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paigetheoracle

While not really the right place for this I thought it would be handy to pass on anyway (No general section). With all this heavy frost and snow, I thought some people would find it handy to use an extension cord and a hairdryer to defrost car locks and windows (If you can't open shutters at work th...

paigetheoracle

We have a metal fireplace that has gone rusty all over after being in our new build after about two years. We have neighbours that have replaced theirs twice. Is there anyway of cleaning and treating the grate so that it stays rust proof, that is at least reasonably heatproof, if the solution is som...

paigetheoracle

Last year we had mold in the loft as did our next door neighbour and the person down from her. The rest of the road seems to have been okay as I did a door-to-door survey. This is a new estate and two years ago, when we moved in, we all had the same problem then. The builders have put mold inhibitor...

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This isn't my problem but the wife's brother-in-law, who has a house off the coast of Scotland in The Outer Hebrides. He has serious leaks round a velux window, a built on porch at the back of the house and an added bay window. The weather tends to be wet and windy as it is on the Atlantic coast but...

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We've had a very long snagging list since moving in two years ago, including a strong 'fishy' smell in one of the bedrooms (It reminds me of something like battery acid, ozone or similar). Does anybody have any idea what is causing it and possibly how to cure it? (something left under the floorboard...

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