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Thermal Lining Paper.
Hi, We have been considering buying some thermal lining paper to help with a cold wall in our house. In the winter time one wall in one room of our home has quite a bad condensation problem which completely disappears in the warmer weather. We have extra insulation and ventilation installed in the roof-space and there is…
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Painting stairs?
Has anyone ever painted their stairs before? I really cannot put down carpet as my daughter is autistic and cannot stand the feel of it also she pulls it up !!! What paint would you recommend and would it last/look ok in a house with kids/cats/dogs etc...Many Thanks.
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Do structural engineers do Free checks/ like a free valuation?
Do structural engineers do Free checks/ like a free valuation? if now, how much would they charge? approx? we need them to check our conservantry , which has had its brickwork damaged due to an oaktree on a council field.
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STRUCTURAL DAMAGE- Council Oak TREE ROOTS damaging our Conserventry
There is a giant oak tree on the concil side, outside our garden, which is literally 2-3 metres from our property, from our converventry side. and the inside wall/and outside walls are cracking. It is a Structural Root damage. a) What can we do legally? b) Can we get a structural engineer to check it? c) If he says and…
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GU10 LED Problem :(
I bought 4 LED GU10 bulbs for our dining/computer room to replace the 50W bulbs already in there. They arrived today. I put them in the fitting (B&Q fitting about 3/4 years old). They flickered a bit but seemed ok and looked really good. I walked out into the hallway and our electric fuse box is humming. Went and turned…
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Wooden Floors - How to choose?!?!
Hi all, I've asked a few questions of late, information has really helped so thanks all. Here's another (can you tell I have no idea...?).... I am moving shortly and want a new wooden floor laid downstairs in hall and kitchen. I am researching between real wood and engineered. I like the walnut look, dark, but not too…
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fridge started to freeze food!!
hi i hope this is in the right section i couldnt find an appropriate one, anyway our fridge freezer has gone funny all of a sudden the freezer part os ok just the fridge has started to freeze food this started after a very fowl smell in the freezer i dont know if its blocked ive checked the pipe that is behind the fridge…
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Faulty window and door installation
I've just had a window and sliding folding door installed in my extension. When our local building standards surveyor saw what had been done he said it wasn't done right and wouldn't comply with scottish building regulations. Our own builder said the same thing - in fact he said that a first year apprentice would have…
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How many roof tiles needed?
Can anybody tell me how to work out how many roof tiles i'll need for my ground floor extension? The room will be 8m x 3.5m, Marley modern tiles on a pitched roof. Thanks. Lee.
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Boundaries
Thanks everyone for the advice!
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72 " x 30 " door
I need to replace the door into our kitchen, we currently have once with 8 glass panes and want to repalce with one wood at bottem and either 4 or 6 glass panes. We cannot have a solid door as room very dark so need the light toget through. As the title says our problem is door is only 72" high. I know we had problem last…
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Glazing in composite door...
I was wondering if anyone could help me out... I have a solid composite back door which makes my tiny kitchen look really dark when it's closed. Is it possible to have glazing added to a solid door or would I have to buy a new one? Just looking for the cheapest option as I've been quoted £490 for supply and fit of a upvc…
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Vax carpet cleaner
This is a straightforward carpet cleaner which worked well until the other day. The problem: the carpet cleaning fluid does not reach the carpet despite a full reservoir and so while the motor/suction is working well the carpet remains dry. Any ideas, I have checked the manual (unhelpful) no ideas there!
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Ceiling Leak
I wonder if anyone could advise me please on small leaks I've had today in 2 places in my living room ceiling and also one at the bottom of the stairs. All of the leaks seem to be drying out now. I think I've worked out what caused them but just wanted to check it out with more informed people than me! I was using a garden…
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kitchen tap question
Are the threads standard size on kitchen mixer taps, and if so i assume i'll need a box spanner. Can anyone tell me what size i need???
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need an electric screwdriver for work
Can anyone recommend a decent one, preferably with a lithium battery, not too expensive.
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Oven and Hobs
HI, I'm looking to get a built in oven and hobs. Definitely wan't gas hobs and I'm open to suggestions as far as the oven goes. At present there is a gap (for a freestanding oven/cooker). It's 600mm deep x 600mm wide What exactly do I need to buy? Cupboard housings/worktop bits? I've tried google and the forum, but had no…
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Mower Manual
Ransomes 6000 manual? does anyone know where I can get a copy of the workshop manual for this mower,there seems to be a problem with the fuel solenoid(diesel) it will start then stop but if you keep the starter motor engaged it will rev up cheers
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Buying Land
Hi, I have a piece of land behind my house that apparently is still owned by the original builders of my house (according to land registry). The homes were built by Wilson Connelly homes (Wilcon) back in the 90s, they were bought over by Taylor Woodrow in early 2000s and they are now Talyor Wimpey. Question is - where the…
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changing existing extension
We had a large two story extension built on the side of our 3 bed end of terrace house. It went thru planning and we have all the building reg paperwork and was signed off. We now are putting planning permission forward to have the extension converted into a seprate 2 bed house. This will therefore turn our origional house…
