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New conservatory roof and planning permission
Hi, last week a friend of my husbands, who originally built our conservatory about 20 years ago, came round to measure up for a new roof for said conservatory. He suggested we ask the council if we need planning permission just Incase. When the OH went on our local authority website he was guided to a portal which charges…
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Making a bit of a mess with masking tape...
I'm currently painting my daughter's room and it has recently been replastered after a few gaping craters were repaired by our plasterer. I masked up the woodwork and applied 1 coat of Screwf1x Bare Plaster and 2 coats of some sort of trade brilliant white silk emulsion (forget the brand, also purchased at Screwf1x). It…
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Keeping garden walls clean
We have built raised beds in our garden and painted the rendered walls with white masonry paint. They looked beautiful for about two weeks but a combination of peaty soil, children, cats and squirrels have left them in a mess. I have tried cleaning them with detergent and sugar soap but it hasn't worked. Is there anything…
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Mounting TV where fireplace used to be
Complete novice alert! We're moving into the property below next week. Want to mount a TV above where the fire surround is now, the surround won't be there when we move in and the wall will be left ready to decorate. 1) Any issues with mounting the TV here? 2) Will I be able to simply drill into the wall behind the TV,…
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Water leak from upstairs flat - who is liable?
Apologies if this is in the wrong place! We (myself, wife & 2 kids) live in a large building converted into flats which is owned and maintained by a housing association. The conversion was completed around May 2010. On Monday night (16th May) it appears the flat above us had a leak from the pipework to their immersion tank…
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cleaning exterior wall with minimum mess
Hi, The paint all over the outside of my house is flaking and I was planning on removing the paint and cleaning it before painting again. However, when I use a pressure washer the paint flies everywhere. It's a pain cleaning up but I could take it but the problem is that it's probably going to blow into my neighbours as…
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Do Builders report on damage to outside cladding for Ins Co?
Changed heading, as so far not had any replies; Ins company need report and quote for damage to outside cladding, and I don't know where to start, do I phone builders or who? To cut a long story short - some cladding on the outside wall above a window on the 1st floor broke off on Monday night. We phoned the factors and…
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Is there such a product ?
The handles on our bath are enamelled, but on the lines where the surfaces meet,there are small chips in this enamel. Removing the bath and having new handles would be expensive,so I wonder if there is such a thing as a clip-on soft plastic/rubber cover that could be fitted onto the handles, so hiding the chips, but also…
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protecting cabling under decking
We have decking leading from the patio doors 8m into the garden. The garden slopes downwards, steps on 2 sides so there is space on the third side under the decking for rodents to crawl. Not only rodents but I have seen fox cubs disappear to the underneath. Access to block this is difficult. We have decking lights, the…
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Any Electricians here?
I need to get power to an outbuilding approx 70m away from the house. I just need a lighting circuit & a couple of 13 amp sockets. I am only going to run low powered stuff like a computer & maybe a music system & would like to know what size of cable to use. The cable is to be buried across a lawn so I intend to use SWA…
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Cheap, good bidet?
I am looking to buy a bidet (I bought this but returned as really cheap!). Any recommendations? I want one that goes in the toilet, and will probably get a plumber to install (just to be on safe side, as I live in rented) Any tips? Thanks!
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Cleaning large copper pot
I'm hoping someone can help me with this problem. We've got a very large copper vessel (see post 20 on this thread for the photo) and I'm trying to clean it. I've done the lemon juice and salt thing, the vinegar and bicarb thing and the ketchup thing too - nothing really shifts the muck and it takes so long to do one small…
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Sanding Undercoat?
I am hoping you guys can give me some advice. I paid someone to paint the woodwork in my living room (as I find that the most irritating bit to do) and I painted the walls. Anyhoo I have just painted my radiator with Dulux Satinwood, after completing the walls, and now that I have done this the skirting boards look and…
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Broken multipoint door lock.
It seems that the lock on our back door is broken. It's an old aluminium door, with multipoint lock. The main latch and top roller seem to be unlocking fine, but the lower part of the door won't budge. Would I be better off getting a locksmith or double glazing repairman out to fix it? I'm hoping the hinges can be depinned…
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Painting mock tudor, which colour?
The outside of our house needs re-painting. I've already had a quote I'm happy with to repaint all masonry on the front and side and all the woodwork - mock tudor beams and soffits/fascias. As you can see from the photo it's quite grubby and we've had some patches of blown render repaired. The woodwork appears to have had…
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wall plastering
guys, I have some questions and greatly appreciate your help. what type of wall is this ? is it made from mud ? the layer on top is plaster dried right ? I am trying to plaster and paint it , is the order sand using grit 120, plaster and then paint ? some of the holes are 2cm deep, can plaster be used to fill it in? now…
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Fence replacement options
The fence between my house and my neighbour's (a pair of semi-detached houses) is in a bit of a state and is going to need replacement some time soon. I don't think either of us are really sure who owns the fence (its quite old) and my deeds do not specify who is responsible for that boundary and I assume my neighbour's do…
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Laminate flooring - which way would you do it?
Length or width way?
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Mould on Garage Ceiling
My son bought a new house four years ago with an integral garage. He has been keeping his car in it for the last year and has noticed that there is quite a bit of mould growing on the ceiling and brown patches. Its not water leak as there is no dripping water and there is a bedroom over the garage. Any ideas on how to fix…
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Lawn patches
Why does my daughters female dog burn my grass creating brown patches and not on hers.?? thanks
