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Question for gardeners /garden designers / landscapers / structural engineers
Hi guys We are currently looking at what jobs we want to tacke around the house and garden and trying to get an idea of financials so we can prioritise and plan properly. At the back of the house we have a fairly steep slope thats currently neither useful nor pleasing to the eye. I have drawn a cross section diagram, the…
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Expert plasterer
After a dissapointing experience with what we thought was a carefully chosen plasterer in our living room, we need to find one that can give a finish that doesn't mean we have to rub down the walls, fill & rub down again before painting. A kitchen fitter told us there used to be plasterers who left an expertly smooth…
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Gas fire & heat output??
I think for the time being, we are deciding against a gas fire but we may have one in future. I'd like to be armed with information for when/if the time came though as we've gone in to it this year a bit unprepared. I did an online calculator which said the heat output we need is 4.25Kw. Dimensions are:…
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Removing internal wall - three story house
Hi all, This is a bit of an open question, I know that there are professionals that can give a definite answer, but we are in a position where it would be a great benefit to get some initial thoughts before paying someone to do this (and potentially loosing out on other houses). We are looking at a property that ticks…
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Small green plastic containers - help please
We are in the process of renting a new flat. We think we found the one we like, but during the viewing today, we saw small green plastic containers (like medium size caps), some were on the floors in the corners of the rooms and some attached to the walls near the windows in the reception room, bedrooms and kitchen. They…
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Do I need undercoat over primer?
Hi, I have newly plastered walls. I already painted them with a primer for newly plastered walls. I want to apply silk emulsion paint. I was wondering if I can directly use it over primer. Does primer act as undercoat or should I use undercoat before silk emulsion? thanks for your help in advance. fatih
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Sofa shield cover Sofa works (stain removal)
We are about to buy a sofa and armchair from sofaworks. There is an option to buy an additional package that includes scotch guarding and then call outs to sort accidental stains/tears. It's going to be £160 in total (on a £700 spend) so it's a lot of money I wondered if any one had bought the package either with sofa…
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Possible spiders nest?
I have noticed in the last week where theres a few cracks in the paint above my shower next to ceiling I see tiny baby spiders come out of it, only 2 or 3 a time but always same spots. Just wondered if this was a possible spiders nest?
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Where to start.. single storey extension Essex
Ok so I have no idea where to start myself and my partner moved into our new house in January we want to extend the downstairs to make a large kitchen /diner however we have no idea who to get in to draw plans how to submit plans how much does all this cost then after all this getting builders to quote the entire project.…
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lean to ? recommendations
I want a small DIY glass lean to for my Mum to use as an occasional sun room at the back of the house and came across this which is within our budget as http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3895494.htm ..but when I read some reviews they were terrible.. Any recommendations on a lean to / summer house around the…
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Gas oven pressure suddenly low
It's an old gas cooker from 10+years ago, which I also like for the eye-level grill. This still works well enough; all 4 hobs ditto. Oven ignition used to mean a 1-2 second wait, then a low flare for 4/5 seconds with a whoosh to any higher regulo setting I'd chosen. That final stage today ceased. A low flickering blue…
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Intruder Alarm
Hi all I am currently looking for an alarm system for my new home. After two weeks of searching and researching, I have managed to narrow down to 3 brands that I would like to use – Texecom, Visonic and Risco. Between these 3 brands, they offer a hell of a lot of different systems for residential use and I simply don't…
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Dry Rot and Damp
Hello MoneySavers, Apologies - this is quite a long story! My house has dry rot and damp. I've had 3 different firms in to have a look and they've pretty much all said the same thing. Just waiting on one more quote to come back. For the rising damp on the ground floor they will hack off the plaster to 1.5m high and inject…
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New front door installation
Hi, We want to install a new timber front door (incl. full door frame, door cill and glass pane above door) but i'm not sure where to start or who to approach, we had a couple of quotes come in well over £2k(!) Any tips or recommendations for door companies / fitters in the London area (we're in Walthamstow)? It's a…
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Parking Survey for Planning Application
Hi, Has anyone had to submit a 'parking survey' with a planning application before. I need to prove that by adding another bedroom there is ample parking for another car. I just wondered what format I should do this in. The council suggested photos, which I will take, but I just wondered if there was some sort of template…
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Kitchen updating/renewing
So, i thought i could live with my kitchen (2 years old installed by previous owners) but now the rest of my house is pretty much done it is sticking out like a sore thumb. It's not to my taste and i don't find the layout very efficient either. It seems so wasteful to completely scrap a 2 year kitchen and i'm keen to not…
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How many locks on Front/Rear doors?
Hi all, I was wondering how many locks people have on their front and rear doors? Is it enough to have a 5 lever mortice lock and a nightlatch on the front and a euro cylinder on the back door?
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NewHome efa600h help.
Me and my boyfriend just rented a beautiful house, and in the kitchen we have a NewHome efa600h oven, which seems to be working just fine. However, the grills keep falling in the back. The support rack seems to be too short. Does anyone have this oven that can maybe tell me why that's happening?
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Did damp surveyor lie? 100% damp in my wall.
Our neighbour planned to tank the other side of our party wall and wouldn't listen to our concerns that it's cause more damp our side. After five weeks of ignoring us, she told us she'd be going ahead and it was tough if our side got damaged. Our solicitor sent a legal letter and works halted. Her contractor finally agreed…
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Hot water switch
Hi The switch in the airing cupboard that houses the hot water cylinder is faulty (neon light doesn't work). Which of the below would be suitable (there's a 13a & 20a): http://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-20a-dp-water-heater-switch-with-neon-white/70705…
