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Plasterboarding a ceiling
The ceiling has been completely removed & we are getting quotes for work. What thickness boards should be used for the job?
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Soft close toilet seat…can you fix them?
our soft close toilet seat will only soft close on the seat part, the lid won’t, it just drops, can these be diy fixed or adjusted..?
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Electric Garage doors- do they use a lot of electricity?
Recently moved into a property with an electric garage door, do they use a lot of energy? I have some gym equipment in there and some tools paints kids bikes etc. we probably open and close 4 times a day at the moment. Not sure what kind of hit this will have on my bill, Id be happy with a manual door to be honest, not…
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Carpet fitting job
can someone please advise regarding a carpet that I have just had fitted on my stairs and landing. I’ve noticed holes, gaps and slices in the carpet. I’d also just paid a painter to completely redo the hallway and the fitter has taken chunks out of the wood. I’ve already had to get him to replace parts of the carpet…
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Is it worth getting an engineer to look at fridge?
I have a Daewoo american fridge freezer. Not sure how old it is as it came with the house, but I'm guessing less than 10 years. Since the heatwave started the fridge is freezing the food and is continuing to do so today even though the house temperature has now dropped a bit. We were hoping it would sort itself out once…
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Leaking pipe causing property damage
My partner just bought a house. Sitting outside we noticed some standing water around a drain. We hacked away some of the concrete around the drain. On closer inspection it turns out a water supply pipe is leaking. It looks like being in direct contact with the pipe, the concrete has eroded the ancient pipe. It looks like…
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Which fan ?
With this hot weather - we need another fan Which is a good buy ? Dyson cool tower ? seems vastly overpriced (£350) but is whisper quiet and claims to cool the air (how on 56watts) - surely it just moves the air about and can't actually cool it ? Cheaper versions - such as DREO Nomad One Tower Fan at £85…
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SOLVED : Window not closing
Hi I am having trouble closing a window and I wonder if anyone could advice. that round thing from the middle/upper frame seems not to fit into the lower frame. I have tried everything I could.
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Combi Boiler swap
I had my gas boiler from new, as it came with my new build in 2010. I am planning to head off a total fail, and after 15/16 years of use it is now quite noisy and has needed repairs over each of the last three years. I am however due a service that I have paid for within a few weeks. So I feel like it will be a good time…
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Extractor fan issue
So I had installed 2 mechanical extractor fans in my house. 1 in kitchen works great (vented onto wall). 2 one in bathroom giving issues.(vented to ceiling then across to wall) So 1st one was on 2h on and wasn't clearing bathroom properly. This Was replaced for one that doesn't want to switch off. Its a envirovent quro lc…
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EICR reports
I've just had an EICR and I know it will fail because some of my electrical wiring for the sockets (in the skirting boards - which is a rule breaker) and the lighting is about 70 yrs old. Also the main fuse box is really old and there are some small wires which have fabric insulation , not rubber. But my bathroom was…
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Help! Air conditioning unit leaking.
I recall someone recommending my air conditioner on MSE. Whilst it has served me reasonably well for around 15-20 years it has sprung a leak and the cover screws are so tight I can't get in. It's a Gree 3.2 kW 'portable' conditioner (1 kW electricity) which has an integral evaporator and condenser, with the latter dumping…
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Pigeon netting for solar panels
I have solar panels that are approx 15yrs old which are being refitted after renewing my roof. The roofers have the rolls of netting but say they cannot find the clips to fit, as the panels are 'so old'. They have revisited with two sizes of clips but need even larger ones which they cannot source. With out going into…
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Hot weather and windows
Hi all I hope you're managing to stay cool (!!??). I've seen, all over tiktok and Instagram, that the best thing to do to keep the heat away from rooms in our homes, is to spray the windows with water and attach aluminium foil to the windows, shiny side facing outwards However, I've also read that if you have double glazed…
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E14 to E27 converter.
We have bought a new outside light. Our previous one had a dawn to dusk bulb which worked well for years. I would like a bulb similar to this for the light.…
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Extractor fan ducting
I need to replace our bathroom extractor fan. I'm looking at a manrose MF 100T inline fan which states 100mm inlet and out let . If i buy 100mm rigid ducting will they mate together or do i need an adapter ? I know in the past I have used 100mm Flexi ducting on same Fan and it was a real struggle to fit ducting.
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Cool sheet to wrap in bed
OK so I get hot easily in bed and feel like a thick cotton sheet of some sort may work best for me. Wrapped around like a sleeping bag. I think it's probably getting too warm for a duvet. Can I just buy a flat sheet for this purpose? And are there nice thick cotton ones available? Finally are the cooling materials such as…
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Cheap materials
I find this a massive problem these days It started for me with running t shirts You are pointed towards thin polyester "wicking" t shirts. Yes they don't absorb the sweat as much but they end up smelling and even a wash doesn't clean it properly Much better a 100 cotton t shirt which does absorb the sweat but will dry and…
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Stop water from coming into old garage conversion
Hi all Looking for some advice. We purchased a house (late 60's) with an old garage conversion which had damp problems. Our builders took it back to the brick and re did the conversion. They dug a trench calling the wall put it some plastic and filled with shingle. Two years later we discovered that water had been coming…
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En suite shower room light - advice welcome
I wonder if anyone can help me figure out what seems to be a simple problem. I am trying to replace a bulb in a light fixed to the ceiling in an en-suite shower room. The light is not an expensive one, made of plastic. Generally with this type of design a twist of the white circular base anti clockwise (or clockwise) would…
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