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    Will Buildings insurance cover tracing electric fault

    Hi, Before i ring insurance company can anyone tell me if the below line in policy covers tracing an electrical fault under my floorboards? "Tracing and repair of leaking underground pipes, drains and cables up to £2,500 for any one claim and £25,000 in any period of insurance" some background...
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    Need to clean mould off canvas bags

    Just wonder if any other suggestions to clean this stuff off. Spray vinegar on it perhaps - thanks
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    Need to clean mould off canvas bags

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    Need to clean mould off canvas bags

    Hi, I have a canvas bag and an old laptop bag that I wanted to re-use and were stored on top of a wardrobe. tbh they were packed quite tightly on top of the wardrobe. (Wardrobe has a 2 foot gap between top of it and ceiling). So there prob was not a lot of airflow with all of the stuff i stored...
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    Bosch Washing machine-wash time extended 2hrs

    Hello All, I have a Bosch Bosch WF02866GB (Bosch Classix Logix 1400 Express) and a wash cycle estimated at start time was 1 hour. It's taking 2 - to 2.5 hours. The clothes clean ok and no drainage problems i..e there is no water left in drum at end of wash. Any ideas please? partner...
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    Best underlay for laminate flooring on wooden f/boards?

    Waht about the small concrete area where there was a chimney board before? there are also a small row of cermaic tiles in front of the concrete. These were there when there was a chimney? does not appear to be damp and in fact fibre board was there before. Just really checking is it ok to have...
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    How to use bonding for holes behind old skirting?

    thanks couple more qns: 1. should i not bother with removing old nails- everytime i try to remove i remove chunks of old plaster. 2. The old plaster is really soft and crumbly. It's grey in colour and looks like old cement but is really soft and flaky - will the bonding stick to the old...
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    How to use bonding for holes behind old skirting?

    Hi, I removed old skirting and when removing took out nails + big chunks in old wall which is crumbly anyway. An electrician who moved some plug points told me to get a bag of bonding and fill large holes with that. I bought a big bag of british gypsum 25kg thistle bonding purple pack...
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    Best underlay for laminate flooring on wooden f/boards?

    Hi, have a room on ground floor. I have a builder helping me out and laying laminate flooring. Don't know the brand he is getting but he said it's approx 10mm board. Floor is mostly wooden floorboards. I have a small section of concrete at one end of the room where a chimney used to be...
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    lagging pipes below first floor floorboards?

    If i have some C.H. pipes under floorboards already lagged with what looks like hessian wool lagging - while i have the floorboards up should i replace this with any other lagging to give better insulation? Thanks, Bob
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    Worth paying extra aluminium radiators?

    Just wondering if anyone has a chance to reply to my BTU question. Any feedback greatly appreciated. Thanks
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    Worth paying extra aluminium radiators?

    hmm thanks all for the info so far. Can anyone advise if i am working out the BTU correctly. Room is 10'6 (3.2m) wide by 13'6 (4.11m) long x 11 feet high (3.35m) and there are no external windows. Had an extension done and kept this as a bedroom so this room still has a patio door that simply...
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    Worth paying extra aluminium radiators?

    Hi, We are modernising a bedroom i.e. changing the wooden flooring adn while doing this want to change radiator - room is a bedroom. Looked on the net and read about Aluminium radiators being quicker to heat up and more energy efficient as they use less water. Looking to go for 652 height...
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