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Does NHBC cover garden wall?
House is 8 years old. Just discovered, after removing bushes, vertical and horizontal cracks in the garden wall. Anyone know if a garden wall is covered by the NHBC 10 year guarantee?.
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washing machine problem
Hi, I have a problem with my washing machine and in need of some advice, it seems that it's not using the softener on it's cycle "quick wash" temp 40 and also I find that 90% of the time it just stops with a full load of clean water toward the end and I need to press the start button again for it to kick in to the last…
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Cheap ways to make car parking
Hi, I need to make some extra car parking outside my house. I have had a quote for concrete, which has come in at about £1700 for roughly the area of 2 spaces. Can anyone think of a cheaper, but still hard-wearing, way of making parking? I dont like gravel! Thanks, Bex
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Chimney breast removal
A quick G**gle tells me this is not an uncommon thing to do in your house - to make a tiny bit more room. The flat I own is the first floor of a Victorian terraced house. There is one other flat in the building, the ground floor flat. Above my flat is the roof space/roof. My flat has two bedrooms. The "back bedroom", at…
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washing machine question
Hi all, I have just had a new Hotpoint washing machine installed and have a couple of questions, will be grateful for your replies! 1. This is a cold fill only. How can I check whether it is actually heating the water? In my old machine(also a coldfill only), I could put my hand inside the detergent tray when it filled up…
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Small Guttering Problem
Hi, Just wanted some hopefully quick advice on our guttering. We have guttering at the front and back of our house obviously, however I've noticed when its raining heavy it tends to leak at the very end. For example, in the image below from where the pipe goes down to the right, rain water drips from the very end. The one…
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Woodworm treatment in roof timbers
I have a bit of woodworm in the roof timbers and I'm going to get it professionally sprayed. The company say that the spray isn't a poison that will kill straight away but rather make the woodbeetle infertile. Is this true and is it the best way to treat it? Many thanks!
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Kitchen worktop help
Hi! I'm new to all of this so sorry if I make posting mistakes etc. :o I have been looking at posts containing tips on kitchen worktops etc but none really have the exact answer I am looking for as the ideas are still out of budget. My husband decided to paint our kitchen cupboards but didn't stop there and attacked the…
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Neighbours extension - parents property
Hi folks, My parents live in a semi-detached house and this year the neighbours started and completed an extension on their house. For the most part this work OK as the work was on the non-detached side of the house. As part of the extension the neighbours have had the house rough casted again and yesterday I noticed that…
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Will tiling help insulation?
We are buying a stone built victorian house and intend to turn one of the bedrooms into a bathroom. It has one outside wall, and as insulation is non-existent, if we tile this wall will it make any significant difference? All advice gratefully received.
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Using Travertine (kitchens and bathrooms)?
I am in the process of buying a house which we will have gutted and redone. Looking around tile shops, I was struck by the beauty of natural travertine. I thought that I would us it for the bathoom Walls and floor and the kitchen floor. We have a local supply shop called Mandarin Stone (they have a few shops) and I was…
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New neighbour planning fence that will block out light from living room
Help! I live in a small basement flat in Wandsworth, having moved there 3 years ago, and the flat above me has just been sold. My new neighbour moved in this weekend and has said that he intends to build a fence between his and our gardens to ensure privacy. Although I appreciate his right to privacy, we already get…
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what shower bits are needed?
Hi all, sorry if this is in the wrong forum but I've found a shower enclosure that I like. However when you add the pump etc. I don't know how it stacks up price wise with other offerings. I'm going for a walk in shower, what exactly do i need? So far as I understand it i need the following: Shower screens tray shower pump…
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Removing border tiles
Hello. We have a white tiled bathroom with blue border tiles running right through the middle all the way around the bathroom. This is what the previous owner put in. How easy would it be to take those border tiles out?? We don't want to start and then the surrounding white tiles start coming away. There is nothing wrong…
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Hot Water Tank Leak... Ballvalve Failed Again After Only 5 yrs??
Dear>all, I just opened my hot water cupboard and found all my DIY tools, bulbs and pets medicine stored there soaked from leakage that seems to be coming from somewhere at the top of my immersion tank!! Urrrrrgh!!! :eek: I saw this thread and have almost decided that I need the valve changed;…
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Wiring a ring main
Hi I have been adviced to wire a ring main in my 3 bed room flat.Could you please advice how much this should cost and how long it will take. Also be grateful for numbers of local electrician's in Cheltenham Many thanks for reading J
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grease removal
i have a build up of grease around the cooker,this is mostly from the frying pan being used on a high heat.whAT is the best solution please.
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Need help constructing Ikea Table
Hi, Just on the offchance, because I won't be able to make up to Ikea for a couple of weeks. Does anyone have the build instructions to the Leksvik Dining table found here...http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80152725 Bought it form the discount section and having problems putting the legs on. A photo can also be…
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Removing Tabasco sauce from a white cotton shirt?
Any ideas? I have washed it twice, with Vanish and the stain is still there!
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garden shed electrics
Just after a bit of advice... I want install some decking lights (you know, type you can buy from B & Q and such like). However I would need to run a cable from the house to the shed, and the from there out to the lights. Is it generally acceptable for me to run say an extension wire on a trip from the house to the shed -…
