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    Bath tap doesn't turn as much as I would like

    Hi, was wondering if someone can help. My bath hot water tap only turns only enough for a small flow of water to come out. It wasn't as bad before, but for some reason, it is now like this. Any remedies? Thanks
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    Flat roof protection - what do I use?

    Hi Xenon, thanks for your advice. Heres a link to a pic of the roof when it was redone. [/img]
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    Flat roof protection - what do I use?

    Thanks for the help guys. I am thinking of getting promenade tiles and have got a quote from the person that layed the asphalt down. He advised £60 per square metre. Does this sound reasonable? Thanks.
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    Flat roof protection - what do I use?

    Hi, I have a flat roof which is mastic asphalt painted with a solar reflective paint. I sometimes go onto the roof to sit in the sun! I have noticed though that the chair legs make a very small dint in the roof. Is there anything I can do to stop this from happening? Maybe some sort of...
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    Baumatic oven not heating up when fan being used

    Hi, wonder if anyone can help. I have a Baumatic oven - this one - http://www.baumatic.co.uk/products/discontinued-models/builtinovens/B187SS-B The weird thing is the oven works with one function, but not in another function. The one that doesn't work (and this is the one I usually...
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    Leaking flat roof

    Thats alot of water ponding there, you should try and get that sorted too.
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    Roof window leaking

    Its leaking in the direction where the red arrow is. Its where the window edge is.
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    Roof window leaking

    Hi, I'm not sure, how would I go about finding out? Sorry for my lack of knowledge.
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    Roof window leaking

    Does anyone know how I should go about fixing my problem - should I go to a window installer?
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    Roof window leaking

    Hi, I couldn't see a model number at the top of the frame!!! Here is a pic of the window There was a house logo on the vent and on the window handle as shown below Does anyone know the make of these windows?
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    Roof window leaking

    Hi guys, I have noticed that my roof window is leaking and I think its because the seal has deteriorated. The water is dripping down from where the side seals are located. The window is slanted - it has been put into the roof of the house - I don't know the name of these types of...
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    Flat roof alternatives

    Try this site: http://www.nfrc.co.uk/Contractors.aspx My flat roof was also leaking and I found a contractor on here who did a fantastic job, you can search by area. Hope this helps.
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    Peelng paint - what do I do? Pic included

    I have used this brand of paint before on a number of occasions and it has been fine. Anyway, I have finished one coat of this paint all over and it is only at this small place where this problem has occurred, so I would say it has something to do with the previous surface, however I don't...
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    Peelng paint - what do I do? Pic included

    B&Q Colours Matt Emulsion
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    Peelng paint - what do I do? Pic included

    Hi all, I have recently started to paint my whole flat without any problems on the walls, except for one. In a small area, when I started rolling the paint started to blister. So I thought I'd let it dry and see if the bubbling would disappear. What has happened is the layer of paint...
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    Vinyl Matt Emulsion

    Hi third_eye, Now you're scaring me, I've already bought both paints - should I try on a small area first with one type and then the other over the top? If I use the first coat, can I leave it a certain period of time before I apply the 2nd coat? Any hints/tips greatly appreciated.
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    Vinyl Matt Emulsion

    At the moment, it is just a matt paint that I want to paint over. Yeah, I mean I want to use the vinyl matt emulsion as a first coat, then I'm going to paint over with 2 coats of B&Q matt emulsion. Is this ok to do? Thanks.
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    Vinyl Matt Emulsion

    Hi there, I recently bought a tub of Johnstones Vinyl Matt Emulsion that I want to use an an undercoat for my walls (which are painted but I want to repaint) Is it ok to use this? The guy at the paint shop said its fine - just checking as I'm not too sure and I don't want it to be the...
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    Preparing a wooden staircase

    Thanks Zampa, will give it a go!!!
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    Preparing a wooden staircase

    Hi, I moved into my flat about a year ago and I have a wooden staircase leading up to my flat roof. I want to clean it up and varnish it. I know that it hasn't been varnished before, actually I don't think anything has been done to it. Is it ok to just clean it up and varnish? Or do...
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