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Cleaning a sheepskin rug [gone wrong!]
I had a beautiful sheepskin rug but I noticed it was getting a bit grubby so after consulting the internet I decided to put it in a cold wool wash in my machine. I left it to dry flat on a towel in my spare room but to my horror this is how its looking a week later! Its obviously gone mouldy and its also as stiff as…
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Soil Pipe
Hello, I am unsure which forum would be best for my question. I have recently moved and found a number of problems I was unaware of (despite a full survey). One of these is that I have a small patio garden with a small shed and have discovered that the my neighbour's wall (which is at the side of my patio garden) has a…
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Decorating help - small lounge
Hello, my lounge is 3.66m x 3.05m (12' x 10'). I have got two sofas in there already. A two seater and a three seater so now there is very little space left. I could get rid of the smaller sofa as I got them for free. I have never had to furnish a flat so that was a mistake on my part to take both sofas. Anyway, any advice…
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Scaffolding 'Tents'
Hi, Has anyone ever had a cover put over scaffolding when having an extension done? We currently have a single storey extension to the side of our 2 bed semi and are having a 3rd bedroom built above which hopefully should commence next month. Our builder came round for a chat last night and said that the steels that have…
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First floor wall rebuild mid-terrace
Hi all, I have a bulging external wall at the first floor level. Its an old (1910) mid-terrace house. It was bought up on my survey when I bought 3 years ago, but I received reassurance from my surveyor and others that it was common in my road and that some lateral strapping would be sufficient as a preventive measure.…
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Neighbor wants to remove part of shared chimney stack?
Been informed by my neighbour that he wants to chip away half of our shared chimney stack, for a big loft conversion. We live in a 1930s build terraced houses in London. He invited me to his home where his builder was present and tried to persuade me to remove the whole stack. I replied that's not a good idea, then he said…
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3 venetian blinds on 1 window
Hi, Got a large front room window measuring 292cm wide and its impossible to get off the shelf venetians for this size, made to measure ones cost a fortune. My window is flat however has 3 separate panes of glass. I was thinking I could buy 3 off the shelf venetians which would save me loads. So I could buy 60cm+180cm…
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Am i throwing money down the grid?
Hi all I have a relatively old combi boiler that was in the house when we brought it and belonged to his parents prior (the house was theirs) rough age guess at 11-12 years old. It is an unknown/unusual brand so quite hard to get parts for. Long story short it has been having ongoing problems with high pressure for over 6…
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New windows
Two bedrooms are getting new windows tomorrow. Any idea how long this should take? Also how bad does the weather have to be before they cancel as heavy rain is forecast for most of the day. Thanks.
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External Bell Box Not Working
Hi All I can't for the life in me work out why my external bell box wont siren. if i set the alarm and trigger it, the keypad will siren internally but the external bell box wont siren. The bell box is strobing during alarm but no sound, and during the day the comfort leds are constantly flashing as they should but no…
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Average life span of a combi boiler
I realise this is a how long is a piece of string question but in our old house we had a 17 year old boiler which was still going strong when we sold the house. In this house we have an 11 year old Vailliant combi boiler which we want to relocate into the garage. One gas engineer who came to quote suggested we might as…
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Anglian Windows taking mother in law for a ride
My MIL is having ongoing issues with Anglian Home Improvements and I hope someone can offer some advice on where she might be able to get further help. In a nutshell, the product and service since her first encounter 3 years ago has been appalling to the point of leaving my MIL in tears last night when the most recent…
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Anyone have any experience about...
We bought a house a couple of years ago and the garage had been converted into living space and stands as a library. However, it always feels cooler than other rooms in the house so we called out an engineer who said the radiator fitted was easily enough. On his investigation, he found that the roof void had not been…
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Hillary's Blinds takes the biscuit. Or tries to!
Just moved into a new house that had Hillary's blinds fitted about 4 years ago. A couple of them are a bit wonky and I can't get them to straighten up. So, I sent a question to Hillary's, asking them if they service their blinds? They replied that they wouldn't service my blinds because I didn't buy them! Followed by…
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Miele S6210 vacuum has lost suction - fix?
So I have tried replacing the bag and both filters and checking for blockages but it is still weak - about a third as powerful as before. The drop-off in power came after it overheated a few weeks back and cut out - I think because I was using a cheap bag. Now using Miele bags. Is it possible that something in the machine…
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Combination Boiler Recommendations or Hot Water Tank ?
Hi We're planning to move & replace our combination boiler. The house currently has two bathrooms however both have electric showers. We're planning to add an ensuite & again would probably add an electric shower. It's been suggested that we consider a boiler with tank rather than a combi. Any views ? We currently have no…
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Few ideas for planning a layout.
Hi All I have been trying to figure out solution to the layout for the ground floor. I applied for a 6 meter extension and was rejected as my council has basically got an article which prohibits anyone making a 6 meter extension but even if i go for a 4 meter this is the layout that the architect sent. I cant copy paste as…
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New boiler?
Heya, I think the time may have come to replace my boiler. I have home care cover with NPower (who are an absolute nightmare); on the occasions that engineers have come out they have kind of fixed the issue for a wee while but I suspect it is just getting towards the end of its life. Just wondering if anybody knows the…
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Type Of Mains Cable For Alarm
Hi All I'm going to fit a new alarm in a new property I've got which is already wired up to put one in place. The question i have is in regards to the cable powering the panel. It appears they have fitted a unswitched fused spur with 13amp fuse in it directly from the fuse box (own circuit stating alarm), which then has…
