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Difference Between Tiles
What is the main difference between onyx mosaic tiles and simple mosaic tiles? Mosaic Tile Center is offering both, what should I buy?
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Which stain would i use on a picknic table ?
hi just trying to work out which wood stain i should use on my new picknic table please if anyone could give me some advice. thanks in advance for any help
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Front porch cracking up
I have a front porch on the front of the house that was obviously added on after the house was built. As a result, the foundations aren't tied to the house's. The house is built on clay soil, which shrinks whenever there's a drought. So now we have another dry spell, and the blockwork stub wall of the porch is sinking…
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UPVC patio door handles
I’m looking for replacement door handles for a set of patio doors as I want to fit vertical blinds. The current handles protrude too far to enable the blinds to close properly. Does anyone know if close fitting handles are available as I can’t find any
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Shifting a stuck screw
Hi, one of our bathroom taps is dripping and I need to check what needs replacing / replace it - however trying to get into the 'tap body' today was impossible. Flipped the little white bit off to reveal screw underneath but the screw would not shift for love nor money. Tried WD40 on it, holding the screwdriver with a…
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Ants nest??
I saw what looked like a mass of brown rice husks on one of my outside windowsills a couple of weeks ago and cleaned them all off. Same windowsill today - and there was another mass of "brown rice husk" type things there. So I've cleaned them off again. Now I'm aware that the previous owner of this house that had the…
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Difference between Floor Thresholds, T-Bars, Reducers, Cover Strips?
Hi, I have laminate floors and tiled floors. Between these 2 are not the exact same height but similar. What the difference between those floor accessories and which is suitable for what?
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Dressing Room to Bedroom
Me and my partner have purchased our first house and are in the process of doing it up. It has 2 large double bedrooms with a third room being accessed from the second bedroom. Our bathroom is downstairs and is accessed by going through the kitchen. Which would add the most value to the property? putting up a stud wall to…
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Need help restoring an acrylic bath
Hi - we have a white acrylic bath that is looking old and tired with discoloration and stress marks (tiny wiggly cracks that occur over time but over a large area). Because the bathroom is tiled completely, replacing the bath would be costly as we would need to replace the tiles. I got a quote for restoration and it comes…
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Paint for mineral felt?
Brief story. We are doing up the flat roof at work to use as a roof garden/seating area. (Very large building, yes it can handle the weight!) The HSE guy has said we need to paint a designated walkway and seating area and also there's some humps that stick out of the roof about knee height so he wants these brightly…
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Installing a new bathroom and central heating
We have someone coming out to quote for installing central heating next week. I've never lived in a house with central heating so have no idea what to ask or whether what they are suggesting would be the best approach, any advice? Also at the moment the only hot water in the house comes from an immersion heater in the…
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Replacing asbestos soil stack
As above I need to replace soil stack and pipes from bath and sink. I don't know what sort of asbestos it is so will probably have to get it tested first. I am planning on a bathroom refit (local guy not bathroom company) and I would like to sort this out before bathroom goes ahead. Would an asbestos removal company…
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Log Cabin paint advice please
Hi there, we've just built a log cabin from Tuin which is planed spruce. I found paint I like at Moose Farg but it's going to cost £200 ... I know not to use anything cheap but that seems a lot. I want grey with white windows and doors; has anyone had experience of anything they can recommend. Tuin have one on offer but…
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Soundproofing garden fence/wall
Have a neighbor who is pounding the garden fence on our shared boundary, with balls. Its very loud, can last most of the day during school holidays. The fence is rapidly coming apart and looks pretty bad. I'd like to get the fence reinforced, and then place a soundproof barrier to diminish the noise, plus dense vegetation.…
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Repainting old fences. What is the best quality, but reasonably priced paint to buy?
Hi guys, I am looking to repaint 4 old fence panels. They are looking a bit faded brown and worse for wear, so want to repaint them to give them a cleaner look. Any recommendations for the best quality fence paint for the price?
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Hot water not switching off!
We've got a vented system with a hot water tank which is heated from both a conventional gas boiler and an immersion top up. It was running fine until yesterday - gas is controlled by a Nest system, and the immersion by a myenergi diverter from solar panels. The hot water is only set to heat via the boiler for half an hour…
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Desperado! - Unbearable heat
Hi I have been searching the internet for a solution to the heat issues I am experiencing in my apartment but am not having much luck. So in brief; i bought a new build apartment last year; every summer it is so hot - above 30 degrees even at night with the windows wide open and a fan blowing outwards to try expel the hot…
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Costs - rough estimate help
Hi, Apologies if this is not appropriate for the forum but I have recently (last year) bought my first home and want to get some work done on it. Whilst I am a relatively competent DIYer, re-tiling my kitchen floor over about 2 months this winter has made me realise that I value my time over any savings made through DIYing…
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Door Slipped and Catching
Hi all, Out exterior door that leads into the garage seems to have slipped a bit, meaning that it is now rubbing on the bottom left hand side when closing, and I need to properly slam it to get it shut. Any ideas how I can adjust it to lift it back up again and stop it catching? Pictures attached to show the door and the…
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Carpenter/Plasterer/Carpet Layer - New Home Owner & Clueless!
Hi All, I have posted a couple of times on this forum but we have just purchased our first house and as such expect to be posting alot more!! Overall the house is in good condition and doesn't need any substaintial work doing. However there are some odd bits and bobs I have listed out and ANY help/advice/sharing of quoted…
