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Will kitchen prices rise
Buying a new kitchen this year or next and been reading that its expected that due to Brexit the price is likely to rise. Just wondered what anybody thought. Thanks
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Summer house recommendations please
We have finally decided to replace our garden shed with a summer house. There is a concrete base and I have been advised to purchase a 4m x 2.5m building so have been looking online. We won't require it to be installed by the suppliers as, being part of a bigger job, we have someone who will do this. So, basically we don't…
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Sprinkler system required?
Hi, I am having my loft converted to create bedroom/en suite. On the floor below are three bedrooms and bathroom. Two bedrooms have escape windows. The house is traditional Victorian terraced, with rooms one behind the other and original stairs going through middle of the house. The middle bedroom on the first floor has…
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Outdoor TV aerial kits
Anyone know if the outdoor/loft TV aerial kits you can get from places like Argos require you to cut the cable to attach the the plug yourself? Or will the cable be ready to plug straight into a TV aerial splitter box in the loft?
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Converting our cellar - advice
Hi All, A little exec summary: got a 26m2 basement under our house (5.5x4.8) that is currently quite damp, we have got the money together to convert this in to a kitchen/dining room. Advice needed on waterproofing options, building control, fire escapes, electrics etc. Our cellar is currently 5.5 x 4.8m with a 2m head…
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Brick effect surround front door - how to achieve this? Any builders?
Is it possible to achieve this look around the front door on a house that's not got the brickwork already in place? Can you get stone effect render or something like that? The house I'm talking about is going to get re-rendered anyway.
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Party wall agreement
Hi all, I need to do some internal house modifications. I need to serve a notice on my neighbour which i did He then asked for so many things which i provided but still seems to be playing with me I understand the official way is, serve notice and if not signed within 14 days i can send a letter asking him to appoint…
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New council home, affording decorating etc
I've just taken on a lease with a local housing association for a one bedroom flat, as I was privately renting a studio and couldn't have an overnight carer stay when I needed one. What's shocked me is how much of an empty shell is given to you. I've been given a paint voucher which I can cash in, but can't decorate the…
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What pipe is this?
Hi all - There's a pipe in my garden I've found while digging and I'm trying to work out of it's for sewerage or wastewater. It's a brown almost terracotta coloured plastic pipe which DIY stores list as an underground drainage pipe (foul water pipes seem to be black). Is this a pretty standard rule and used enough to…
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1960's semi partition wall
What would be the most likely construction of a partition wall in a 1964 brick built semi. The exterior walls are cavity wall. Would the partition wall be solid double bricked (two bricks thickness)?
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Holes in mortar in exterior wall
Hello Couple of years ago had a survey done for free Cavity Wall insulation. I live in an end terrace so have 3 exterior walls. He drilled a couple of small holes in the mortar of each wall in different points & said I couldn’t have it as the cavity in the wall at the front of the house was smaller than the side & back…
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removing garage and adding carport
We live in a 50's semi in London. There's a garage behind, accessed from the front via a driveway between us and the neighbour. The garage is ugly and in bad condition. It's also small - we can just fit the car in, provided is parked 2" from one side and we then have to climb out the other side and edge out sideways. The…
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Damn Chimney Support again..
Hi I'm trying to get chimney properly supported without wasting anymore money! The breast is already been removed by previous owner but the stack was supported on a wooden 2x4 lintel. Short version: Shall I buy £500 plans from SE who visited site, and require 2 perpendicular RSJ across both party walls OR buy £75…
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Toilet less than 54.3cm height inc tank
A toilet is to be located under a window ledge in a bathroom, and the ledge is 543 mm (54.3 cm) in height. I can get a bowl to fit under this, and then have a tank located high on the wall with a flush pipe specially bent to curve around the window. Alternatively, I was wondering are there any toilets on the market which…
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Are the materials mine?
Hi I had a builder around to install some gallows brackets and a lintel to support a chimney stack. He wanted £325 up front to purchase materials and £325 when council sign off. He came recommended so I paid £325. District surveyor came and said I cant use gallows as brickwork is lime mortar. So builder left after half day…
