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Boiler fault
Hi everyone I had no hot water coming out and a plumber came around and said there is an A1 warning light on it. He rang this morning and said he'd spoken to Anniston engineers and the problem needs a new circuit board at a cost of £260 and fitting costs. Can anyone confirm for me this sounds reasonable and I have no…
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Arbitration - Has anyone had any experinece of the process ?
I'm locked in a messy dispute with my builder. Work is incomplete/defective and we're way past completion date. I'll not bore you with details but lets just say we've been double charged for some items, charged for item's he failed to provide and it was suppose to be a 12 week job and at 20 weeks we pulled the plug, build…
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help with patio
Hi I need some help A long story short my husband is disabled and I am the only earner, not earning much so trying to sort out the mess on the garden myself. We have an exisitng concrete area of about 1 meter from the base of the house. I want to extend and raise to have a patio made of slabs as stepping stones sort of…
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Hotpoint Iced Diamond won't stop freezing
My Hotpoint Iced Diamond RFAA52 won't stop freezing, the veg in the veg box at the bottom of the fridge are covered in ice. I defrosted the whole unit yesterday. Is there a way to resolve this? I am wary of ringing Hotpoint as many of these big companies overcharge for repairs. The unit is under five years old. Ring…
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Conservatory furniture
Why does it all appear to be craftedfrom wicker / cane? I get that it's lightweight so "ideal" for a warm environment, but even with cushions I find it to be very uncomfortable to sit on. What am I missing?
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Advice on new large conservatory/patio doors
Hi, we have a lean to conservatory which is build onto the back of our kitchen and garage with a polycarbonate roof. Looking out to the garden, the right wall is totally brick, with the left being 4 panels of glass (which includes one window) in white PVC frames, and the exit out to the garden being the larges 'wall' and…
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Awnings
Greetings all Can anyone advise on the benefits of buying an awning with a cassette? It seems to make a significant difference to the price but what are you getting for the extra money? Thanks.
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Leveling an Asphalt floor advice
I think this is going to be a tall ask, but you never know :-) Problem: We'd like to lay a wooden floor in the living room, however, it's to be layed over asphalt. Current info: 1. Floor is flooring grade asphalt in reasonable condition, ie it's not damp but the cracks have been repaired, as the previous floor covering was…
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Changing a Central Heating Programmer
In an effort to save money on my gas bill, I decided to change my hot water so instead of coming on twice a day, it just comes on in the morning. However, the hot water simply stopped working and long story short, the controller now doesn't work. I desperately need to buy another but have a few questions: * I've read it's…
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Washing trainers
Hi guys, As above, need to wash a few pairs of my treads that are a bit worse for wear after the long winter... recommendations? Talk to me :D
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Cleaning garden furniture covers - mould & filth
My garden chair covers have got covered in mould (left outside) and filth. What’s the best thing to clean them with?
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Squeaky floors solution
We have, in parts of the upstairs, very squeaky floors. They are wooden planks, some of which don't make any creaky noises, but some which creak very loudly. As we are renovating the house, we would like to get this rectified. To help reduce the squeaking, our builder is suggesting screwing chipboard over the existing…
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Pressure washer options (long distance required)
Hi all I'm looking to install an outdoor tap so that I can use a pressure washer to clean my car. Because of the position of my flat relative to the road, I will require c 20m of hose to comfortably manage all the way round the car. The most hose I've seen so far is 8m so I'll have to consider extensions. Obviously I'm…
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Beko American Style Fridge Freezer help please
I got up this morning to find water all over the floor from the fridge part of the appliance. Obviously on old fridge freezers this was just a case of a blockage but I can't seem to find anything on this fridge freezer which would drain away or to check for a blockage. Can anyone help please?
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How to repair crack in screed floor?
Hi, What do I buy to repair fine long crack in screeded floor and stop the crack from spreading further?
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How much would it cost to knock down a single garage and build a driveway in it’s place?
Hi there, I currently live in a house wth a garage but no driveway. The garage is right on the road at the rear of the property, but is small and unusable, meaning we have to park our cars on the road. The parking space to number of car ratio is terrible, so we live decided to knock the garage down and build a driveway in…
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New garage door
Looking to replace my 2 single garage doors with a single auto double garage door. Cant decide what the better option is: Sectional door or roller door. Any experience good and bad or advice would be much much appreciated. Many thanks
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Back boiler, old controls - heating water only but radiators are on upstairs?
Hi all, Just moved into our first home. We have a back boiler (behind an old gas fire) and a water tank (main bedroom). I no longer wan't the heating to come on so I've changed the setting to 'Water Only' which is on the timer for twice a day, the thermostat is set at zero. However, when the timer kicks in to heat the…
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Flat roof help
As part of our extension there is a large area of flat roof . I hd quoted from fdifferent builders and they all recommended different materials. Thought it was best to get advice from here. What are your thoughts on the flat roof material? 1) fiberglass 2) torch on felt 3) rubbers Thanks
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WD40 In Water System
Hi all, Asking on behalf of my Mom. The other day, the hot water stopped working at her house so we called a plumber who came and sorted it out. He did something with the hot water tank (that big cylindrical thing with a jacket like thing on it) and it started working again. At the end, he put some WD40 on the hot water…
