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Whistling Radiator
Hello everyone, few months ago I changed a very old radiator installed in my house with a new one. the new radiator is Milano Aruba - Luxury White Vertical Designer Double Radiator 1600mm x 472m, material is steel new valves have been installed, only copper pipes coming from the floor are the same. As the winter is kicking…
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Small utility room build cost?
We are in the process of buying a house that is being renovated. We have been thinking how to add extra space and want to add a very small utility room. Basically a brick built lean to with a window. Dimensions would be 1metre 20cm in width and 2metres 40cm in length. Single story with slanted tiled roof. No plumbing…
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Vertical Radiator suggestion
I require a vertical radiator which which can fit into a space which is 25cm wide. Therefore potentially the radiator could be up to 25 cm wide provided the outlets go vertically down from the underside and not out to the side. It would have to be between 1.8m and 2.2m (max) in height for the correct output. I was…
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Recommendations for laminate flooring
After a flood in our house we are still in the process of replacing items. As we previously had a carpet we have taken the money from the insurance company and decided to replace the lounge/diner floor with laminate. However there are SOOO many to choose from I'm getting lost. Fancying quickstep, had before and good…
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What type of tumble dryer
I want to buy a tumble dryer. It would be placed in a utility room against an external wall next to a sink unit (where the washing machine drains). I don't want to have to empty a water tank. So I could either get a vented model and drill a vent hole through the wall, or get a condenser or heat pump model with a drain hose…
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Hanging a swing to the ceiling
Hello Everyone! I live in a flat (2011 built), and thinking of hanging a swing (Ikea EKORRE swing under consideration at the moment), especially for my daughters. I plan to do this in the open plan kitchen !!! living room. But being a newbie, I need some advise/guidance about locating stud and drilling holes in the…
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Is this possible-to knock though gable wall to extend room?
Hi Folks, I would like your advice if this is possible to do from the point of view of safety in the long term. I live in a one and a half storey semi detached bunglalow, roughly a square shape of about 26 ft length wise and gable wise, with existing rooms upstairs and dormer bathroom (in the middle of length of house…
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Tenement Roof repair in Scotland - advice
Hi all I'm a flat owner of a tenement of 4 (two up, two down) in Scotland. Two of the flats are council-owned and the other is privately owned. We require a roof repair as a few tiles have slipped and water is leaking into the attic above my flat. As the council owns 2 of the flats, they are going to carry out the work but…
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How to toughen up a white gloss windowsill?
I sanded and painted a bedroom windowsill with two coats of white gloss. Already it is starting to mark a bit if things sit on it for a couple of days. What can I do to make it a bit tougher and resistant to marks? It is in a teen's bedroom so I can't just say it is out of bounds. Is there a practical solution please?
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Electric shower advice
Hello I am replacing a 8kw electric shower that stopped working and was pretty rubbish to start with. Wondering how much I need to spend as I want to keep costs down, without buying something cheap that is not very good. I was looking at the Aqualisa 10.8kw and Mira Sport 10.8kw ones. I have had a quote from an electrician…
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BTU Output for Kitchen Radiator?
If a domestic kitchen measures 4.32m x 1.58m x 2.62m height, what BTU would you suggest for the one radiator in such a room? That is, at delta T50 (notT60). Thanks!
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Balanced Flue Gas Fires
Hi, We have a 10 year old balanced flue gas fire but the fan unit has broken and the part is no longer available. We need to get a new fire but we're happy with the surround, with the fake coals etc, is there a way to just fit a new gas fire part without buying all the stainless steel that comes with it? Cheers
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Replace TRV and CH Thermostat?.
A friend has got a missing TRV head. Are these universal or do they need to match the plumbed in fitting?. Her heating is also on constantly regardless of the wall thermostat setting so its suspected the thermostat has failed. Its a simple dial type. Are these universal and easy to fit?.
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Bathroom refit quotes made my eyes water!
Hi - Currently hoping to rip out and refit the first floor bathroom in our 2 bed victorian terrace in East London. I’m getting some horrendously expensive looking quotes in from a variety of fitters approached… around £8k–£9k for fitting alone(!) This is pretty much across the board with 4 or 5 different fitters we've…
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Washing machine
Bought a samsung washing machine, when it spins makes a terrible noise. Engineer came out just looked at it said put it on hardboard. And left. Called them out told them still not working properly same problem. And that I might have to pay if the same problem. Put it on wood , it has been on floorboards still did not work…
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laminate floring labour costs
Hi all, have recently had a new kitchen fitted in our new extension and want laminate flooring put down around it. In total there is around 38m2 of flooring to go down, was just wondering if people could give me an idea of labour costs? Is there a standard rate for m2 laminate laying? Any help or advice would be much…
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Invoice but no quote...?
Hi guys, Just wanted to get some different opinions on this... to cut a long story short we had a bathroom done around Dec last year. Something went wrong with shower so we asked the guy to come back and sort which he did (April). He is a joiner by trade and we asked him to give an opinion on some floorboards which were…
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Cold disused chimney breast / condensation
I have an external chimney breast running the whole height of my detatched 1930s house. Both upstairs and downstairs fireplaces have been blocked up and the chimney stack has been removed down to below roof level. From within the roof there is none of the stack visible at all, just a gaping hole going down the side of the…
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Slippery Laminate Floor - any tips!
Hello Admittedly not 'in my home' but thought this would be the best place to ask. I lease a small (750 sq foot) fitness studio. I started in May. The floor is wood effect laminate and becoming increasingly slippery (far from ideal obviously). I think it must be s build up of oil/toiletries etc as now when I use my old…
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Adding radiator to system - cost?
Just wondering if anyone had any experience of this and could let me know what they paid? Every room in the house besides the back bed room has a radiator. The back bedroom is my room and it's absolutely perishing in winter. There's 5 radiators in the house and the boiler is a vaillant eco tech 24. I currently have a plug…
