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Replacing Soil Pipe
I will be refurbishing my bathroom shortly but, as everyone knows, one job leads to ten hence my question! I need to replace the outside Soil Pipe that goes from the first floor bathroom and into the concrete path below. The house is late 50's and I know the pipe is asbestos and will need special removal. I have all new…
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Electrical - Sockets, Light switches etc.
Any recommendations for a competitive supplier for brushed steel light switches, sockets, LED down lights etc would be welcome?
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Land dispute with neighbour
My mum's best friend (I'm going to call her T) sold her house last year. When she was selling up, her neighbour had mentioned about having her steps re-done. That was it. A week before T moved, her neighbour was having her steps re-done. However, a while after the new owner had moved in, the neighbour had a wall that…
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PVC composite front door advice needed please
Hi we are looking to get a new pvc composite front door in black and the only thing a little unusual we have asked for is that the inside be in black too. We have a guy who my father used to work with that we always go to for PVC stuff as he always seemed good for this stuff for us, ie reasonable price, good quality etc…
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Brick Tint - how to colour bricks?
Hi, We have some bricks which had frost damage. We have cemented (mortar) over them, filling the mortar joints and the face of the damaged bricks. Yes, I know ideally the damaged bricks should have been removed/replaced but we did not want to do this as not experienced enough and also difficulties matching bricks. Also…
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Laminate edging???
Hi, I know that on a normal straight edge you'd either use an edging strip or hide in under the skirting board (if that's possible) but what do you do when it comes to a door way and the architrave? Do you just leave the edge open and bare or is there some way of covering up that too? Thanks.
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Kitchen Worktops - South London
Hi all, I'm hoping someone on here can offer me some advice. I am looking to replace my kitchen and am now just left trying to source some decent worktops. My budget does not stretch to granite and as much as I would love to get real wood, I think the maintenance might be an issue. So, that leads me towards laminate. I am…
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Neighbour refuses us access to build our dream office
Dear All, The background to my question is I had a dead tree in my stepdaughter garden and I arrange to remove it due to the danger of it falling on the neighbours gardens and the safety of children playing. The only access is though the neighbour garden (she rents from the council), my stepdaughter terrace house (she…
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Bosch sander sheets coming loose, maybe replacement?
Hi I have a Bosch 1/2 sheet sander which I have had for over 10 years and it still looks quite new, i.e. it has not had any real hard use but fairly frequent DIY use. I don't think it has got worse I think it is just that I am pushing it harder at the moment but it lets go of the sheet when I put any real pressure on it by…
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Rechargeable batteries
I am using 9v rechargeable batteries for a cat scarer. Does anybody know how long should I left them to be recharged? The manual says it will turn green when it is fully charged but even after an overnight charge the lights are still red. The rechargeable batteries lasts only a week which is not vey good & I need to keep…
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Quote for eradicating damp on walls. Big task? Does it work?
This isn't really an is this quote fair question, it's more about the work involved... In the quote it states: Was talking to a few people about this at work & they were saying that injecting this DPC isn't as reliable as you may think - it often fails/simply doesn't work very well. Is this correct or are they talking BS?…
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Toilet Siphon - trying to fit - problems HELP PLS
Hi, I hope someone can help. We're trying to fit a new toilet siphon - new to this!! Have lots of questions hope someone can help as the cistern is currently off... 1. Bought Dual Flush Siphon from Wickes. Didn't realise it is bigger (9") than the old one we've taken out. Does this matter? It still seems to fit in the…
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Boiler recommendations please
Hello My mums getting gas central heating put into a flat which currently has electric heating but the water is heated by gas. She's meeting the plumber tomorrow to discuss it and has asked me to do some research tonight on boilers, and phone her later tonight with recommendations. I'm going to do some research but I also…
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Help me figure out the drains at my house (Pics)
As title, bought a house where the attached garage was extended to the rear and a tiny toilet cubicle installed. The framing and WC has since been removed, leaving some puzzling things...:huh: The soil stack seems to be open-vented at the top, with a 'cone' device with slots all around. The WC and wash-basin used to…
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Sunvic valve and heating/hot water issue
Hi all, Looking for some help from you very useful people out there....and please excuse my ignorance. New house - I noticed previously I couldn't turn on the heating without the hot water. Niaively didn't think too much more about it, thought it was normal....testing out heating again and decided it probably wans't…
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Installing new Window, advice needed on PLANITHERM
Hello So there is a wall where my cat flap exists but is in need of replacing, I also hang my laundry in that room. Anyway it is a single leaf block wall, and i am thinking to installing a window in it, I was going to go for PLANITHERM, to get an A grade window. I also thinking of installing an extraction fan into the wall…
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Extending a semi detatched when neighbour has too
I'm looking at extending my house instead of moving as it should hopefully be cheaper. (£60k cheaper) Our house is connected fully to a neighbour on the left (as you look at the house) and via a garage to the right. The house to the right has extended above their garage to add another bedroom and have a bigger bathroom.…
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Ikea Bathroom
In the process of upgrading our bathroom, and quite like the Ikea Godmorgon/Odensvik combo, but am not so keen on the Ikea taps. Just wondering if anyone knows if the holes in the Ikea sinks are standard sizes and will fit any store bought taps? Thanks mtyo
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Bay window curtain rail
Hi all ,in our house we have a Bay window that consists of 5 panels (bit like an old threpunce cut in half ) we would like to fit a curtain rail in it so that the curtains go around the bay ( not across it ) .The pole/Rail must hang from the ceiling in the bay and also the curtains must be cord oporated as the TV will be…
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How much carpet do I need?
I am not sure how to measure up and calculate how much carpeting I need to replace my lounge/dining/hall. Just want to have an idea so that I know how much it is likely to cost me. Looking on line I don't see many price per meter. Last time around I bought Ryalux and recall that it was pretty expensive I would also like…
