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Right to reject?
I’ve just had a new kitchen fitted. The kitchen retailer specified a make of washing machine which was delivered on 14 Nov and fitted 2nd Dec. I washed some knitwear on the preset woollens cycle and it all came out as dirty as when it went in. I tried again, same thing. I sent pictures to retailer who said he’d pop round…
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Black mould on ceiling
I have black mould on the ceiling above my shower, we had the bathroom refurbished in July so ceiling was painted,we have an extractor fan that comes on when you put the light on and I open the window daily so my question is two fold how di I get rid of the mould and how do I stop it recurring? Thanks X
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Shower leak
I bought a new shower head and hose yesterday...screwed the shower head to the hose but it's leaking...what should I get to stop the water leaking please?
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Potterton 24 combi hot water problem
Hi guys, Have found the tap in the bathroom basin doesn't fire the boiler on to produce hot water. All the hot taps are fine in the house and the pressure seems normal on that tap. It's a mixer tap. Haven't had any work done recently and with my limited knowledge think it could be the diaphragm. Any ideas what I can try to…
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Flat shower shower replaced with bath
Im soon moving into a property that has a double flat floor shower. I want to replace this with a bath. Has anyone had anything like this done before? I want to get a ball park figure as to how much it would be and how long it would take. Tia :)
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No properly dropped kerb - introduction of parking permits
I have a friend who owns a house that has a small drive (adequate size for 2 cars end to end, he only has one). It has gates. but currently the exit onto the side-road across the pavement has no dropped kerbs. The Kerbstones are missing, and they pavement has at some point been tarmaced (not by the house owner) to form a…
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New Bed
As title states, looking to purchase a new bed frame. Not sure wheres "best" to buy from.... Ideally I'd like a double upholstered frame with storage. Any recommendations? Looking to spend as little as possible :)
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Building insurance cover only covers work since you bought it?
OH has found a leak in his bathroom wall, (bought the house in March 2017, it is not a new house, not found in full survey). His insurance company, LLoyds, has told him he is not covered because the policy only covers work done since he bought the house and in any case it is a gradual leak so not covered. i think he has…
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New house old shed/garage
Hi all. Recently moved house and been tackling improvements bit by bit. Now moving on to the old shed/garage at the back of the garden. It's not at all pretty (as you can see from the pics) but I think could prove pretty useful for storage/workshop with some tlc/minimum expense. My questions are: What type of shed/garage…
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Adding a radiator with too much BTU?
Our hallway never heats up too much unless the heating is on for a long time. Its an old double radiator - 140mm wide. Its positioned beside the front door area (3 bed semi house). The rads in the house are mostly old, and bled when required. The living room and bedroom ones are fine however. Would there be any danger in…
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Why does my home alarm keep tripping?
Last night, our home alarm went off several times whilst not 'set' – roughly 7.30pm, 9.30pm, 10.40pm - and each time, it went off repeatedly, i.e. we put the code in, but it tripped again immediately, about 6 or 7 times on each occasion before being ok again for a while. Every time it was the ‘tamper’ light that was…
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Cheap brass door handles
I'm looking for recommendations on how to renovate imitation brass door handles to a chrome-look finish.
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Want to renovate a plaster fireplace
I have a newish house and want to renovate or somehow upgrade the fireplace which is white plaster with an ornate design that is totally out of keeping with the rest of the house. I can't afford to replace it. Any suggestions?
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How to repair crack/peeling on plaster wall
We re-painted our kitchen approx 12 months ago, and at some point maybe 6-8 months ago, a crack appeared, and the plaster (or skim??) on the wall started peeling (see pics below). We're planning on giving the walls another coat (we made the mistake of painting matt instead of silk). Can anyone advise what the best way to…
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Damp after building work
Hello, So I’ve just had an extension built and currently in the final stages. We’ve painted this weekend and noticed small areas of damp in the concrete floor only in the corners of the room. The plaster and concrete floor took a long while to dry out due to snow and the heating has just gone back on. Wondering if this is…
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Filling small hole in outside render
Hi I had to take an outside light off the wall which had left a small hole on the render of the wall outside. Any products out there I can use to fill. Can I use simple ployfilla? Pic below https://twitter.com/payrollexcel/status/942441116426821632
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Painting artex ceiling
Any recommendations for type / make of paint and method to repaint white a ceiling coated with artex in sort of fan shaped swirls, please?
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Can we rescue this toaster?
The “down” lever will no longer stay down once the bread has been added into the toasting slots but immediately springs back up again. Is there any easy way this can be rectified or is the machine now permanently non repairable? Alas, am not a DIY expert and I guess no electrician would consider it worth touching although…
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Hotpoint washing machine making high-pitched whine. Is this normal?
I bought a new washer a couple of weeks ago, a Hotpoint WMJLL742P. It makes a high-pitched whining noise, quite loudly, on every cycle. Also, on a 60C wash yesterday the door glass was very hot during the final spin cycle. My old washer was a Hotpoint and wasn't like this, but it was quite old. Is any of this normal?
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Leak in bedroom ceiling
About 3mths ago I had a leak in front bedroom of my 4yr old property, which NHBC covered the cost of replacing ridge tiles as the felt underneath didn't cover the ridge. Now I have a serious leak in back bedroom, my roofer says its because of poor quality of roofing felt that has many holes in it, but obviously the rain…
