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cleaning velvet lined curtains

What is the best way to do these.? I mentioned this to a friend and they said they were told best way is to hang them out when it is raining and that was from someone that worked in a cleaners. I...

Booldawg

Ideas on insulation

Our house is a nightmare to heat; due to the design. It has what I can only describe as a lower floor extension (at the back) that isnt constructed from proper building materials; ie bricks, breeze...

gina32

whats the weather like where you are?

if i look out my front window it dull and looks like rain, if i look out the back i can see a lovely blue sky!

MickyMacgraw

Do any of you grow anything that maybe wasn't grown here (Uk) 20 or 30 years ago?

I ask because a little while ago I heard of Bananas, Mangoes and other exotic fruits and veg being grown here and I was wondering whether this is due to the weather or maybe a movement forward with...

horseshoes

Daffodils

I still haven't planted my bulbs - is there still a bit of time left?

modeller

Oil fired boilers

My friend has had to have several oil fired builders and the maintenance costs are very high . He is thinking of scrapping it the next time its a major repair but is uncertain about a replacement ....

onetoomany

why is my shower running cold water

since 2004, i never really had it looked at , but now i want it coz mornings are cold and i dont get time to fill the bath every morning!!!? Why is it cold water running through even when i put it on...

felly

Pruning a Miniature Columnar Plum Tree

I purchased two miniature columnar fruit trees during the summer, one cherry and one plum. They only grow to about a metre high. They arrived at about a foot high each. The cherry tree has not grown...

haggisbasher

Dahlias

I hope someone can help. I have dug up my dahlias after they were frosted and they have gone mad. There are about 20-30 tubers on each plant. Can some one please advise me the best way to split them...

ClaireBare

looking for a relatively cheap burner for leaves etc

nothing too big.

gersboy

a section of the cricket wicket?

what is a section of the cricket wicket beginning with'i'?

joggerjayne

24v Selv

What does 24v Selv mean ??? (in the context of an electrical appliance)...

squarebear

Cookery terms

Watching programmes like Masterchef, they regularly come out with phrases like "pan fried" or "oven baked" but how else would you fry or bake something? It seems rather excessive...

chrisgolf0

coffee on carpet

what is the best way to remove black coffee stains from beige carpet please? have just used cold water and a steam cleaner so far but stains remain.thanks in advance

jarney

Skirting board - which paint?

Hi, I'm looking to paint the skirting boards in my bathroom, living room and possibly one bedroom. They're not new, they're already painted in an off whitish colour, possibly magnolia as the walls are...

supergran

Transit Bolts for washingf machine

I am moving shortly and I haven't got transit bolts for my washing machine,do I need to buy some or can the machine go without..I will be moving 80 miles away.

nonomaybe

house insulation.

Does anyone know of a site that gives information on the merits - or not - of the different types of house insulation. It is a wooden house where I need to supplement the existing(!?) insulation in...

nonomaybe

smiling at crocodiles.

My granddaughter wants to know why, according to the words of the immortal song, one should not smile at a crocodile. Hope this is the right site for this question!!!!!...

grange

Deer in the garden

Deer keep getting in our garden and vandalising it. I can't work out how they're getting in. 6ft high very prickly thick hedge all down one side and a 7ft fence at the bottom. High fence between us...

john1066

Jasmine....

Hi...It's me again....Last year we bought a Jasmine as a house plant. The label said to place it outdoors in the summer to induce new flowers. It grew to three feet tall so I planted in the garden....

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