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Not sure if this is the right place to put this but here goes. Where our old cooker hood was was the ideal situ for our new one. So the socket the old plugged into was left as was the point for a new lighting system. It wasn't until we actually fitted the hood did we realise that the plug...

I had a quote from a local company and thought nothing of their terms and conditions on their quote until I went hunting for tiles. In their terms and conditions they said that the price would be higher if the customer chose 4" tiles, mosaic and natural stone. Now tilebase and topps tiles sold...

IS there any better or worse timber to use to fix to the ewall and then attach the worktop to. The worktop will of course be on base units but would like to put in some rear support between the two ends of base unit. Any thoughts on best timber to use?

About a year ago I removed a cheap horrible gas fire that then had a single pipe/flue which went up the chimney. I have left the metal front on the fireplace and blocked the hole so we don't get too much of a draught. Moving forward I'd like to establish the best way to block this up. I...

I am completely renovating my kitchen and could do with some advise on which wood to use to box in the waste pipe that is situated in the corner of my kitchen. Previous occupants used some really thin board to bos them in previously but I'd now like to do a good job. The boarding will have to...

I had our small balcony over our lounge bay leak some years ago and it's bene re-felted. The felt seems in good condition with no noticeable holes or tears in it however with the horrendous weather over the weekend the git has leaked!! I then found that rather than one flush piece of felt...

I am trying to keepthe budget down on a new kitchen. I have sourced MFC units through Benchmarx thanks to my friend but originally was going for Gloss Laminate but many people have said they are a bad idea. CAn someone gives some suggestions of where to get some good value, good looking...

Not sure I can find owt on this, I know for standard mdf many say prime but these units are typical mdf units you'd get from MFI that are laminated and I want to paint them all white but although cupboard doors will be easy enough I am worried about the paint not taking to the laminate and also...

I currently have a gas fitting in one corner of the kitchen, I am guessing it comes in from the understairs cupboard into the wall and has then be put all the way through the wall to the other end of the kitchen where it then appears. We want to move the cooker to the wall at the far end where...

Not sure I can find owt on this, I know for standard mdf many say prime but these units are typical mdf units you'd get from MFI and I want to paint them all white but although cupboard doors will be easy enough I am worried about the paint taking to the stuff they stick on the mdf and also how...

Hope someone can help me on a few levels here. We have a mid terraced house, we have a conservatory that spans the entire width of the back of our house, previously we had a lean to than covered 3/4 of the back and there was a grill from an extractor fan from the kitchen that went into the...

I am looking to build a very small garden wall and a a back wall to a small rockery but when it comes to mortar etc I never know what to put in it and what ratio. The first wall is a york stone pieces, they are 15cm(h)x10cm(d)x50cm(w), they will sit so part of them is below ground level so...

Help or advice required. I have a Zanussi 56/52 RF fridge freezer. For a good few months now our frizge has constantly said Too Warm and the freezer is incapable of lkeeping ice cream frozen in the top drawer. We have cleaned it etc and checked the doors seal properly but still too warm...

I have just had a friend help me install the UniClic 800 flooring in and we had the foil underlay provided, I'm a little worried as I have re-read the instructions on the underlay and it says about having the underlay overlap up the wall as you do the floor,, then fit the skirting board and trim...

When we had our conservatory done a few years back we had electrics put in. The electrician used plastic coverings or whatever you call them to ptrotect the cables and pinned that to the wall rather than routing through the house external brick etc etc. I thought no problem. The plasterer...

I have just had a new carpet fitted and our lounge/diner means we have a very long piece of carpet, the fitters have left a number of small ridges towards one end (in dining room), is this normal, they said its because of the way the carpet was rolled up causes some fold creases and they should...

Last time I decoratyed the lounge one weall had a fire place next to it with a corner plinth for the telly, this has since been removed but obviously has the old paint job there. My problem is that after stripping the rest of the cement that was on the wall where the wall was attached I now...

I am having new carpets fitted but a bit concerned that under the old carpet there are some (not all) broken floor tiles. When the fitters come in they will just attach to whats there won't they....so if it's uneven and got holes now it still will have when they are done? Whats the best way...

Recently one of my friends ordered a new gas cooker and when they came round to fit it they said they couldn't because across the back of his house was a new conservatory and so the kitchen did not have an immediate exit to the outdoors either via a door or a window. They said this was...

Can someone tell me what is a good price for an annual servicing of a boiler? It's an Alpha if that makes any difference. ========================== please see forum rule 9