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Victorian floor tiles
Hi Can anyone recommend a Victorian Floor Tile company in London - North or East better please? Looking to place tiles in a small area 2 square metres Anyone got pictures of your own tiles I can copy :o :rotfl: Thanks
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Glow worm Ultracom 30sxi........very little heat to radiators!!
We have just purchased a new property and went to try the central heating a couple of days ago. The boiler is firing up but very little heat is going to the radiators. After leaving it on for about an hour a couple of the radiators were warm, however, the majority were still cold. We have had 2 different plumbers…
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Extension - where to start
OK, so we would like to organise an extension on our house. Money is not an issue We have no idea where to start - Do we get quotes before applying for planning permission? Do we need an architect, and what is their role? Tips ref builders, what to look out for and what to avoid. If anyone who has been through this process…
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Isolation valve leaking
Hi, any advice would be appreciated... I have an isolation valve that is being used as a stop ie. one end is a blanking cap nut, the other is a 15mm copper water pipe. It is located under my front door mat well, so in quite confined quarters. The drip is slow, only about 5ml overnight and appears to be coming from the…
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Condensation and Damp problems - next steps?
Hi all, New to the forum so I hope I have posted this in the right place (Sorry for the long(ish) post in advance!). I live in a first floor flat with my wife and 19 month old daughter which has a condensation and resulting damp problem. We live by the sea. In the past few years during the winter months we get a lot of…
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Extraction
After an inline extractor fan gave up the ghost (located in my loft space) and I was up there at the weekend fitting a replacement. When it was all disconnected, I noticed the ducting (section after the extractor) was 'sweaty' and moldy on the inside. Clearly warm moist air from the bathroom below is condensing on the…
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New uPCV windows/doors - angle iron
hi all, We are replacing our existing windows (aluminium) with uPVC ones. We are also replacing two external doors with French doors uPVC. Our house was built around 1955 and we were wondering whether we should install Angle Iron to support the windows/doors? We were also expecting the Window company to provide a quotation…
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Haven't Been Able To Use My Own Shower In Six Months
This is a problem which has me completely confused. I live alone. A year or so back I had two working showers in my home. One upstairs, one downstairs. Over a period of time the upstairs shower stopped working, at one moment it was producing almost boiling water and then cold water. I thought nothing about it as it was an…
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Windows...
We live in a converted mill grade II listed. When we moved in we had window problems, some leak when it rains, the double glazing doesn't work as double glazing anymore, they act as a hole in the wall rather than a window. They are about 12 years old & are made of softwood, with 16 small panels of glass in them to…
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Replacing lock = how much?
For the front door. Nothing wrong with the lock - just want keys changed. I think its a 5 lever multi-point deadlock not sure. Its a normal door with handle on each side but you lock with a key. Turn twice to double lock. Will the whole lock need to be replaced or can the barrel just be done? It looks like it all part of…
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Understanding Boiler and Megalfow
Hi members, I have moved into a new home which has Worcester Greenstar 30 CDI conventional boiler downstairs and a Megaflow Heatrae Sadia on the first floor. There is a honeywell ST6400C thermostat for the controls next to the boiler. I want to know do I have to keep the hot water on a CONTINUOUS mode or do I set it for…
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How much shoul dit cost for a plumber to add radiators
I just wanted to gauge your thoughts on this. We have found a nice plumber. We want 2 radiators added to the upstairs of our house. They are going other side of an thick internal solid wall (but I believe are being trunked off existing radiators in the relevant rooms). A third radiator is being swapped for a new style…
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on line kitchens
Hi, there is a new Facebook advert called kitchen offers, I clicked on it to have a look and ask for a brochure ( there is no web page) instead of a brochure I got a text to say a kitchen planner would call to do a free estimate and bring the brochure. The salesman came and discussed the kitchen then gave me a price,…
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Got rats coming through the chimneys - Sealing fireplaces?
Got a small late victorian flat on the first floor. Place is a dump but the 3 fireplaces are sweet and well preserved. Problem is rats like to tumble down the chimneys and raid my flat at around 3am. I want to preserve the fire places - what sort of money am I look at for sealing them so rats can't visit anymore? What is…
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Damp spots and cracking paint??
Hi, We moved in to our new terraced house in Feb of this year and redecorated down stairs. In the last month, two large cracks running from left to right on a party wall at the front of the house and now a few suspicious looking dark circles on the dining room wall, again party to the house next door. Patches are 3/4 of…
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Should I attempt to change light fittings myself?
Just looking for some advice as to whether anyone else has ever attempted to change ceiling light fittings, or if this is a horrible idea? I've been watching a few videos on Youtube and the principle seems simple enough, but I'm also aware that this is the sort of statement that usually proceeds someone ending up getting…
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Plug incompatability
I am having a problem with some electrical appliances recently bought and the fit of the standard 3 pin plug into the switched wall sockets . Previously no problem but recently purchased replacement Bosch steam iron and De'Longhi coffee grinder with moulded on 3 pin UK plugs, do not fit well into the sockets. The plugs…
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Loos and Basins!
Ok, bear with me, I have 2 questions. 1) I have a wonderful (not) 'eco' loo in my bathroom. It's c%£p! The flush doesn't do the job, so to speak, so we end up flushing several times. Of course this isn't exactly 'eco'! Is there any 'tinkering' I can do to the loo to make it flush more efficiently? 2) I'm also trying to…
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cost of having extra sockets in the living room
Hi can anyone give me an estimated on the cost of getting an extra socket? thanks
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flat roof/builder guarantee
hello does anyone know if there are standard guarantees for flat roofs? Ive had mine replaced as part of an extension and have now got a small leak just over a year after completion. The contractor has sent me the guarantee from the roofing company they used to do the work and the labour is (was) guaranteed for a year, and…
