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    CDA electric oven fault

    Hi, Would be grateful for some advice. We have a CDA built under, electric double oven, about 6 years old. When you turn the main oven on, it heats up as normal, orange light goes off as normal when it reaches temperature, then after about half an hour it switches off and the clock also...
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    Washing machine tight fit under work top

    Hi, Yesterday our freestanding washing machine was put under a new work top but there is no gap between the top of the machine and the work top. I was just wondering if this is ok or if there should be a gap. My concern is that when the washing machine is in use, the vibrations will hit the...
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    filling hole in wall with sockets either side

    Hello, We had some rewiring done and new sockets put in, I used patching plaster to fill around the new sockets and where the wires were chased into the walls, with a thin layer of jointing compound on top to get it nice and smooth. That all worked fine, but the last wall (about 9cm...
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    loft boards parallel to cross battens?

    Hello, Been having a search on here but I'm not sure about this and worried I've boarded our loft incorrectly. I used 3x1 cross battens, at right angles to joists I spaced the cross battens at 2ft centre to centre and laid 8ftx2ft chipboard along them so that the long (8ft) edge was along...
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    Drill pilot holes for screwing down cross battens?

    Hi everyone, I'm never sure whether I should drill pilot holes before putting screws into wood or if it's ok to just screw straight into the wood. I'm putting cross battens in our loft and then chip board. If I do need to drill first should the drill bit be just a bit smaller than the...
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    Advice with plastering (old and new sockets)

    Hi, just wondering if I could get some advise on plastering/filling over wires (see pic below)? On the left is where an old socket has been covered with a piece of wood (used to be behind some fitted wardrobes that we just took out) and as you can see the cable is still there. On the...
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    Fitting an inset kitchen sink, use sealant?

    Hi, I'm going to fit an inset stainless steel kitchen sink. I have the clamps to clamp it to the work top but is there some kind of sealant I should be using around the edge to stop water getting through? If so does it go around the edge after clamping it down, or should it go underneath...
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