Can a wall with a chimney breast in be removed?
Building
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Laminate flooring under fitted kitchen units?
Carpets, Lino & Flooring
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47 answers
How do you fit laminate in kitchens when it tells you not to have it fitted under fitted kitchen units. Do you lay it to the kickboard with a expansion gap and put beading around or can you put it under the kickboard slightly?
Cost of erecting greenhouse
Building
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4 answers
Could you tell me approx how much it would cost to erect a 10ft x 4ft Elite Compact greenhouse? Many thanks
removing wall paper frieze
Painting & Decorating
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5521 views
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8 answers
I have a wall paper frieze on walls I want to decorate. I want to remove it but it seems to have a rubberised backing so when you soak the paper off the rubbery residue is left, how do I remove it and what would you suggest before preparing the …
Recommended (high quality) double UPVC windows?
Windows & Doors
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Who better to ask than those who install them! Which UPVC windows would you recommend? We are going to replace ours which are now worse for ware.
Joining two Flexi hoses?
Plumbing
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Can you use a male thread hexagon nipple (male thread both ends) to join to female end Flexi hoses together? I am expecting someone to tell me to "just extend the pipework" or "use a longer Flexi" but I just want to know if there is anything wrong with this …
What is the the difference between a combi boiler and an ordinary boiler?
Heating & Gas
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9 answers
What is the technical difference and what type of property do they suit?
Can you wallpaper over mould-resistant paint?
Painting & Decorating
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5394 views
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9 answers
Can you wallpaper over mould-resistant paint? I am dealing with extensive mould on walls of a room and have stripped back to the bare plaster, cleaned, then going to prime this with 1/4 paint 3/4 water, and paint over with mould-resistant paint as a 'kill off any last bits of …
Out of hours
Plumbing
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What time does out of hours start from
Is expanding foam instead of compo common practice?
Bricklaying & Repointing
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37 answers
Hi, a builder has put a patio door in and for the brickwork above the lintel, he's used expanding foam between the brickwork instead of compo. Is this common practice as he told me. Thanks Rylan