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extension
not the best pics but a little update for our extension. Its nearly finished ....little bit of snagging but we're very pleased and its added about 30m2 to our downstairs space. will try and post internals but it was about £30k altogether. thatll include patio and we also dug out 100m2 driveway which we never intended so i…
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what type of boiler to install?
I currently live in a late victorian house that has a family bathroom and an ensuite shower (electric) and a toilet downstairs. I am considering adding another shower room in the downstairs toilet. It is currently running off a combi boiler which I plan to replace. Another thing that might come into the equation is that…
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patio and rain drains
Firstly thanks or maybe not thanks to blackshirtuk! So basically at present or new patio will sit flush with the top of the rain drains directly outside the extension. This isn't a problem but i now realise that had we installed the brickslot aco then we'd have been able to raise the patio that little bit extra to help…
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Engineered Wooden Floor - How Is It Laid
i had a floor man visit me to discuss an enigeered wooden floor, it's to be laid on top of an old concrete floor What surprised me though was that he said it had to be glued down. I was of the impression you could also use a click or a floating system. Am I right and if so what is the best method. If I glue down and a…
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Cheap but effective things to replace front lawn
Hello, We have some land out the front of our house, it's about 8/9 meters wide by our front door and extends out about 6 meters to a point about 4 meters wide. (Will try to upload photo later if I can!) At the moment it's turfed with a path down the middle, it's full of weeds and therefore looks really untidy if not mowed…
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Laminate flooring damage-Help!
I have never posted on this board before and hope this is the the right place.... We have laminate floor in our front room. Unfortunately, my OH dropped a heavy photo frame on the floor, which resulted in a small hole. Is there a simple way to fix this please? We did have an appointment for a flooring guy to come round but…
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Dishwasher fault argument with Bosch
Hi, we were bought a new Bosch Classixx just over 2 years ago and the motor has corroded, resulting in water in the base and it's shorting the electrics. We got an independent engineer in. I told him it was about 4 years old, as I'd forgotten how old it was, and he said it should have happened to a 4 year old machine. As…
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Log cabin with 1 metre boundary
Hi all, I'm planning to have a log cabin 8.5 x 3.5 along my boundary wall which will run adjacent to my neighbours concrete outhouse.i already have planning approved but as its within a metre of the boundary and made of combustible materials I will need building regs. My question is has anybody been in a similar situation…
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Asbestos!!
Hi Just had a building survey done on a new property and the surveyor found asbestos in the soffit outside of the bungalow. Is there likely to be asbestos inside of the property also? The bungalow was built in 1971 Thanks
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Can my neighbour reclaim a boundry
Hi, Our neighbours have fallen out and now we dont get on,(will not resolve). He has now after we have been in the property for 11 years said that a boundry fence is in his land by 4 inches and he is saying he wants to reclaim the land. The fence has been in place before we bought the house so its an existing boundry, no…
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Kitchen supply & fit service payment
I'm looking for a company to design, supply and fully project manage the fitting of a new kitchen including units, appliances, wall tiles & flooring and clearing away old units. This was the service I was provided with for my bathroom which was done about 4 years ago. The company I had selected on local recomendation wants…
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Angle grinder come drill ?
My drill is a nightmare, takes aaages to get a hole through metal!! Is there a way or any accessories that would allow me to drill a hole with an angle grinder ? I can't find any, but maybe somebody knows better than me here..
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Cigarette smell in my flat!! :(
Hi, After some help/advice! I have just moved into a new flat, lovely place in a block of 4 apartments. We are friends with the couple that live downstairs, they actually got the flat for us (put us in touch with the landlady) and they are good friends with the landlady and the maintenance guy who does all the work there.…
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The Range - Furniture and DIY
Hello all, Not really sure this is the right place for this but here goes.... We are moving into a new house shortly and will be buying a fair bit of furniture for it. From bedroom furniture to sofa beds to garden furniture to wallpaper. My question is has anyone negotiated any money off from places like The Range and…
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Extension help
We are in the early stages of getting an extension built onto our house, we need a bigger bedroom and kitchen so looking at a 2 storey extension on the side of the house. My query is this though, using an online calculator the cost for what we would like is right at the top of our budget, we've been playing about with…
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The great Spray Painter debate.
So... to all you decorators out there......... Spray Paint machines...... Have you got one or used one? What have they been like? Would you recommend or not?.. I have quite a few doors to paint and I am REALLY torn over getting one or not. There really are a LOT of mixed views and reviews about them.... just curious as to…
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Combi boiler overflow running constantly
I have a combi boiler in my flat, i put heating on tonight as i felt a bit cold, havent used it for ages. When the heat came on the boiler made a large knock sound and i got worried and turned my heating off. The pressure gauge is showing the needle at between 3 and 4. The overflow pipe which runs outside the building is…
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Taking down a caster iron pipe
Hope someone can help, We need to get rid of a caster iron down pipe, (due to a 2 storey side extension being built). Can I use a angle grinder to cut section by section, also where the bracket and pins our due to years and years of paint how am I going to get those out, should I get a professional in... Appreciate any…
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what kind of fence panels
Hi I have a long narrow garden and need fencing ( 6 foot ) either side but I'm not sure what kind of fencing. Am I right in thinking that the panels that slot into concrete posts are cheaper but are easy to replace but the overlap style ones seem to last longer but are more expensive ? Any words of advice for me ? Thanks…
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Which hosepipe connector do I need?
I had a garden tap installed a few weeks ago and finally got round to buying a hose. It came with about 6 different tap adapters, and none of them worked.. I then went B&Q, looking through each hose companies range of connectors and none are the right shape to fit the tap! Even the 'universal' ones you can attach to a…