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Painting interior door
I am planning on painting an interior wooden door and am checking which is the correct paint to use. I painted it back in 2014 with a white matt water based from Wickes. I didn't know what I was doing, having just bought my first property. Do I need a primer before painting again? Should I lightly sand before painting? Is…
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Kitchen remodel and building work - Advice needed
Hi there, I've been in my current house for a while and there are a number things that I need to sort (kinda want to move away from the area, but still undecided, so need to actually make my current house a bit better). One thing that needs to be done, is the kitchen needs some work. It's a bit damp, maybe due to the house…
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Filling around new flue
Just replaced my flue. Unfortunately where I had to smash out the old sand and cement around the old flue, I've now got a pretty big gap around the new flue to fill. I've also got quite a big cavity between the inner wall and outer. Completely filling wall the cavity with more sand and cement would probably be a bit OTT, a…
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Kitchen unit handle woodworking problem
My integrated dishwasher has broken and the replacement requires the front panel to have no protrusions to enable fixing to the dishwasher. The handle of my front panel has non-flush fixings so am wondering how to make them flush - from attached pictures it can be seen that it does not seem a simple matter of fitting a…
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Cost effective garden gym suggestions?
I tend to work very long hours at my job and lately have been neglecting the gym (which is about 20 minute drive away) which has definitely had noticeable negative impacts. As such I want to get a small outbuilding to house a gym in my back garden, I only need enough room for a treadmill, folding bench and small weight…
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SPRAY FOAM INSULATION PROBLEMS mis sold / cold called/ mould
This is a very shortened version! I have elderly parents living in the UK.( I'm in Australia) I recently visited them to find their 2 back bedroom ceilings covered in mould. The company ( not sure if I can name?) cold called my dad ( he has dementia) made an appointment. Mum didn't even know they were coming until they…
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Miele C3 Complete vacuum cleaner - difficult to push
Just bought a Miele C3 Complete vacuum cleaner & it has good suction but on carpets it is quite difficult to push. Have changed the settings (have 6 different settings controlled by my foot) & 2 on the floor head switching between carpet & hard floor. I've got mainly carpet with some vinyl & tiling on floor of my flat. I'm…
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Outside waste pipe replacement cost
Hi, I need to replace my outside bathroom waste/drain pipe. What is the average cost to do this please? Thanks San
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Door swinging open
Does anyone know of anything that stops an internal door swinging open when left ajar. We've tried bending the hinge pins, which worked for a short time but doesn't anymore. We don't really want something that closes the door like a spring closure but wondered if there was something like a soft closure like you have on…
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Ideas for making fake logs/coal?
This is a very strange question, but I'm wondering if someone has any creative ideas for a little project? To pretty up a redundant chimney breast, I repainted an old broken woodburner, added some plastic pipe for a 'flue' and some flickering orange candle bulbs. It's quite effective in the daytime, but I would like to…
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Good gloss paints
Can you still buy oil-based gloss? Or are there water-based glosses that perform like the old-style glosses used to? I'm getting super frustrated with the way modern gloss seems to attract dirt and grease - especially on places where they get touched a lot like banisters. The old-style glosses seemed to shrug off this kind…
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Can you plug a small freezer and fridge freezers into an extension cable?
I may need to get another small freezer for the kitchen because I’m a food hoarder and my current fridge freezer is too full. Would this be dangerous?
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alpha etec boiler?
Just moved into a house with an old water tank boiler system from 2004 Considering upgrading to a combi have been qouted from iHeat around 2700 for a full system upgrade, removal of tank, magnetic filter etc and an alpha etec boiler with 11 years warranty they assured me it will be adequate for 4 bed two bath house.Does…
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Best sealant for a uPVC conservatory?
Hi,Please could someone tell me what the best quality white sealant is for a uPVC conservatory. Thank you.
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Acoustic Fencing
Hi We've recently moved house and didn't realise how noisy the road
was going to be at night. Its ok when the windows are closed but as were getting to the
warmer weather the windows are open through the night. We currently have a fence covering the front of the house. I've spoken to a few people about this and they…
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eco4hub.com
Anyone know if this company is legit? Getting a lot of fliers through the door .. newholme energy, crow energy..also put details into eco4 hub.com.. anyone know if all these companies are okay?
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Restocking fee for items not dispatched
I bought some flooring yesterday (5th August) which was going to be delivered on the 27th August. Today I called them asking for a refund (as I found real wood flooring under the carpet which I want to keep so no longer need the flooring I bought). The company I bought it from said their supplier would charge a restocking…
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Extension Building Quotes - What Stops Builders Racking Up the bill during construction
Getting different quotes and they all seem to be estimates. Builders say they they will update us on how the budget is going. But it seems a little worrisome. What stops them from adding hundreds, or even thousands of pound to the bill and blaming it on inflation, construction issues/delays (which might not even exist).…
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Killing and removing large Jasmine bushes/trees in garden for good?
Hi I am building a garden room soon, and I have these two very large Jasmine bushes, with thick trunks/roots. I am wondering what the best way to go about getting rid of them and making sure they don't come back is? I can't have them growing back and damaging the garden room I have seen various things like trees stump…
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Plinth/damp course -render fallen off
Hi there, The render/concrete has fallen off parts of the plinth of my house extension. So I removed the rest myself- it crumbled off easily! The extension was done by the previous owners. I’m trying to fix this myself on a budget with no rendering experience. Can I just paint the bricks with a masonry hydrophobic product,…
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