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Renewing a Flat Roof
Anyone here with recent experience of having a flat roof renewed, mine was done about 30 years ago and there appears to be more options available now. My flat roof is attached to the side of the house, it is not a lived-in space but a passageway and old coal shed. It is also attached to the neighbours coal shed and in full…
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Can't get tap valve off to change washer
We've had a dripping tap since we moved in to our new house, and I thought, hey, changing a washer! That's a good entry level DIY job for a new home owner. Let's get on that. I got the tap off easily enough, but for the life of me I can't get the valve to unscrew. I've tried hot water and WD40 (not at the same time), and…
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Toilet filling up very slowly until bathroom tap is switched on
Hi Someone here had a similar problem in 2011, and I wondered if anyone has an answer for it today. My push-button toilet cistern (installed about 5 years ago) has stopped filling up properly. Ie - it fills up very slowly. I'm not very practical, but had a look inside anyway. I could see a thin stream of water coming out…
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Screws for Downpipes
Hello.:) I have a rendered house, which has recently been re-rendered and new soffits, gutters etc installed. Now I have come to paint, I notice that while most screws holding the pipe supports are stainless steel, some are not, so they will probably rust over time. Also, when removing the screws to paint behind the pipes…
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Hob extractor advice please.
I have a 1000mm base unit and overhead cupboard. Hob is 800mm. I need an extractor that will fit into the overhead cupboard. Telescopic seem to go up to 900mm which means a filler. The other option is one that fits flat up to the overhead cupboard. Ones found to date are Siemens IQ700 which is 700mm wide or Miele do one at…
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Conservatory or Extension
Does anyone know the planning/building control description of when a conservatory becomes an extension? I have read the https://www.planningportal.co.uk and can not found the answer. Size wise I am talking permitted development i.e. 3m addition to the back of house and maximum 4m high from natural ground level (attached…
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Up & over garage door stuck how can I move it?
I've got an up & over garage door, the type with springs at the side, it is stuck in the closed position, can't shift it at all. Fortunately the car wasn't in the garage at the time. I've tried pushing it from the outside and pulling it from the inside but it won't budge. Any suggestions please?
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Masking tape damage - puckered edges
Made the classic mistake of leaving my masking tape on for (far) too long, quite a few small tears (and a few bigger ones). What's the best way to repair this, it's right down to the bare plaster? In addition, some of the larger tears are puckered/raised at the edges, do these need to be treated differently? Originally I'd…
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Land/boundary advice
Hi All. Apologies if this is not in the right forum! I'm after some advice regarding property boundary. My nextdoor neighbour believes some land is shared between us(?) and therefore we should come to a boundary agreement as to where the boundary lies. From what we (and other neighbours who have the same set up) believe,…
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Cost of replacing RSJ in lounge?
Hi, Not sure if this is a question for a builder or a structural engineer but here goes... We are buying a house which may need the ceiling in the lounge to come down and a new support fitted. A load bearing wall was removed about 40 years ago and there are signs that the support used at the time was not adequate. Does…
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Underfloor Heating wrongly installed
HI All I had UF heating mats put down in my bathroom by a person who does all types of home improvement stuff e.g. carpentry/tiling/sill replacement etc - he has his own business doing this sort of stuff. Any way 6 months in the Under floor heating stopped working. I had to pay 300 + vat for a company to come and and check…
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Screwed up a few things - now what?
We had our house fully refurbished 3 yrs ago. Being our first time, we made mistakes. I'm living with the mistakes since 3 yrs now, its getting a bit frustrating. How do I change/repair them without spending a lot of money? 1. Bathroom floor - We used light coloured - anti slip tiles (matt finish rough texture ones). My…
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Cavity wall insulation
Does anybody have any experience with Cavity wall insulation? We were adviced we could get a bit of money off through a scheme to have our walls insulation with closed sell isothane spray foam, apparently it's the best technology out there for cavity walls. We had a survey done, which involved someone sticking a burrosope…
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Weak digital tv signal help?
My mum lives in a modern small block of flats. She is having problems getting tv reception in her bedroom - she has always used the wall socket but the last few months the picture is breaking up and is unwatchable. Her TV seemed go have gone srong so I got her a brand new one. Signal strength on the tv display suggests it…
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Does my porch need ground level ventialtion
Hi am am building a brick/upvc porch. do i need ground level vetilation when the floow will be screeded? thoughts please in addition what kind of ventilation will i need. some trickle vents through cavity? please advise
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Party Wall-Suggestion needed
Hi, I'm building a 4 metre rear extension for the end of terrace . We have given both our neighbours party wall notice, thinking that they would agree without any issues. One of the adjoining neighbour who we share a wall with, came back to us saying they want to get an agreed surveryor. We understand their concerns as the…
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how deep should telephone,broadband cables be
Just digging a hole in the front lawn to plant a bush and found a twin core cable about 6 inches down, looking at it it appears to go towards to front garden wall, on the other side of the wall there are signs that the path has a disturbed surface along it and a 'T' that heads to my garden wall. On the side of my house is…
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Kitchen Extension - Where to start?
Hi, Really hoping for some simple advice here; need to say that I am completely out of my comfort zone in talking about anything building related, DIY etc etc so my knowledge is ridiculously limited! I currently live in a terrace house; we have a small single storey kitchen extension which is I think 3m x 3m and was…
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Remove Block Paving Sealer - Weathertite
Help - does anyone know how to remove this from block paving please? http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/weathertite-patio--block-paving-seal----5l-382126 It's supposed to be a clear sealer but it has been applied to pink and grey block paving and it's made them a darker colour (almost look red now) and also there are…
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Not able to drill holes above window frame for curtain
I have tried to put up curtain poles above 3 different windows in the house and each time i drill I can only get about 20mm in and i think the bit is hitting metal. I have tried raising the holes half a foot above the frame and more but with no joy. We use to have wooden batons which I removed and filled over to make it a…
