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Help next doors roofers
Hi, Hope someone can help me.My neighbours next door have just had a new roof.The property is joining mine & is a 3 story semi.While the roofers were doing the roof alot of chunks of old mortar came down on my side path.This was the mortar from the the old capping tiles where the 2 property meet.Anyways spoke to the roofer…
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Fencing, Legal Limit of height?
HI, I’m looking for some advice, I’m not sure if I have posted in the right section of the forum, If not please feel free to move! I’m inquiring about putting fencing up around my rented property? Basic information, We have a small one bedroom back to back. We have a small amount of grass area outside the front of the…
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MX Optimum Lowlevel 25mm Shower Tray?
Bathroom has a sloping ceiling, has to go for the lowest tray possible. :( Does anybody have any experience using this 'MX Optimum Lowlevel 25mm Shower Tray'? Any pros and cons? Any other options (not pricy)? Many thanks.
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My kitchen wall is next door's courtyard wall - party?
I have damp coming in through my kitchen which I am sorting out. It's caused through improper render on that wall in addition to some brackets which have been screwed to the exterior some time before I purchased the house. I need to re-render this wall to waterproof it and as far as I'm aware, as this is my external wall,…
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Damp patch on ceiling
Recently there was a hole in the seal of the bath in the flat above mine and water was leaking from their flat and finding a path to my ceiling. The only reason I found out was because when I took a shower the steam would condense on the ceiling and form a wet patch where the water was finding it's way onto the top of my…
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Road Issue
Hi All, There is a private road next to my house, that is beyond repair, it is full of potholes and has bricks and rubbles all across it and it is becoming a bit on an eye sore, is there anything I can do or force the owners to do about this?? Thanks in advance
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Wiring an Outside Light - no earth query
Hi, We have just replaced an external/garden light. When doing so we noticed that the existing mains cable to the old light did not have any earth (just live and neutral wires) and are wondering if this is a problem (the light is plastic, not metal and does not have a label saying it must be earthed). We have re-wired…
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End of my tether- help available??
Morning, After another sleepless night I thought I would post here to see if there is any help available out there. I posted a couple of weeks ago about a potential damp problem (I'll put a link in later). It is just getting worse and worse, in summer so god only knows what winter will be like! I was woken at 1am by our…
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Tarmac Driveway Repair Help Please!
Hello all, I'd appreciate some advice on the following please. I'm currently in dispute with a driveway contractor who relaid my tarmac driveway approx 2 years ago. It's being dealt with by Trading Standards now but as expected is a long and arduous process. Basically, the tarmac has become quite pitted in several areas…
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Boundary query
My property is separated from the neighbours by a narrow passageway (between the 2 garages) which allows access to the rear of both our properties. We are wanting to put a fence between the two driveways and were looking at the deeds this evening to find the dividing line. The conveyance document of when the house was…
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Exterior Wall Tiles - temporary removal?
Our house has areas of exposed brick wall, one ground floor section covered with white-painted render, and considerable areas of exterior hung tiles over the upper storey. I'm now thinking seriously about getting some cavity wall insulation but I believe the contractors simply ignore areas of wall obscured by hung tiles.…
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Problems with my Power Shower
Hello, In desperate need of some help, not sure if its electrical fault or plumbing issue. Bascially problem arose on Saturday night, turned on shower okay but after I had showered I tried to turn it off but the water kept on coming through. Eventually had to turn off the entire water supply to the house. The following day…
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Puddle in the fridge! Help.
We have an integral fridge and seperate freezer. The fridge has the usual shelves and a salad container at the bottom. For some reason we end up with a small lake, well a large cupfull of water underneath the salad container every few days. I'm not sure what is causing it and how concerned I should be by it? Any advice…
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How do I fill a hole in the wall??
Evening... I have a problem and my dad is away on holiday at the moment :rotfl: We are moving out next Monday and part of the contract states we have to make good. Packing at the weekend I made a hole in the plasterboard, it is a bit jagged and gone right through to a void behind the board which is about 8mm thick perhaps.…
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Fibre washers
Help! - I've had to remove the Surrey Flange on my domestic h/w cylinder and I can't find source for a replacement green fibre washer that seals the flange to the cylinder. Can any help? The old washer measurements are: 43mm o/d and 33mm i/d which I think is BSP 1" size. Tried to find a supplier for this but failed. thanks
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which boiler?
We're currently getting quotes on a replacement for a Powermax x155 boiler (which isn't made any longer). Its installation doesn't conform to norms - you can't inspect the flue which is vertical - so the installation cost of the new one has to include re-siting which is going to be v expensive :( The heating engineer…
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New FTB needing rough quotes?
Hi All, Currently in the process of buying a new house with my girlfriend and theres 2 main jobs that we would like to do. First off is a built in wardrobe in the main bedroom which would require a fake door frame and plastering i assume? The picture of the room has been attached so would anyone have any idea on the cost…
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Is there a solution to this bathroom problem?
Our new house, has a newly fitted bathroom, which is lovely. Except it has two windows, one overlooking side of the house, one at the back. The bath is located underneath one of the windows, with the tap end right next to it. It's for this reason i suppose that a shower hasn't been fitted over the bath (and there isn't…
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granite worktops-limit to length?
I have a 2m (ish) length of worktop in my kitchen, on the opposite wall to the main kitchen units. It currently is laminate, attached to the wall with l shaped brackets and there is one upright panel on the length-there are no cupboards here-the fridge, dishwasher and tumble dryer sit underneath. I want to redo the…
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Query about loft usage
After a bit of advice really. I have a large unused loft space in my Victorian semi. It is partially boarded and has a fixed ladder and electrics installed and currently houses the boiler and a few boxes. I'm a bit tight for space in the rest of the house and wondered what I'd need to do to it to make it a usable space.…
