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Draughts
I live in a Housing Assoc property that has no double glazing and you can feel the draught in every room. The walls are insulated and the loft. I have put draught excluder round every door but im sick of getting a stiff neck and back because of draughts. What makes it worse is my living room has a window at each end and…
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Gas combi boiler increasing pressure & switching off
Hi all - the original problem was a combination of the water pressure decreasing sometimes and increasing other times, both resulting in the boiler making a 'click' sound & the pilot light going out within an hour or so. We have bled all radiators and cannot see any visible signs of leaking at the boiler or any of the…
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Poor plastering job :(
Feel like they have really rushed it :mad: Wall corners look rough and the there are some uneven patches on the walls and ceilings. what kind of sandpaper can I use to smooth it off? Also, it was completed yesterday and I hope to start decorating next weekend What should I put before the paint? Something like this?…
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Heatline Conense Boiler issue.
Hi. When i moved into my house 4 years ago i inherited a heatline condense combi-boiler. All has been good with it until about a month ago, when i turned the switch to turn the heating on (finally got too cold for me.) it came on so i set the timer to come on in a morning and at night. And for a couple of days it was ok,…
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Builder disappeared
Hi, I posted this in the consumer rights section as well, but thought someone in this forum might be able to help... My partner and I began a structural project in August. We paid half the money upfront to the builder, and have a signed agreement stating this. When the builder began work, he discovered that the scheme he…
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Buzzing Ceiling Light
Hi I live in a rental property and recently one of the ceiling lights has started buzzing when it is turned on. It stopped working for a while and I notified the landlord who fixed it but now it just buzzes! Any ideas what might be causing this? It is an incandescent light with a low energy bulb which was fine when we…
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Double glazing stains/smudges
Hi all, Hoping somebody may have some advice - had a patio door fitted recently (less than twelve months), however after being cleaned - there are a number of smudges/stains which *won't* go (tried everything). It is something which causes a bit of a fixation in strong sunlight. Two questions - is it possible that cleaning…
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which professional can help identify source of damp in hallway?
Hello there, We have a growing damp patch in the hall where the exterior wall and ceiling meet. The patch is moving downwards and is worse when it rains - there's a surprise! We've had roofers and builders both look at this and at one stage we thought the problem was sorted when we had lead flashing put in under the…
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Difference between Magnet and Magnet Trade
Does anyone know what the difference in quality is between Magnet and Magnet Trade kitchens? We went into the Magnet showroom today and found a couple of kitchens we liked the look of and will probably have them do a quote for. Did ask the sales lady if the same kitchen is available through the trade arm. She was a bit…
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Good kitchen Fitter Muswell Hill Area
Hi Everyone Looking for a good kitchen fitter or company around the Muswell Hill area of London. I suppose it would be good to know of ones to avoid as well ! Thanks in anticipation
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Consumer unit...is this safe?
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TK Components Kitchens Manchester
Hi Has anyone heard of TKC Kitchens based in Denton, Manchester? We are in the process of an getting quotes for an extension and new kitchen. Some builders have been suggesting we use Howdens, but had one builder come round saying he buys his kitchens from TKC and they are the main manufacturer in the UK supplying a lot of…
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Advice on sliding patio door repair
Can anyone tell me if it's possible to repair/replace the bottom runner on patio doors. Our house has a porch added on, and the open plan living room area is separated from the porch by sliding doors. The track part of the runner has come off the bottom of the frame. Is it feasible/possible to repair this, or can it be…
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Patio Height H&S?
My mum lives in a council bungalow and the council came and put some paving down to form a small patio. They have built it up so that there is a drop of about 2 feet onto the grass and the washing line stretches out across this. Last week she was putting her washing on the line and fell off the edge of the patio and onto…
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oil filled raditor
hiya were a 2bedroom flat with all electric heating - cooking etc (no gas pipes) we have just standard 2kw electric convector heators in the lounge and bedrooms but wondering wether getting an oil filled raditor will be any good for the coming winter thanks if anyone can offer any advice
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Compliance Certificate gas boiler
Hi all, I am hoping to move house very soon and the solicitors representing the buyer have asked me to provide the gas compliance certificate for the combi boiler that was fitted around 2007. I have reserached and read other threads here about this but my query is....i wasn't supplied with the certificate and .....i have…
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Buying curtain pole - What is this shape called???
Hiya It seems silly but I'm trying to buy a curtain pole to match my bedstead and i don't know where to find finials that are the same as I don't know what this shape is called :S hotimg23.fotki.com/a/82_4/184_166/IMG00032201011211223-vi.jpg Because I'm new it wouldn't let me post the link to the pic, but you can paste it…
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Integrated fridge & best place to sell it?
We've just moved into our first house - hoorah! We don't need all of the space in the huge full height integrated fridge so are thinking of removing it, selling it & getting an integrated 50/50 fridge-freezer instead to go into the same unit. My questions are - How hard is it to remove an integrated appliance from the…
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Creda Storage Heater
Hello Struggling to work my storage heaters. I moved into a rented flat about 4 months ago and have finally decided I need some heating, problem is the big heater in the livingroom has no Input/Output dials. It has two buttons, the left one says "Fan and I can choose between O, I or II. The right one says "Boost" and I can…
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house i am buying has no roof lining?
Hi i am in the process of buying a house due to exchange next week. I went in the attic to check what it was like up there and the amount of dust suprised me. it was thick and circulating the room. i also noticed that you could just see the roof tiles, there was no inner lining like there is on my current house the house…
