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Garage planning permission
Do we need planning permission to knock down our garage or does that only apply when building a new one?
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cleaning moss off fascia boards and also.....
the rubber seals around car door, I'm thinking white vinegar ??? I don't hsve a pressure washer to blast it off.
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Close coupled toilet repair.
I have to repair a leak on a close coupled toilet - an old one - a very old one... The leak is in the large doughnut washer/seal between the 2 parts -where the water falls through. I have a number of concerns, never having done this before The float mechanism is old design (the mechanism which closes the seal when the…
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Loft cleaning and boarding
Hi all I live in a 1930 style semi detached house and have lived here for 12 months now. I wanted to start using the loft to store away suitcases,books,cds etc So i opened up the loft to see the state and I was shocked to see the amount of junk the previous owners have left behind. I also noticed the poor insulation…
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CheckATrade any good?
Is the above web site reliable? I had some work done by a plumbing and building firm who get top reviews. But the standard does not match: * Damage to a kitchen window frame while getting skirting into the house (repair cost about £150). They said they'd sort the repair, two weeks later, nowt. * Damage to architraves and…
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Builders drama... Please Help!
Hi again! We have a situation with our builders and I hope some of you can advise us in regards to the norms and "etiquette" of what we should do. A little long maybe but I'll try and keep it short. Please ask any questions you may need to. We are moving into our new home soon but currently there is building work being…
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lino bagging in kitchen
The problem is that the lino is lifting in the middle of the floor, the lino has been stretched once already and this sorted the problem for a few days. But within a few days the lino was back to the same. I noticed when they done this that the floor had been screeded over the old vinyl tiles. The screed is dry. Could they…
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Hot and Cold Mixer
Hi ... Does anyone know if a contraption exists whereas you can connect a device to a hot and cold mixing tap in your house, to enable you to get warm water to the outside. I own a large dog who loves getting messy on his walks, and I would much rather give him a bath in the garden than inside the house!
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Patio
Thinking of having our patio done which is the original concrete as there are a few cracks starting to appear due to the frost. Someone came to view the patio and he said instead of digging up the concrete that can be used as the original base. Obviously this will save the tradesman time and us money I really want to make…
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Broken Boiler - Repair or Replace
Hi, I have a "Potterton Profile 60" that needs about £500 worth of repairs. My plumber has quoted £1600-£1700 to fix a new boiler, replace a scaled-up pump and power flush the system which seems a pretty reasonable price (comments welcome!). What I'm tryign to work out, though, is whether it is worth keeping the old one…
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help with garden machinery hire!
hello today we hired a sit on lawnmower for the day from a garden centre and OH ran over a stone and broke a blade off. so we phoned to tell them and they said the guy would phone us back about coming to fix it 2 hours later someone phoned and said there is nothing we can do today everyone is busy we will pick it up in the…
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What should I do with this pond/hole in my garden?
Hi all, I moved into my house last year. Previous occupants were a elderly couple who used to love sitting by the pond in the garden. Now I am left with the pond but for the forseeable future I would not plan to actually use it as a functional pond. I am trying to work out what would be the best MoneySaving (long and short…
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Cersanit Basin - Can I replace the pop up plug?
I have an old cersanit washbasin. The waste is broken and the pop up plug no longer has a plug, which means there is nothing to stop things falling down the wastepipe. The diameter of the waste pipe is not usual (35mm as near as I can measure it and I have done so very carefully) so a plastic plug won't work.., I haven't…
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Stone step polish - donkey stone or similar?
Hello all I have an internal stone step in my kitchen. I don't want to paint it, but at the moment it looks really scruffy. The stone is dark grey. Soap and water has got rid of some of the dirt, and it also has paint splatters on it. I heard that housewives used to use a donkey stone, which sounds like an abrasive…
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Other half returned LoveFilm disc without an envelope - WHAT TO DO?
My other half seems to have had an attack of the ditz today and sent back a LoveFilm Blu-Ray disc just in its plastic wallet and NOT in an envelope addressed to LoveFilm returns. Any suggestions how to sort this? I guess there are three options. 1. Hope it turns up OK (as I think it says LoveFilm on the sleeve somewhere,…
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water marks on bathroom wall
hi, iv just repainted my bathroom walls using dulux matt emulsion paint and it is showing what looks like water tide marks and dark spots on paint. is this a fault of the walls or paint? i cant remember if the paint previously on walls was a specialist bathroom paint or just a normal emulsion. also the bathroom does get a…
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fridge freezers
would like some help and advice please on buying a new fridge freezer. would really like and american style one as ours is just not big enough. had a look around internet but would love to hear some coments about them to make my mind up, does anyone have one? what do you think of it? does anyone hate them and if so why…
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Only toilet wont flush and can't repair until Tuesday
Can anyone help? The push button on our toilet has broken and wont flush, it is one of these systems: http://www.thomasdudley.co.uk/vantage.asp# I spoke to every Plumb and Builder merchant this morning to track down a new flush button but can only order direct from the manufacturer which I have done but it wont be…
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Waterproof glue for Bissel washer
Any help would be great! A small bit of the front of my Bissel carpet washer has snapped off, and I can't get any suction now. Please help with the best glue for the job. Thanks for any replies!
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Secondary Glazing
Does anyone know any companies that do secondary glazing in the Coventry area? I have phoned so many double glazing / conservatory people and none of them do it. Also what is the going rate for secondary glazing for one window about 1x1.6m?
