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Condesation
Evening hopefully im in the correct place,just wanted to ask you clever people some advice.My DS has just sent me these pictures.Its a downstairs external wall.Any ideas of why this is happening.Central heating on but just normal temperature.
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Carpet Cleaner
Could anyone recommend a inexpensive carpet cleaner. Thanks
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Halogen Lamp Bulbs...
Just over a month ago we purchased two Franklite Bronze finished light fittings for our Lounge and we are disappointed to find that in that time no fewer than four of the 40W G9 mains voltage halogen lamps have blown. That works out at a bulb blown every week. The bulbs were fitted as per instructions with gloves supplied.…
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Cracks? Should we be worried?
Can anyone please help me please. Today we were taking down the wallpaper in the spare room. Our house is a 1960s ex council house. We are end terrace. The walls are made of bricks and breeze blocks. We noticed on the interior wall of the spare room (which is on the corner of the house eg end of the terrace) that there was…
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Raft foundations
Hi all, I'm going to build a small single storey extension (approx. 8' x 13') at the rear of my semi-detached house and am trying to avoid the works falling under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. I don't want a big gap between the extension and the boundary, which would be unavoidable with standard foundations unless they…
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How to check a builders work
I need a loft extension done I have been quoted 28000 I have no idea if this is reasonable how do I make sure he is a reputable builder? He is on rated people.com and has 1 person rated him. He is not on check a trade.com he seems reasonable when I met him but I know you can't go on initial impressions please advise. Thanks
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Garage Conversion
Hello all - about 4 years ago we had our garage converted into a home office. This was done on the cheap by a local builder and we have no documentation that the work complies with building regs. There has been no problem with what was done except the insulation is totally inadequate and the room is freezing in winter. In…
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Fire Alarm Keeps Going Off
the fire alarm has started to go off in one of the rooms in our house in the last month or two for no apparent reason as there is no smoke to put it off . Could it be something to do with the central heating being switched on and there being condensation on the ceiling ?
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advise re wood flooring please
Good morning and a Happy healthy and prosperous new year to all, We are looking at putting wood flooring in the dining room but don't really know anything about it. Ive been looking online and I can see solid or engineered floors, oiled or natural, wide and narrow planks, different thicknesses. I don't know where to start!…
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Council tax issue...
Hi all, I hope I have put this in the right place but I can't find a better location! I have just checked my bank balance and found that I have paid my standard monthly council tax bill. I was under the impression that you don't have to pay council tax in January? Has this been changed now? Many thanks, Matt :)
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Neighbour's burglar alarm keeps going off in middle of night
Police are as rare as hen's teeth round here but about three weeks ago we had a visit from the local crime prevention officer to ask if we had noticed anything suspicious a few days earlier when apparently a major burglary had taken place at a large house at the end of the road, cleaned out while they were away for the…
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Neptune chrome tap leaking?
Im using one of these swan type taps and need to replace the carterage as the hot water is dripping. any ideas on how to remove the hot water lever? cheers
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Power sockets stick out from wall
In exactly eight weeks we'll receive the keys to our new home, it's about 55-60 years old and all interior walls are brick. I visited the house tonight and the current owner allowed me to take measurements for planning of a new kitchen. Something I noticed when viewing was that the power sockets in the house stick out from…
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Baxi Combi Boiler 105HE Losing Pressure
Hi all hope you all had a good xmas and new year, i have a problem and need some advice with my combi boiler baxi 105he. The pressure gauge on boiler was showing 0, so i filled it up to 1.5 using the filling loop, next day the pressure dropped to 0 and again i filled it up. I went round all radiators to bleed the air out…
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cancelling a sofa order
I hope this is in the right place - sorry if it's not. Yesterday we bought a sofa from SCS. It was an item that they had in stock at their warehouse that they wanted rid of and we got a fairly good deal. But when we got home we realised it was much bigger than we had thought. Now normally you cannot cancel and it says this…
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Are washing machine and dishwasher fittings the same?
Hi all Am moving into a house where the current owners have a dishwasher in the kitchen and the washing machine outside in the garage. They are taking both these appliances and we don't need a dishwasher, so I am hoping to put a washing machine inside instead. Will this actually work though or are they very different in…
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Free Cavity Wall Insulation?
I have had a man at the door today telling me there is a non means tested government initiative which means I can get free cavity wall insulation. I gave my number and was told that a surveyor would contact me for a no obligation free survey. they would then send this off to access teh gov't funds. I told him that sounded…
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TriFlow tap for kitchen
Can anyone recommend a triflow tap make to fit with water filter with the new water softener being installed? Deva Str3am water filter tap seems a very reasonable price compared to Franke triflow tap.
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scrap computer metals where to sell?
ive seen all over the internet about what to strip from a computer and which bits to throw away but i cant seem to find anywhere how you would sell the stuff you stripped. i mean where can you sell the gold etc ?
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Gas stove electric ignition problem
hi In my house gas stove electric ignition has failed. Whom should I call and get it repaired this is becoming a big problem please help
