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How Security System - one of the wireless PIR sensors is broken, what to do?
Hi, I accidentally broke one of the wireless PIR sensors in the room trying to change the battery. Is it relatively straight forward to buy another PIR sensor, connect it and install it? How much would it cost to get a professional to do this for me? It's not a massive job but I want it done right while not getting ripped…
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ScS Sofa Guard 5-year protection is it worth it? any experiences?
I bought my sofa from SCS a few weeks ago it is due for delivery in 4 weeks time. The sales lady managed to persuade me to take out the sofa protection plan, I think this was £400 on top of an already expensive sofa. I was told it covers any accidental damage, If the fabric cant be fixed the sofa would be replaced. Up to 5…
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Guttering/Downpipe and Scaffolding Charges
I'm got some new guttering to be installed and a drain pipe to be put in on one side of the roof of my house. Key points: - Unfortunately our house is an old Victorian terrace which is ground floor then three up, so 4 stories in total. This requires quite a bit of scaffolding to get up there but only to one side. - It is…
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Tanking bathroom floor
Hi all - I have a p-shaped bath/shower that when used as a shower always leaks. I'm talking a huge amount, but it's enough that by the time everyone has had their shower it's sometimes dripping through the ceiling! I've tried all sorts of things to stop the water coming out, but I just can't see how I can as the issue is…
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Removing sick from carpet
Not a very lovely question but here goes...... On Saturday evening my partner wasn't feeling well and didn't quite make it to the bathroom and was sick on my cream carpet! :( So far I've used warm water and washing up liquid and bicarb of soda but its still stained. I was thinking of hiring one of those Rug Doctor carpet…
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Can Anyone Recommend a Matte Laminate Sealant?
Hi I just got some laminate silicone sealant from B&Q. The colour was correct, but the satin finish wasn't - it looked like melted chocolate. Is it possible to get a matte laminate sealant? My old floor appeared to have a matte putty type material around it, that was flexible enough with withstand the movement of the…
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Painting over MDF kitchen doors where laminate has started peeling
Hi all, I am in the process of purchasing my first home. Thankfully not much needs done to the house. One thing that needs attention is the kitchen. It is mdf with laminate covering and about half of the doors have cracks or laminate is peeling off. Can i just peel all this off and paint over directly, similar to the way…
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Can't remove cooker hood to check transformer - Smeg KSEIV95X
Feeling a bit daft, hopefully somebody with a bit of household appliance experience can help. I have a Smeg cooker hood over an island (it's mounted to the ceiling), model KSEIV95X. None of the lights work, despite having all bulbs changed. I believe the transformer supplying the LV halogen lights will have failed. All I…
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Stair Bannisters
Hi there, we need to replace our stair bannisters, and will also be replacing the carpet too. What's the best way to do this? Do we get a carpenter to build the bannisters from scratch or go out and buy the parts and get someone to fit it? If we do need to buy the rails, can anyone recommend a good retailer? We are in…
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Financing Home Improvements
Hi all, Not sure if this is in the right section. Completed on our first home last week. It has taken 6months to get to this point and we have managed to save nearly £10k towards home improvements. We had planned what needed spending and where. Unfortunately when we got the keys and my dad (who is a builder) have it a…
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Replacement for asbestos soffits, fascias guttering etc
Hi All, I've recently bought a house three bed end terrace. We had a bathroom extractor fan fitted by an electrician on his recommendation when he came to do another job but have since discovered this is venting straight into the loft with the hose just buried under the insulation. There are no vents on our soffits or roof…
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Can I fit door frame in?
We are moving our downstairs toilet and I need to know if it is possible to move the washing machine (62cm) next to the new door frame. The width of the room is 136cm. The washing maching will be housed in a cupboard. So would a cupboard to fit a washing machine fit next to a door?
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Shower screen colour
I've just taken delivery of my 10mm toughened glass shower screens. I ordered 'clear' colour... when the two screens are on top of each other there's a noticeable green tint to them so I was after some opinions before I collar the installers who purchased them on my behalf. Do these screens look clear finish or tinted…
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Bathroom Install – Certificates?
We're nearing the end of our bathroom installations final week, I wanted to ask what we should be expecting from the install team in terms of paperwork before handing over the final sum. There's been no mention of it from their side, but as the works involved considerable electrics (recessed downlights, under floor…
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Home extension
Does anyone know roughly what calculation you should use to work out a cost for building an extension? Our planned extension will be about 18 m squared Thanks
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Re-stocking Fee
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]I recently ordered an unvented water cylinder in error from an internet company. Their T&C clearly stated that they charged a 25% of the item's price for returns. They did not say whether this was on the vat as well, but I believe that it should not be.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]However, it…
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3 way light switch help
Hello My upstairs hallway light can be turned on and off by three separate switches. (Two located upstairs, one is downstairs) I'm looking to change one of the one gang switches into a two gang switch and wire in my bathroom light allowing me to ditch the current pull cord switch in the bathroom. There isn't really…
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New mattress is too hot and hurting my back
I bought a new bed from Oak Furnitureland, which arrived Wednesday. I love the bed but the GBP599 mattress is so hot to sleep on I want to return it. I have slept on the mattress (fully covered with a mattress protector) for 2 nights and woken up constantly in the night because I was too hot. The mattress has memory foam…
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Defrosting a hotpoint fridege freezer-any tips?
Hi folks, I have a hotpoint fridege frezzer (not frost free) bought about a year old, and I know that the freezer part at bottom needs to be defrosted maybe twice a year, but as we always seem to have food in there, easier said than done to get a convenient time. The freezer part at bottom has inbuilt mesh type shelves…
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Which Bathroom Paint?
Any recommendations for a Brilliant White bathroom paint (top coats)? I'd like as close to Matt as possible, and it must be mould resistant and wipeable. Thoughts?
