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We Do Doors Review?
Has anyone ever heard of, or used We Do Doors? We're after a very specific front door, and cannot find it anywhere without it costing a small fortune: We Do Doors seems to be the only semi-reasonable place to get it from c.£800, but can't find anything about them
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Neighbours cuprinol fence sprayer vs my house
My new neighbour decided he wanted to paint the fence. He used Cuprinol spray paint. I was out at the time. When I returned I have dark brown freckles in the following places: - on my path slabs - all over my downstairs windows at the side of the house - all over the stone aggregate at the side of the house - all over the…
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Where to start tiling ?
Im after some help , i am going to tile myself, the tiles we have are going to be laid brick effect (10x33 cm tiles) , im not sure how to start though as we have a glass splash back I have put up a picture, do i start left of splash back and class that as 1 section and find centre line ? then class right of splash back…
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Giving away bed - can I?
Hi folks. I'm off to Spain and have a single bed with a pull out second bed below. Had it some years but very rarely used. I thought some young family might be grateful for it so I'd give it away but can I ? There is a label on it . It says: RESISTANT with a fire symbol and a 1 next to it. Above is a burning cigarette…
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Best type tiles for hallway/kitchen in flat ?
I was planning to get Quickstep Laminate installed in hallway & kitchen, partly because the underlay used with laminate would hopefully prevent me getting any grief from the folks in flat underneath mine.. But, I just remembered that if I use my Clubcard points I can get 3 times the value at Topps Tiles - only thing is…
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Painting garden natural stone wall
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help, we have a natural stone wall in our garden (at least that's what I think its called) which looks old and worn now and I am trying to work out what the best way to brighten it up / improve it. I have tried pressure washing an area and also tried some Patio Magic cleaner on an area after…
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Unusual fence panel erected
I've seen a great idea for fence panels. Someone in my neighbourhood has erected a fence and used a system of half logs and gravel boards. Looks like a foot Gravel board at the bottom, then 3 half logs tied together, then smaller gravel board, then wood cap to finish off. in the same colour as the half logs. Never seen…
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Manky Curtains need cleaning...
Hi, my mum bought me 4 pairs of curtains off the car boot today but they haven't been cleaned & look & smell really manky. The washing machine I have is a twin tub & I'm just wondering what I could use on them to get them back to original condition? I have Stardrops but have never used that for laundry, would that be good?…
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Painting 1 fence panel? How much time should it take ?
To consider painting many fence panels along the garden fence with a paintbrush, for the 1st time ever, Each fence panel will need 2 coats aswell. To consider doing this yourself, how much time should it take to paint one panel approximately? (assuming it not rushed, done nicely and using a paintbrush) not a sprayer, how…
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Wooden fence, Painting it VS Staining it ?
For a wooden fence, what are the advantages and disadvantages of both painting a fence and staining it? and is the time taken for both the same ?
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Moving BT Master Socket
Hi, Our BT master socket is across the room from power sockets so we'd like to move it - it's only a few feet away. I googled this and came up with BT charging £130 to move it and it apparently being "illegal" to move it yourself. Pls does anyone know if this is true? Are there any grounds for asking BT to move it without…
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French drain
Do I need to get building control involvement or a building regs certificate for a French drain? The surveyor suggested this before I purchased my house recently, as there is a little damp at the back of the house because the patio is a little higher than the damp course, and rain water splashes onto the back wall.
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reliable source of bulbs for Bosch HBM13B2.1B double oven
I need to get a new bulb for my main oven. I know that I need an E14, 220-240V, 40 W heat resistant to 300 C bulb. When I tried to search online for suppliers I found negative reviews which said that the new bulbs didn't last more than a few weeks. My current bulb has lasted around 2.5 years. Can anyone recommend a…
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Replace Santon Premier TP150E immersion heater?
I'm updating an all electric 1-2 bed flat which has an unvented Santon Premier TP150E immersion heater. Should I replace it? I have updated the heating to Dimplex Quantums and wonder if the matched Quantum immersion heater…
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Scale out : thoughts
Just wanted to know if anyone has used the above limescale remover which is salt free. My plumber is installing it for me. http://www.scaleout.co.uk
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External Wall insulation and rough casting Warranty - Please help?
Hi Guys, I was searching for an answer to my question and came across the site advising about the Green Deal. I can't find relevant information searching on the web and I'm hoping someone can help? I've just bought new house (West coast of Scotland) which had recently had the external wall insulation and rough casting…
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Builder abandoned site - hire new builders or separate electrician, plumber & labour?
Hi all, I'll try to be as concise as possible... :( Our builder walked off site on 1st July after we had paid him >80% of the project costs (roughly £40k). Admittedly we'd approached our property refurbishment very naively and paid him a lot of the money upfront which is a huge regret in hindsight but there was 1 point…
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Cold water and header tanks
Hi, Moved into a house with a new combi boiler, however the cold water storage and header tanks from the original heating system when the house was built are still in the loft. I'm 99% certain that I can take my pipe cutter to all the pipework in and out of these tanks and take them out to obtain some much needed storage…
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Replacing hinged wardrobe doors for sliding ones
Hello again, I am wanting to replace our hinged doors to our fitted wardrobe to sliding ones as our bed is in the way to be ale to fully open the right hand side one. They are standard internal doors (1970mm in height). I am struggling to find sliding doors with these measurements. Could anyone point me in the right…
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New Door Step
Recently moved house and the front door step is brass (I have memories of my Mum spending hours on her knees polishing ours). I don't want to spend my days doing the same! I'm sure I've seen something somewhere that you can fix over the top of any door step to change it, but can't remember where. I've done various…
