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Mono Mixer Tap-Repair or Replace
I've had problems with my kitchen mono mixer taps. When turning the lever to hot water it was only trickling out. I undid the screw and had a look at the lever which was very worn and corroded. I put back and used but no improvement. (Although cold was ok) But then after trying again the lever went slack when pulling up to…
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hut/shed advice
Hello all !! im after some advice/help/pointers anything constructive! I need to build a hut built for storage - some garden tools ladders - bits and bobs - have used trust a trader and some1 is coming round on friday to tell me how much it is/time scales etc etc ... i have a rough idea of what i wanted .. until a friend…
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Inconvenience or disturbance allowance
This is my first post, so hope I am doing this right! We are trying to find out some more info re disturbance allowance and I can't seem to find anything. I own a house which is surrounded by private land. The land owner has decided we need new paths an lighting which is costing me personally £1800. The work will take 6…
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Kitchen appliances
Hi, I'm looking to buy a new fridge freezer (american side by side style) and a washing machine. I wondered if anyone had any suggestions of where to go for ex display models or reasonably priced appliances? Thanks
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Flat-pack homes
Hi, I need advice about flat-pack homes. I been watching the programme on the home channel and I am sucked into the whole building your house business but I am a little stuck. 1. As you know you need to get land and planning permission. I have checked lots of land sites but they seem to only offer large amounts of land. I…
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VAT charge by non VAT registered tradesman
I have had a kitchen fitted. The supplier of the kitchen has charged VAT on the kitchen cabinets and appliances. The tradesmen used were contracted by the supplier. The electrician used is VAT registered so I presume VAT is due on his bill. The kitchen fitter, plasterer and plumber are not VAT registered The total bill for…
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Professional Carpet Cleaning
Just wondering if anyone can tell me whether the carpets would be left damp after professional carpet cleaning, and how long they would take to dry out? Thanks!
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Party wall agreement for loft conversion
Hello I've just recently got planning permission for a loft conversion (I'm in a first floor flat so I needed to get planning) I now need to get party wall agreements and wondered if anyone can give me an idiot's guide as to the best way to go about this. The architect who drew up the plans has been a bit vague and not…
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How much more expensive is a project manager
Hi all, We are in the process of buying our first home and it is a fixer upper, nothing structural, just bathrooms, plastering, flooring, decorating and some repairs to brickwork, roof and the heating system. To complicate matters, we live abroad and will do for the entire renovation (with regular extended visits). I am…
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Q. on tiling, minimising number of tills to cut
After having measured my bathroom walls and preferred tiles, I've found I'm 4cm 'short' when using whole tiles from bath to ceiling. So the obvious solution is to insert a 4cm band around the wall in the form of a tile border. However 4cm seems thinner than tile borders, and even cutting strips from a mosaic tile looks…
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Better storage heaters or installing gas central heating questions.
We currently have electric storage heaters and hate them. On the plus side the 2 we have are enough to heat the house when both working and it does work out quite cheap BUT there is no heat in the evenings, boiling in the mornings and no real control. My question is how much it would realistically cost us to install…
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Tension rod and centre support hook
I have got this long tension rod with three centre support hooks on my new UPVC window and it stays up for a while and comes down again. I have read this is common the sticky part does not stick well esp in this hot weather. I am wondering whether anybody has ever used super glue on UPVC or any suggestion hot to make it…
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Small foil dishes?
Does anyone know where I might buy some small foil dishes? I need some about the size of a small Kipling pie (no bigger!) for a Brownie craft we're doing this week. It's on Thursday, need about 30 dishes - I just can't eat that many pies by then! Would like to try and keep the cost down too. I'm about to do the rounds of…
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Help painting garden seat.
I was about to get my husband to take our old garden seat to the tip as had seen better days, when our daughter decided she would have it for her front garden, where she can sit and watch the children playing and she wants it painted cream. I have sanded it down quite smoothly but still patchy woodstain visible. Anyone any…
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Reflective heat shield for house windows
In summer the Sun shines straight through my West facing windows in the Afternoon and early Evening converting the house into a sweatsheap. It is particularily bad in the upstairs spare room were I work on the computer, the quietest room in the house. I have already fixed curtains with refective linings in this room, and…
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Shed Foundation/Base
Hello All, I was wondering what is the best way to go about a shed/office building at the bottom of my garden. The size of the building is 12x12. I want it weather tight etc and done properly. Made out of all wood. I was thinking 3' of hardcore compacted, then concrete over this, do i need to put any insulation in? Or even…
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Can you bitumen over a damp course membrane
The outside render of my hose has all come loose and has been removed ready to re-apply, the previous owner had painted bitumen to two brick layers above the protruding menbrane. I have cleaned this away as much as possible, my builder says I can just repaint over with bitumen the whole area but I am reluctant to bridge…
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Wall under Valley Gutter growing mushroom
one of our bedroom wall direct under a valley gutter starts growing mushroom, seems it is in high damp condition ( the wall's other side is my neighbour's bathroom. the valley gutter is cleared last year by my neighbour. and she said it can not be the valley gutter's problem because the wall in her side is not damp. now my…
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Paid Surveys. Marketing Research.
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Rough cost ? Painting decorating?
Just wondered what the rough cost would be to repaint a average sized double bedroom, 3 walls. Current paint is blue so not sure if difficult? Also, stairs seem to be creaking just wondered how much this costed roughly to repair? Thanks just wondered what I should be looking at before I get a quote.
