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New fitted Kitchen, Howdens, Wren or B&Q/Cooke/L
A question for kitchen fitters, which do you prefer. PS I'm fitting one of those at present.
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Extractor Fans Timer?
Hi i am looking at two Extractor Fans one has a timer and the other doesn't. The fan i am replacing has stopped working and had a timer (not that i noticed) The wiring is direct to the light switch so when i turn the bathroom light on the fan comes on. Do i need a fan with a timer or will a normal one be ok and what would…
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Strange water marks on the walls
Hi, Long time lurker but first time poster I got a bit of an odd issue going on in my kitchen walls. The house was bought by myself in Dec 2015 but is dated back to 1970. The walls were recently filled and painted and during this winter some strange water marks started to appear on the walls. There are not the typical…
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Alpha 280e Boiler Short Cyling
Yes, another boiler short cycling thread! I have an Alpha 280e boiler. It gets the radiators up to temperature quickly. The radiator return pipe is hot, not as hot as the outflow but hot. After it's up to temperature, the boiler will fire for 30 seconds then cut off and go through its 3 minute wait cycle and fire again for…
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Kitchen Renovation - Nobilia quality?
So we are going to have our kitchen renovated, and want to go for a modern handle-less kitchen. We have received a quote of around £15,000 from Kutchenhaus who supply Nobilia kitchens from Germany which includes Neff appliances as well as quartz 20mm worktops and sinks, taps. The kitchen is fairly narrow and long measuring…
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Disputing a two and a half year old invoice
Hey all, Hoping you can give me some advice on this situation, sorry it's a bit of a read! In October 2015 we started renovating a new home and needed the boiler moving from a wall due to come down to a different location and the relevant plumbing, including the upstairs bathroom. The plumber we had took the boiler down…
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Work on nearby flat disrupting life of tenants
My sister lives in a small flat in a large private block in west central London. She has a long lease. The block is owned by one of the major landowners in the area and managed by managing agents. The flats change hands regularly. Recently two one-bedroom flats near her (on the third floor) were purchased by a private…
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Do I need primer?
Sorry for the silly question, I've decorated in the past but never bare wood so am hoping someone can please help. I have a new, pinewood architrave in the bathroom. I also have a small amount of Dulux Satinwood, quick dry, which a decorator left behind. I believe satinwood doesn't need an undercoat so, can I just paint…
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Fridge/freezer suddenly not cooling
I have a Kenwood fridge/freezer annoyingly under 14 months old, came downstairs yesterday to a cold freezer but warm fridge, unit obviously still getting power, light works unplugged fridge & left it several hours plugged it back in to hear the compressor start up but turn off after 30 seconds every time and not cool at…
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Limestone or marble fireplace?
Which should I buy?! Pros and cons of those that have then? Fallen in love with a limestone fireplace but I’ve 2 young kids and worried about stains etc. Do people find them difficult to maintain/keep clean? Particularly interested to hear from anyone with kids! Other option is marble/micromarble. Bit more shiny and less…
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Best way to clean bathroom basin.
Hi folks, I got a new bathroom last year with bathroom unit, washbasin on top. I use it all the time and due to water being a bit slow to drain have screwed off the waste container type thing at bottom of sink waste pipe to clear all of the blank slimy gunk out of it a few times, which does seem to have helped. I really…
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Problems with New Build House
Hi, I am new to the forum and not sure if this is the correct place so apologise in advance. We recently bought a new build house less then 2 years ago and have had a host of problems with it. I have followed all the complaint procedures with the building company and it has even gone to the point of sending the complaint…
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Dropped kerbs
Hi, Anyone aware or used companies to get their dropped kerb put in in south glos or Bristol area please? Doesn't seem to be that many but need to find a reasonable quote. Cheers
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Wickes Quote - your feedback highly appreciated..!
Hi all, I'm new to the MSE Forums (however I've been reading them for a while!) so hi everyone :beer: Myself and my wife have been working to get our home extension done and have recently started works, finally. The next steps is to get a Kitchen sorted and we are closing down to a quote from Wickes. The quote is this one…
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Kitchen extension that 1.5m above ground level
Hi, My wife and I are starting to look at ways of improving our house and one of the main things is the kitchen. Its an old Victorian house which has good size rooms apart from the kitchen. We have 6 kids between us and so feeding time takes up a decent amount of space. Currently the kitchen is 2.5m by 3m. We are looking…
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double glazing query
just had some new windows in from a local company via checked and vetted. Got feedback from others before getting job done. They installed the windows today but did not use any foam to fill gaps between frame and inner bricks. They put on plastic and around the frame inside and out. Should they have used expandable foam to…
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Mystery light
We've recently moved into a house that is full of electrical randomness! Lots of light switches that possibly operate mystery lights we can't locate, and various outside lights that we can't find out how to switch on. In the porch there is this wallplate with a big orange light in the middle. It is always 'on' and glowing…
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To install UFH in the hallway or not?
Thinking about putting UFH in the downstairs - was thinking not in the hallway then read an article that said yes! It would be wet not electric and powered by a ground source heat pump. Any one done this and have any advice?
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Planning Permission for Window
Hi everyone, I was after some advice regarding whether I need planning permission for a window. We live in an apartment, first floor/top floor. Next to us is an unused are of grass/gravel and then a pub (with no side windows). There is about 50ft between us and the pub. We did an attic conversion with velux windows which…
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Garden access
I answered the door the other day to a builder that does work for my neighbours ( care home ) They are looking to build a single storey extension at the back of their property, but they have no access to the rear without going through the building. The builder wanted to know if they could use our garden as access -…
