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Dishwasher recommendation
Does anyone have a recommendation for a 60cm integrated dishwasher - standard hinges at the bottom
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Composite door help!
I’ve been looking for the past month at various showrooms, online companies etc etc and I just want an honest answer on what I should be going for. So my house is a south facing front with a little patio yard type gap between the house and the pavement. It’s brick covered in whatever that stippled paint/plaster type stuff…
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Freestanding bed base
Does anyone know where I can buy a free standing bed base. I have the headboard and base board but want to replace the base that the mattress goes on.
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Anyone got an opinion on this?
Not my house, I’m informally monitoring some work for someone else. Previously there was a downpipe which seems to have gone awol but went onto the patio not directly into a drain. I don’t think the property owner has given explicit instructions other than to say please sort this out and is not asking the workman to send…
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What are those things called - thin, mesh backing, kitchen walls / fire surrounds?
Not brick slips. You can get all manner of patterns. These from memory have a mesh backing & I think you attach them to the wall with grout (I could be very wrong on that one). Often see them used in kitchens on the wall or in the inset where you may have a wood burner. Can't for the life of me think what they're called &…
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Central Heating Pipes
My central heating pipes seem very complicated and wondered if anyone could offer any comment on the set up. I always thought the flow and return pipes should run in one single loop right round the property. I have from the boiler a flow and return which at ceiling height split left and right. The right side runs into the…
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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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HJ Ceramics Cistern (Fluidmaster Dual Flush Push Button Cistern type?) Handle Return Spring Repair?
Hi everyone, I have a cistern fitted with a HJ Ceramics Cistern which I understands of type Fluidmaster Dual Flush Push Button Cistern Pack?. The problem is that the handle is no longer returning to its original position after flushing, which means water continues to run into the pan. At the moment, I am managing by…
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Tradespeople / Surveyors opinion needed: Bath movement & cracked grout (Pics included)
Hi everyone, I'm looking for some objective, professional opinions from builders, plumbers, or surveyors regarding a bathroom installation that is just over a year old. Following a major leak one month ago, the fitter applied a temporary silicone seal to a loose overflow mechanism. We have stopped using the bath since then…
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Insulation options for garden shepherds hut
I'm making a toy shepherds hut for child. I realised that my interior stud walls are 50mm deep and could take some kingspan insulation. But with no air gap except for the 2mm hidden gaps in the exterior shiplap I was going to leave for seasonal expansion. The last thing I want is insulation dust inside or inadvertently…
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Waterproofing DIY-made bird house.
I have a DIY-made bird house (not by myself) which has been made out of planed/sanded pallet wood. So obviously it's not treated & I'd like to protect it somewhat against the rain. I hopped on Google which mentioned Linseed oil but as I rarely insta-swallow the first answer I looked a bit further & it mentioned that this…
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Tyres for castors
I might have more luck on an antiques forum, but since I'm here anyway… I have in storage quite a nice old heavy circular table, suitable for card games or small family dining. It has ornamented brass feet with double-flanged castors. Now, when this sat permanently on a thick rug on top of another carpet on a tiled…
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How much gap if putting sofa bed in front of radiator?
Hi everyone. We've bought a futon sofa bed for our spare bedroom/office but the only placement that would work for the room would be in front of the radiator. (100cm wide, 45cm tall, single panel convection radiator). Would leaving about 15-17cm gap be ok to avoid damage to the futon (the back of it is a slated oak base -…
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Outside waste pipe from Bath
Hi All I hope someone can please advise on this. My pipe outside which leads from the bath to the drain needs replacing. Probably damaged by the sun, I think the pipe has degraded. Would you advise me to get either a plumber or a handyman to fix it? I am not sure of costs and I live in the London area. Was going to look on…
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How to change this bathroom tap?
Hello I got some very old taps in the bathroom that are leaking and I want to replace them. I have never done this before, I am DIY novice. I watched couple youtube videos and it looked simple enough. However they always show taps connected to a flexi hose. Mine are connected directly to a copper pipe. Do I just need to…
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Explain this article, please.
https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-missing-pipe?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=2ir9r&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email In essence, it says that portable air-con units available in the UK come minus a second duct that would increase its effectiveness two or threefold. A second duct should draw the unit's air in from…
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Air Con Sizing
Hi, I was after some advice as am looking to get air con installed in my home and have had 2 different installers providing very different opinions on the size of the air con BTU required. I wanted to air con for the downstairs which consists of: A living room and dining room area which is 31.5 m2 An entrance hall and…
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Signing a agreement between both neighbours
Hello, Help required rear extension being built, pitched roof similar to my neighbours. My builder has joined the pitched roofs on the boundary using ridge tiles. My neighbour is unhappy with the situation and complained to my builder regards no communication in regards ridge tiled over the boundary of her property,and has…
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Putting up a dartboard board on thin wall
Hi all I want to put my dart board on the wall as when it’s on the stand it’s taking up too much space I live in a new build and the walls are all so thin and I feel as though the plaster board won’t hold it. How best would I put this up on the wall so it won’t just come falling down along with the plaster board? Do I have…
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correct DPC width.
Could somebody please explain why the DPC rolls are 112'5mm wide when a brick is only 102.5mm wide.
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