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Buying a house: water pressure / shower questions
Hello all. First post in this section. We are looking at a particular house we have spotted and are seriously considering putting in an offer. However, we would need to redo the main bathroom; and the shower room in the loft conversion is a bit strange. Our understanding of the property is that it had the loft conversion…
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Water leaking everywhere!
Hi guys, Little but of help would be appreciated. My boyfriend and I live in a flat where we own 75%. All the flats have exactly the same layout. We've discovered that there is a leak of really hot water coming down on the outside of the waste pipes that are in the airing cupboard. Its causing our ceiling to fall apart in…
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Money for Water Tank - getting central heating
Hi, sorry if this is in the wrong place. if the board guides think it will get better response please move. i'm thinking of getting central heating. I live in a terraced house and would need 7 radiators and a boiler which would heat the heaters and the water (dont know if this is what's called a combi boiler). At the…
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building an extension - fixed price or hourly rate
OH wants to build an extension. he wants to ask some builders around next week for some estimates. should we ask for a fixed price and/or daily rate? OH is a project manager (albeit not construction) and works from home and wants to manage the project. what are the pros and cons of this? any questions we should definitely…
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Memory foam mattress
Hi all, I recently took up a groupon offer and invested in a memory foam mattress. I managed to get 3 great nights sleep and thought that the mattress was my best purchase in a long time. We then replaced our divan bed with a ottoman sleigh bed and this seems to have changed the whole feel of the mattress. We no longer…
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Cork expansion strips for wood floors?
We are laying laminate over the next few days. We went into Wickes and picked up some of these things when we saw them, they are 12mm and the beading or molding for the skirting apparently goes on top. I havent unpacked them yet as Im unsure whether this is necessary or what other people use. On the pack it says its for…
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Kahrs engineered oak click together
Hi, Looking at Kahrs engineered oak click together flooring anyone got any experiance of this product? Cheers Dave
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Cormar carpet
Hi we are carpeting our house and are considering cormar carpets anyone got any experiance of them? Looking at the New Oaklands range. Cheers Dave
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Bay Window Subsidence
When I bought my 1930s house I was made aware that the bay window had been underpinned several years earlier. When my builders were installing the new windows they dug down and told me that the bay had not been underpinned, so they said they had poured concrete in to support it. The floors into the bay were really out so…
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Electric fireplace suite
I'm looking for an electric fireplace suite (including hearth), and wondered if anyone had any recommendations. I've seen some where the 'flame effect' looks like something made on Blue Peter so hoping I can do better than that, but do have a limited budget as we are renovating our house and have a lot to do. Thanks :)
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Leaks, Damp and mould in conservatory
My conservatory is now approaching 8 years old, and for the last 2 years I have had nothing but problems with leaks, damp and mould. It took over a year before I could get the company to take any action and a further 6months and threat of involving trading standards before they actually started any course of work. They…
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Electic shower won't fit- need a plumber??
Bought a triton 10.5kw electric shower to replace a Redring 8.5kw shower. Hubby went to fit it and says that they are totally different and he needs a plumber to sort out the pipes etc. he is DIY shy ( despite being a spark!) - does this seem right or is he tryin to fob me off?
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no water through bath tap/shower
My bath tap / shower (connected in one unit attached instead of taps) has stopped bringing water through or has a small trickle. How do I know what's wrong? My boiler keeps losing pressure aswell. Any advice? I have a combi boiler (no water tank). The tap is a sealed unit, one knob to turn shower/tap on and off, one for…
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Stump removal and gargae base questions
Been digging this morning, still attempting to remove the conifer stumps, feel I have made some progress but wondering if I'm fighting a losing battle? The white line is 'ground' level Also this thing Also, when finally getting round to a wider base, would the whole area be dug up or a base laid over the current garage and…
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Central heating or damp proofing?
I have a pretty serious damp problem in my flat's bedroom, and I've obtained quotes to get a new damp course installed. However, the flat also has no heating, and I would like to get central heating fitted. I can only afford to do one of these things. If I go with the central heating, is it likely to improve the damp…
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How to override security floodlight to become dusk till dawn only?
Hey everyone.! Any ideas on the above bought an outside flood light from b&q to replace the broken one. We have fitted an energy saving equivalent bulb 20w so will now be able to leave this light on all night. Problem is it has a motion sensor and when activated the max the light will stay on for is 12 minutes. We can…
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Problem with freezer compartment
Hi Our freezer is not freezing down to the recommended -18c. Is there anything that I can do as a DIY repair or does it mean a call to an engineer? I got the fridge freezer in good condition second hand from a mate who was refitting his kitchen, so it's probably around six years old now. Thank you.
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does anyone know where i can buy 28"/710mm doors from?
right missus wants all the doors changed in the house we live in an old 1890 house, anyway downstairs no problem 2 doors 30" but upstairs all the 3 doors are 28"/712mm now she has seen oak veneer doors she likes but veneer doors can't be cut down on the sides due to the veener finish. also we can't afford real oak doors.…
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extractor fan on 4th floor kitchen....
I am looking into redoing my kitchen but im unsure on how to proceed about having an extractor fan. It seems that a suitable extractor fan is required whether or not you have a big !!! window in the kitchen. I live at the top of as small block of apartments/flats meaning the kitchen is on the 4th floor. There is an…
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Conservatory wall lights
I need to get two light fittings for my new conservatory. There isn't enough elevation for a ceiling fan/light so we are just having wall lights. Are spotlights the best way to go? What sort of lights should I get? Conservatory fitter recommended this type of thing but we would only have one light fitting then…
