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In My Home MoneySaving sticky
Please be aware of the MSE Forum rules, notably that you mustn't post personal information. Take extra care when uploading photos and make sure that they don't contain personally identifiable information. 🏠 Here are some Forum threads you might find useful: * Please ensure your electrics are up to date * Find Instruction…
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Kitchen makeover / replacement
Our kitchen is looking tired. We are considering three options: Re-fiinishing / repairing / spraying the existing units Replacement doors / drawer fronts Replacing the kitchen entirely but retaining the existing layout We have well established local firms in mind for all three options. Which is the most MSE solution in…
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Block paving questions
Hi everyone , well are wanting block paving installed front of our house, very expensive but needs done. We have had a few qoutes and some company's say they use concrete base. Last one we had done before moving it was just mot type 1 then sand and blocks can I ask your advice. One response said For a driveway we dig to…
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Howden vs Wren traditional kitchen
Hi Advice wanted on Wren or Howden traditional kitchen please. Want somerhing thats solid, looks lively and will last for years. Not interested in handleless or glossy finish. Floor will be grey tiles with some white & walls white tiles with hint of grey. If youve bought from.Howdens, what did you buy and your experience?…
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Water ingress on bay
The bay in my child's bedroom (upstairs) has started to leak. The window was replaced as few years back, and the house has also been re-rendered, again a few years back. The bay was also repaired - rotting wood removed and replaced. We haven't had any issues until this year. I do realise we have had a lot of rain, but it…
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Can you reuse wall tiles?
Hello, Before my mum passed she bought these cute wall tiles that are on our kitchen wall (I can no longer find them anywhere). I need to get a window fitted which will mean creating a bigger opening in the wall where some of these tiles are. I would like to keep the tiles and then get someone to put them in another area…
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Curtain runners
Where can I get some more Karpol track runners with clips like this?
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Radiator TRV leak
Can I get some advice regarding a leaky TRV. The water is seeping up from the pin rather than the gland nut so not sure if there's anything I can do to fix it. Generally happens if I set the TRV to anything below 5 but if I leave it at maximum the leak will eventually go away. I've tried tightening the gland nut but this…
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LED mirror bathroom cabinet, anti fog and shaver
Hi, Looking for strong well lit Led mirror cabinet with anti fog and shaver socket. Size 80cm x 60cm. What have others bought that fits my requirements and is it high quality. Want something that works and long lasting
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Welsh farmhouse converted as self catering for up to 30 people
I am a trustee of a lovely old Welsh farmhouse near to Brecon, Powys. Schools, clubs, youth groups and more recently extended families use this as a base for canoeing, walking, and time out in the countryside. We rent it out, and this is how we pay for the upkeep/decoration and modernisation, it is a registered charity.…
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Heat Pump Tumble Drier - air/heat output
I currently have a 15 year old Miele condenser tumble drier. The hot air output is low down on the front. This was not previously a problem on our tiled floor, but has caused the vinyl in our new kitchen to lift. (The floor temperature measures 35⁰C…). Can anybody who has a newish heat pump tumble drier tell me: Is the…
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Water Ingress?
Hey everyone, Went to see my Mum (and Dad) yesterday (as I'm sure millions of others did too!) and she asked me to have a look at a couple of walls in her house with marks on. It was worse than I had thought, so I did some investigation myself, and asked Gemini. I'm just hoping to get some actual real human input and…
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Garador Garamatic 9 Series 3 - issue.
Hi. This is this type of door opener: The actual motor runs fine, and responds to the remote. However, the belt doesn't engage with the presumably-toothed pawl in the mechanism in the boom. I've switched repeatedly from the locked to unlocked position, which it does smoothly. When 'engaged', I can hear - just - the sound…
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French Ranch Cooker
Hi all, I’m hoping someone might be able to offer some advice or experience with an older range cooker. I have a Forneaux Morice Marengo gas range cooker (in the UK), but the main oven has recently been disabled after it produced a high carbon monoxide (CO) reading. Before it was shut off, the oven flame would start blue…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I pay towards my son's neighbours cutting down their trees?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... My son's neighbours have several large trees in their front garden and the roots are slowly pushing up my son's driveway. He's told them, but they don't seem to have any intention of doing anything. I've suggested that I offer to pay part of the cost of cutting them down to…
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Accidently painted my living room black
Was trying to go for a grey and picked this colour https://www.diy.com/departments/goodhome-walls-ceilings-princeton-matt-emulsion-paint-5l/3663602401353_BQ.prd But instead it looks black. I'm hoping once it dries it becomes more like the colour on the tub. Luckily the carpet I'm getting is a very light shade of grey so it…
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Hoping to refresh my small 50 sq feet kitchen
The kitchen in my 1 bed flat needs some TLC!! It's a compact 50 sq ft area, L-shape layout I think. Will send some photos. So mixture of cabinets & 1 set of deep drawers on the left hand side & a corner space. There's a rear aspect double-glazed window above the sink & some more cabinets under the sink & to the right. The…
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Is The Ceiling About To Fall Down??
Hi - any idea what these two sticking out circles could be and how much of a problem? It’s a ceiling, plaster board and skimmed about 3ish years ago. These lumps/patches weren’t there a few days ago. My guess it’s the screws keeping the ceiling up starting to come out and displace the skimmed plaster, but not sure. Any…
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replacing fence panels - what should it cost?
Hi All, I'm looking to get one side of my garden fence replaced. It's eight and half 6 foot wide panels currently, but they and the wooden posts are crumbling so I want to replace with concrete posts and new pressure treated panels. Any thoughts on the cost of this? I've had one quote and I'm surprised by the amount, but…
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Washing Trainers
Hello all, I hope the hive mind of the forum can advise about whether I can wash my trainers and they'll remain useable afterwards. My normal trainers for just non-event running (Nike Pegasus 40) are smelly. It all began when I did a waterlogged ParkRun 7th February - this is one of the drier parts of the course that day:…
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What sort of concrete/mortar do I need?
In a bid to out wit the feral gangs of thieving squirrels round these parts, I'm hoping to make some pebble mosaic tiles/slabs to lay alongside the length of my garden paving stones just to cover a very narrow - approximately 9-10 inch - strip. The strip boundary has the paving slabs on one side and the gravel board for…
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