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Boiler Broken!!!!! HELP!!
Hey all, Got up this morning and the boiler has decided to pack in. I find it strange that i was able to get a shower but the heating isnt working. We moved into this new build house in November, and i cant believe that it is happening already!! The lights arent on it, and the panel next to it has switched off as well. Any…
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wooden floor on new screed? recommend one?
Hi we have had an extension with 65mm concrete screed. I would like a wooden floor. Has anyone laid one - i think you just have to put a membrane down? Just worried about swelling etc with solid wood or would engineered wood floor be better? can anyone recommend a solid wood or engineered wood floor which does not scratch…
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Where to buy cheap door lever?
Hi, The lever of my door has came out. It's a simple round one. Does anyone know where I can get cheap door levers? I'm based in London. I've checked out B and Q and it costs over 20quid for one, which is way over my budget. Also, do I have to get the latch and hinge as well, or just the lever will do? Sorry for the many…
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ADT Alarm Subscription
My son has just purchased a house with an ADT alarm. The alarm is monitered by Redcare and if it is activated the police attend. He was told by the previous occupant that he was cancelling the service. The first night he set it the day he moved in, activated it by mistake and just put the correct pin number in and re-set…
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Porcelain Floor Tile Queries
Hi there, I have just bought some of the above to go in my new bathroom and have some questions please. Firstly, how easy/hard are they to cut? I have just a hand tile cutter at the mo (the one where you lay the tile on, pull the scribing thing down and then it snaps clean in half when you push the handle down). Am I…
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Reclaimed wood type TV stand
Does anyone know where I can get a stand like this without spending too much. Ive seen a few online but theyre really expensive-£200+. Any pointers appreciated or even advice on how to make one myself-Ive just invested in a 42" plasma and previous arrangement no good as old tv was on a blanketbox but its way too low for…
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help with cost of fence
We need a fence desperately there isnt one between 2 properties we have checked all plans etc and we know it is our neighbours responsibility to do this but they are not interested they dont actually live there so dont care they have tenants in. its all open and you can see across all the gardens see tenants coming and…
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Whole house pump (Salamander) doing my head in!!
Hi, I have a whole house pump installed in my loft which provides cold water to whole house and another feed direct to my combi boiler. I have two issues which are just making me go mad. 1. It makes a lot of noise. The pump itself is not noisy (as i checked by gng in loft), but 'cos it's in loft, the base wood carries the…
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Do pre-drilled steel baths exist?
I am in the market for a new bathroom suite, and have been recommended Kaldewei and Bette over and over by various people. However, I have an issue in that it appears that none of their baths are pre-drilled... and I wouldn't want to place the risk on my fitter of having to drill them! Because of the style of my bathroom,…
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Tube on tube towel radiator
I've spotted this one http://www.focusdiy.co.uk/invt/220827&bklist= that I like anybody spotted it cheaper also this one http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=20001&partNumber=310459 and this one http://www.victoriaplumb.com/heated_towel_rail_5.html
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condensation in shed
Ive got a metal shed which has been getting a lot of condensation. i hadn' t realised how much until my little girl got her trike out today and the tassles and straps had gone mouldy. does anyone know of a way i can stop or lessen the condensation? :confused:
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Washing Machine error message?
Hi Here is part 2 of my electical appliance woes..... I have a Zanusi Jet Stream washing machine that has been great - aproaching its 5th year. but now it has started to stop mid cycle and display an error E20 message. If you press the start button it will carry on. However sometimes it will do this several times during a…
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Pictures of retro/50's style kitchen?
Im hoping someone can help me. Im suddenly obsessed :o with the idea of decorating the kitchen in our new home something like one of these (probably the green wall one): http://www.housetohome.co.uk/galleri....html?subslug= http://www.housetohome.co.uk/galleri....html?subslug= Im thinking of the retro style pink…
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Night storage heater....
Flat I just bought has good old electric night storage heaters (on an economy 7 tariff). Had these at the old place with no probs, but the one in my bedroom has just stopped working. All I did was turn the temp down and it packed up. Changed the fuse, the socket and wiring that's accessible with a screwdriver all looks…
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Heating Help (issues With Northern Gas And Council)
Hi i dont know if im posting this in the correct place but my boiler was condemned 2 weeks ago. I have lived in my property which i brought feb 07 and am 22 wks pregnant. I was getting a new boiler fitted through Norther Gas heating who agreed to install today for £1600 (which i signed a contract for)- however last night I…
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new carpet for stairtread's only? anyone done this?
Hello, I need a new stair / passage carpet and to try and keep cost's down I want to just carpet the treads- will paint the vertical pat of stair with some kind of gloss. Has anyone done this before? Is it even do-able? My carpet fitter coming out on Sat for quote and feel, it will be a lot harder/trickier for him than…
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Poor sound when playing a dvd
Have connected my tv, top box, video recorder and dvd up using scart leads. All the items work perfectly apart from when I play a dvd the picture quality is 100% but the sound is very poor, and when you turn up the volume the sound gets distorted and mixed with the "hum" of the tv sound, as though its over compensating.…
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How long to heat the water
I'm trying to cut back my gas bill as I am now the only one living in the house...My ex was a bath addict where I am a shower person. I have a Potterton combi boiler but I dont know the specific model and a tank in the airing cupboard which being a modern 2 bed semi does not hold much more than a bath of water. Other than…
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Smelly water!
Hi again all, what explains smelly eggy water more from the cold water than the hot? The water board have been in in the past and said nothing wrong. It's worse in the morning after a shower, the toilet has been sitting, the taps have been on etc. Sometime smelling even when you come home at night around the house! Cheers
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New door/Old house
Hello All, It looks like I need to get a new front door (and the sides bits, and top bits etc)... So I've been looking around and see that composite doors look quite smart. Thing is they cost lots :rolleyes: . So before I take the plunge I was after some advice, recommendations or general pointers on composite doors and/or…