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Planning Permission Required for Driveway Help.
I have a shared driveway between my house and the neighbour's. I'm thinking about using this access to be able to park in my front garden. My question is do I need planning permission to be able to do that? I understand from reading some literature on the council website that if I wanted to create a new access straight…
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Did anyone deal with Kenwood damp proofing?
I'm buying a property at the moment and I need a quote for some damp treatment. Apparently Kenwood do a free survey, so I contacted through their website so they can meet with the estate agent to access the property. As I don't have much control over the survey and I won't be there, I was wondering if they are what they…
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GledHill Pulsacoil A Class
Hi I have the above water heater in an all electric flat. I am trying to cut down on my electricity bill which seems quite high. Has anyone successfully put a timer switch on the water heater and found it cut their bills significantly - from what I understand this water heater cuts out once the water reaches a certain…
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Poundland Products
I was wondering if anyone had any experience with poundland stationary, in particular pens? I am considering buying some but I know some poundland products are useless so don't want to waste my money!
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four bed three bath home...... change ?
we need a five bed home, as my bro in law is now living with us, a strugling thespbian! lovey..... so i was thinking rather than lose my art attic studio, i could do with out a bathroom, we have a large walk in shower room and a sauna shower room, and a bath room, each has full suite. it suits the layout of the house to…
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Those telltale stains on the ceiling!
Just bought a house, and noticed that the lounge ceiling has been partially painted approx under the bathroom shower. We'd planned on replacing the shower anyway, so ripped out the wall to the side of the shower, got the ceramic tiles off, the shower door and the old shower tray out. It must have been leaking for years as…
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'Tide me over' suite/sofa needed
I need to buy some sort of suite/sofa for the rental place we're going to be in for a while. As it's only meant as a temporary measure for the time we will be in the rental place, I don't want to be spending loads of money. Out of all the places that sell cheap stuff ......Argos/Tesco/DFS etc, which is the least out of the…
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Don't know what to do about my windows.
Brief summary - 3 storey terraced house, approx 100 years old, original sash windows on the front, replacement single glazed wooden windows and sills on the back which are starting to rot and need replacing. The sash windows are fine and are staying as I really like the look of them and if they've lasted this long I'm sure…
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OH DEAR! My bathroom's now ruined!!
Oh dear!!! what have I done :eek: It all started so well :p ... I bought some mould spray because the sealant round the edge of the bath (plastic strip attached with sealant round edges) had started to have spots of mould on. I sprayed it on - waited a few minutes and then started to scrub. Then it went wrong ... all the…
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kitchen layout - any advice appreciated
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Wiring a tv amplifier directly into back of socket?
Hi folks, Thanks to all who helped me on my other thread. As I am going to get an electrician around to have a look at that I thought I might run this past you to see what you think. A number of years ago I got a tv techy to add an amplifier to improve my tv signal. The amplifier is in the loft and as I live in a bungalow…
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Downstairs Flooring - Wood or carpet with young kids?
Looking at changing the flooring in our downstairs hall, lounge and dining room. All rooms are through-routes and so are high traffic areas. I love wooden floors, and would love to go for wood throughout the three rooms (probably engineered wood - seems like the most practical option while still being nicer than laminate).…
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can you use 110mm discs on a 230mm angle grinder?
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Painting a column radiator?
Hi everyone, Bought a column radiator of ebay for quite cheap but it does have a few scratches on it. Whats the best way to prepare this? I have heard spraying is the best as its a pain to get it the columns of the radiator itself. (mine is 4 deep) What would be best to cover the some marks on it too, some of them are bare…
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Ciga
Has anyone here made a successful claim against CIGA? What was the problem? Did they give you any hassle? Has anyone had any remedial work done on cavity insulation at their own expense? How much did it cost?
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Carpet Stains help!!!
Hi, Does anyone know of a good carpet stain remover/removal technique? Not one stain but lots of little ones from the little pygmie people who live with us :p Dont want to buy a new carpet as saving for wooden floor once debts are more under control! :rotfl: Thanks guys xxx
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Fixing an electrical socket
I have a double socket in one room which protrudes out too far, and there was a plaster bodge around it. I have removed the plaster bodge. I would like to set the socket more deeply into the wall. A quick check shows no obvious means for retaining the metal socket box, no nails or screws. How would I remove the socket box?…
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DIY Person in Sutton Coldfield area
Can anybody recommend a good DIY person in the Sutton Coldfield area. The job is to remove existing silicon around the outside of internal UPVC windows and replace with mould proof silicon (Tenant has not ventilated the place!) Also to rub down and paint existing cills and maybe paint a small bathroom with mould proof…
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yet another new boiler question
Apologies, as this has been presumably done to death before, but I'd really like to get people's opinions on the various types of boiler systems that there are out there. Space is limited at the moment as to where we could put a hot water tank. A combi would solve that problem, but we're not all that keen as we've heard…
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Impact of flat having direct access to garden
The ground floor flat in my block of 7 flats is submitting planning permission for direct access to the garden by way of converting their window into a door. Currently all 7 flat owners need to go round the side of the building to access the garden. My concern is that although it will still legally be a communal garden,…
