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Changed mind from ds to ss side extension- what to do
Hi I wonder if someone can advise me of what I need to do. I have recently got planning permission and building regs approval for a ds side extension to my house. For various reasons I have now decided that I probably don't need a ds and ss would be sufficient. It's intended to be approx 4m wide and 6.5m long. I don't…
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Schreiber diagonal wardrobe
We have recently installed Schreiber bedroom furniture and have found that the door to the diagonal wardrobe is not wide enough. It is 1cm too narrow and therefore does not fill the gap, as would be expected. It has been inspected by Homebase and a FIRA technician and agreed that we have correctly assembled the unit, and…
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which boiler system?
I am very confused and I will appreciate advice. I live in a 4 bed detach. house and looking to do loft conversion (to create more space for kids). Heating wise we have old system (not sure about name..may be open vent) where we have two tanks (one in loft and one in airing cuboard). We replaced the boiler when we moved in…
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Hot water coming out of tap too slow
Hi we have just installed a mixer tap in our kitchen. Before it had 2 separate taps for hot and cold and and the pressure was ok. Since installing the new tap the hot water only trickles out. We have taken off the isolator valve and changed it and the pressure is good but not from the tap. Any ideas whats wrong
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Wasp nest powder: how to use
There is a very informative closed thread on here, but I have a question. We have a nest in the soffit of a closed off overhang about our porch. There are roof tiles on top. There is a particular gap in the roof tiles they are using to come and go. There is no access to the space therefore powder seems to be the thing. Im…
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Plumbing/drains advice please
Hi there, Just wondering if anyone could offer me any advice/ideas about why we are suffering a problem with drain smell in the kitchen? Our waste water goes into a pipe which is straight through the concrete floor, rather than through the wall, and we have no outside drain under the window as you would usually see. We had…
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Fascias/ Soffits/ Guttering
I have a 3 bed semi, built in 1929 It needs new soffits etc (rotten) and probably downpipes and guttering etc Ive done some DIY before (studs, doors, boarding, etc) Luckily the house has a gable end, so not loads of soffits just out froont and back. Its all quite accesible, so my question is: How easy is this to DIY and…
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air source heat pump - Viability over oil
Anyone eco knowledgeable types tell me if they are a good choice over a new oil boiler ? Very rural so no gas.
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gas cooker recommendations
please recommend a good cheap gas cooker (space available 60cm) looked in Currys but the cheap ones look cheap, so I'll have to save, would prefer cast iron pan grills and no glass lid.
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Could I hire 1 person to do all this and about how much will it cost?
Hey guys, I've recently bought a house and had some plumbing and electrical work done/ arranged. I have a few other things that need doing from by building survey/ my own observation and I was wondering what type of tradesman is required and how much it would cost roughly please? Also, I haven't really done too much DIY…
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New boiler .....very confused
Hi wonder if you can help me out with my boiler replacement decision. Current system is an Apollo 40 Si with a hot water cylinder. At around 24 years old it is now a bit hit and miss so looking to replace. Also need to replace around 6 radiators. 3 bedroomed house fairly large rooms, 2 pumped showers recently fitted but…
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How Much Noise Is Too Much Noise?
I have lived in my home for over 6 months however about 5 weeks ago my neighbor moved in some women. Since then we have had to listen to there bass of there music at all hours of the day every other day. I have a son who is 2 and a partner who works nights, both who are unable to sleep due to the noise. The music normally…
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New folding shower door leaking
Hi all, hope you can help. Having just had our bathroom renovated, the new folding shower door is leaking on one of it's vertical joints. We purchased all the new bath, sink, toilet etc from one supplier and had a local tradesman fit it. Everything is perfect except this door. We contacted the supplier who arranged for the…
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External damage post bathroom job
We had a chap (ltd company) fit a bathroom for us a few months back. As part of the bathroom re-fit he had to re-pipe the boiler condensate pipe. His workmen (this one was a part time on the side working plumber/handyman) fitted the pipe. After a few weeks we noticed a leak from external elbow from the condensate pipe…
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Wood burner installation
We have a bungalow built in 1968 with a chimney. The hearth has the most inefficient inset gas fire which we plan to have removed & the gas capped off. Just wondering of your experiences of doing this in a similar age property. As the opening is 16"x22", not sure if we can get a multi fuel stove in there. Apparently,…
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Container Storage
We are in desperate need of additional storage on our land - mainly for horse equipment etc and it needs to be pretty secure. A lot of our friends have old shipping containers on their land and I have had quotes of around £8pw for a 20ft one. They capable enough depending on the condition but they look awful. So that leads…
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architects
Does anyone know if you have to pay for an architect to come over and have an initial discussion about what you could possibly do to your home - not detailed designs, but more "you could possibly knock that wall down and open up that space" etc etc. At the moment, I just want to know what the possibilities are and roughly…
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Wet room heating
We're having a ground floor bathroom converted into a wet room and one quote has included underfloor heating. I have no experience of under floor heating so have no idea whether it would be better than the current radiator. Has anyone had under floor heating installed and wished they hadn't?
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are these double glazzing fitters doing right?
Hello everyone. We are having windows fitted by anglian installer. Unfortunately, it seems a few problems have arisen. Are these problems worthy of suspending payment. 1. The first is a large gap between the brick and window frame on one window. From the top to the bottom on one side there is minimum gap of nearly 8mm to…
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Flat roof started to leak in the rain
The part of house where flat roof is leaking is bathroom and the water is dripping from the bulb light. Light no longer working. Please recommend help of a genuine and at the same time good if not better tradesPerson who knows what they do. I have no clue about the flat roofing work and I am in the state of Panic attack.…
