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Internal wall moisture reading
I bought one of the 2 pin wall moisture meters/detectors. I am using it on an internal plasterboard painted wall. Any one else done this? What reading did you get?
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How Many Coats of silk to cover cupboard doors?
hey, i am no expert at painting lol but i do enjoy it. I am currently painting my cupboards and walls. ive started my cupboards with silk, i can tell it will be a good few layers i just want to make sure or simply read some suggestions. cheers :)
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Neighbours garden/fence presenting a danger
The house behind ours is rented out and the tenants or landlord are not keen on maintenance. The problem is the garden is quite overgrown and the fence (which is theirs) is starting to fall down. I realise there is not normally much that can be done about this but there are some very prickly brambles now growing into my…
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Mundic Internal Wall Insulation
My House is built of mudic pot block - blooming cold! I have gas central heating and double glazing etc but can pretty much feel the cold walls sucking the heat out of the house. I also live in a frost pocket so although Im in rather mild cornwall, Its regularly below freezing in the mornings. We moved in 3 years ago and…
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Bleeding Radiators with a Hot Water Cylinder
Previously, I've been able to bleed radiators, then open a valve under the boiler and add more water to the system. Lovely. Now I live in a house with a hot water tank cylinder and a cold water tank above it in the loft. There are no dials anywhere on the boiler or tank. If I bleed the radiators, will the system just add…
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Low Hot Water Pressure in Bathroom
Our upstairs bathroom has the hot water tank in it. However the basin tap and shower both have fairly low pressure. I can open the tap quite far and it'll come out at a good pace but the shower is little more than a trickle. Anything I should look at in particular? Unfortunately the shower is plumbed straight into the wall…
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Repairing white-good recommendations
Hi, My Hotpoint washer dryer has developed a leak and I'd like to get it repaired. It has broken before and I've previously used hotpointservice.co.uk to fix it, I had no particular issue with their service but I expect there might be cheaper options. I'm based in Sandhurst if people have local instead of nationwide…
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Soundproofing Help
Dear All, Hope you are well. I have alot of trouble from noise linked to our neighbors bathroom, that links to our bedroom. We can hear noises such as bathroom appliances, talking, and loud banging sounds. I have a home cinema system in my bedroom newly installed a few days ago. I would not be able to watch anything…
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How to replace just one drawer front in the kitchen? where to get a match?
One of the drawer fronts came off and got lost. I can't find the exact match to replace it...but it's making the whole kitchen look unsightly. Any recs on what I can do? Ideally, I would like a company that can color match.. Thanks in advance.
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Samsung Ecobubble Washing Machine
I need to remove the door glass from the surround on the washing machine below. Samsung Ecobubble Washing Machine model wf90f5e5u4w Normally there are lots of scews on the inside of the door that you take out to remove the glass. On this machine there are none. Anybody have any idea how to take the glass out ?? A long…
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Re-laying block paving blocks on a step
Hi I have a driveway with block paving and a large wide deep step- the front row of bricks of the step which is block paved have come off - how would I reattach these bricks - I understand it is sand usually but as its on the edge and no other bricks between which to lodge should this be just some mortar applied thinly and…
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Neighbour insisting on invading privacy?
Hello, Long story short. Neighbour objected to me doing work on a hedge on their boundary and in particular a tree within the hedge. We're in a conservation area so they added stipulations like using a professional and they complained when we maintained the work after the permission expired. Really petty things. We then…
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Monk films?
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Filler doesn't seem to stay put in wall.
Hi, I have posted before about this, but though got good advice at the time which I thank you for just thought I would run it past you again. Basically its a walk in shower in bathroom where the shower is backing onto hallway in house, just wall separating them. I noticed some unsightly bumps in plaster near skirting on…
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Alcohol for 17yo in restaurant
Does anyone know if its within the law for 18 year olds to buy alcoholic drinks for him/herself and also for other 17 year olds when all are sitting down for a meal at a licensed restaurant? I think its within the law to have it purchased for you during a meal but not actually order/buy it yourself as a 17 year old…
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cellar idea's
hi just a quick thought. wondered if it will be sufficient. i wish to use my cellar as a storage/workshop and so this is my plan the cellar itself is reasonably dry with little ventilation ( 3 air bricks at pavement level outside) and the original concrete floor that has no dpm installed only has small damp areas against 2…
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Help me find this lamp!
We recently had a palava with Oak Funiture Land where the furniture we ordered wouldn't fit up the stairs and so we had to return it for a refund. The 'free gift' we chose was this table lamp which we fell in love with: http://www.oakfurnitureland.co.uk/furniture/stockholm-lamp/28336.html We're no longer going with OFL for…
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Isar HE24 PROBLEM
The hot water works, but the time programmer does not seem to send the signal to the boiler to heat the radiators. Nor is there a manual switch for the heating. The problem has occurred in the past and usually happens when we have not used the heating for a long time, but even then it usually starts a to work after a hour,…
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Double Glazed Door Roller Problem
Hi All, Can anyone help me ? On my double glazed door the top roller will not go down, it goes up fine & it will drop down but if there is any kind of resistance at all it won't go down, it doesn't pull down, even if you put your finger on it and move the handle thats enough to stop it (the rest of the locking system works…
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Radiator replacement & Valves replacement / how long should this take?
I have taken all the radiators off on the house before when decorating, but I must have wrecked one a while back, as the bleed nut was broken when I went to bleed it the other night, after taking it off to paint the walls. I live in a house with oldish radiators, no TRVs etc. I bought a replacement radiator, but getting a…
