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Yes, I have the rotak 34 and it's a good machine.. Just wished I'd got the rotak 40 following the house move and the bigger garden! I think the Argos Outlet on ebay were selling some cheap.

We had a bomb shelter taken down late last year. 18" solid brick walls with a 5" thick solid concrete roof all tied together with iron bars. We had 2 quotes (£2,500 and £1,000) and elected for the cheaper one. The contractor had estimate 1 day and eventually took 3 (price remained the...

An update... Currently approaching 2 weeks since I painted the door and while it's not 100% right, the gloss effect has definately started to reduce to a sheen finish. I spoke to the local dulux decorator centre this week who suggested giving it 3 weeks to settle. I think I'll end up...

Thanks to all for their comments. Plan of action is to do nothing over the next week or 2 and see if the sheen dies down. If it doesn't, I'll rub down the whole door again, give it a light undercoat (so it's all one surface) and then satinwood it. The 'dipper' bloke assured me that the...

Would it be worth leaving it for a week or 2 to see what happens ? what would happen if I painted just the affected area again in satinwood? Would I have to undercoat it again ?

Hi, Couple of months ago I painted 2 of the bedroom doors. Both had been dip stripped, so after rubbing down and neutralising with a 50/50 vinegar/water solution I applied a coat of primer. The 2 coats of undercoat followed by a coat of white dulux satinwood (oil based). Very pleased with...

thanks for the quick response. sorry for the delay in mine :oops: Unable to look at the programmer until Monday and then the electritian arrives at the door with a new programmer and room stat. As he fitted it (10 mins) noticed there were only 4 wires attached to term1-4 ... gutted I...

Hi, Just moved into a house and discovered the Switchmaster 900 is not working correctly. The timer part just does not work, so for HW we have to flip the switch to 'Continous' and then remember to flip it back. Did consider changing it myself, then thought again. Got a quote for £210 (by...

Excellent idea... She needs cheering up.....

Thanks for the advice. I might tackle it this weekend and give the wife a suprise! the offender is no longer with us. My wife actually likes it being there as it provides a personal memorial to him. Oh well, onwards and upwards.. I'll post a picture of the outcome. Cheers, John

Hi, I need to replace the bottom step of our stair carpet I have some offcuts remaining from the original lay and was wondering if the was possible to do myself or if I need to get an expert in ? Cheers, John [/img]

Bron & Macman81, Did you persue your quest for the reduction of noise ? Interested to know what you decided on and the success.. cheers, John