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    Draining heating system - urgent!

    I think my electrician has screwed a screw into one of my heating pipes leading to/from a radiator in one of my bedrooms. I obviously need to look at the problem before I call a plumber but he has screwed the floorboards down, if I unscrew and its one of these srews thats the cuplrit I'm just...
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    Painting over varnished wood

    Sorry guys, lazy woman here, I have a varnished wooden bed which I would like to paint white, I'm planning on using satin paint (can't remember its proper name but like gloss but not as shiny), do I need to sand down the bed until there is no trace of varnish? Its a really detailed bed and will...
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    DO I need a full rewire

    My house is over 100 years old, not sure how old the wiring is but the fusebox definitely needs replacing, my dad says if I unscrew a socket point and the wires are covered in plastic then I don't need a rewire, just a new fusebox so that i can increase the number of sockets in my house...
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    Removing chimney

    I have a chimney on my Victorian terraced house which goes down through the attic, back bedroom and down to the kitchen (obviously!!!) anyway, there are no fires in place and i would like to remove the chimney to make the space in the rooms bigger and more practical. Would it make more sense to...
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