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Neighbours converting loft space
:jHi - we have an open loft with our neighbour. They are converting theirs and have done lots of building works. With the loft being open this has filled my loft space with a thick costing of dirt. This has covered all of my items up there. Please can anyone advise where I stand on this? Thank you
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Boiler: did British Gas lie to me?
I've recently had to get quotes for a new boiler after mine died. I'm just after a straight like-for-like replacement in the same place as the dead one, but British Gas told me it would be illegal to put the new one in the same place as the flue goes out over a path I don't own. None of the other plumbers said anything…
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where do I stand on a shared chimney repair
I need some advice please. I share 2 chimneys with my neighbour. They are both in need of repair. I approached my neighbour and we came to an agreement to share the cost equally, even though there is more work required his side. I have sort out a few builders, got quotes and checked out their credentials and reputation.…
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Anyone retrofitted a central vacuum system to their house?
As above, we are considering this as a potential option for house purchase in the offing. Any advice, terrible experiences, prices, general thoughts would be much appreciated.:)
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Damp in house - rising or condensation?
Hi there, We've just moved into our house. It's a 1930's semi. The survey found there to be damp in the living room and front bedroom - he "suspected" it was from an inadequate damp proof course. So we had a damp surveyor out who diagnosed rising damp. We got a reduction in price and went ahead with sale. We've just had a…
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Neighbours Asbestos Roof Slates
Good afternoon everyone, I'd like some advice please, or to have my mind put at rest! Right now, my neighbour next door is having a new roof put on. This has made it necessary to remove the old asbestos slates. The problem is, the building contractors doing the re-roof are just chucking these slates down into an open skip…
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How to unstick drill chucks.
Hi. I have a Black/Decker and a Bosch electric hammer drills. 3 years ago I bought a Makita cordless drill for a diy job I was doing on my house. Now in the next few days I will need to fix things to about 20 concrete posts so I was going to the electric drills as more powerful than the cordless. My problem is that both of…
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UPVC door not locking
Hi all, I would appreciate some help. Our house is three years old fitted with a five point locking front door. The last couple of days it has been very difficult to lift the door handle to engage the 'hook' when the door is closed. With the door open the mechanism works as per normal. I haven't managed to take a proper…
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scorch mark in dishwasher
Ran the dishwasher the other day and when unloading it found black marks which looks like burn or scorch marks to me on one small area of the cutlery basket and on a adjacent spoon and knife. Is this at all possible or could there be some other explanation for what such marks could appear? Thanks
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Can't get mortgage because of single skinned extension
Hi everyone - I'm new to the site and am seeking advice on an unexpected issue. We have an old Victorian house with a rear single skinned double height extension – I believe the ground floor was original or at least added in the early 1900s – the extension was rebuilt and a new floor added in 1984. As there were detailed…
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Ceiling artex containing Chrysotile (white) asbestos in my flat
Hi, The flats on our estate are having new doors anddouble glazing, but an asbestos survey / sample taking was needed prior to theplanned works. I had an email reply afterwards saying: "The samples we took came back as positive, but we already knew they would, the textured coatings on virtually all of your ceilings do…
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Roof Lead Flashing Problem
Hello, We have had some flashing added on our roof, as we had a leak. I have uploaded a photo at http://s18.postimg.org/4qcm6q73t/Roof.jpg . The roofer put lead mastic where the lead meets the tiles in order to seal this. However, he didn't do the bit I have circled. I have tested the roof with a hose and the water can…
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Help. Should I negotiate with an architect on cost?
I am planning some extensive renovation to my house and have had quotes from a couple of architects. I expect the total work to cost around £100k (inc. suites and decorating, but not including architects fees). I have chosen (not told him yet) a particular architect based on his other work, references and his enthusiasm…
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Mayfair Granite anyone used recently?
I've had a really good quote from Mayfair for Silestone Quartz, I just wondered if anyone had used them recently, I found the posts really helpful on the granite thread about them from a couple of years back but wondered if anyone has used them recently. I'm not close by to them and the local granite place to me can't see…
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Would I need building regs?
... To simply replace a ground floor window with a pair of patio doors if they were the same width as the window or narrower? Would we have a general builder or FENSA window person do this? If the window was too narrow for patio doors and we had to widen it, therefore perhaps looking at widening any existing lintel, would…
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Replacement warm air heating unit- what/how/why?
I have already asked on here about people's experience with warm air ducted heating. We are looking at buying a house built in 1970, with a separate (and original) Lennox warm air system and hot water heater. To me, I think these systems look like they may need imminent replacement. My questions are then: Will new systems…
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How Much Will It Cost To Pay A Workman To Install A CCTV System?
Good evening all, I have recently purchased a Swann DVR8-3450 CCTV kit. This consists of 2 PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) Dome cameras and 2 bullet cameras. Just wanted a rough idea of how much I should be looking to pay a person to run cables through walls and position cameras via ladder? I can do the setup myself. Thanks guys.
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How Much Would It Cost To Pay Someone To Install Security Lighting & Timers?
Good evening all, I wonder if you all could help me with this. I'm deciding to beef up my home security and needed some information on rates of pay for installation of Security Lighting and wall Light socket night and day timers. I have bought all the lighting required and timers. I want a security light at the front…
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Carpetfitter Glasgow
Would anyone be able to recommend a decent carpetfitter in the glasgow areas? Had a look online and hardly a recommendation anywhere and want to avoid getting a shoddy job done Thanks in advance
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New kitchen - where to begin?!
Just looking for some advice, brought a house a year ago which needs a good amount of work doing. I've decided the time has come to do the kitchen but I feel a bit overwhelmed at how to go about it and where to begin. It's a smallish galley kitchen in a 30s semi, it needs the following: Ceiling has patches from where water…
