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In My Home MoneySaving sticky
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Portable heater with fan?
So My parents are in a situation where - One particular room has no heating - That room is used for maybe 1-2 hours a day - My mum is against the idea of say oil filled radiators because they take a long time to get to temp - My mum is equally agaisnt say fan heaters - I'm against halogen heaters purely from a safety…
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Service kits for Velux skylights cost £37 each. Is there a cheaper way?
Hello. The house we bought four years ago has 10 Velux skylights. We never open them, but in the summer we open the narrow flap along the top of the odd one, to enable some ventilation. The problem is that for the past three or four months tiny moths and the odd mosquito have been spotted inside the house when there…
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Fence post material - need advice
Hi, We want to get wooden fence panels installed in place of an existing 2 ft wall. Planning to take down the wall and get 4 ft panels installed. What would be the best fence post material? 1. Concrete or Wooden posts? 2. Any low maintenance alternatives? 3. Do we need gravelboard? 4. What would be an approx cost for 7…
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Sharpening Kitchen Knifes
Now the weather is on the turn starting to make more seaonal food, home made soup, casseroles and suchlike. Been a bit dismayed that my kitchen knifes seem to have lost their edge over the summer, usually hone them after every use with a steel but been a bit remiss over the summer with that and found that trying to sharpen…
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Broken window lock - how to get access to mechanism?
Hi.Two openers on this bedroom window - one worked smoothly, and the other went all limp. The handle turns, but loosely and clearly doesn't 'act' on anything inside. It was fortunately left on 'vent' setting, which means I have partial access to the sliding bolt involved - see pics. I bent a bike spindle into a hook, and…
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Access to my property for building works next door
This is likely not in the right category, but I couldn't find a suitable one.... I was asked to comment on a planning application. I didn't object. The plans are about to get underway. Yesterday I had a meeting with the builder who first of all tried to convince me that my interpretation of the plans was wrong. When this…
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What to keep and what to go?
Please can you help with what I need to keep and what should get thrown? Is it still safe to use these timers for lights? Used to travel and leave these to switch on and off. They are old but only been used carefully and annually. Lloytron A575 13a230v 50hz resistive load 2A230V 50hz inductive load Smiths TS100 220/250V…
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Radiator brainache
A new radiator was hanging around in our house while some building work was being done. At some point, it got dented. Probably from me bashing my bonce on it in frustration at it not getting hung. Plumber cones in, a trusted chap who has been straight as a die thus far. I ask about the dent and he says he can hang it back…
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New porch door and windows FAIL
Yesterday I had a new composite door and double glazed windows fitted in my porch. It appears the fitters have used black/dark brown silicone for the interior around the windows and clear silicone ontop. I’ve NEVER seen this before, it looks like a total bodge. I was hoping to paint the porch a light white colour but…
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Am I worried about nothing? Central heating
I have a 6 year old Viessmann boiler with a hot water tank. In the summer we had an issue in that the central heating was coming on with the hot water. Plumber came out and sorted that by replacing the 3 port aculater. When it came to turning the heating on a couple of weeks back, i noticed that it doesn't turn off even…
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Top floor bedroom ceiling water drip drip. No pipes in loft.
Woke up to a drip drip of water from upstairs bedroom ceiling inside cupboard. The cupboard though is irrelevant. The first pic is what i have read is a wooden joist. It's damp. The joist continues into the cupboard where drip is. It was raining. But despite it raining heavy showers through today it stopped leaking. Am…
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Mixer taps, no water, hot or cold
There is a rarely used mixer tap in the house in the spare bathroom. It usually just works, until today. There is no hot water and no cold water flowing out of the tap, also both taps only turn about quarter of a turn. It seems to have just packed up having not been used for a few weeks. Am I looking at a plumber fitting…
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Can my radiator be fixed or do I need to replace it?
I have a type 22 (1400mm x 600mm x 100mm) radiator which has suddenly started leaking. Given the location and the fact there was some rusty water on the floor, can this be repaired or am I looking at a replacement with a new one? If I do have to replace it, would any radiator of the same size like in screwfix/toolstation…
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Ventilation issues in mid-terraced "victorian" grd flr
Hi - suffering from symptoms of poor ventilation in the grd flr of a mid-terraced "Victorian" house. Chief among them is condensation build-up. On a related note, "I" am in the process of refurbishing the single-glazed bay window and upgrading to double-glazing, which might help some.. Unfortunately, however, the window's…
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constant discolouration of toilet bowl
One of ur toilet bowl turn brown every 2-3 days.Toilet in question is upstairs and no one uses it.It flushes normally.None of the toilets in the house have any issues.Toilets were installed 7 years ago.We got 2 plumbers to have a look,but they found no problems and asked us to ignore it.But it is a nuisance and only way to…
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Neighbours garage construction
I’m not sure if this is the right chat for this question and it’s my first time using so I apologize if I have it wrong but desperate to get some advice. A few years ago my neighbour had their garage converted to a bedroom. No problem council signed it off all seemed ok. However I have just drilled through my wall to put a…
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Split has appeared in 7 month old handmade solid wood table
I bought a handmade solid wood table, from an independent furniture maker, and after 6 months I noticed a 30cm full depth spilt, which is quite disappointing. It's not been near any sources of heat. I mentioned it to the furniture shop and was told that it wasn't anything to worry about and just to keep an eye on it in…
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"Not Drinking Water" sign in flat
Hi, My small flat has a single tap that I can use.It has a "not drinking water" sign at it.Why do you think this might be?I have been filling my kettle from this tap and boiling the water then drinking it.
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LG F4X1009NMK 9kg Direct Drive Washing Machine
Anyone have experience of the above machine Or LG washing machines in general At £341 it fits my budget and I like the 5 years parts and labour warranty Thanks Steve
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Someone taking photo of mine and neighbours homes
Hi all! This morning, a lady parked outside our home and walked to a house two doors down, where she started taking photos. She then crossed the road and did the same at another neighbour’s house. After that, she came back towards ours and took photos of our home too! I only know because the Ring doorbell alerted me. I’ve…
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