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Advice on a ceiling light fitting
Hello all, Just hoping that someone with some electrical knowledge can offer any opinions on what could be the problem. I will contact our electrician who has recently done some work in the house but they aren’t open until Monday. We’ve recently done up the kitchen and had some electrical work done - light switches moved,…
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Single electric oven needed but only 50-52cm deep
Because of a gas pipe sticking out 6cm in the middle of my housing unit I am looking for a new single electric oven that is only 50 to 52 cm deep. I can find a few that are 54cm deep so I may need to give one of these a try. I can also for a Myappliances branded one that would fit but not sure of this brand. Otherwise can…
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Wood Burning Stove Fans
Do these fans make a big difference? In our living room where the stove is the heat is fantastic... however the heat in the hall is pretty cold by comparison.... we have started leaving the door open pretty wide and noticed a notable change in the temperature whilst the heat in living room stays decent. Would one of those…
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Bathroom layout - WWYD?
Wonder if I could get your ideas on the next stage in my house renovation saga. I've knocked through between an existing loo and the wardrobe in next door bedroom to make a bathroom. This gives me a rectangle 244cm long by 140cm wide, loo is at one end opposite the door. so there should be plenty of room to get a short…
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Fixing on stud walls...help!
As with all new builds, all the walls are hollow :( This means we are having a problem fixing anything to the walls (or we just have no idea how to go about it and if we can..?) We want (or would like) to put up a bathroom cabinet/shelf...is this possible on these sort of walls? Me and my partner have NO idea about this…
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TV extra sockets
Hi, could someone please advise on the best way to add 2 extra TV sockets. I live in a bungalow and the aerial which is outside on the chimney currently has 2 points, 1 in the living room and the other in one of the bedrooms. There is an aerial socket in another bedroom on an internal wall but doesn't seem to work. I'd…
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What should I do with my leaded roof?
My flat porch roof is leaded and is leaking badly. I've had it repaired several times unsuccessfully and now plan to get it completely redone, not in lead. What's the best way to handle this re selling the lead? I think it's currently selling at about £1.35 a kg and I estimate there's about a tonne. Will the chap who fixes…
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Kitchen wall cabinets
I’m hoping someone on here can help me find what I need because I’m having no luck at all. I really need a 1000x700mm kitchen wall cabinet carcass, I need to replace a damaged one in my kitchen and I already have the doors and side panels to match the rest of the kitchen but cannot find anywhere that seems to sell them in…
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Previous house owners have left many belongings
Hi Guys, We could really do with some help. We bought our house two months ago. On the day of completion, the previous owner rang me two hours before they were due to leave to catch their ferry to Portugal where there new home is located. He told me that they had massively over estimated how much they could fit in their…
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Unusual sound from radiators
Im curious to know what the sound is from the rads. When the pump switches off, its as if the rads breath a sigh of releif and contract slighlty, the sound is hard to describe, sounds a bit like metal fatigue. Or handful of sand being sprinkled about. Its a new boiler and pump etc. The rads never did this with the old…
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Ideas for my parents' house
Hi all, I bought a house a couple of years ago, and since then my mother has been looking for ways to improve her house so that she can have some of the things that my house has. I have suggested that moving to a house that already has the features she wants may be simpler than a major project, but that's not an option…
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Large LED Spotlights
I'm looking to replace existing halogen spotlights throughout my house with LED. The bulbs from my kitchen (x 18) are a couple of centimeters longer in length than I had expected, so 'normal' spotlights wouldn't be flush to the ceiling. The existing bulbs contain the following marks: JCC LP00304 CFL 11W GU10 240V/50Hz…
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Boundary Wall
We have a boundary wall that we have taken down due to it being unsafe. Do we have to rebuild it? It was our wall on our land, but the owner of the neighbouring property is insisting that we rebuild it!
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What could it be? Floor tiling
Last month I paid someone to tile my kitchen floor, today a crack has appeared in the tile coming from the skirting board. Any reason as to why this might be? I’ve messaged the tiler to come and have a look but I don’t want to be told a load of jargon I don’t understand so they don’t have to repair, does anyone have any…
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Boiler Insurance
I'm typing this in the cold because my combination boiler was condemned yesterday. An Ideal Boiler's engineer visited me yesterday after I'd put a call in a couple of days earlier to Homeserve, who I pay £28 a month to insure the boiler with. It was immediately obvious on his arrival that he didn't like where the boiler…
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Thermostat in a bedroom instead of hall?
We are getting a new boiler this weekend with a wireless thermostat and wondering if it makes sense fornus to put it in one of the kid's bedrooms. Our lounge has a wood stove which kicks out crazy heat. Currently the stat in the hall gets some of the heat from the lounge and turns the heating off. This means the kids…
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Tart up lead flashing under window ledge
Hi all had new windows fitted and now the lead flashing under them lets it down - bit discoloured etc... is there paint or some treatment that I can use to spruce it up? replacing isn't really an option as the windows are now fitted - kicking myself I didn't think ahead on this! :( thanks!!
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Built in Fridge/Freezer Cupboard removal
Hi Looking to replace a built in fridge freezer with a free standing one and just wonder what would be underneath the cupboard in terms of flooring? There is a bit of chipboard that the cupboard seems to be on top of. Will this be a raise of somekind or a solid piece? I ask as I want to know if there would be any problems…
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Air/heat pump system. Adding new radiator question.
We moved into our bungalow just over a year ago and I want to now remove a small rad in the utility room and replace it with a towel rail (far more useful). The c/h system is an 8 year old Daikin Altherma LT air/water heat pump set up and I was just wondering if there was any special procedure I need to follow when opening…
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Oak furniture wax or oil
Hi I’ve just bought a new oak dining table and chairs from a well known oak furniture store (no veneer in here) . Can anybody help with whether to wax or oil it, and which type of either should I buy. Thanks in advance.
