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Artificial Lawn - have I been ripped off?
Hi, I'm just looking for some advice. My partner and I saved for a long time to get our garden (which isn't very big) sorted. We've had a new rear fence, small decking area and artificial lawn laid. The fence and decking we are reasonably happy with but the grass just doesn't look right to me and I don't know if it has…
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Home Insurance - Increases after claim and tax
I have just made a home insurance claim. I am trying to work out how much my insurance will increase and how the Budget 2015 increase in insurance tax, will affect the cost. Does anyone know how insurance tax forms part of the insurance premium? I will "guess" the premium increase due to my claim as the helpdesk are unable…
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Where to start looking for a new front door
I want to replace my front door with something nice and in-keeping with the age of my house - a 1920s cottage - instead of the nasty plastic thing I have at the moment. I'm not sure where to start looking. Obviously if I wanted nasty plastic I could go to a double glazing company, but I don't! I've looked at a few…
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Keeping cool in tiny room.
I am in student accomodation over summer for a few nights a week, but they are roasting hot even on a day when its pouring with rain and both windows wide open I assume due to the fact rooms are squashed next to each other. So even with both windows open and extractor fan on almost all day in bathroom its sweaty hot. I can…
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Howdens Tewkesbury vs Burford
Does anyone have a Howdens Burford oak or Tewkesbury oak kitchen at all? I'm just wondering roughly what the price difference is between the two and what each one is likely to cost because I think the Tewkesbury might be out of our price range. I think we'll need 11 or 12 units for a u shaped kitchen, it's not a big…
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Soffit, Fascia, Gutter replacement advice
Hi, The soffits, fascias and gutters in our house are very old and need replacing in my opinion. I have obtained a quote from a builder who has performed some small jobs for myself and my mother (tile replacing, blown brick in chimney) but I want to make sure I make the right decisions. We have very old gutters that have…
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Resin Bound Driveway - advice
Hi.... I'm considering getting the driveway paved with a Resin Bound gravel finish. Can anyone recommend a good (cheap) supplier of aggregate and/or resin mix? Or any suppliers to avoid? Thanks
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Reccommendations for places to buy a quality Fireplace.
Looking to buy a quality electric fireplace suite. Any Reccommendation will be appreciated. :T
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Why isn't my shower getting hot enough?
I'd be grateful for any help from a plumber or anyone who can offer advice. I have a thermostatic shower mixer which runs off my combi boiler, similar to this one It's no longer getting hot enough. I know the hot water is getting through, the back of the bar and the water inlet thing is hot (on the hot side :) ) but the…
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Central heating comes on with hot water.
Hi all. Having big problems with my Worcester heatslave 20/25 oil fired boiler. The central heating comes on when the hot water does. Tried replacing diverter valve, motherboard, thermostats, plus something else that slips my mind. Each time problem seems to dissappear then returns a week or two later. Also for separate…
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Help! Dented kitchen Lino!
We have some quite soft Lino in our kitchen and have had the oven cleaned today. They've brought a large piece of equipment with them and put it right in the middle of my kitchen floor with nothing underneath to protect floor and now it's got some significant dents in it. Does anyone by chance have any miracle ideas or…
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Hot Water Issue - pump seized?
Right, bit of background first - I've moved into a house. Proper adult and all that. Not a flat with a landlord but a 3 bedroomed house. I am faced with the complexity of hot water/heating system to maintain. Sure enough within a fortnight I've found a problem. lack of hot water, boiler overheating according to it's orange…
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Cooker Hood Extractor Not Working
I have a Candy fan extractor hood above my gas hob. The button to turn the fan on no longer works. What sort of price should I be looking at to get it fixed? Currys have a fixed cost of £100 on their website. Another website is quoting £60 plus parts. A new Candy switch appears to cost about £39 online, so I guess both…
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Another phantom push button flush problem
This is driving me insane. I had a new loo installed in my en suite eighteen months or so ago and since day one, the cistern will intermittently make a noise like the cistern is filling but just for four (count them) seconds, then it stops. This happens about once an hour regardless of the time of day and how often the loo…
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Toilet causing an earthquake in the house!
This has happened a fair number of times and my mother had got a plumber to fix the problem... for a brief time, if any. Now it returns and haunts the house... THE MYSTERIOUS FOGHORN (ridiculously loud)... I feel bad when I use the toilet at night as the entire family members wake up and I can sometimes hear footsteps…
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Shower temperature problems
Hi. Have had to replacement old shower with a Gainsborough 8.5w Stanza. The problem is the temperature is either cold or hot. No warm. What's weird is if I remove the shower head then go from cold to hot and vice versa then it seems to be fine. How important is it I use the head that came with the shower? Could it be as…
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Kitchen Doors: Painted Ash or Vinyl Wrapped?
We've finally designed a new kitchen and chosen a supplier/fitter, but I'm still pondering over the door finish. Friends have gone for ash frames with veneered centre panel and a painted finish, but all of them have reported some chipping or wear on paint finishes at corners etc. All the painted doors start out as ivory,…
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Home rental deposit question
Hi all, I am new to the forum and thought I would start with saying hi. I have been reading the threads for many years to help with various issues I have had in the past, and it has helped a lot. My question is, I have just moved out of a rented accommodation and been emailed by the landlord and told he is taking £235 of…
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Warranty issue advice
Hi please help. posted on behalf of a friend do I have a case or not ..I bought a double door fridge 18months ago for about £350-£400, from a dealer who sold it as a product from the manufacture but had some cosmetic damage (had a minor dent on the side panel). A week ago the fridge side stopped working, I contacted an…
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Installing wooden skirting
As the thread title suggests......I need to install skirting in the house. Is this a job a non-craftsman would be able to do? What tools would be needed to to a proper job? Would appreciate any advice.
