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Painting & decorating costs

I've never used a decorator before, so have no idea what's involved. Ideally, I want my room stripped of existing wallpaper, then the woodwork painting (glass-panelled double doors, skirting boards,...
12:16 Sat 08th Jul 20064 answers, last by xanderma 20:01 Sat 08th Jul 2006
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Scanning photos

Is it true that a professional photographer could tell if you had scanned and therefore copied one of his photos? I've heard that they can detect it somehow, and that got me wondering - just how do...
18:42 Thu 06th Jul 20069 answers, last by gary baldy 03:21 Sat 08th Jul 2006
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Fast boil kettles - always noisy?

We've had 2 stainless steel fast boil kettles which have been extremely noisy - so bad that you could hear from the bedroom when someone was making a cuppa! Is this a 'feature' of all fast boil...
13:35 Tue 04th Jul 20062 answers, last by xanderma 15:42 Tue 04th Jul 2006
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8 year old lacks confidence

My almost-8-year old boy is having a few problems lately which I'm putting down to lack of confidence, but would welcome your thoughts. Until he was about 6, he always had a problem with new places,...
22:17 Sat 24th Jun 20064 answers, last by Hellion 14:51 Mon 26th Jun 2006
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Bold and coloured text in replies...

This may well have been asked many times, but... ...how come you all seem able to type in multi-colours when I can't; ...how do names appear in bold when you reference them in a reply; ....how do you...
15:42 Tue 16th May 200629 answers, last by unruliejulie 19:25 Wed 17th May 2006
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Floor tiles

Anyone got any advice on laying floor tiles - DIY or leave it to the experts? My husband is competent at wall tiling, but reading up on laying floor tiles, it seems there are a few problem areas, such...
18:14 Fri 12th May 20063 answers, last by goodswill 10:35 Thu 22nd May 2014
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Planes and food part 2

Can I add to netty.m's question? We're flying to USA next week, and I'm concerned about their rules for taking food into the country. I'm in a similar situation, long flight, hungry children. It was...
21:28 Wed 10th May 20066 answers, last by campbellking 20:10 Thu 11th May 2006
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Walt Disney World Florida

We're going to WDW in about 3 weeks' time. I''ve just seen on a website that the Pirates of the Caribbean and the Liberty Riverboat are closed for a while, and that the Tarzan Rocks show has closed...
14:11 Mon 01st May 200613 answers, last by xanderma 19:20 Tue 18th Jul 2006
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Kitchen seating, bench-style

I would love a circular table in my kitchen with padded leather bench seating around about half of it. I love the sort of style you often see in cafes & restaurants, especially in our local...
17:50 Fri 14th Apr 20061 answer, last by RoaldoM 18:53 Fri 14th Apr 2006
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Journey of a letter through the Royal Mail

My daughter is doing a project at school about the journey of a letter from being dropped in a post box to delivery at the other end. I can explain this of course, but does anyone have any websites...
19:57 Wed 22nd Mar 20069 answers, last by rob.hine 02:23 Tue 28th Mar 2006
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Mattress choice

I want to buy replacement matresses for my 2 cabin-type beds. They are Junior sized (about 2'9" X 5'/5'6"). The ones which came with the (cheap!) beds seem to have springs inside and...
14:48 Mon 13th Feb 20061 answer, last by xanderma 14:51 Mon 13th Feb 2006
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Conservatory roof

We have a conservatory which must have the world's worst roof - it is draughty, terrible at keeping in heat in winter and keeping it cool in summer. We have roof blinds fitted which help, but it is...
17:10 Mon 06th Feb 20063 answers, last by buildersmate 21:12 Mon 06th Feb 2006
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Cost of felling a tree

I have a tree which needs removing. It is a laburnum, about 12' tall. Any ideas how much I should pay for cutting down & removing?
13:20 Sat 21st Jan 20067 answers, last by OliviaBurgess 11:07 Fri 10th May 2013
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Safety warnings on homemade items at school fayres

We are planning our school Xmas Fayre. A parent has offered to make table decorations consisting of a candle surrounded by christmas paraphernalia. She is worried (quite rightly) that we could be in...
13:39 Mon 21st Nov 20054 answers, last by Kingaroo 21:35 Mon 21st Nov 2005
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Cleaning dried grout from tiles

We've just had our bathroom retiled, and the tiler didn't clean the excess grout properly from the surface of the tiles. There is a thin film over every tile, which I am finding hard to remove. Elbow...
19:29 Thu 17th Nov 20058 answers, last by LaraDiaz 12:18 Mon 24th Sep 2012
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Textile recycling

Can anyone explain the textile recycling banks at our local Recycling Centre? Are they for items which can be reused (e.g. unwanted clothing) or for stuff which is really worn out (e.g. old towels...
19:14 Mon 24th Oct 20052 answers, last by xanderma 19:37 Tue 25th Oct 2005
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Unleaded in a Chrysler Voyager Diesel engine

My husband has just topped-up our almost-empty 5 month-old Chrysler Voyager diesel with about ?20-worth unleaded petrol. He then drove it about quarter of a mile before the engine cut out. I'm...
17:57 Sun 23rd Oct 200511 answers, last by d0gsb0dy 16:45 Tue 25th Oct 2005

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