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saving some doors

have those cheap compressed fake wood doors, which have holes of different sizes, due to various incidents, cant afford new doors, thought would ask the very intelligent abers what they think i could...

abcdabcd

radiator removal

How do I remove a small radiator to enable the decorator to wallpaper behind it please? Thanks Lydia

POOING

moving

hello, my family & i are moving, but it seems to take for ever. its all running fine,no chain etc. but what is the average time on moving from start to finish, and all so from signing contract...

parkesquay

Extension Telephone line

I have recently moved into a house that has only one telephone point which is in the lounge. I didn't want to go wireless so I doubled up the telephone point and ran a cable throught the wall and up...

trixie69

covering an existing kitchen worktop....

Does anyone have any useful suggestions as to how I cover an existing laminate kitchen worktop? I've thought of tiling over it, but am wondering if there's some sort of more modern (and easier to do...

Marion27

Malaga to morocco

can you tell me how to get to and from morocco from Malaga or costa del sol, which is the cheapest route and how long does it take?

Tobs

Malaga to Monda, Spain

Does anybody know how much it would cost by taxi from malaga airport to monda? its between Ojen and Coin. or any other way of getting there without renting a car!!

Compostella

Changing Sky+ box

I have recently bought a replacement Sky+ box as my other one stopped recording. When I put my Sky card in, it does not accept it so I need to do something to register the card with the new box....

paul 1

showers

i need a new shower slide kit for my bathroom, ie head, hose and rail bracket. any suggestions. i have a pump which will be linked to the shower and i prefer a large shower head which can also have...

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carpet width

Can anyone advise,what is the most cost effective way to carpet an L shaped Hallway? 21' at longest point x 9' at widest

fruitsalad

glass top table

does anyone know how to remove a scratch from a glass table top?

curlyperm

bathroom ventilation

from a tenant point of view, other than a small window in the bathroom there is no ventilation, people keep telling me it should have an expelair or similar but the estate agents that manage the...

peachymama

leaky bathroom

The tiles on my bathroom floor have started to leak water from underneath them, and it has spread so that water is appearing on the carpet outside the bathroom. I think it maybe coming from the...

badhorsey

Laying a lawn in a jungle

I've been attending to my garden for the first time in, well, years. I'd quite like to put a lawn down, but have never attempted this sort of thing before. There are three factors that may present a...

DIYDave

Instrument for pin point measurement accuracy?

Is there a measuring device I can get my hands on that can measure reliably and incredibly accurately. I am looking to re-fit my kitchen and living room myself and there are a lot of heavy shelves and...

Katy May

Selling houses - what numbers of viewings should I expect?

Hi. I put my house on the market 10 days ago. I researched estate agents and sold prices for the area, have put it on at a reasonable asking price (ie average of valuations), have done all DIY jobs...

Postdog

Trying to find mobile homes website

In my favourites, I used to have a site which gave locations and links to mobile home sites all over the country. For instance, select a county, and it would tell you what sites existed, what the...

Dusty Bin

Property Chain

I've found a house I want to buy and the vendor has accepted my offer. My current house is on the market, but it hasn't sold yet. Now the vendor of the house I'm looking to purchase is being pressured...

Lonnie

Status of captured Sailors and Marines

It got me wondering, Assuming our PM is telling the truth, and no deal was done, and no ransom of any kind was asked, then they weren't hostages. They weren't put on trial, so they weren't spies. We...

lankeela

Iran Hostages allowed to sell their stories

Cannot believe what I just heard on the news - the hostages (or their families) are to be allowed to take money for selling their stories to the newspapers. This is disgusting - it is also very...

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