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knotweed in land next to mine
hi, we recently bought a house(we are in Scotland) with evidence of Japanese knotweed beyond the boundary, however it had been cut back and treated, its about 3 or 4 feet from my garden boundary in last couple of weeks its started growing again and obviously I don't want it to come in my direction. I just want to clarify…
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Changing the colour of a lap fence?
I've got a lap fence around my garden At the moment it's a reddish brown colour I want to paint it grey What's going to be the most cost effective way of doing this? i popped into B&Q to get any idea of products available but left a bit clueless Any pointers?
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20 year old extension 'settling'
I have no knowledge of building matters, and so am looking for a little advice please. Many years ago we had a 2 storey extension put up, all very nice. There was a minimum of settlement over the years. Now however, I am seeing a little plasterwork cracking around where the steels met in the middle of the house, ceilings,…
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Heavy rain causing water from road to flood property
I live on a busy residential road towards the bottom of quite a long hill. My drive, which I share with a neighbour, slopes down from the road. The problem I have is that in heavy rain (torrential rain that happens a two or three times a year) rain comes off the main road and flows down the (concrete) drive and forms a…
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find home builder
Hi All, I have some home improvements which are not small but not large either I have rang many people found on FMB database and all say they do not take on the work as it is small or they are booking for 2017. I can hardly find any one .what is your recommandation? it is not small job , I need a wall taking down, garage…
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New bathroom - lower water pressure
We've just had a new bathroom installed but the water pressure seems to have dropped. We had a pump that worked on the old bathroom so this has remained in use for the new one. The pressure is ok but it used to be great and we can't work out why it could get worse. If anyone has any advice I'd be grateful. Our current set…
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Secondary glazing - self-fit route
After much deliberations I have decided to invest in secondary glazing for all five windows in my flat. In bid to save a bit of money I am looking at self-fit option, given I might get an experienced friend to help me out with installation :beer: So far I have shortlisted the following two companies to supply the secondary…
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New Kitchen problems - supplier v fitter
Hi guys, New to the forum but in the need of some help/advice! We have recently got a new kitchen. We have purchased from a independant supplier and then got our tradesmen to fit it. After installation we noticed a problem with our worktop over our new dishwasher. The edging of the laminate work top is straight edged and…
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Access rights
Hi, posting for my sister..She lives in a detached cottage that is accessed via a private road owned by a farmer who lives further along the same road. She has legal documents stating her right to access her property and no restriction has ever been placed by the farmer until recently. Today she arrived home from work to…
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Rubish and garden
I am doing number of work on my house which means a lot of rubish and garden waste Council won't take it so how can i move it? I have heard there is dumps you can take your stuff and dump it for free. Is this true? Are they open certain hours? Finally i am thinking of keeping cost down so i get hourly van early morning or…
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New landline phones with usb
Looking to buy new landline phones Do I need ones with USB port What are the USB ports on them for
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Help with layout please
Am planning a small extension/renovation - bit complicated, but I'm looking for opinions please. House & plot are big. Currently has master bed/bath downstairs, three beds & 2 ensuites plus a small office upstairs. The upstairs work I'm planning is to solve the problem of having to walk through one 12' square bedroom to…
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Need the correct nuts for these bolts!
Hi all, This might seem like a really easy problem but I recently bought some 'vintage' copper bolts on ebay, that I'm going to use in a set up to change the handles on our kitchen cupboards. The bolts are described as 3/8"-16, round head - photo below https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybsfguvrf9f4su9/bolts.jpg?dl=0 And so I need…
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How to paint bathroom flaking wall
I have a bathroom that has flaking paint and I'm thinking of painting with pva before painting with bathroom paint....is this a good idea? How do you mix pva pls Thank you
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Microwave recommendation
Can anyone recommend a silver microwave, freestanding, max £50 please? Looking to replace one that is only used occasionally but not sure which are any good. Even recommendations of makes in this price range would be appreciated! Thanks!
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Ladder suggestion
I am looking for a ladder that doesn't cost arm and a leg but at the same time not too cheap as I will risking my life I got one from screwfix for £70 which can be folded and straightened etc The problem is, it is not tall enough and i need something to be able to go all the way to roof ( 2 story house, 1930s) What ladder…
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Any way I can stop cats from messing up my garden?
When my mum told me I had to put spikes on my fences to stop cats coming is as they messed up my brothers garden so much they could no longer use it, I laughed it off. No way are you going to have so many cats crapping in your garden that it becomes that significant of a problem. Forward to the present and now approaching…
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Fence replacement
Anyone got any tips on the best way to replace 6ft fence panels ? Any magic tricks to try ? They are going into concrete posts and obviously just slide in but the new ones are incredibly heavy so not too sure hows best to proceed.
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Widening boundary wall
Hi, this is my first post on here so please bear with me. I am thinking of widening the gate opening of my boundary wall to allow access for a trailer and motorbike. There is an existing opening with a 1 metre gate and I am looking to double the opening to 2 metre and attach gates. I am a homeowner. Can anybody see any…
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Shed co. want to come round and remove shed - help!
I'll keep a very long story short; we're in a civil dispute with a shed company over a poorly built shed (Large, expensive). We've paid over £1,000 deposit to the agents. My OH, as per CAB advice, gave them one week to rectify the issues which they failed to do. So as per civil law and the letter he sent them he sorted out…
