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Exterior stone lintels and door surrounds

I've bought a battered Victorian house where the last owner covered the stone steps, door surrounds and window lintels with white exterior paint. How do I remove this without damaging the stone?...

matchmade

Avoiding double glazing

Is there any way of getting round these horrible new building regulations that all replacement windows have to be double-glazed? Even PVC one are really expensive and rarely last more than five years...

babu

wooden blinds best place

Best place to buy wooden venetian blinds please (largest slats possible) thanks

allen

Cannon cookers - heat problems

I've had a Cannon gas cooker for a few years now, and have always felt it didn't cook as well as my last one (not a Cannon). The engineers have been and checked the flames, etc., and the spec. says...

banjowizard

tansporting a fridge/freezer

Is it o.k. to transport a fridge/freezer on its side? I have had conflicting information from the internet and friends. Thanks.

shady_jady

burns of furniture

oh dear! i left my hair straighteners on all day on my sister's desk and it's left 2 brown stains on the surface. im not sure of the material of the desk, but it's kind of shiny and white. my parents...

bucksbell

tree roots

How to remove conifer tree roots

LoungeLizard

What is the effect of house condition on house price?

Suppose that there are 2 identical houses next door to each both built 20 years ago to exactly the same specification. Both have similar facilities; fitted kitchen, double-glazing, shower,...

TEE JAY

Washing Machine with a mind of its own!

Hiya My washing machine has suddenly decided not to do the full cycle of what ever programme I put it on. It will work its way through the cycle, a bit of water in here, a few spins but doesnt do it...

mwrmusic

Pressure too high on gauge of combi boiler

I recently noticed that the pressure on the boiler was 0.6 bar. I opened the top-up valve but the gauge suddenly jumped to 2.5 bar! When the boiler is in operation, the needle on the gauge keeps...

modge

Dandruff

Help - how can I get rid of this persistent problem?

DavidUK

Patio Heaters - crazy!

Most people accept that global warming is a serious threat to our planet. To reduce the effect, we should all be trying to cut down on the burning of fossil fuels. But there has been a huge increase...

spainlads

HSBC - In parts of Yorshire

The HSBC ad that says "In parts of Yorkshire people believe it's good luck to walk a horse through a new house". Anyone know what part of Yorkshire??

verrecchia

birds eye

Where was the birds eye advert filmed, the one where the girl takes a carrier bag full of live fish to her car, I think it was somewwhere in or near Australia, as the cars in the carpark seen to...

RedPhil72

girl talking to chicken

Pleeease does anyone know the adverts featuring a girl talking to an uncooked chicken?In one she's telling it to "open up your chakras" and in another she's telling it to join in...

delavalguy

phrases

which tv adverts do the following phrases come from.... 'it does wxactly what it says on the tin' 'naughty but nice' 'because lifes complicated enough' 'becuase mums are heroes' 're-record not fade...

shazzabell

dfs

On which Sunday is the DFS sale actually going to end?

Barbarafb

TV Ads are getting LOUDER

Does anyone have contact details for the broadcasting bunch responsible for the sound quality of TV ads? I believe it is at an all-time high and totally unacceptable. The BBC are even...

helz_161833

Knors beef tonight advert with the panda

What is the connatation in the advert?

chilisara

Toyota verso man!!

who is the guy in the toyota verso advert - with the female surfers dancing!?

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