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Misinformation given with loft insulation quote
I recently had loft insulation installed. When the man came to survey the loft and give me a quote he told me I needed to get a dustpan and brush and clean the dust out from between the rafters. I had spent about 8 hours clearing about 40 rubble sacks worth of dust and had not yet finished when the installers turned up and…
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Getting my gas meter moved
Hello! I'm planning to renovate the area underneath the stairs in my house and put in a downstairs loo. At the moment there is a cupboard there in which the gas meter is. I need to get the gas meter moved. Preferably to the front of the house in a semi-concealed meter box. Does anyone have any experience of this process or…
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Side extension - neighbour already has one up to boundary line
Hi all. Looking for a few ideas/opinions please! We live in a 1948 semi. Our neighbours on the "unattached" side have (back in the seventies) built a flat roof 2-storey extension (demolished original single garage) right up to the boundary line so their extension wall is directly against our garage wall. Their fascia and…
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Loft Joists - Should I replace?
Hi All, We moved into our edwardian semi in the summer and have had to pay out an awful lot of money to fix some of its 'issues'. Today I was feeling quite pleased with myself, having managed to arrange free loft insulation via our council's scheme. Unfortunately, my good mood was somewhat ruined when I watched the fitters…
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Kingspan (or equivilent) 50mm x 1200mm x 2400mm
Hi Im after 10 -20 sheets of this dependant on price. I got 1 sheet at £14 inc VAT but if i could get it £10 or below i would get 15-20 sheets. I can get away with 10 but would prefer get the roof and floor done also. About 2 month ago a friend had loads too off site for nothing. This stuff is expensive and cant believe…
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Quote for re-grouting and repairing tiles
I have a bathroom which has a tiled floor and walls. The grout has come away between some of the floor tiles and I need it scraping out and re-doing. I am also going to fit a new shower screen as the current one is fairly old and a bit shabby. However, because of the way the current screen was fitted by the previous owners…
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Any building control experts here?
Having sorted the "permission to build over" problem https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2842994), I'm now confused by the detail of building regs. The regs say that a shed does not need approval if it is more than one metre from the boundaries or is built largely of non-combustible materials. But, it is not…
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Laminate Floor Underlay
Hi there, I'm looking to soundproof my living room floor It currently has laminate laid with the green underlay sheets underneath sitting on the actual floorboards. With my baby crawling (less than hour a day while they're home 6-7) the impact noise is quite loud for the ppl downstairs banging and threatening so i'm…
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Damp and Mould
Hi, I'm looking for some advice on how to get rid of mould and prevent it from recurring. Our house has three electric storage heaters for heating and some panel heaters for top up heating. In winter we get problems with condensation on the windows and black mould on the bathroom ceiling, and a little bit where the wall…
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Discount Locks website
Hi, I wonder if anybody has had experience with Discount Locks discountlocks.co.uk The website seems genuine and says that it's owned by Ultimate Locks Ltd. They even include a StreetView of their office above a coffee shop. I'm not sure about buying locks from an online retailer. Something tells me it isn't safe but maybe…
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Help with Loft insulation
Whilst renovating our house I am replacing the loft insulation. I have bought this…
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Maytag washing machine fault
Got a front loading- Euroline Maytag washing machine, that is reporting a fault on the drainage system, and stopping before it spins. Checked outlet and no blockages, someone suggested filter needs cleaning. This can be accessed from front (square at front/bottom)- removed this and pulled out filter. A small grey platic…
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Plastic Quarter Round?
Hi, Just wondering if anyone on here can help. I've been looking for Black PVC quarter round type stuff to put around between the tiles/worktop in my kitchen. I have looked everywhere now and most places only seem to do this in white. I'm not 100% sure what it would be called but any help or direction would be…
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Guttering replacement - price
i live in a mid terraced house built in the 70's nothing flash just a basic 3 bedroom home that is joined each side by another house. My guttering is just the basic grey coloured plastic type with a drain pipe at the end on my house. all the guttering is leaking and it obviously needs replacing along with the drain pipe.…
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External Doorframe issues.
I am looking to change the door on my workshop to a framed ledged and braced type, 44mm thick. But the recess in the frame is about 12mm deep, for a simple shed type door. The obvious approach is to change the frame, but as the door and frame are all non standard sizes, it looks like I may need to build a new frame in situ…
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bluebottle fly infestation, please help!
i was away during the weekend and came back to my kitchen being filled with dozens and dozens of blue bottles!! i can only assume some got in when i had the door/window open and have laid eggs in the bin and hatched while i have been away... it's pretty gross and i daren't go into the kitchen to change the bin or even open…
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Plasterer in or near South Lanarkshire, Scotland ?
Hello folks After many a year lurking on the forums for various bits of advice I thought I'd break the ice and ask a more specific question. I'm looking for a good reasonably priced plasterer for a 3 wall skim. I know "good" and "reasonably priced" are things that probably were never destined to be together but I thought…
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earth not covered?
Hi, Just hooked up a security light and the grey cable (about 12 years old) but still looks ok, had red, which I connected to live black which I connected to neutral and the earth didn't have any covering atall, just a plain copper wire. is this ok? thanks a lot for any advice, martin57
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Finding a tradesman
Hi folks, Further to my thread about getting my electrics looked over i'm now in the process of getting someone to come and have a look. I've already asked colleagues and they have been no use in recommending so can anyone either recommend an electrician in the Stoke on trent area or a decent website for finding one. I've…
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Discolouration of Bath
Over the past two days my DH and I have noticed that there are pink stains in the bottom of the bath. I've not dyed my hair or used any unusual products so we are at a bit of a loss of what this could be. I've tried scrubbing it normally but doesn't appear to come out, however I have just put bleach in and left it to work…
