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In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving

Archives for June 2018

Shower acting up
Evening all - We have a redring shower installed in our bathroom - about 9 months old. Has been working well until recently, randomly we go to use it and it turns on and can have a shower etc. Other times it just wont work - can hear motor in unit but no water. We end up leaving it until next day and away it goes. This has…
Rights to a repair for a tumble dryer
I've recently moved out and now rent my own property. Someone gave me a Hotpoint tumble dryer and I've checked and it's one of those ones on the recall list. As I did not purchase it and was gifted it, am I still entitled to a repair (assuming they are still repairing them). It was left in the garage for a while and I…
Bathroom fan ducted to loft air brick
Hi all, I have done a few searches, but have yet to come up with a definitive answer. I recently had my house rewired. I also had an extractor fan put in the bathroom ceiling which is ducted to the loft. From there the ducting runs to an air brick for ventilation. The pipe is a few inches from the actual clay air brick.…
Neighbour wants to hire tree prumer to cut overhanging branches and send us the bill
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Council has bridged DPC
I'm buying a Victorian property which is in reasonably good condition. We've just had the full structural survey done which has highlighted significant damp along a side wall which lies against the public footpath. It then transpired that the damp proof course has been covered by the footpath pavement all along this side…
What kind of roof ladder do I need?
After some advice please. My house has a flat roof in the middle and then either side the roof slopes. Would a normal roof ladder be ok to use to put on the sloped roof? There isn't a ridge where the sloped roof meets the flat roof so I'm not sure a normal roof ladder with a hook on the end would be ok, if not, what do I…
Length of fluorescent tube?
One of the two tubes has gone in our bathroom cabinet. The tube is marked ?MC T4-22w/865. (the ? could be a 3 or a B or an E). I know that it is a T4 type and is 22 watt and daylight colour balance (that's what 865 means apparently - 6500K). The thing is, how is the length measured? Mine is around 723mm from tip of pin on…
Property fence question
Hi i live in a terraced, as i face my back yard the right hand side fence has broken due to the windy weather. The neighbours think its the right side of each property that should be maintained. I look at my land registry and it states party fence on each side. based on that im thinking its a 50/50 for repair costs. Hope…
Recover shed roof but no access to one side
Hi I have a shed that is in urgent need of re-roofing. The OSB roof has a plastic corrugated sheet on top. The rain has got in and the OSB is failing. The plan is (was) to cover the lot with a butyl pond liner but there is a problem. I have no access to one side of the shed. My next door neighbour has built his shed very…
Limescale removal
We live in an extremely hard water area in the South East, and we have problems with limescale. I am using the Astonish limescale remover, and it is OK, but I need to use it a few times and use scourers as well. Any recs please?
Is £1000 for a composite door about right?
Is £1000 for a new composite door fitted about right or can it be done for cheaper?
Anyone here work in asbestos industry?
Trying to find someone who works on the asbestos industry to give me an opinion. Went to a house recently that had just had asbestos insulation board removed. All done by a professional firm with an enclosure and then an analyst from a separate company coming in to do the clearance procedure and issue certificate of…
Who Owns The Wall?
At the bottom of our garden is the wall of my neighbors garage. Brick new build type. The wall stretches the entire width of the bottom of the garden. Would I need his permission to attach a trellis to the wall for roses to grow?...not sure technically if we or he own the wall?... Inside his garage will be breeze block..ie…
Kerbs without pavement
So we have a team rebuilding and widening our driveway, and I'd like them to drop the kerb covering half of it. Understandably, they are reticent, given that common wisdom is that you have to apply to the council. Unusually though, I'm pretty certain that this doesn't apply, given that the law and rules mean you have to…
Affordable CCTV / Security cameras
I'm looking for suggestions of a cost effective way to get some cameras to cover our our driveway. We don't want to get a full CCTV setup installed because we're going to be extending soon and we'll be looking to do something properly soon. However, in the last few months we've come home to find our side gate forced open.…
Bestway Pool - keeping it clean?!?
Hi We have a Bestway fast set pool. We have a electric pump filter for it which we have going most days. However after about 3-4 days the water turns a greenish colour and the kids wont go in it until until we empty it, clean it and refill it again. Can anyone advise whether getting a Chlorine Bromine Dispenser might help…
Cost of Renovating a Three-Bedroom House from Top to Bottom
So, I'm thinking of moving due to antisocial neighbours to a property which needs substantial work. Its a 1960s three-bedroom detached house which looks like it's been repossessed by the bank/mortgage lender. At the present moment, they are allowing open bids and the highest is around £150,000. If I could possibly secure…
Enclosing a porch like area
Our house is a staggered end terrace. Its staggered by about 3 meters compared to next door. This means our front steps and pathway run alongside a wall to a 3m2 area which has a brick shed at one end (1m2) with full roof and then a paved area (2m2) in front of our front door. This all sits less than a meter above the…
What to do with this old door?
I'm renovating my c.1900 house and internal doors have been overboarded until last night. Taking the board off revealed this: What would you do with it? How to repair the door (without spending a fortune)? Is it possible to buy matching beading/moldings to replace the damaged pieces? I'm now expecting the same problem with…
Kitchen Design Layout Advice
Hello, I was wondering if anyone with any knowledge of kitchen design regs could help? We are in the process of buying a house and wanted to fit a new kitchen after moving in. However, I have a query about the size of the kitchen. It is a galley kitchen and is 2240mm wide. This means with two sides of standard 600mm units,…

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