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    Carpet Cleaning

    When we moved in the previous owner had put down cheap carpet with no underlay and so spray glue has been used to fix the carpet! One of the cats got really scared by the move and decided to pee on the carpet for a while and so its a bit smelly! Homebase have got Rug Doctors that you can hire...
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    Back Garden

    When we moved in the back garden hadn't been touched for over a year! We sorted it out but the grass is in a horrible state, well when I say grass I mean minimal. Were considering re-turfing it but wonder if the grass will even grow. Its quite shaded at the back and also there a hugh trees...
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    Central Heating Quote

    I have storage heaters at the moment and also hot water on electrics, so I got a quote from British Gas to have Central Heating put in! Its only a 2 bedroom masionette and it would of been a combi boiler and 6 radiators and the quote was....... £5000 + VAT Is that about right? I am also...
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    Changing to Economy 7

    The tariff we are on is quite expensive and it would be cheaper to change to Economy 7 meter, but have a few worries. The first is that, at the moment we have 1 meter for peak electricity and then an old style mechanical clock and meter for the storage heaters with both meters going to a...
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    Electricity Meters

    I moved in to a maisonette in September and just as I was about the inform the Seeboard the meter was read by one of their people (so I know the start reading was right), then got a quartly bill and after giving the readings they wanted £150 for 3 months! Its a 2 bedroom with 2 people living in...
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    Storage Heaters

    I have three of these, 1 on 1 fuse and 2 on another! The fuse that has 2 on has gone twice now! They are the old wired fuses and the heaters were put in by the person who used to live there although he only replaced old ones! The total Amps of the 2 heaters is around 18 Amps but it is only a...
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    Paint Dripping In Bathroom

    Brought some Damp Seal and Dulux Bathroom paint to decorate the bathroom! Sanded down the old paint and filled in places with Pollycell Filler, waited for it to dry and sanded that down! Then applied the Damp Seal and waited over night for it to dry! The next day I did the first coat of...
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