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how to mend health grill casing?
I bought the Breville/AWT health grill with timer on ebay few weeks ago and find it really useful. ...sadly daughter dropped something heavy on the lid and made a great diagonal big crack, about 5", in the silver outer casing and into the black insulating material. :mad: so worried about the safely aspect as well as…
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Block Paving
I have a crazy paving to the front of the house which is on a level to the house at the moment, there is a hedge and a wall to the front. I want to turn this area into a drive and I have just had a quote of £2200 which I think is very good, in order to make a drive they would need to remove the existing crazy paving, hedge…
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London Plumber
Hi, Hoping this is the best place for this thread but I am looking for a reliable plumber that can do some simple pipe repair/replacement work in NW London (Kilburn area). Have tried 3 so far but all promised to come over but did NOT pitch. Tx!
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How to hang fossil on a wall
Hello, I have recently bought a fossil fish on a slab of rock. The rock is 2 feet by 1 foot and about half an inch thick. It weighs about 2kg and I'd like to display it above my fireplace. I'm unsure as to the best way to get this on the wall. A plate hanger would be ideal but they are not big enough or strong enough. Does…
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Anyone used a paint sprayer?
Our house has been newly skimmed and its completely empty so i was considering the fastest way to get it painted. Everything will be white so would a paint sprayer be any good? what kind of finish will we get or should i stick with good old rollers? I was just thinking of trying a sprayer to do the first couple of coats…
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Wooden picnic table plans
Has anyone got some plans or instructions for making your own wooden picnic table ?? :confused: I want the kind of bench and table set up you find in pub beer gardens and parks etc etc. There are some cheap and nasty ones you can buy, but I want to make a solid one to leave out next to the caravan in wales. :cool: If you…
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Combi boiler leaking?
A couple of times at the weekend we noticed a puddle and dripping from the combi boiler in the property we've just bought. Both times were after the mains power had been switched off. At first we thought it was condensation but when we put a container underneath it was brown water. The boiler is only 2 years old and had…
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Curry's diswasher installation
I bought a dishwasher from Curry's...and I paid for delivery and pick up of my old one (£17.99) and installation (£8)... My wife called me at work telling me that the delivery guys could not install the machine for some stupid reason (I think the connection outlet was too old). She called the delivery manager who said to…
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Recommended roofing repairs West Midlands?
I wonder if anyone could kindly recommend a good reliable company in the Wolverhampton/Shropshire area for roofing repairs?
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Can they do that?
Hi there, today the council came into my property (driveway),and began taking photos of my property. When I went out to challenge him,he said he was from the council (he gave me his name) and that he'd had a complaint that I had had a new dorma and windows and a loft extension. I have actually replaced a dorma window built…
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Tall thick trees
Within a few feet of our back fence are 4 very tall and very thick trees. There is no space between them, the four of them exceed the width of our garden and all four are far higher than our house roof (standard 2 storey house). Three are pine trees. There is a tree preservation order on them. We have pictures which show…
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I now need............
A new shower ours has just given up and died. We have tried all sorts to get it working, but nothing is working. Any ideas where we can get a good cheap shower. Thanks.
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New internal door
Bf and I are moving house soon and are buying a place which has a utility/workshop built between the house/garage. The space used to be a garden path by the side of the house which has been infilled to create this useful space. It is watertight, secure and all done propertly. The thing is you can only access it by either…
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sky digi box
can anyone help? we moved to france and bought a digi box so that we could watch british tv here. we bought it from my second hand and it looks like it has a pin code on for parental controls. we can only get BBC1 - does anyone know how we can get the other 3 channels please or how to unlock the pin - any info would be…
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Mira 915b shower flow cartridge
I need to replace this flow cartridge as I think it's had it.Trying ebay over last weeks with no luck.Mira have them but not at my price that I want to pay.Any assistance then PM or post please
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Window Cleaners
Yesterday I had a knock at the door from some guy asking if we wanted our windows cleaned. He said that they were starting the rounds next week and they'd do the whole lot for £8.50 (outsides only). I'm concerned at the leaflet he left which only states the name as "X & Y Services" and a pic of a window cleaner, together…
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does anyone know a good loft conversion company?
we have had architectural drawings and calculations completed for our dormer loft conversion. the architect estimated the total price would be around £14-16k. I am looking for a loft company to have a look at the plans/visit and give me a quote. does anyone have experience with a good loft company? thanks
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Leather chairs
Hi I have just been given some leather chairs that are looking a bit sad. Any suggestions for reviving? :confused: Cheers Mr T
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Patio and Block paving cleaner
I have just had my patio and block paved drived cleaned and resanded. I have had bad experiences in the past with breakages, shoddy work and 'cowboys' who never come back, but felt that I should recommend this company. They are called 'AF Systems' and you can find them here . They left the place spotless, didn't charge the…
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builder for small job stockport area
hi i need a double glazed sealed unit and surrounding brickwork repair job done can't seem to find a reputable builder. does any one have any reccomendations? thanks