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Is it ok to use non bio washing liquid on anti allergy pillow covers?
Can I use non bio washing on these pillow protectors? The silent night one says bacterial killing liquid neutralises the biocide it's impregnated with
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UPVC replacement window in Comptons Concrete Garage
We have a 25 year old concrete garage with a single non opening window with wooden frame that has rotted Is it going to be possible to fit a replacement UPVC sealed unit - the outside of the garage is pebble dashed the "hole" is a simple square hole with no "lip"….. You cannot drill in to the Concrete as far as I am aware…
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Drawers sticking
I have a substantial chest of drawers which have been in my home for almost 10 years. Now I find that a number of the drawers are sticking, no longer free moving and difficult to pull out / push in.As the mechanism is probably some sort of plastic based material I'd appreciate advice on what to use to 'oil' them. I'm…
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Decorate or New Flooring first
Currently in the midst of planning a revamp of our downstairs space and are planning to have a "karndean" type flooring installed in the lounge and hallway as well as a full decorate - walls,ceilings+skirts Any advice of which way round to do the work as we seem to be getting conflicting ideas/opinions Our current view is…
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Restoring paint on a Aircraft Boing 737
Hi my grandson is mad into aircraft planes commercial. He has bought a window section of a Jet2 737, it is partially covered in a type of Grey paint over the Red original paint. I think it is to disguise their logo's when they scrap the planes. He in his wisdom started to use a electric sander on it, and it’s removing some…
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leaking chimney stack
Over the past couple of years we have been trying to cure our chimney problems and seem to have come to the end of options,the last resort being to remove stack and re-instate roof. Symptoms are really bad staining and damp around bedroom chimney breast,classic signs of flashing failure. The stack has six chimneys in,all…
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Tiny bit of council owned land at front of my house
(Image removed by Forum Team) This is my house (on the left, it's a semi). I didn't realise until speaking with a neighbour but the little patch of land with bushes on it isn't actually within our boundary on the deeds. In reality everyone does their own thing with it, some are planted up, some gravelled with pots etc.…
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New cooker amp
Hi I brought a new cooker weeks ago for my new house first time I've brought a cooker in use to built in oven anyway I ordered one and it's getting delivered and connected on Saturday thing is I've only just found out that you can just buy any cooker you need one that matches the AMP for your circuit so I'm not sure if…
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Carpet underlay? which type?
I'm in the process of putting all new carpets down in my property (when it has been painted etc). I have just normal hessian backed carpet going down so will need so underlay. The carpet shop agreed that it would be cheaper to buy online and not through them. Ive seen some foam, wool and rubber backed ones and am really…
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Can I make a door here?
I want to make a door to the kitchen from the hallway (Black Arrow), and build a wall separating the kitchen and through lounge (dashed lines). Building the wall should be done easily enough. The wall I want to knock through to make a door is a solid wall. I have a screenshot of how the existing wall looks in real life…
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My friends house has 5 chimneys built into her wall. They all cause her damp.
Its quite a strange one. My friend has a granite Georgian house, its built above an old quarry in the style of a castle with battlements. It's effectively built at the top of the old quarry face. When it was built, around five of the chimneys from the houses below, were built into her wall. The battlements are effectively…
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Moving kitchen to a different room? Is this mad?
I’m looking for some advice about a potential kitchen renovation. Our current kitchen is really on its last legs, and when I bought the house three years ago, I originally planned to knock through the wall to the dining room to create an open‑plan kitchen–diner–living space. However, after moving in, we realised the…
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Ansell downlighters replacement
Having moved into a house with 13 of these downlighters in kitchen ceiling, I’m unsure what I need to replace, being completely unfamiliar with such things, I presumed it was just a bulb change (7 of the 13 no longer work, although only 7 years old max). After research it seems the whole sealed unit needs to be replaced…
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Cost to paint a room this size
Hi Can anyone advise how much a painter might charge to paint a room the size: 18’7 (5.66) x 12’10 (3.91) including skirting and ceiling. Thanks!
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Roofing problems after work completed
Hoping I can get some advice. My parents recently needed a roof repair, got a few quotes and went with one of the more expensive ones as they had amazing reviews on Trust pilot. The work got completed and then my Dad noticed some of the work hadn't been done. The roofing company said that the work wasn't requested. Why…
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Window leak help
Hello, So I understand that this may be hard to visualise or diagnose on the internet but I'm after some basic Info on a window leak before I hire someone to investigate and charge a fortune. So I dont have visual water anywhere but the MDF cill has been swelling in one corner for the last 2 winters. There was obviously a…
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Garage or Workshop/Shed that can be moved
Now, this might sound completely bonkers and may not even be doable but thought I'd post to get peoples thoughts. We have a house that we rent out and we're going to move back into it when the current tenants leave so starting the process of thinking about things we'd need/want to do when we move back. One of the main…
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Roof leak - repair from inside?
Over the past few months we've started noticing some leakage during periods of heavy rainfall, in an in-built cupboard in the rear back addition which also houses the boiler. We brought a roofer in to investigate, who had a look at the roof itself with a drone and concluded it must be an issue with the felt underlayment.…
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"Did not meet Checkatrade Standard"
One of the companies that has quoted for my roof replacement has this warning on Checkatrade. Could there be an innocent reason for this? I'm surprised as they have very good reviews elsewhere and seem like a good established company. Getting these quotes is becoming a bit of a ball ache.
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Painting composite front door
Wondered if anyone has done this, successfully. Been a house 5 years which has a 7 year old composite front door, decent quality, never liked the dark brown colour though. I want to change it to pink or mauve. I think it’s worth painting it rather than getting a new door when this one is relatively recent and good quality.…
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