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concrete costs for extension footings
I am looking for quotes for 8 cubic metres of concrete for the footings of our new extension. So far I have had three quotes - £1250, £650 and the third £300 per hour. I am in North London. Do these sound reasonable? On a different point, what are the current building regulations regarding insulation of new extension…
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Best way to repair cracks along coving edges
I put up coving last autumn (plaster coving and Gyproc coving cement) and now some of it has cracks where it joins the walls. Some of the older coving that has been in place for 40 years also has developed cracks, so it looks like my coving fitting is not to blame. What is the best way to fill the cracks? A plasterer…
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A bit extra soundproofing
I have a Victorian 3 bed terrace which is in need of renovation. I'm slowly trying to renovate the bedrooms as I want to move a lodger in (or two if times get desperate). The middle room is warm, which is great, but it adjoins my bedroom and a party wall with a neighbour. It contains a chimney breast though the original…
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Struggling to heat my new home.
I recently moved out in to my new home at the end of October, a Hillier build by Taylor Wimpey, http://www.taylorwimpey.co.uk/newhomes/east+midlands/willowcroft/hillier/ and have been having some issues heating it as of late. For the first month or so the heating wasn’t a priority and the house was warm enough whilst I…
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New Roof
I've just been quoted £10.500 :mad:for a new roof on a two bed flat in Galashiels. Thats removing the old slates and replacing with Spanish slate, I was told that all the nails holding the old slates have rusted away! Can the roof not be stripped and the old slates be re-used? and the damaged ones replaced? The scaffolding…
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Fitting bath into existing wet room
The bathroom in my house was converted into a wet room by the previous owners (I believe one of them had mobility problems). I'd like to leave the existing shower in place, but put in a bath underneath. I also have an old fashioned toilet with a high level wall mounted cistern. I have bought the toilet, bath wastes etc,…
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Cost of carpetting a hallway
I know its impossible to get a near figure due to everyone having different size hallways, but wondering if anyone has carpetted lately and could give me a figure so i could atleast guesstimate what i am working with. Have had to floor a whole house in the last 2 months and only thing i have left to do is downstairs…
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Sealing Terracotta Tiles
I have purchased some new terracotta tiles and been advised to seal them with boiled linseed oil, being careful not to allow the oil to puddle and dry on the surface. The tiles are soaking up the oil like blotting paper and seem to have an insatiable thirst for the stuff. They have now had five liberal coats over several…
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Howdens Burford Cream Gloss Kichen Costs
Some Advice needed We have seen the above kitchen at Howden’s and want a rough idea how much we would expect to pay for the following. Approx. 11 Units with drawer type base units (about 5) Bosch Washing machine Bosch Oven Bosch 5 burner Hob Extractor Hood for 5 burner hob Under wall unit lights Removing old kitchen and…
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repapering previously papered walls
Hello I am about to have my dormer window bathroom redone but the non tiled parts of the studwork walls have been papered with anaglypta than painted with emulsion . I was wondering how best to remove that and replace with fresh anaglypta but am concerned about any possible damage to the plasterboard and whether its…
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Orange toweling, where can I get them?
Hello all, its a relatives birthday soon. She has recently decorated her bathroom orange, so I am looking for some matching toweling. I have been on amazon, but the twels there seem pricey. any suggestions where I can get a flannel, hand towlet and bath towel in orange which is reasonably priced? trued the supermarkets,…
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DIY Flat Roof - EPDM Membrane - Building Regs
Does anyone have any experience of using this stuff. I've submitted bregs for a summer house type thing at the bottom of the garden, its within 1m of the boundary and bregs have asked me about this stuff in relation to B4 - External Fire Spread. I've found this BBA Cert for the stuff I want to use but I dont fully…
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Hessian cover for copper piping
I'm having my bathroom plastered this weekend and the plasterer came to have a look at the room. He commented on the new piping where in a couple of spots it protrudes from the plaster boarding. Apparently the plaster finish will corrode the piping if applied directly onto it. He suggested a hessian type cover that you put…
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sofa not delivered yet
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removing all internal render + regs ?
Hi, i am renovating an old victorian house, solid wall, internal render was in bad condition so i removed it all from external walls with the thought in mind of replacing with 27mm thermaline plus insulation board on external walls and plaster board everywhere else ( all dot and dabbbed ). But have been hearing that if you…
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Will an immersion heater still warm up with a restricted current?
I'm having solar panels fitted, which will be producing nearly 4 Kw in the summer. Even this isn't enough to fully power an immersion heater, so what I want do is to temporarily cut the incoming supply from the mains so I'm not using expensive daytime power. Am I right in thinking the element will still warm up, but not as…
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How to tell when silicone sealent has set?
I used homebase brand silicone sealant on sunday night between a window sill and a window (both uPVC?). The silicone should have set by now according to the packet, and on first glance its seemed to, but have my doubts as i can dig my nail into the edges of the silicone and can pull tiny bits off it. Should properly set…
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Range Cooker - Diplomat ADP 5701
Hi, I am hoping someone can help me please? We have just moved into a new house and are having some issues with the existing cooker. After doing some research it appears the 'Diplomat' brand was that used by MFI before it went out of business, seems it also has links to the Hygena brand, although I could be wrong. I'm just…
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draughts from skirting
We had wooden floors fitted last year (engineered wood floor, fitted as floating floor with acoustic gold underlay) The skirting was lifted and replaced. In the living room, in the bay window (where the radiator is) there are little wood circles around the pipe (one of which came loose today, and I can't get it back again,…
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Breadmaker Types of flour question
I have a Severin Breadmaker Model BM 3983 450W 600g capacity In its recipe book it mentions different types of flour that I cant find in my local supermarket, such as Wheat flour type 405, 550 and 1050, also Rye flour type 1150 Maybe the recipies are for another countries shops, or a more specialised shop. Could anyone…
