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    Extending boiler flue - can we do this?

    Hi, We're about to have some external insulation put on part of the side of the house, and will need to extend the boiler flue horizontally. We've been given a quote of about £200 to do this, which basically we can't afford. The bloke said parts would be about £90 alone. Can anyone tell...
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    Energy saving bulbs keep blowing - any ideas?

    Hi, We have energy saving bulbs in our kitchen (which was all re-done about 2 years ago) - GU10 compact flourescent bulbs in downlighters in the ceiling, and GU53 bulbs in our under-unit lights. Our problems is that we keep having to replace them as they are all dying much, much quicker than...
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    osmo coloured wood wax finish - problem

    Hello, I've started to use Osmo coloured wood wax finish on a pine floor, but something seems to be going awry... It's been applied in a thin coat with a brush. 24 hours later, even though it seems to have dried ok, it looks as though there's a thick, opaque coat of matt colour on top of the...
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    staining a wooden floor

    Hello. We've recently sanded & oiled/waxed a pine floor. It was originally quite a dark brown colour around the edges of the room from what presumably was the original 1930s stain & many years of grime & wear, & paler in the middle where a rug/carpet would have been. Now it's all clean and...
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    staining a wood floor

    Hello. We've recently sanded & oiled/waxed a pine floor. It was originally quite a dark brown colour around the edges of the room from what presumably was the original 1930s stain & many years of grime & wear, & paler in the middle where a rug/carpet would have been. Now it's all clean and...
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    oak worktop wanted

    Hi, I'm looking for an oak worktop for my kitchen, & would like to find someone relatively near where I live who makes them. I'd really like a worktop that is from sustainable sources & has wide staves, rather than the narrow stave worktops that you can get off the shelf. I've found a couple...
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    Problem with Osmo harwaxoil on oak floor

    Hello. I've just finished applying Osmo hardwaxoil to a newly laid oak floor, and there are some dulll patches in places. I've had a look at a couple of other posts on here & the advice seems to be not to apply any more hardwaxoil, but to use wax on the dull patches. I wondered if anyone...
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    reclaimed parquet - laying on new concrete screed

    Hello. I'm in the process of cleaning up about 25m2 of reclaimed parquet blocks (230mm x 70mm x 20mm) to lay in our kitchen/dining area. I've 2 questions that I'm hoping someone can help me with: 1) How long do we need to leave the concrete screed to dry out before we can lay the floor...
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