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Possible leak under floor! Advice needed!
Hi everyone, I live in a block of flats and yesterday my downstairs neighbour noticed a leak started dripping through his bathroom light fitting at the weekend. I immediately checked my bath, sink and toilet's plumbing and it was all bone dry. The neighbour even brought a plumber upstairs to double check - this plumber…
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Rotten garage door lintel
Hello all. Just joined. Any advise on the following would be welcome. The wooden lintel on my garage door is rotting. The door itself is an up and over and is basically okay. I would like to replace the door, but I am wondering whether a door installer could tackle the rotten lintel and the brickwork (three courses) above.…
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Washing Machine leaks from Detergent Drawer
Hi, My washing maching is leaking profusely from the detergent drawer - ONLY during the rinse cycle. I have a feeling the outlet at the back of it is clogged up with Softner (we only use drum tablets for washing)... I've taken the drawer out and cleaned as much as I can - but I can't get into the outlet pipe beneath it.…
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washing machine help
I have a Beko washing machine and the door handle is in need of replacement, I don't know what to order from amazon. The Beko customer services said it is now an obsolete machine. The model number is: WM74155LW Serial number: 13- 406344 can anyone give me some advice please? :)
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curtain pole help please
hi there in a room of a rented flat there is a wooden curtain pole but with no fixings attached, either rings or curtain hooks and it is enclosed either end - ie it can't just hook off some supports and then be put back up when the curtains are attached. As this is about 10 feet in the air and quite difficult to access,…
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Brass Cleaning Advice?
I have been using autosol paste on some Brasso wadding to clean some brass items and the results are astounding however, i think Brasso is expensive for a small tin costing £2 :money:, i'm wondering if the wadding could be bought cheaper without the brand name. Is their a certain type of item i could use such as steel wool…
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Help Please - Central Heating - External Draincock
Hi there - I wonder if anyone can help. We are having a new patio laid in a few weeks. However, after removing some weeds yesterday realised there is a metal door under the patio doors. When you open it there is an external draincock (think that's what its called) for draining the central heating down. In order to put in a…
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Double glazing compensation
Hi, We recently employed a company to install new windows in our house, dismantle the front porch and build a new, bigger one. This was a smaller company than others we had quotes from and we liked that they were straightforward with their quote and didn't slowly chip away at it like the other companies did - making out…
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Structural calculations incorrect.
Hi, I've had some structural calculations done knocking through my kitchen dining room. The opening will about 6 metres. I have paid the structural engineers for their calculations but now I have realised they have the opening down at 4.5 metres! Clearly this will mean the steal beams are incorrectly sized etc. I'm not…
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Soundproof windows - too good to be true?
Hi, When researching secondary glazing (for the purpose of reducing nearby road noise) I found this company: hugocarter dot co dot uk blog-and-news/acoustic/soundproof-windows-vs-secondary-glazing (sorry link is written like this, as a new user I can't include links). Who seem to be claiming that their "soundproof" windows…
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Advice on decking (low budget)
Hi moneysavers, We have a patch of soil in our garden (4.53 metres by 2.20 metres) where a shed used to be and we would like it covered with some decking so our 2.5 year old daughter can play on it. However, decking is quite expensive and we are looking for a low budget solution. Any ideas / thoughts? Thanks
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Mould Removal After Leak
Hello, I unfortunately discovered a leak behind the sink in one of my bathrooms the other day. The water has had time to soak the floor where it couldn't be seen and also flow to an adjacent bedroom under an interior wall. Black mould has grown on the floor of both rooms up to a couple of feet from where the leak occurred.…
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Saniflo keeps running after cleaning.
Hi all, I live in a downstairs apartment and have a saniflo unit servicing the wastewater in my bathroom. Recently I used the proprietary saniflo cleaner and descaler, following the instructions by switching the power off, pouring half the solution into the toilet, allowing to sit for two hours before powering on and…
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Zanussi Electrolux Dishwasher
I think our dishwasher is about 10 years or more old. It's cleaning performance has declined. Some things e.g mugs with hot chocolate don't clean properly. I think the problem could be because the tablet is not releasing in time. My brother in law who is good with his hands had a look (unlike me) and thinks that that maybe…
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Roofing work issues
Hi! Ok, so basically we put an ad on mybuilder.com for some roofing works, had a guy come and give us a quote, saying it just needed a few tiles replacing, chimney re-pointing and new guttering, he quoted us £1000.00 + VAT, so we asked if he'd do is cash without vat and we agreed the £1000.00 cash. He came and did the…
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Washing Machine Leaking from bottom..any ideas please?
Hi, As the title says, we have a problem whereby a small trickle of water is leaking from our 3 month old washing machine. It has only happened today (twice) on a particular cycle, but, we also have an issue on one of the other cycles whereby it shows an error H20 (which, according to the manual is a water filling issue).…
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Smelly cushioned chair
I have been gifted a nice piece of furniture which I would dearly love to keep, but the problem is it stinks to high heaven of cigarette smoke! :( It was given to me in good faith, but I realised as soon as I put it in my vehicle that it once belonged to the home of a smoker. No big deal, I thought - it's just a question…
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Fence issue
Between my garden and the field next door to me is a wire fence which has rotten and requires replacement. The issue is that my dog keeps getting through the field and I am concerned she will get lost. The field is owned by a man who in turn rents it out to somebody who keeps their horses on there. I have spoken to the…
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Dehumidifier and fan
Hi The previous owners of my house left an extractor fan on a timer in the basement, but I spotted some mould so I’ve bought a dehumidifier. But should I keep the extractor fan on timer, or is it just creating more work from the dehumidifier? Also someone recommended a heat exchange unit would improve the air quality,…
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Getting rid of ivy help please
We have purchased a house which has been empty for some time. Some of the borders have ground ivy which has covered some tree stumps and the ivy had started to climb up some of the trees. We have started to cut through the this and pull as much of it up as we can, we filled a large bag. This is just one area. Is there an…
