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    Driveway

    Hi Looking for some advice. Our driveway is crazy paved and all or most of the pointing has gone. My idea is to take all the Paving up lay a membrane and cover with shingle/gravel. At the entrance I want to put 3 rows of reclaimed house bricks to drive over then the shingle if that makes sense...
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    Hotpoint dishwasher DWF50

    Hi,I have a Hotpoint DWF50 Dishwasher and it does not seem to get hot,dishes wash ok,salt and rinse aid always topped up but the glasses come out a bit cloudy and if you open it during a cycle it has cold water not hot.Also the powder doesnt seem to come out of the dispenser properly.It does...
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    Hotpoint Dryer CDT 85

    Hi all, I have dicovered the noise from the dryer and am ordering the part today , it's the TUMBLE DRYER IMPELLER RECIRCULATE basicaly the fan for the heater element. Just one question though,when we put the dryer on within 20 seconds it goes to fault code F-10 any ideas ? Thanks
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    painting plastered wall

    Hi I am painting a stud wall that was recently built seperating a lounge and dining room. There is a fine crack between the plaster board and the original brick part of the wall. I have filled it several times but the fine crack keeps coming back,any ideas. Thanks in advance Stu
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    Cold rads

    Hello, We have 3 cold rads 2 upstairs and 1 down that are completely cold.The downstairs one eventualy gets hot but the upstairs both stay cold.The rest of the radiators are fine.I have tried bleeding them but seem to only get water coming out and not air.Should this be done with the heating on...
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    New house help

    Hello all, Just need a bit of advice really. We have just been to see a house that in parts is around 300yrs old.In the lounge and dinning room there are floorboards that are double width (presume because of the age of the house) and they are curled up on the outside edges.Is this just because...
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    Painting metal

    I have a double glazed porch that is quit old and I think metal coated white rather than upvc,there is a middle 'band' in black that has faded and I want to paint it white to match the porch to make it look fresher.Does anyone know what paint you can use on it to get a smooth finish. Thanks
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    Boiler with a mind of its own ?

    Combi boiler Vaillant Turbo Max Plus,heating just comes on when it feels like it.Radiator heating control on the front of the boiler and also the room therm turned down as far as it will go...any ideas? MOD 2 edit that sig :wink:
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    stripping wallpaper

    I am trying to strip the top coat of my daughters wall paper off but its like a plasticky type.I was told you just peel it off which has worked in some places but most of it you can't get a corner.I have tried a steamer but this just seems to melt it ? Any help appreciated
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    Luke warm water

    Hello, First time here. I have a Vailant combi boiler Turbo MAX (not sure of the model number), approx 4/5 yrs old ish,for quite a while the water in the bath has been luke warm,the taps in the sink abit warmer. BG came out as we have the home care 400 cover and said it was the heat exchanger...
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