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Advice on putting in Summerhouse to use as an office?
Hi All, I'm looking for some advice on putting in a
summerhouse/cabin as an office. I need to work from home for at least the next
12 months or so and we don't have the room for me to do it properly (I write
music for a living so have quite a bit of kit). I've looked at building an
office in the back of our garden and we…
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New Bathroom
Good Morning, I need to install a new bathroom, tiles, flooring, bath, shower, sink & toilet. What would be the cheapest way to do this? Can you recommend any good companies that are not over expensive? Thank you :)
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Sanding between hammerite coats?
I painted a wrought iron fence yesterday but it looks like it needs one final coat. Do i need to go through the prepping again with wire brush and sanding or will this remove the new first coat. I am using the Hammerite Smooth Black which seems quite glossy.
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Wood/like wood floor advice
Hi, Am after something wood effect for the whole of downstairs in a terrace but needs to be toddler proof (water/toilet training, cars, paint etc). What woukd you reccomend? Thanks
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Home insurance while extension is being built
Just found out my current provider won't cover during the building works, where is the best place to go to for home insurance while our single storey extension is being built?
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Rawlbolt; remove and fill, or leave in situ?
Wondering what opinions are on this. I needed to replace my TV aerial, which involved use of a ladder so I put a rawlbolt in to secure the ladder. The job is now done and unlikely to need re-doing (with a ladder at least) anytime soon as the new aerial is in the attic. Do I just leave the rawlbolt in place or should I…
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Adjusting door hinge
Hi there, our conservatory door is starting to stick at the bottom i tried googling and it stated removing the caps on the hinges and adjusting with an allen key. However those caps on our door hinge seems to be the most impossible thing to remove, which makes me think that perhaps these are not meant to be removed on this…
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Stacking IKEA kitchen cabinets
I want to stack a 140cm high cabinet on top of a 80cm base cabinet with drawers however the planner won't let me do it. Does anyone know if this is possible? I basically want a tall cabinet with 4 drawers at the bottom and there's no option like this (I don't want to open a door to get to the drawers). Thanks
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Curtain measurements ?
Wonder if anyone can advise pls. On Dunelm site they state a width figure for curtains. Is this the width for one curtain or both? Is it the width with the curtain(s) flat, so I should multiply by 1.5 or something? This is for heavy blackout type curtains with eyelets to go directly on a pole. Thanks for any guidance
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Recommendation for office desk and chair
Hi-any recommendations for office desk and chair? I had a look on IKEA but one we want is out of stock. Google search finds some but then everything looks decent on a monitor... So looking for any recommendations.. Don't want anything second hand at the moment.. Thanks
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drill into reinforced concrete lintel
hi folks, need to replace some old wooden windows with upvc ones, above one of the windows is an old style reinforced concrete (stones & cement) lintel what drill bits would you recommend to use ? need a bit that will go though the cement/stones and the reinforcing bar or is there another way to fix the upvc window in…
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Sink
Hi all...quick question I am changing my sink. Don't want to over complicate so buying same measurement. Question- can I swap the sink around so the drainer is on the opposite side? Or would that cause complications? Thanks!
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Idea's for CCTV
During the lockdown there has been an increase in the opportunistic thief. On our Nextdoor site there has been a lot of posts of CCTV with thieves walking around trying car doors and porches(they stole shoes from the porch of one house!). I always was going to install some CCTV eventually but now seems like a good time. I…
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Which underlay?
Hi We are going to fit laminate flooring in our first floor and we would like to go with one of this underlay. Any recommendations please. https://www.screwfix.com/p/duralay-premier-wood-laminate-flooring-underlay-3mm-10m/48485 OR https://flooringwarehousedirect.co....silver-plus-3mm-foil-wood-underlay-10m2-roll/ The only…
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Garage Insulating
I'm going to insulate my garage and would like a little advise if anyone has it. Its currently red hot in the summer and freezing in the Winter Its a flat roof with nothing above with 200mm rafters. Whats the best insulation to use? The furthest wall from the house is only a single wall of brick (no inner breeze block or…
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Can this be DIY'd? Curved bookcase
Greetings all, One of the lesser known consequences of Covid is getting excited by things you've found on the internet... In my house - that I WILL be buying SOON darn-it! - there's a silly maybe 6 inch deep 'closet' in the master bedroom that needs something doing with it as you need to leave a ton of space around it for…
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Help finding Cordless fence sprayer.
Hello, I’m looking to purchase a cordless fence sprayer. Do you know of any? Could you recommend a good make? All the ones I see are all plug in. Really want a cordless one. Any info and weblinks most welcome. many thanks
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Internal manhole cover - fitting and cost
Hello all Really hoping you can help me. We have an old extension in the house we bought, which was built over a manhole (so this is situated in the middle of the kitchen). We have been having rat problems, and the drainage surveyors tried to access the manhole to survey the drains. However they cannot access the drain as…
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British Gas Homecare
How can BG continue to take direct debits for Homecare but not provide a service during Covid-19? My gym and golf membership fees were frozen. Anybody else affected? I rang them, but just told me it was policy and could cancel, but I have an oven that needs repairing.
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Air Purifier
I’ve just bought a recommended by Which magazine air purifier as I suffer from allergies, hayfever, rhinitis etc. and don’t want to wake up feeling awful every morning or take medication for too long. I was really looking forward to seeing an improvement but was somewhat amazed that the readings are excellent in every…
