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Painting PVC Internal Window Sills
Hi Has anyone painted pvc internal window sills. Any recommendations for preparing the area and good products? Many thanks Terrysdelight
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is there a moose loose about this hoose ?
There is an awful smell in the kitchen. Its worse nearer the skirting boards. I have sealed up some gaps with sealant and the smell has reduced. Have had the kick boards off and cannot find anything. There is evidence of rodent chewing on the plastic bottle of mouse killer under the sink so I have put some poison down but…
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Party Wall Act - permission from neighbours?
We're due to be having some work done, a large chunk of which will be on the party wall. (damp proofing - injecting & tanking). This was done on the neighbours side (before the current neighbour moved in) & we wasn't told about any of it - we only found out what was going on when we went round to the builder & discussed.…
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Unusual sized doors
Does anyone know a good company online or in South East London area who can make unusual sized doors? We need a door for our unused outside toilet. Don't want to spend a fortune but it is an odd size apparently (710mm across and 28mm thick). Tried the big sheds but they don't have anything. Thanks
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Dentist and flooring!
Not sure this is the right board to post on but here goes! I recently had to go to the dentist as a filling had dropped out. I've not been for quite a while and didn't have to pay as I was receiving WTC/CTC. There bands for treatment, mine came under band 1 a temporary filling, this has come out, I'm going again to have…
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Insulating exterior wall
I was wondering if somebody could give me some advice on how to best insulate an exterior wall. We're about to refurbish our bedroom, which is at the front of the house. We're completely gutting it - its going to be re-plastered, new skirting, coving, decorating etc. The plaster in the room is pretty bad so rather than…
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Moving frozen food to new freezer
I'm having a new freezer and washing machine delivered next week by Hotpoint (thanks to the discount from the moneysaving email!) since our existing ones are very old. They have a free service where they collect and recycle your old appliances which I've opted for. Now, there is absolutely zero guidance on their website or…
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Patio Advice needed
We're looking at getting a patio done, but I'm totally overwhelmed by the choice that is out there. I love the contemporary look with uniform colour and clean edges. I'm lookin for dark grey or black, ideally hard wearing with minimum maintenance required. Do I go for sandstone, limestone, slate, granite, basalt, ceramic…
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Insulating a garage door on the cheap
Hi all, I've got an attached garage which is used as the cat's room/general storage. Eventually I want to turn it into a proper room, but can't afford at the moment... So, I'd like to insulate the garage door (old steel up and over) as best as I can so it's not so frickin freezing in there this winter. I was thinking of no…
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House wrested by contractor
So we had Campbell and Kennedy out to install an extra Sky Box in my son's room. They have drilled through the main water pipe, resulting in major damage throughout. This was done 2 hours before we had to leave to go on a weeks holiday. This has resulted in major stress during the holiday, and nowhere to stay. We are…
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Wooden Floor Repair
Can anyone recommend the best solution to fix issue with our oak wooden floor. I would prefer a solution which does not involve sanding after application of fix. Please see picture https://www.dropbox.com/sc/nnt92vwzmfkjwsa/AADtguEnX5iMhShLIBYOHUYUa
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Confused about Plumbers advice on mixer taps and shower panels.
I called a local maintenance man out to quote for the bathroom. He was advertised under 'Plumbers' but said he just does everything. I want the old taps changed to a shower mixer and some shower panels put up instead of the old tiles, measuring 175cmhigh. The longer wall 161cm wide and the smaller wall above the taps is…
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mystery squeak?
I live in block of flats, there is a loudish squeak coming from outside, it's loud enough to hear with the window shut, it sounds similar to the noise a smoke detector makes when the battery needs changing, makes the noise every 30-40 seconds, I've tried to locate where the noise is coming from, but it seems to move, if I…
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Insulation - difficult loft space
Please can I pick the forums brains on the best way to approach the following? I have a top floor flat. It gets very cold in winter and I want to improve the insulation in the loft above. Internally each room has a partially sloping ceiling cutting off the 'corner' on the external walls. This results in long eaves in the…
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Turning a tradesman down after practically giving them the job?
Basically I want to word it as best as can be & i need the help of others. I'll give some background on it... Xmas 2014 got a chap out to look at quite a bit of work to be done on our house. He said he'd get back to me with a quote. It was Xmas so gave him plenty of time. Middle of January still no contact. Sent him an…
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How do I switch my central heating completely off?
HI there, I have just had a new central heating system installed in my home with a new timer. I would like to know how exactly do I switch my central heating completely off? If I were to go on holidays for a few weeks, then how would I switch it off? I do not want to go on holidays worrying whether my central heating is on…
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Hanging a blind - hitting metal when drilling wall
I've just bought some faux wooden blinds to fit into my window recesses in all my rooms. I've hit a bit of a snag though. When I drill into the wall in each of the window recesses the drill goes through the plasterboard and then hits metal. This means that the rawlplug will only go halfway into the wall. I have no idea how…
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Pay for plumber's time to shop for basic materials?
Hi, I've just had a plumber round for a quick job. I am satisfied with the work done but wasn't expecting to pay for as many hours' work as he'd put down. Thought I'd just ask on here before mentioning it in an online review, to see if I'm being unreasonable. He said he'd be there for 11am, texted just after 11 to say he'd…
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permitted development?
Hi I am planning an 2 storey extension on an existing detached house. Following comments on the forum I have found a surveyor friend to do some drawings for me as it should not be too complicated. We will be going back four meters and the second storey will go back 4 meters over half of the ground extension. The house is…
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Any gas fitters out there?
Hi, I am in the process of gutting a small 2 bed house and have just had a quote for e new gas central heating system with a combo boiler - £3200. (I live in south yorks) There is a back boiler at present which will be taken out but the quote does not include a fire as I haven't decided what I want yet. The fitter says he…
