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40k a big enough budget for this work?
Hi All I am looking at renovating my house, a 3 bed semi detached in West London. I've budgeted 40k for the below work, would this be reasonable? Rewiring - 3k New kitchen - 5k (units 1k, fitting 1k, rest on tiles, appliances) New bathroom - 5k Replastering - 5k Repainting - 2-3k New guttering - 1k (may be 600 to 1k)…
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Kitchen ideas for elderly
Hi folks, if anyone could help that would be great. Basically my elderly parents are considering replacing their 30 year old kitchen. It's only a small kitchen, but I'm wondering what's available out there to make things easier for them. I was thinking a set of pan drawers so they don't have to bend over and into a…
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Any electricians that can give some advice on a cooker?
OK I know this is probably a long shot but here goes, The cooker is a cannon c60ekk The oven part of my cooker has just given up, I've looked on you tube at some videos but can't seem to find a answer. My oven is a fan oven but the fan is not spinning, the heating element is not heating and the light in the oven went out…
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Best value energy saving GU10 light bulbs
What are the best bang for buck energy saving GU10 light bulbs around these days? I currently go through a lot of cheap 50w gu10 bulbs but I am wandering if upgrading to a cheaper led equivalents will actually save me money? I am looking to save money rather than just energy.
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Do I need training / certificate for scaffold tower?
I need to hire a scaffold tower around 6 or 7m high so I can reach the guttering on my sons house. Do I need to be trained or have a certificate to put up the tower or use it? Someone told me they have PASMA training, but that seems to be a trade thing and not for DIY. Any ideas?
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Do I need an electrician to replace light fittings?
We're going to refurbish our house in summer, but I can no longer stand the ancient hallway light fittings blowing bulbs constantly, so husband has accepted my idea that we just get them replaced now so we can see! An electrician has told us it's the fittings, not the wiring, that is the problem, when he did an electrical…
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Ripped off ! please help
I hired "North Star Roofing" to repair my roof - Amos Taylor came down on Saturday 9th January to have a look around and made me sign a contract after agreeing on a price. He also wanted a deposit of £500 - I told him I would arrange something. On Sunday evening I received a text saying if I wanted my roof doing on the…
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Cooker oven not turning on. Grill and Hob working.
Hi, I have a Logik LFTC 50W12. The Grill and Hobs all work perfectly well, but the Oven part has decided to no longer work. The nobs on the front all have little lights next to them to confirm on/off, when turning the oven nob to on, nothing happens in the oven itself and the light doesn't come on either. Im not brilliant…
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Cleaner rates in Leeds
I'm looking to start a local cleaning service, I'll also do ironing and car washing plus light gardening if required. Sadly I'm very good at all these things! I'm in Leeds and thinking of charging £12.50 an hour - is this reasonable? I'd use my own tools and equipment unless people specifically want me to use theirs. Those…
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Advice On Kitchen Lighting Please
Hi, Wanting to replace lights in kitchen with downlighters (LED or Halogen). In B & Q at the weekend you could not seem to get ones that angle that where suitable for Kitchens. On the board above the lights it said IP20 rated lights where not suitable for Kitchens and bathrooms and all the angle ones where IP20. So the…
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Drafty Door/Floor
Hi all, our house has a draft around the front door (UPVC) but also I can feel a draft in the porch along the floor. I tried to put some mastic type stuff there last year on the outside, which I think helped, but hasn't fixed it. So my question is, who should i get in to help fix it - a window/door company? Flooring?…
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Been asked to pay a 50% Deposit for garage conversion drawings
Hello Im considering having internal garage conversion done, and as I need full planning permision (checked with LA) I need drawings with it, found one www.rehalplanning.co.uk, been told that they want 50% deposit upon site visit and 50% on submission to the council. the price is £200 cheaper then the next cheapest, sound…
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Loft Easy Vents?
Hi All, I recently discovered some condensation within my loft; and after some research discovered that there should be more ventilation within the loft space. While researching I came across several recommendations for fitting Easy-Vents .. Has anyone used the easy vents? What were the results? did fitting them cure the…
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storage heater replacement
hi, I have just moved in to my new place and I am in the process of changing everything I don't like and doing the place up. I want to get rid of the old storage heaters as I don't like the idea of having to plan when I want the heating on etc. this has made me wonder about what I would like to replace them with. I will be…
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Load bearing wall help
Im 99% sure the wall i want to put a door way in is non load bearing, but to clarify i was wondering if someone could help. It in an upstairs wall which divides 2 bedrooms, the wall has nothing underneath it downstairs, so it does not sit directly below another wall. Am i correct in thinking it is deffo non load bearing?
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Coloured glass splashbacks any good
I'm currently checking options for the new kitchen which we will get done sometime in next few months. One option I'm just looking at is coloured glass splashbacks rather than granite upstands and splashbacks as its hopefully cheaper and might even look better anyway. Anyone had any experience of these. Are there any…
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Replacement Garden Fence
I’m after some advice about how to deal with replacing the shared fence between my property and my neighbour. It blew down in the recent strong winds and she would like to replace it with a 4’ fence with 2’ of trellising on top and I’d like a 6’ fence instead. How could I persuade her to go for the 6’ fence? Some further…
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extension cost - birmingham
we are planning on doing a single storey extension the the rear of the property, its a 3 bed semi, in halesowen,west mids. the planned size will be 7mtrs by 2.5 meters, i was wondering if anyone would know how much it would cost, i have been told about £1000-£1200 per sq mtr is this accurate. we havent spoken to anybody…
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Going away for long winter holiday - what to do with water and heating
On the 8th February we are going away for a 5 week holiday, and we are thinking about what to do with the central heating and water. With the central heating, we are thinking of either a) keeping things normal by having the heating come on and turn off two times a day or b) Keeping the heating on 24/7 at a low setting But…
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Ceiling fans when selling our house
The previous owner of our house had ceiling fan lights in nearly every room of our house which we have left in place. Now, coming round to selling ourselves. Should we replace the ceiling fan lights with a modern light fitting? Would you be slightly put off or think less of a house if ceiling fan lights were in living room…
