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I need to open a word document that is password protected to open. The document was created sometime ago and now I have no idea what the password is :oops: . Are there any free downloads that can give me the password or perhaps similar to the excel password remover; give the first couple of...

I need to repair a kitchen window in my 2nd storey apartment, built in the 70s. The glass is loose in the wooden frame and the putty has perished to such an extend that the glass can be pushed in the frame. Additionally there is black debris in the corners of the wooden frames, is this...

Hi guys, I'm moving into a 1970's flat and will have to replace the kitchen and bathroom. This will be my 4th kitchen/bathroom refurb. I hate electric hobs and as the flat is 100% electric I'll need to use the LPG option. Most hobs come with the larger LPG jets so I know I'll have to...

I've an Artison gas range oven. The problem I've got is the flame will sometimes go out after 5 minutes :x and it then takes an age of holding in the signition to re light. Is this a problem with the thermocouple? :?:

Kitchen & bathroom two seperate rooms that I plan on re-fitting

Looking for a rough guide as to how much to spend on refitting kitchen & bathroom. Not after a figure in pounds but a percentage on house value. The flat I'm looking at is pure 70's ______________________________ lynda, moderator please note forum rule 9

Had the same problem with our bath :( Made up 4 pad pieces,150*150mm from 25mm MDF covered them on top and the edges with the floor covering, in this case cork, and then sealed them all over with varnish. Where the floor was uneven I applied cork to the bottoms to bring the bath level...

Thanks for the replies, will be using the copper pipe and obtuse elbows :D

I need to bend a 40cm length of 28mm plastic pipe to fit around a hot water cylinder. It will bend but I think the strain on the connection will cause it to fail. Is there a technique i.e. immersing it in boiling water then bending or will I have to use copper and hire a bending machine.

Not trying to out do you but; I had the snip 10 years ago under a local, an hour after the operation had to walk 2 miles to meet wife :shock: , after two days was cycling into work. :) :) Then got divorced; :D :D :D A year ago my new perfect wife and I decided it would be great to have...

I'd always leave a small gap then seal with a bead of silicon.

media player is fully up to date and its any dvd. I've tried differant regions but no joy.

I’ve changed my laptop and I’ve now got a brand new copy of windows xp. The windows media player that comes with this will not play any DVD’s :? unlike my old now defunct computer. It directs me to the MSN and asks me to buy the upgrade. Is there a decent free dvd player or patch for the...

The guttering was done before there was any conservation, 15 to 20 years ago and will need replacing. Take a look at what we found behind a 1960's fake art deco fire place. from this :? to this :D

Thanks for the quick replies :D

I’ve just found a major fault with my chimney, using binoculars I discovered that the pointing on the chimney stack is almost non-existent and we are getting rain coming down the flue :shock: . There are a couple of bricks that seem to have been pushed out just to add to my concerns :shock...

I’ve never had any problems with dipping old doors. I’ve just recently dipped eight pine doors, 150 years old, and they have come up beautifully :D . They must have had least 15 coats of gloss each :shock: . After dipping remember to neutralise them and let them dry out wiping off any white...

I have a newly stripped small 4 column cast iron Victorian radiator. I need to paint it to stop it rusting and to match in with the decor. The first attempt was with a brush and no matter how small a brush I used I just couldn’t get into the centre columns to give it a decent coat. Is there a...

:?: I have a shell of a house in deepest Cornwall that is only walls and a roof. At the stage now where designing layout of rooms. The only place to fit a shower is on an internal wall in the bathroom; this means that the waste pipe will have to run approx 7meters. What is the standard method...