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In My Home MoneySaving sticky
Please be aware of the MSE Forum rules, notably that you mustn't post personal information. Take extra care when uploading photos and make sure that they don't contain personally identifiable information. 🏠 Here are some Forum threads you might find useful: * Please ensure your electrics are up to date * Find Instruction…
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replacement gas struts for a lifetime shed
Hello, We bought a lifetime shed from Costco and the gas struts have failed on both sides, they just don't stay in place anymore. The original part is clumsy as the end ball sockets are made of plastic and they have a metal clip in place to keep them attached to the ball joints. I'm tempted to buy replacement ones with a…
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Which upvc window is best out of these
im stuck between the following for standard upvc windows with double glazing (or triple if can get good price). Rehau Ultimate collection Truframe Grateful for advice as I cannot see what differences are!
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Dishwasher newbie
OH & I are considering buying a dishwasher, never had one before. Usual use would be for 2, sometimes 3. I have the space for full size one but, looking at various guides, some say buy a narrow one to suit number it'd be used for, when others say get full size if you want to include pots and pans. Any advice would be…
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Shower waste top won't come off ...
Here's a picture of our shower waste, which is a "90mm Chrome High Flow Shower Waste" from Victorian Plumbing. Before it was fitted, I had a look at it out the box and I'm sure that the chromed top came off easily: a bit like taking a bayonet-fitting lightbulb out. Now it's been installed a few weeks, and if I try that…
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Exterior painting
Hi, I am looking to paint the rear exterior of my victorian terrace home. The upstairs has peeling light pink paint and the downstairs has brown/beige pebble dash with some of it flaking off. I also have brown window frames (where the previous owner has used a permanent vinyl tape to change them from white to brown) that I…
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Removing bird poo from paving stones
Our back garden is paved over and over the years - it has been pooped on by thousands of birds - from seagulls to sparrows - leaving it with thousands of white spots ! We have tried scrubbing and using chemicals (such as Patio Magic - spray and leave) - this hasn't touched the mess. We can't use a pressure washer due to…
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Warm air duct heating to air-condition
In my home there was a warm air heating system (using Johnson Starley boiler) and rooms had vents. Few years back I got rid of that boiler and fitted traditional wet radiators. Now with current heatwave, I'm wondering whether I can leverage the remaining duct system for centrally aircondition the house! If so, what kind of…
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To box in radiator pipes or not?
Hi, I am going to be having a new combi boiler and radiators installed (currently have warm air vents) I live in a bungalow with concrete floors so two of the radiators are going to have pipes dropping down the wall. They are both going to be quite concealed, but I don’t really like the idea of the pipes running above the…
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Suggest ways to brighten dreary patio slabs
These slabs are old and pressure washing made little difference. I don't want to spend the money on reslabbing because it would all have to be taken up it's so badly done and uneven, it doesn't drain properly plus there's a concrete apron 1m50 wide on the house side. Please don't suggest pots of plants or anything like…
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Window restrainers
My main bedroom gets the rising sun so very hot in the morning. Thinking of trying the tiny bedroom during heatwaves which is shaded and cooler but having the window open is a problem. You can easily get into it from standing. Had a quick look at window restraints. The wire ones no. Too easy to cut. I see they do self…
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Cost of shower regrout in London
Hello I need to get someone to regrout my shower about 4m2. The job includes removal of old grout and applying new one. I live in East London zone 4. I struggle to find anyone who wants to do it, I got only one quote £250. As I have no others, does it seem reasonable? I never needed this type of job before so not sure if…
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Replacing Rayburn with Combi boiler
We have a gas powered Rayburn which was installed about 35 years ago, it powers central heating and hot water as well as the cooker. Our house is a Victorian semi with four floors, and the hot water tank is on the third floor, with the bathroom and kitchen on the ground floor - so it takes quite some time for the hot water…
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Subsidence due to drought?
Dear All, we live in a 1950s built mid-terraced house which has a little front extension. We live here since 10 years, and so far there was only a tiny crack in a wall of the 'main' building where the extension starts. This crack didn't change. However, two weeks ago we noticed some new bigger and longer cracks in the…
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My kitchen light is half hanging off!
Hi all, just heard a strange crack in the kitchen followed by something falling to the floor. I've realised it's part of my kitchen light, a small clip(I've handled it and it's not actually brittle, I can't break it further) but the whole thing is hanging off now, attached by what I'd assume is one other identical clip on…
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Roof tile paint recommendations
Hi, As the title states can anyone vouch for a good quality roof tile paint? The tiles are old & have been painted in the past. We’re looking to try & get another few years with some pointing, cleaning & painting. Has anyone tried paintmaster? They seem to have their own brand & it is reasonably priced at £50 per 20ltr…
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Making my central heating and water smart with Shelly - need an electrical relay.
Morning all. Apologies in advance for the technical nature of this post but I have a Y-Plan central heating and water system and I have bought one of these devices to make it smart: Shelly 2PM Gen4 | Dual Smart Relay with Power Monitoring & Matter | Shelly Europe There is a slight issue, however, in that the Shelly has two…
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Modern Loft Rooms - Harlow [Edited by Forum Team]
Dear all Please watch out for this unscrupulous builder who owns Modern Loft Rooms in Harlow. [Edited by Forum Team] (If you type in his full name with a dot com, there is a website dedicated to him online) He has conned many customers, as there are reviews on the internet. The owner - [Edited by Forum Team] has started…
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Rust Stain on Upvc
I watched web videos, got some advice from people I know, purchased a couple of solutions at 10/14/18 pounds, also vinegar, IsoPropylAlcohol, WD40...…… all to no avail. Just left the Upvc and rust stain extremely clean. All rubbish, and a waste of money and effort. Then I saw a video about cleaning car headlight covers…
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Guarantee on building work
We had a disabled friendly wetroom constructed under 3 years ago by a reputable builder - the toilet is leaking from it's connection with the "downpipe" on to the wetroom floor - how long a guarantee would you expect to be supplied with on this sort of work ? ie) Would you expect the builder to fix it now - for free ? We…
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Washer dryer advice
Hi, looking for some brand advice for a new washer dryer. Had a beko for 3 years and whilst it cleans well we’ve had lots of issues with it, 3/4 repairs already and it’s leaking again and damaging our new kitchen. Finished with it so need a better quality brand and machine. Budget used to be 400-500 but happy to pay more…
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