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Vacuum recommendations
I need a good vacuum cleaner as I've got a Labrador that constantly moults. Downstairs is laminate flooring and upstairs is carpet so ideally need something that will be effective on both. Thought I could save up now and maybe grab a bargain in the January sales.
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Fridge freezer buying help
I live in a terraced house. I'm trying to find a fridge freezer that will fit in my pantry under the stairs. It can't be kept elsewhere. The one we have has a freezer that isn't big enough and we gave a child on the way end of this year. Any ideas which type of freezer we could get? It needs to be deep and cannot go any…
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Boundary dispute - Land Registry Representative help please
We purchased our home twenty years ago on a new development. The neighbouring property has recently been sold to a housing association. The day after completion they gave us seven days to remove a fence which they claimed was incorrectly situated and there was a portion of land belonging to their property. We were able to…
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RSJ (UB) estimation
Before embarrassing myself getting builders etc, is there a rule of thumb for beam installation. Along the lines of 1500 per m2 for an extension. I want to extend out the back of my house, and support the upstairs back wall of the house. The span would be about 10m
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Can anyone recommend a short range wirelesss security light?
I live in a new build semi detached house with a shared double driveway with a neighbour, it's quite dark on the driveway when coming home late at night and just want an easy to fit wireless security light that will just come on when pulling onto the drive do a short range(one car) Any suggestions?
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Height of bath screen is 1400mm - high enough?
I have been considering purchasing a bath screen which is 1400 mm in height (see pic below). Since this means the overhead shower head will be above the top of the bath screen, I wonder if water will be emitted over the top of the screen. Do you think a bath screen should be greater in height than 1400 mm? Also what height…
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Fence Paint and Paving Slabs!!!
I know this has probably been asked before but I'm hoping for some advice. I painted my fence today and although I covered the majority of the paving with plastic sheeting etc the paint still splashed onto some of the paving stones. At the time I wiped the residue paint off but after finishing the painting you can still…
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concrete or timber gravel boards
I'm having a new fence put up using concrete posts and close board fencing. I've been quoted for timber gravel boards but wondering if, in the long run, it would be better to go for concrete ones? I didn't have either with the old fence so don't know if it makes that much difference. I'm guessing that timber ones would…
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re-laying paving setts
Different people call them different things. The brick size paving setts. Are you supposed to have a little gap between them when you put them down? Is this acceptable? I've never seen it before so i'd say no, but then i'm no expert in this & can only go off what i've seen before - which has been no gap. Where I live we…
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Buying integrated kitchen appliances, is it worth waiting until Black Friday
I'm getting a new kitchen fitted second week in November and I'm looking at all the appliances I need to buy Neff slide and hide oven, integrated microwave, dishwasher, induction hob and fridge freezer. Are these items usually discounted in the Black Friday sales, November 25th this year.
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Water butt removal
I am removing a water butt due to dam forming on wall behind. The pipe has a rain water divert . So do I just saw the pipe or the water will still come through the tube won't it?. Is it a case of just replacing the down pipe and removing rainwater diverter?
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Help with kitchen pan drawer
Hi all, I have a Howdens kitchen and whilst on the grand scheme of things its not a massive problem, we have a set of two pan drawers and the bottom one has never closed properly which is a bit annoying. Basically it gets stuck at the bottom left of the picture where it rubs slightly against the corner post upon closing,…
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I don't like how my carpet was fitted.
Hi, I recently had a new carpet fitted, the exact same as the adjacent room. It's a solid colour carpet but somehow the light has a massive impact on how the colour appears and one room is cream and the other beige but when you bring samples together it is exactly the same colour. When the carpet was fitted in the larger…
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Can't find a new radiator same width as old one
Am slowly replacing all of the old radiators in the house, most have been fairly standard sizes and been direct swaps, but our bedroom one is 1320mm wide x 600mm high. Height is fine, but struggling to find one thats 1320 mm. Can find 1200 mm and 1400 mm but nothing in between, what options do we have please? Its going to…
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Radiator valves - straight/angled
Hi all, I have bought a towel rail where the inlets are on the bottom. The previous radiator had side inlets. Can I buy a 90 degree adapter to turn my side (angled?) valves into straight vales without having to change the valves themselves? I understand if I have to change the actual valves then I need to drain the whole…
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Made to measure curtains
My living room has a radiator directly under the window and a set of French doors and when looking at ready made curtains they are either too short for the window or will cover too much of the radiator, same with the French doors they will be too long and trail on the floor. Has anyone had made to measure curtains? And has…
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Laminate or engineered wood? Where is the cheapest place to buy ?
Hello everyone, I am almost in the process of completing the purchase of my first house. I am intending to get the floorings do bathroom tiling done before moving in. My budget for engineered wood floor is around 26£ per sq.m. Would it be possible to get good quality engineered woods at that price or am I better off…
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Shower leak - Any fixes?
Hi we have got a leak from a power shower. It is coming from a metal part of the shower. its in a quite tricky place where there isnt a lot of space. some pictures below. Is there anything i can use to seal this? not sure if silicon will work on metal or is there something else more specialised that can be applied in such…
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Repair to a Worcester Bosch combi under guarantee
Hello, wonder if anyone could advise please. I will be having my combi boiler which has a 7 year guarantee, serviced soon. I have to use a different service engineer this time as the one who originally installed my boiler a couple of years ago is no longer available. If this new service engineer finds anything wrong with…
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Cost of laminate in Birmingham bedroom 12ft by 12ft
Three bedroom two reception terraced house . I want to do laminate master bedroom .At present , carpet on the floor. I take quote . It varies 220-500. Confused . If I want to do the work with small budget ,which brand laminate I buy?
