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    Kitchen Drawer Front Attachment Mechanism

    Hi can anyone explain to me how to put these drawer fronts back on, there is a little blue button saying push and got it off - putting it back on not so easy. Thanks
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    Kitchen Tap Cartridge Double Motion

    Hi, I just changed the cartridge and the motion is a bit different there is a double motion you open the lever and the water comes out but about half way it stops unless you pull a little harder and it opens full. Is this normal ? Or part of an "EU Directive" to save water or something ?!! It...
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    Old AEG Hob

    Don't suppose anyone can recommend a gsr kitchen applicance fitter in Brighton/Hove/Portslade who can do it ? @Madrab ? Cheers
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    Old AEG Hob

    Hi, I have an old AEG 4 burner hob, there might be a faint smell of gas coming one of the hobs ... is this fixable with a new valve in the control knob ? Thanks
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    Buying a Flat above a Launderette ?

    Hey, a friend of mine is looking at buying a 2 bed flat on the 1st floor above a launderette in Brighton. Is there anything particular he should know, any particular risks or things to check for ? Here's a photo of the back. I think he can make his own entrance by straightening the stairs and...
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    Transom Replacement for Acoustic : Toughened vs Laminated

    Rebate is 27mm so lots of room ... thanks yeah both being 6mm is not as good as having different thicknesses. One thing I don't know is when I get the glass cut how much should I deduct from the aperture size? Is 5mm about right? I am going to use glazing putty around so that it absorbs...
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    Transom Replacement for Acoustic : Toughened vs Laminated

    Hi, it's above the front door of a flat (there is an existing georgian wired that will stay) it's to block noise from people in the shared hallway. Two question, firstly what deduction to I make from the aperfture width/height to get the glass cut ? Is 5mm okay, it's pretty square imo. Second...
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    Sash window cord : nylon core ??

    Yeah it's expensive Everlasto sash cord. But I had some other cord from Everalsto in the past, which was very high quality but it was woven waxed cotton and no nylon centre. Never heard of sash retainers will use next time, but I did ask some professional sash window guys they said they use...
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    Sash window cord : nylon core ??

    Hi. I bought some expensive Everlasto sash cord and discovered that the cotton sheath is not woven to the nylon core, and the nylon core itself is also unwoven, it is straight fibres bundled. That particular batch was defective, however then I got some standard cord from Screwfix and looking...
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    So come on, pick Boris's successor.

    The whole culture is collapsing these bozos don't know anything or do anything. Immigration is just part of the destruction of all nations and turning the entire planet into the "freedom" of being ants and living off plastic and ground up grasshoppers. It's like with building materials, GRP...
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    So come on, pick Boris's successor.

    Sunak caused the massive inflation by printing lots of money. Best for him to take a backseat maybe in the future. Mordaunt is playing the forces card but she is pro social justice pro trans pro abotion ... she is not what she appears to be. Truss ? Or Boris 2.0
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    Sash cord ... how to feed it through ?

    Point of the wire needs to be carefully shaped like a V not a U (i.e folded back on itself, and the sharp end point needs to be bent inwards or the point can catch on something. When you push it up make it rattle the relevant pulley wheel from the inside that's where the rope will be then draw...
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    Sash cord ... how to feed it through ?

    Tried to improvise a mouse with cotton thread and a piece of dowel this morning, used to watch a lot of Blue Peter !! Anyway didn't work. I defy anyone to find a faster solution than Homebase Galvanised Garden Wire £4.99 !!! 60 secs max
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    Sash cord ... how to feed it through ?

    The answer is galvanised garden wire from Homebase, 60 seconds later bingo. Ideal solution. No space to drop anything down very small aperture at the top. Thanks, there is a God !
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    Sash cord ... how to feed it through ?

    Hi. Did a pair last week and the cord when I pushed it through just appeared below easy peezy. The ones I am on now do not. I tried about 10 times, used some mains flex to push it down, have a bit of hanger to pull it down ... just nothing, the box is not flat at all inside. Any ideas ? Thanks
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    Loss of access ?

    Is that how planning permission works? Before I could reach the gutter with a ladder, now I cannot because there is no space between the units therefore would need some scaffolding ... but that's okay? I have no idea if thats normal.
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    Balcony Possible Here ?

    Sure I was thinking if its poss just to bolt something to the wall that could be stood upon sort of italian style. And not touching the roof or maybe just resting, as the roof is the neighbours, so can't do any work on it. Problem is though that the bay means that the fixings would have to...
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    Balcony Possible Here ?

    Thanks. Well what I was thinking is simply bolting something to the wall, I have seen photos of balconnettes like that, I wouldn't be able to or interested in any changes to the roof basically, it's not mine. The OSB is new but I can feel under my feet it isn't like the old ply.
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    Balcony Possible Here ?

    Of course but what's the point of PP if there is not feasible
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    Loss of access ?

    Neibhour below (GFF) put up new 2nd skylight that causes loss of access without PP. He is freeholder. What will the council say if I speak to them ? Cheers
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