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Sound insulating an internal party wall
hi all, bought a 1930's property in the summer, semi detached, with one/two brick thick separating walls. Recently we've become more aware of how much sound travels through them. We hear the odd bit of laughter and raised voices, but more recently we heard the couple next door have a blazing row and now - since she gave…
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cooker hoods.
Got a Matrix cooker hood in an open plan kitchen, says it's rated at 380m3 extration, total room size 50m3, the kitchen also has a vent axia solo extractor also, thing is the cook hood is only recirculation, would it be worth paying to get it changed to vented? or would the vent axia be enough, will I notice a big…
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Frequent topping up of central heating required.....
Hello and thanks for taking the time to read my post. I have tried to find the answer online and through the forums but no joy so far. I just wanted to check if its normal to have to top up the CH every month or so. It only required a short (5-10 seconds) top up but I just wanted to make sure this is normal as I'm…
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wiring my new thermostat
Hi all, I am trying to change my honeywell analog thermostat with a wireless thermostat . My current thermostat is http://www.honeywelluk.com/products/Temperature-Controls/Temperature-OnOff-Control/T6360-Room-Thermostat/ my new thermostat is salus rt500rf…
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Fridge/Freezer Temp - One too cold, one not cold enough
We have a fridge freezer with one temperature control in the fridge part but i just can seem to get the fridge part cold enough. At its maximuk, the fridge is around 6 degrees which is not cold enough yet the freezer is about -22 which if anything is too cold and its very icy/frosty. Is there anything i can do to try and…
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Can I expect a repair from the builder?
I bought a house in 2010 as new. It had an electric heating system installed by the developer / builder. I recently had the system inspected / maintained by the original manufacturer (OEM). They have informed me that the system requires some 'repairs' due to incorrect installation, a situation I would not have been able to…
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Radiator not heating - kinked or blocked?
I have a radiator that doesn't work properly, it's upstairs, furthest away from the boiler (Vaillant Combi 831). When the heating system is on and the effected radiator is turned on fully, it is warm on the bottom left hand side of the radiator (and the flexible plastic pipe attached to the valve there). The thermostatic…
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Who is responsible for fence repair
Lost some fence panels yesterday at the bottom of the garden between me and my neighbour's. I tried to upload a pic but as I am a newbie here it won't let me My neighbour's house and garden is a mirror image of mine. Am I right in assuming that both sides share the costs in the repair. As a home owner and single, I have…
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Help please - question about my water system
Just had a bathroom installed upstairs. Installed a basic shower tray etc and tiled, all looks nice. As I suspected, due to a combination of low water pressure (mains) and my having a combi boiler, I have really piddly shower pressure. (About the same as my really weak electric shower in my previous house) Due to the…
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Pea shingle between garden path and house?
Hi all, Wondering if anyone may be able to offer any advice. I have recently bought a house, and the concrete path/yard out the back is a bit of a mess. It's all cracked, and at the lower end it is at the same level as the kitchen floor, so damp is coming in under the door. I have had a couple of quotes to have it taken up…
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Redoing the home - big project, need your advice
I ama long time member of mse but registered again as this account is really on behalf of my parents. Their home is the main place of meeting for all of us and extended family. Over the years the condition has gone downhill. It isn't the warm childhood home I remember. It was a 2 bed but a extention was added making it a 3…
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advice please
Am in the process of buying new kitchen appliances and wanted to ask what people thought about GORENJE products? In particular I have been looking at their induction hob and extraction hoods, they come with 5 year guarantees but can't find reviews for them. All comments welcome, good or bad... :) Many thanks
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Removing an oil tank
We have gas central heating but the property still has the old original oil tank in the garage. We would like to remove it as we need the space but wondered if this is a DIY possibility or one for a specialist company?
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Be Insulated Cavity walls
hi I had Be InsulatedInsulated visit this week offering free cavity wall insulation. I agreed to it, but am now wondering how reputable they are. They said it would be done using thermabead. Anyone had any experience with this company or the benefits of having cavity walls done? Thanks
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Removing oven element - need a tiny box or tubular spanner say 5mm
I was swapping an oven element and found that the nuts on oven back retaining the element are recessed and too tight to shift with pliers (not much clearance so have to use thin long nosed pliers). The alternative is to take the entire oven carcass apart which would involve disconnecting all the electrics from it. The…
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Washing machine broken aged 20 months
I bought my washing machine last April (2013) and whilst it is good at filling and washing, it has decided not to drain. Then it fills again to rinse.....and floods the floor. Yes, it will drain on a spin cycle. I know it is not reasonable to have something break 20 months in, that is why I contacted the retailer, then…
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Is it safe enough to run an electric extension around a door frame?
Hello, I have put a tv in my bedroom but not near any sockets so was thinking of running an extension cable along skirting, and then around the frame of a door of a inbuilt clothes cupboard in order to power the tv. I already have a sky magic eye cable running along skirting, but want to keep the power extension neat and…
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Anyone live in Hull and had a kitchen installed recently?
Hi guys, Looking for a recommended kitchen fitter in Hull available in next month to fit an IKEA Metod kitchen in a small mid terrace 3m x 2.8m. Has anyone had a kitchen installed recently and can recommend a fitter? Need sink and cooker swapping around (no gas) and some tiling of splashback + wood worktops cutting. Just…
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Increasing height of extension - mega job?
Looking at buying a house and across the back there is an odd sized extension of about 3m x 0.7m and a bit which is a bit wider of about 1.9m x 1.9m which is an outbuilding on the back of the kitchen. Is it a mega job to make the extension "taller", so that the roof isnt as low and give us better clearance (and better…
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buying led bulbs - any shop recommendations ?
looking to buy some led bulbs - does anyone have any recommendations apart from amazon ?
