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Discontinued paint
Hi I was wondering if anyone knows where I could get some Laura Ashley Home paint in ‘Sage’ they don’t seem to have it anymore. They have s different sage colour. We ran out of paint & still have 2 walls to do. Any suggestions ? Many thanks 😊
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Fridge/freezer problem?
Got water near the hole in the back of fridge. Water pooling in fridge bottom and ice forming and preventing me pushing trays into the freezer (in fact one has cracked).
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Kitchen mixer tap aerator
I believe this aerator is female (?) but I'm having difficulty sourcing one. Male ones are easy to find. Please help.
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Lidl Parkside cordless hedge trimmer.Question.
Hi folks, I have bought a Parkside cordless hedge trimmer last Sept 24 (just the short one, not extended) I have a Stihl petrol trimmer but find the cordless one a lot lighter and it cuts ok for what I want, so will stick with cordless. However I have something I would like your opinion on please, Occasionally the trimmer…
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Setting up a Tapo C310 camera To record 24/7 to a local HDD
Forgive me if the terminology is quaint, as I'm new to this Tech. The camera is, apparently ONVF and RTSP capable, and rather that writing over and over to the internal SD Card, I thought it might be possible for me to set it to record to a disk in the house. In my fantasy world, I envisioned a powered disk plugged in to…
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Skirting Mitres - Scribed/Coping Saw Method
Hello, Please see below picture - for some reason when I use the coping saw method to scribe the profile of the skirting, my straight cut at bottom of my skirting has a 4mm gap. I done a 45 degree bevel cut and then coped along the cut edge, so puzzled as to why this isn’t working?? Any help appreciated. Thanks
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Electrical bonding to lead water supply pipe
I've asked this on another forum, but hoping to get some more information. I also know its very unlikely that someone can give me a definitive answer on a web forum, but hopefully this can inform any imminent discussions with an electrician/plumber. I have had a small leak as the mains water pipe enters my house, a…
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Bathroom Mould
This is my bathroom. We've tried all sorts of mould remover products over several years, and had a new fan installed. The shower is over the bath, and we always take showers, never baths. The only thing that had some effect was scratching at it with a wire kitchen sponge. It always comes back as strong as before. Before we…
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Everything is level, so why…
Everything is showing as level. It’s sheet panelling, not individual tongue and groove strips. The panelling on the left wall isn’t leaning in, it’s absolutely vertical. The panelling on the back wall is straight, the line is absolutely vertical. A friend did it, I didn’t see it until he’d left (we were having a DIY day)…
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Soil pipe leaking
Hi I'm just fixing a soil pipe leak for someone. The pipe was renewed about a year ago and then the white waste pipe added later when the bathroom was refitted. There was loads of silicon bunged around the join which I've now removed. Hoping to do a temporary repair with silicon so the suite can be used. Just wondering if…
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Faulty gas cooker valve fitted
Please can anyone help me. I have just been told, by emergency gas engineer, that I have a faulty gas cooker inlet valve, it was fitted four months ago by a fully qualified gas engineer and it needs changing. Would I have to pay for him to come back out and replace it? He told me on the phone that it was all checked after…
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Battery for Solar Water feature
Hi all i I have bought a 2nd hand water feature which came with a pump and solar panel. The pump works when the panel is in direct sunlight but stops when it is not. It’s has a battery backup but it doesn’t charge not seem to be functioning at all in spite of the panel being outside for a few sunny days. So I’m thinking a/…
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Old unknown wire.
I'm shortly going to getting some of the pointing on my property (bungalow built in about 1960) and prior to this, I've been removing some old screws and nails from the brickwork. I have an old cable running up the front of the house and I was wondering if anyone knows what it would have been used for. It's very hard…
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Step edge trim?
We had our step lengthened as was too sh ort however the old trim is now not long enough and I am having trouble locating the same one as the old one is self adhesive pvc plastic and only like 1mm in thickness and 4cm in width and 100cm in length. I've looked though wicks and b and q websites but can't find one the same so…
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Boundary screening
Hi everyone, we have a low boundary fence at about 3ft high. Wanting some privacy between the garden and next doors, so I’m looking at putting up some screening. The type i was looking at was the wicker/willow shoots that come in a roll. I was wanting to put up 6ft high screening, will this be ok if i attach it to a 3ft…
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Skim or Replaster?
Renovating spare bedroom in our victorian terraced house. Taken the lining paper off and skirting/architrave. This wall separating front main bedroom and spare bedroom seems to be lime plaster and skimmed at top in gypsum for some reason. There's a fair old chunk missing at base. Should this be stripped back to brick and…
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How to turn off child lock on washing machine?
Hi all We have a Indesit My Time EWD71453WUKN 7kg Washing Machine with 1400 rpm - White - D Rated However, when I pressed some buttons by mistake I think I may have activated the child lock. Now I can't turn it off or open the door. I've unplugged it and left it for ages and pressed and held the on off button and the start…
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Can I apply dye to an Oak veneered door?
Can I apply dye to an Oak veneered door? The door has already been treated with Osmo Door Oil. I have tested a small area on the top edge and it seems that the dye does actually soak in which surprised me. However I am more corncerned with whether the dye will affect the glue and cause delamination of the veneer? Also are…
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Swapping fluorescent strip light for LED.
My ancient 5 feet long strip light in the kitchen needs a new bulb. I was surprised to see how much they cost. I also saw LED lights (same length) that have an adaptor to fit in the existing strip light. Has anyone fitted one of these? Was it straightforward? Thank you.
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How do I lift this drain cover?
I have not come across this type before. Is there a special tool? Thanks
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