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Anti-slip on bath floor
I noticed this bath: http://www.qssupplies.co.uk/bathroom-furniture-shower-taps/131.htm has options of a permanent anti-slip set into the bath floor, or at greater price, a permanently burnt-on quartz-sand anti-slip combination. Was wondering what thoughts are in relation to permanent anti-slip options on a bath floor? I'd…
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Kitchen - any thoughts on Symphony or Sheraton via Buildbase?
We've never put a new kitchen in despite having 6 houses over 25 years. We are about to bite the bullet - considered a few options but for business reasons we will probably be going through our local Buildbase (we have dismissed Magnet as too expensive and Howdens as the local rep is pretty useless) Just wondered if anyone…
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Advice on design and costs
Really love the attached house but I have absolutely no idea how much or how feasible the changes we would want to make are. We would want to knock through into the dining room to make a large kitchen diner. Would we need architect designs/plans for this? Looking at the layout in the kitchen, the wall with all of the wall…
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sorry possibly a daft question but recarpeting full home
Hello, I am wanting to re-carpet my full flat, however when looking at the fitting information on the carpet store sites, they seem to suggest that the rooms need to be completely empty - is this really the case? Its the first time i am looking to re-carpet, and other family members seem to do it at the same time as other…
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Stupid tiling question!
It may be silly but I am going to ask anyway! Having toilet/utility area over hauled. I initially had some problems so the toilet and basin are removed while work is carried out. In meantime I have decided to re tile floor of toilet and adjoining utility. I need to get old tiles up but in what order are things done? Do I…
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UPVC Door Replacement
Our house has doors like this: I want to replace it with one like this: I know costs can vary wildly but as an average, what would I be looking at for the materials and if I needed it fitting? I quite hate the plastic looking ones. I know the others are a composite mix but they look a bit nicer. Although I've never really…
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Repair or Buy New Washing Machine
I have a Bosch VarioPerfect washing machine. It is approximately 5 years old. Yesterday, it started tripping my home's RCD. I think it only trips the RCD if I leave the heating option on (it was on a delicate mode, with 40 degrees C water setting when it failed), as it is now attempting a cold wash and hasn't tripped. I…
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Wooden worktops
We have wooden worktops in the kitchen, 3 fixed as normal on top of the kitchen units, 1 on top of the island/kitchen trolley. I oil them on a regular basis, generally speaking 2 at a time and we've had no problems. However the island worktop has suddenly started feeling really sticky, as if it's been oiled and is not dry,…
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ZANUSSI ZJD-1219 not working pls help
Hi i have a ZANUSSI ZJD-1219 and its not turning on. When ever i push the power button ON the Electrical circuit on the main switch board trips. And when ever i go back and Switch the electrical switch on its does the same thing. i have checked the fuse on the plug and its fine and also tried plugging into different power…
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keeping food near boiler
there's just enough space to fit a bread box under the boiler in kitchen, about 4inch gap from top of box to bottom of the boiler are there any problems with having it there?
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lighting/pendant
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Who does this
I need to retile my family bathroom and do some plumbing work at the same time - fit an extra thermostatic mixer tap. Will it be the plumber who does everything or will it be two different tradesman.
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Kettle with filter
It's a big day in the atwork household - time for a new kettle. I live in a pretty hard water area of the SE, and a colleague recommended a kettle with a filter built in. Not particularly money saving, but tea & coffee are important enough to be worth paying for filters, if it does indeed make the drinks taste better and…
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UPVC Sash Windows - Foil or No Foil?
I'm about to spend a small fortune (well, 4k), on replacing three windows at the front of my Victorian house. I'm going for Heritage sash windows. They have a slim profile and look very sympathetic i think. Just one thing I can't decide on - whether to have the wood grain effect foil or not. In total it would cost an extra…
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Odd Central heating issue
Pretty standard set up cond boiler, pump, HW tank, honeywell Y valve etc Had a couple of showers this morning, hear boiler running as expected. But notice rad in landing is hot, in fact all upstairs rads are hot, check downstairs ones, but no heat in those CH stat set to 18, so not expecting any CH Waited till all cooled…
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Combi boiler pressure and a leaking pipe
I am currently dealing with builders about damage caused by leaking central heating pipes. Two leaks were identified and repaired 3 weeks ago. I now have drying equipment. Initially the pressure in the combi boiler was rock solid so after a few days I stopped checking it. Today I discover that the pressure has fallen back.…
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Moving soil pipe for extension
Evening all We are in the process of buying a 1930s semi and wish to slightly extend it for a kitchen/diner. On the rear of the kitchen is an extension of about 1.5m but we'd want to match this on the rear of the dining room to allow for bifolds across the full width. The issue is the soil pipe runs right down the middle…
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Painting jacuzzi room
I have in indoor hot tub/jacuzzi. It is quite a big room and the water temperature is never that hot as we use it more in the summer to cool down than in the winter. The walls are pine (not sure if treated or not) but it is very dark in there and I would like to paint the wood. Any suggestions as to what type of paint to…
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Is it worth saving this shed?
Hi folks We have quite a similar situation to this thread: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5508629 Our situation is we have a brick building in our allotment which measures around 10 feet by 8 feet by 8 feet high. Unfortunately over time the timber framed and felt topped roof has deteriorated to the point…
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Energy efficient glass for conservatories
After taking a lot of valuable advice from experts here, I have decided to go with a glass roof instead of a tile roof for our conservatory. From what I read on the web, Pilkington Activ Blue (suggested by the builder) has a u-value of 1.0 compared to a plastered tile roof that has a u-value of 0.15. I don't want to sound…
