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Where would i find the 'window cavity seal'?
Hopefully a simple one for those in the know. We have leaking windows in the living room & a chap was recommended to me so i fired off an email giving as much info as i could. He's responded asking if the "cavity seal is in good condition above the window". I google imaged "window cavity seal" but i don't really know what…
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Boiler flue extension and out of flat roof
Can I take this gas boiler flue out of flat roof via this chimney gap? http://s33.postimg.org/4gik844in/IMG_5464.jpg http://s33.postimg.org/fp6e6re1r/IMG_5463.jpg The wall you see is the original external wall and the flue currently is like this. Now we are building side extension hence need to take it out of roof. Is any…
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Need to replace old halogen oven.....bit lost on which to get
Hi all. I have a JML halogen oven which as much as it still works, it's tripped the electrics a couple of times and I've also managed to lose a tray to it....and it looks a bit manky tbf. Anyway I have a £50 credit to my Amazon account so I'm looking to replace it. I would like a replaceable bulb which the JML hasn't got…
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Proving Suspended Roof Terrace Will Not Make Make Noise Below
I'd like to build a roof terrace on a flat roof. The resident under the flat roof will only agree to the project if I can prove that the roof terrace will not cause him any sound issues. A structural engineer tells me that decking on the roof terrace would be suspended, and therefore won't conduct noise. However, that has…
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What tap washers are these I need to replace?
I tried ggling but can't seem to find an exact match for these tap washers? They're the soft seal type apparently.
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Any value in selling a used kitchen?
We're looking at making an offer on a place and the kitchen, although superb, modern, sleek and full of the best of kit, is not quite to our taste so we'd like to budget putting in a new, more classic kitchen in the first year. It would seem a crime to rip out the old and skip it. It's seriously top gear, expensive german…
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Rewiring
Hi there, Was wondering if any of the more enlightened forum members could give a bit of advice. Myself and partner are first time buyers and in the process of purchasing a house. I got a EICR done on the property. I need a new consumer unit installed and there have been a few dodgy DIY additions that need fixed The…
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Screw stuck in chair
I am refurbishing some dining chairs at the moment. I have stripped down the first one, removed the back and back legs, and am trying to remove the front legs. The final screw that holds a piece of wood diagonally across the corner is stuck. It's a Phillips screw, and I've tried it so many times it's starting to lose its…
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am i right or are they?
Hi everyone I have just been to a large well known DIY shop. They had a well known laminate flooring brand (excellent thick floor planks) marked up as £11.99 a pack or £24ish (cant remember exactly) per sqm. Now I knew in the back of my mind that this was marked up incorrectly as each pack contains 1.73 sqm so clearly this…
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Wilkinson's 'Durable' range vs Dulux's Endurance?
Another thread i know but if it saves me £15 from buying some crappy paint then it's justified :) Just wondering if this Wilkinsons stuff is any good, if any of you have used it? We'll be painting our hall real soon & initially looked at Dulux's Endurance stuff. Then saw Wilko's 'Durable' paint which per tin is cheaper…
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Neighbours large tree over hanging our house
Hi, Wonder if anyone can help, We moved in to our property in Dec, and our neighbour has several very large trees. They over hang the side of our garden, go over the side of our house and over the side of our front garden. It also reaches over our other neighbours house and over part of their garden. I know we are able to…
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Potential Planning Enforcment Action - Help!
Hi All - Could someone offer some advice on a potential issue we have looming. - We got listed building and planning permission for an extension a couple of years ago and began the builiding almost immediatelty - We have been making progress with the build and have finished 90% of the first extension with one more to go…
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Small Home Extension - Principal Elevation?
Hi All! Literally just signed up to the forum to ask this, as I'm not too sure where to go! :) I've been planning on a single story extension of my front living room, it's a fairly small extension but given the current property prices it seems worthwhile to me to gain the extra living space for the coming years (can't…
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Garden - pooling of water
A part of my garden pool a bit of water and throughout the winter it is either a mudmath or very spongy and squishy to walk on. We have clay soil. We have not long moved in and thinking of ways to improve this. Ideas so far: Replace decking with gravel bed and extend around pooling area. This will be higher up as a sort of…
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Slight smell of gas from boiler ouside vent
Hi, I keep noticing a quick whiff of gas which seems to come from the boiler outside vent. This is when the boiler is not in use (only the pilot light is lit). I can never smell it from inside the garage where the boiler resides only near the outside vent and it is not constant. Any advice. Do I call a gas man or british…
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B&Q Homefit and other similar services
Hey guys, I am thinking of getting a new bathroom. I have always been nervous when it comes to finding tradesmen to do work because of quality and chasing if anything is wrong. I wanted to know if there is a big price difference between buying a kitchen (for example) and getting someone else to fit it or buying it from a…
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Best place to buy garden furniture
Hey guys, We are looking to get some garden furniture. Table with a chair set. We have looked at some rattan furniture as I like to look. Thing is, the prices on these things seem to vary wildly with little noticeable difference in the product or quality. I have seen something in Asda for £300 and what looks like the same…
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Advice on kitchen refurb/new cupboard doors
We'd like to change our kitchen but the units themselves are in good condition so the whole refurb/new doors thing seems like a much more sensible option. Has anyone had it done? Would you recommend it and how much does it cost in comparison to a whole new kitchen? Thanks.
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cost to block pave driveway
We are thinking of block paving our tarmac drive which measures approx. 9ft x 20ft. Could anyone give me an idea of what sort of cost I should be looking at please. Just thinking of fairly standard Marshalls Driveway 50 pavers - nothing fancy! Will need on road skip! Thanks
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Light switches
Hello, We've just purchased a new house and i'm updating the light switches and sockets. I've done this many times in the past and am confident in my ability, ensuring it's safe - and always double, triple checking. However.. I'm stumped... One of the 1 gang 2 way light switches upstairs has three cables going into the…
