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Advice on Survey
We've had our home buyers report completed today on a 1980's semi-detached house. Couple of issues have come up which I'm curious about. 1) It references the gas installation seperately from the boiler. Is that normal and would it be up to the homeowner to service the meter etc? The gas installation. Natural gas is…
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Advice to repair Vertical blinds
Hi, I've a large 5 meter wide vertical track blind in the living room. There are 42 vertical blinds each 5 inch wide and 86 inch tall. The kids have been playing over the last few years with the blinds, as a result of which some blinds have come off the rail and a few geared connectors/ carriers/ vane clips have broke on…
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bathroom redecoration
Hi Guys, Where would you go for bathroom decoration and reburishment I have taken everything out of the bathroom and want someone to come in , do tiling and new bath tub, basin and toilet . is B&Q a wise choise? what would you expect to pay for a room that is fairly small 2.3 by 1.7 meters? I had few quotes for labour…
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guttering repair cost
I have a leaky guttering at the end of my roof. It drips constantly after rain. It looks to me as though it is not correctly fitted ( purchased the house 2 months ago) so how much would it cost for me to get someone in and have an end part replaced. Apart from the end section there does not appear to be any drips so I am…
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Do I need new Dble/glazed windows?
Two bedrooms, one has large picture window, the other a bay-window with four sections. The first one - no problems, the second window in the morning covered in condensation, and with the sealant 'gone' afraid it's leaking down into the wall! The only other difference between the rooms that could effect it - the door is…
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Best place to buy a Mattress?
Hi everyone Im I need a new Mattress, Im looking for a good quality pocket sprung king size Mattress for a good price. I want to try and avoid the expensive rip off shops I have seen what look like some absolute bargains online but the problem is you cannot test them Is there anywhere online that is really trust worthy and…
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Concerns with road vibrations to my house
Hi all, I have a slight concern, I didn't really know who to ask about it - kind of two questions in one. I live on a road with speed humps - one is directly outside my house. It's not a main road, but there are buses that use it, and a few lorries to the local shops. SOmetimes if something heavy goes over it very fast,…
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Large Chest Freezer - turn off?
I have a large chest freezer that is now pretty much empty. I dont actually use it that much. No point keeping it on wasting electricity when nothing in it really. Are they power hungry? Its a modern Zanussi one, can I just turn this off at the wall, or is there a specific way you should do it?
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asbestos in rented flat boiler - what would you do
Hello - I have rented a room for a few weeks in a flat in the city. The day I moved in, I realised the room next to mine, was a boiler room, had an asbestos sticker on it. I know of the dangers, but i've also heard it's okay untouched. what would you do ? it's still early days so i could move out and forfeit the rent
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1980s house - project ideas
I bought a house earlier this year. At the moment the house is largely empty, as I moved from a much smaller flat and don't have much furniture. The house is in good condition, so the only thing I need to do is redecorate. I started this thread because I was browsing MSE and saw a thread about mechanical heat recovery…
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what to fit in hole behind the toilet where
Hi please can some advise what i should fit as there is hole behind the toilet where waste pipe is as not wish t be visited by unwanted guest
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Dimmable to conventional light switch question
Hello, I'd like to replace a dimmable switch with a normal one - I want to replace a single dimmable halogen bulb with a very bright LED one (we don't need dimmer there but need a brighter bulb so I don't want to buy LED dimmer + more expensive LED dimmable bulbs). This switch is however a part of 3 rotary switches.. All…
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Nuaire Drimaster heat
Hi Really need some advice on the above About 3 years ago we had a drimaster heat installed in our upstairs masionette. The installer said he had never seen such bad condensation- the carpet at the bottom of the stairs was wet with dripping off the ceiling and there was black mould. Anyway he set it up saying he had set it…
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What does your window cleaner do for you?
My nephew is starting a window cleaning business. Just as a bit of market research Im asking the question- Is there anything you wish your window cleaner would do that he does not do as a matter of course? What annoys you about your window cleaner? Would also appreciate any general thoughts about the service you get. Thank…
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New Kitchen, how much?
Roughly - how much does it cost to have a new kitchen installed? For example, a Hygena 8 pieces from Homebase is £699.42 though with installation it becomes £2,377.42. £1500+ to fit it seems a bit expensive. Anyone had their small kitchen redone and how much was it?
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Not sure if i have right transformer for LED lights coming from Halogen?
So i have these areas which are using halogen lights: * Kitchen * Bathroom * Downstairs Shower Can i just replace them with some LED bulbs maybe the bathroom first and then turn the lights on see what happens? If they flicker i have not got the right transformer, if i have they will not flicker is that right? Will i damage…
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Warm or Cool LED lights in bathroom and kitchen what do you have in yours?
Looking at replacing all the halogen lights in kitchen and bathroom and can not decided whether to get warm or cool white LEDS? What do you have in yours?
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Advice please...blocked bath!!!
Hi. Can anyone help...please. My bath is currently blocked. I'm thinking it's a build up of hair but can't be sure!! I've tried cilit bang and soda and vinegar. Neither worked!! I'm scared of using caustic soda but this seems to be the only option left...does anyone have any other advice? ! Also how much would a plumber…
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Advice on Damp Proofing (Tanking?)
Hi Everyone, Myself and my wife have just fitted our own DIY damp proof course using Dryzone Dryrods after viewing many good reviews of them across the internet. To do this we removed all the plaster back to the brickwork and followed all the instructions to the letter so in our eyes the job is done! We are now in the…
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Scoping a replacement shower
I need to think about replacing my shower, but will be getting someone in to do it. Whilst I'll run past them as part of a quote what I want to put in, I'd like to ensure that I'm looking at showers to research, that my infrastructure will support. Old house with old wiring and an OK boiler. How can I assess what showers…
