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Re pointing
Can anyone answer this question. When you are having re pointing done on a house, are you supposed to put a tent around the area that is being done in order top prevent the dust, as much as possible from dispersing into neighbouriung properties. Is there anything that says this must be done. Should Scaffold be put upto do…
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Reflective curtains help please
Hi I have just bought a twin pack of reflective emergency blankets at poundland with the idea of making reflective curtains for the back of the house. I'm not sure the best way of going about this. Does the material/plastic need to be tight? Does it need to be inside or outside? can I just stick it up with sticky back…
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Electric Shower.........keeps going on and off!
Folks Hoping someone can point me in the right direction, my shower (electric) has gone a bit weird. It keeps going off. Basically when you turn it on it works grand for a few minutes and then just stops. The power in the shower is still on and it still makes the noise but no water comes out. I have no idea who I would…
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Bamboo or willow screening & trampoline....
We have this big octagonal trampoline. As you can see, the safety net supports are outside the net. The garden is being overhauled and we're having to resite the trampoline in a slightly more open area. For personal reasons, I need the trampoline to be screened off in some way to make it less visible and a little more…
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Structural engineer charge -- Help needed!
I hope someone reading this thread can give some advise. We moved in our current house 2 month ago. There is a pantry in one corner of the kitchen. The kitchen is around 20 sqm (4X5m roughly), and the pantry is around 1/6 of the kitchen. It is in a very awkward position in the kitchen that we can't really make good use of…
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What is a reasonable amount of noise to put up from neighbours?
I live in a semi and the family in the attached house don't seem to work a lot of the time. Unfortunately they also like to keep their music up which I can clearly hear from my work office ((I work from home a lot). The music is loud enough that I can very clearly hear the words although I don't think I could describe it…
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Cleaning double duck feather duvet
Hi! I need to clean my duck feather duvet. It won't fit in my washing machine, so checked out the dry cleaning option - prices vary from £16 to 19.00. Any ideas or recommendations. I could just buy new one for that price, but would rather not.... Thanks
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Roller Shutter/Door Remote Issue
Help please.... We have a roller shutter controlled using remote key fobs. (The guy who fit our unit (4 years ago), has left town) The key fobs are playing up. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. I'm going to change the batteries later But in the meantime, I'm after a new set of remote key fobs that we could…
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Rising Damp
Hi everyone, I am a first time buyer purchasing a lower ground floor flat built around 1900. I have had a survey done and it has found "evidence of rising damp" and advised me to seek an additional survey from a specialist contractor. When the buyer accepted my offer, she clearly stated to the estate agent that she would…
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worcester 24i boiler not igniting
hello all i have recently purchased my first house, it has a worcester 24i boiler installed which seems to be faulty. the boiler is switched on etc as you can hear the fan spinning an the amber light is on, switch is on Max. when you turn the hot water tab on the boiler does not try to ignite straight away after 2-3 mins…
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Underlay for bamboo flooring
hello all can anyone advise on what type of underlay to use under a new bamboo floor. the material under the floor are wooden floorboards which is over a mini cellar (about 4ft tall), does that make sense? there seems to be a huge range of underlays from foam on a roll to green mat things? another question, i have had…
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Stump Grinder Advice Please
I'm going to hire a stump grinder to remove tree stumps but have a couple of questions: Do tree stumps need to be dead before using a stump grinder How big a stump (height) will a stump grinder remove Thanks
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Painting external metal railings
I'm going to be painting external metal railings soon. Can you please advise me on the best paint to use, I'm going to use black for the main body and silver for the decorative parts. Will the paint be gloss or satin type finish, is there a choice of finishes? Thanks
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Radiator Cabinets
Does anyone know where I can find radiator cabinets please? Unfinished ones are fine as I can paint myself, am looking for ones about £10-£15 but having no luck in my searches. Thanks Shosh
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Sticky table
Hope someone can advise me here, my dining table (about 6 years old) which I think is made of wood is so sticky. The framework of the table is fine its just the top that is causing problems. I've cleaned it with everything I can think off: washing up liquid, Cif, vinegar, lemon juice, soda crystals (not all at once but in…
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Eco-friendly flooring options
Hello, My partner and I are about to move into our first home. The carpet in the livingroom is in a very bad state and needs replacing. We want to replace the carpet with a hard floor for two main reasons: 1) the front door opens straight into the living room and I can only imagine the carpet getting dirty very quickly,…
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Planning Application Objection
I have recently submitted an application to raise the hip on the roof of my bungalow and complete a loft conversion including a Dormer window to the rear and front. Before submitting the application I visited each of my neighbours and discussed my plans. The application has now been submitted and one of my neighbours has…
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Starting over ?? what would you have to have
Hi. I am in a difficult situation right now and may soon be in the position to have to start a household from scratch with my 2 children (almost 5yrs and 2yrs). I've posted here because I am more of an old style girl so it seemes to fit. So if you were starting over with nothing what would you have to have - room specific…
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Positive ventilation system any help please?
We have had problems with damp in our end terrace house for quite a while and have gone round in circles trying to find someone who can tell us the cause or suggest something that works to prevent the patches of mould and also where the walls actually look damp. We have work done to gutters, roof etc etc nothing has worked…
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landlord responsibilities - cooker
hi all, hope this is the right place.......... We rent through a letting agency, on Monday (just as I was cooking my DS's tea) the heating element in the cooker died. DH rang the agency/ landlord (landlord actually owns the agency co-incidently) to let him know 1st thing TUESDAY am. We were advised that the cooker was very…
