutes as as it just drips off. How can I clean it effectively?
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ball-park figure for a new garage
Hi, wondered if anyone can help please. I would like a new garage but wondered if I can afford it. So I would be grateful if anyone can give me a very rough idea of what it would cost, before I go to the time & trouble of getting plans & quotes etc.... Not even any idea of size, other than must be able to fit a moderately…
