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New boiler installation advice please
Hi All, Thank you for reading the post and your advice is very much appreciated. Our baxi broken down. We have standard system. cylinder and tank in the loft and microbore system. 3 bed house, 2 bathrooms and 2 showers with water flow between 16-18 l per min. I had few quotes saying convert to combi and some saying leave…
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Cable staples for electrical cable
We have just moved into a house which is severely lacking in electrical sockets and the 1 double socket that does exist is invariably always in the worst possible location. We will get an electrician in to put in some extra sockets in pretty much every room in due course. In the interim we're using a couple of extension…
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Drinking water filter taps - which one?
I've previously been happy drinking tap water. SWMBO has drank bottled water for a long time. In an effort to cut down cost and wastage, I've suggested the idea of fitting a filtered tap, which swmbo has agreed to. We used to have one in my parental home so I recall the need to change cartridges every six months. Are there…
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Beliani Beds?
Hi, We want to purchase a new bed but we are restricted to a few brands because of the size (160 width). Googling I've come accross this brand which I like the look of but I can't find any reviews. Has anyone bought from them? We only need the frame, already got a new mattress a few months ago, and we are looking for an…
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Leekes Kitchens
Hello My and wife and I went into Leekes in Coventry at the weekend and we really liked the Sheraton range and the option of 0% finance. The problem is there are not that many reviews for them that I can find. Those that I can find either very positive or very negative. Has anybody on this forum used Leekes for their new…
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Anyone recognise this laminate worktop?
As the title says, I'm trying to find a name for this so I can buy an off-cut. The kitchen was from howdens if that makes it any easier.
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Temporary covering up wallpaper
I'm moving into a new rented property next month and the landlord has said I'm not allowed to paint over/wallpaper a wall in 1 of the bedrooms that has some really old fashioned floral wallpaper on one of the walls. Is there anything out there that can be used as temporary cover and easily removed if needed without…
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How to turn off hot water! DIY tap change
Hello, I live in a block of flats -and can't work out which way to turn of my hot water which I believe to be a tank. I can turn off the cold right by the bath (I'm hoping to fit a mixer tap on my bath so I can take a shower ) I have some photos but can't for the life of me work out which lever/tap is for what! Any help…
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Is this a load bearing wall?
Hi, I wonder if anyone can shed any light on this issue please? I have a 1940's ex-council house. The kitchen / dining room are at the back of the house - ground floor. There is a small wall between the kitchen and dining room & some double doors. This small wall comes off the back of the house and is 46 inches long…
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Moving out of parents - new address notification?
Hi guys - not sure if this is the right section to post in so feel free to move! I've been living with my parents for pretty much all my life (bar 3 years at Uni). Next month I'm finally moving out - I'll be renting a room in a flatshare. My question is - who do I absolutely and legally need to notify of an address change?…
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Using loft in a new build house. Builders opinion please
We have been told in our New Build that we have just bought that we cannot use our loft for storage as its something to do with the way it is built. Could a builder who hopefully has knowledge on this elaborate for me please? We have a few bits and Bob's such as Xmas Decs and a couple of storage boxes that we were hoping…
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Cavity wall insulation removal
Hi, We had cavity wall insulation installed (loose wool fibre type) in 2007. Around 2015 I started noticing severe damp problems in the living room only. The damp was either side of the window 2metres high including at the corners of the room from floor up. I re-rendered the outside wall and during that time I believe I…
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Central heating control broken - replace with Nest?
My block had a power cut for several hours the other day and when the power came back on my central heating control seemed completely dead. The boiler (Vaillant ecoTEC plus 831) and thermostat (Honeywell DT90E) seem fine and the hot water is working but the LCD display on the heating programmer (Danfoss TS715SI) is blank…
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{text removed by MSE Forum Team} party wall
I have received some speculative letters surrounding the party wall act as my neighbours are doing and extension. After doing some research Adele Bonham from bonham surveyors has been a director of two other party wall company's in the last five years Simon Bonham Limited and Phillips & Locke both are now dissolved…
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Paint laminate kitchen cupboards, mixing service for paint?
Hi all I'm looking at painting a new kitchen cupboard to match my existing cupboards. It's a new laminate kitchen cupboard from b&q, it's white and the rest of my kitchen is off white. I've been into B&Q and the lady pointed me to the v33 paints which are for this but they come in set colours. She said theat B&Q can't do…
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fence to seperate shared driveway
asking on behalf of a friend (and myself for future reference) between 2 detached houses there is a double width tarmac drive way leading down towards a double garage (1 for each house). my friend has caught his neighbour reversing across his side of the drive to save him from moving his mrs car off the driveway-he has not…
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Bathroom floor advice
Good Evening, I'm in the process of putting back together an empty shell bathroom. I plan to tile the bathroom floor that currently has 22mm floorboards in. I don't really like the idea of laying another thick layer of solid board on top to give a sturdy base in order to tile which will give even more of a step up into the…
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Shower not giving out hot water
Sometimes when I turn on the shower, the boiler will not ignite and so no hot water will come out. All the other taps work fine, it's just the shower. But sometimes it will work with no problems. Can anybody help me with this? Thank you :)
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Draughts
Evening all. I asked this elsewhere and was directed to you lovely lot :D I had a quote yesterday for new windows and doors. Its not likely to happen any time soon as it is a HUGE amount of money anyway what I discovered is that because I live in a flat (ground floor) I need a composite door which bumps the cost up…
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Which grout colour with white gloss wall tiles?
I am to have some white gloss wall tiles installed. I had assumed it would be best to use white grout with these. I happened to see a tv show recently in which someone mentioned that their wall tiles had been installed with a slightly darker grout and that this means it will be easier to maintain the clean look of the…
