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Bathroom Blind
I am looking to buy a roller blind for bathroom and confused about the backing - thermal or blackout? The window is directly in front of basin so it is important that it can't be seen through from outside especially at night with the light on. Also, it would be good if the backing didn't make the colour of the blind darker…
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Condensation in my bathroom
Evening all, I have a question which if someone called give me some helpful advice on, would be greatly appreciated. So anyway. Me and the Mrs have just moved into a flat with 2 skylights, one in the hall connecting bathroom,bedrooms and living room, and one in the bathroom. They have open/close sliding vents in them…
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IKEA Frostig freezer seems to have failed..
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Advice - planning permission/ enforcement nightmare - what can you do when council will not act?
Looking for urgent advice for a ex-neighbour (Dave) who moved to a different area a few years ago who has been being given the runaround by a planning department for nearly two years now regarding illegal tree felling and a neighbours planning permission application. If passed this permission will result in a large…
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Stove Install - damage caused
Hello all, I think my account has been deactivated after not posting for a long time!:rotfl: Anyhow.. Last week, we have a stove installed in our house, using a HETAS registered company. The stove install itself was fine, but the install of the CO2 alarm and damage to our floor is not. The engineers did not consult with us…
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Choosing a Builder - what due diligence?
Hi all, We're planning an extension and looking for a builder We're close to a decision, shortlist of 3 now, and just wondering what due diligence we should be doing? Taking one as an example... - they were recommended by our architect - We have checked they all exist, and have been going a reasonable length of time. -…
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Leak after new bathroom fitted
Hi, We recently had our bathroom refurbished with a new suite and shower fitted. A day later there was a leak through the ceiling if the room below. We haven't contacted our insurers only the company that carried out the work. They came out and stopped the leak but the ceiling will need to be repaired when it dries out.…
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Strange Smell!
We have a ‘sun room’ off our kitchen which we currently don’t use but it leads to the garage. We moved in a couple of months ago and it’s just became a storage room for things we haven’t yet found a home for. There is a radiator in the room which doesn’t work. We had a plumber look at it and I can’t remember what he said…
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Water softener help
Hi mse forum Hope you are all well. I moved into a ground floor flat following years of renting. The place has this water softener installed. There wasn't any instruction manual left though. I don't know what brand or manufacturer it is from and I don't know if it functions properly. 1. How do I identify the brand? No…
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Leak after new bathroom fitted
Hi, We had a new bathroom fitted and a day later quite a lot of water has come through the ceiling in the room below. The ceiling is bowed and the water has damaged the pc and other things. Is the company responsible for replacing the damaged items as well as fixing the ceiling? Tia
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Problematic Full house rewire
So we are getting quotes for rewiring our house and we’ve had a number of electricians round who have all scratched their heads! In a nutshell, the house is a 3-bed 1960s semi and it’s all original wiring bar the kitchen which is new and has new wiring except we have since found out that it is connected somewhere to the…
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Installing own thermostat in Rented Flat.
Hi all, I'm looking for advice. I live in first floor appartment where there I have my own entryway and stairwell to my apartment with a door seperating the stairwell and my main flat The problem is my thermostat is is fixed to the wall in the stairwell of my apartment and it gets MUCH colder in there than in my actual…
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Changing house from 4 to 3 bed, tax reduction?
We're thinking of possibly knocking through 2 small-ish bedrooms to create one bigger bedroom and an en-suite. Quick question, if/when done, can we apply to reduce our council tax seeing as the house will be one bedroom less? It's not a deal breaker whether we do it or not, just curious as I've always thought number of…
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Problem with Landscaping job - company ignoring me
Dear all, I'm losing sleep and wonder if I could ask anyone's advice about some landscaping work I had completed in September 2017. 6 months on from the completion of the work (£15,000) some of the paving has fallen away, meaning it's all cracked and no longer level. I contacted the company who did the work and they said…
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Cost of installing small Extractor Fan!
Need an extractor fan fitted in kitchen, not one of those large versions just a small square box type however, the first quote is £450, seems a bit steep to me but gonna get more quotes first. Does this sound right in terms of price as i have never had one fitted before until now that is.:snow_laug
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Boiler service
My Worcester Bosch boiler (12 years old and still going) needs its annual service. Has anyone used IGas? How much would you expect to pay for a service in outer London? Thank you in advance.
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Tumble dryer in shed
Hello We would really like to put a tumble dryer in our wooden shed, has anybody done this and did it work? Will we need to insulate the shed first and anybody have any tips on this. Electricity I'm told shouldn't be a problem as we have an out door socket which we can run a spur from which is only a meter or so from the…
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Radiator question
Howdy ! After the shenanigans of last winter, I have got a maintenance contract with a company called reactive . I have question s: The radiatior in my living room has never been good since moving into my flat last year . Basically , it's only warm in places ( the top half and a tiny part on the left hand side ). Now , the…
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Damp corner in living room & blocked airbrick
Hello! We've owned our home for two years now, and I've recently noticed a patch of damp on the back wall (next to a radiator and below a window) spreading. On the other side of the wall I've noticed an airbrick, but because the previous owners were very much bumbling DIYers and painted the ENTIRE Victorian terrace house…
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Advice on switching suppliers
Hi All I moved to my address on the 20th of October. I asked my agent who my supplier was, and she said they'll send you a letter. On the 5th of October, I went on holiday for two weeks, and returned on the 19th and found a letter from them. (That's a month! from moving in). Then I realised the supply is with a supplier…
