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Windowhub and Adeel Danish
Has anyone had problems with this company and its owner, Adeel Danish? His previous company, WinDesign, went bust last year and we have had a very stressful time dealing with this man. We can see on the internet we are not the only ones. Please get in touch if you have.
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Issues With Sink, Need Advice Asap
Hello, I hope that everyone enjoyed their christmas. I have had issues with my sink for a long time, which increased in number and severity over time. I am renting with a housing association and none of the issues were caused by myself. I do not have content insurance with an external agency. A few weeks ago I called up my…
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Nest to mains 24 kW boiler
Hi I am a newbie here.. So hello everyone.. I recently installed a new boiler..its a mains 24 kW ERP boiler.. I bought a NEST learning thermostat gen 3..The person who fixed the boiler connected the heat-link and I set the up the thermostat.. I was got a notification stating that my heat-link is connected to the…
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Looking for quotes: soffits, facias, double/triple glazing
Context is: I have to re-mortgage this spring, plus a large bond matures. I need to calculate how much to set aside for the work before I re-mortgage so that I can put the rest to reduce the new mortgage. My house has facias gradually rotting off (nailed to rotting wood I think). To fix that would disturb the asbestos…
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How to save money on house hold items?
Please, someone, suggest me on how to make the savings on household expenditures.
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House Extension - where to start?
Girlfriend bought her current house around a year ago and she is looking to have a 2 storey side extension added (there is plenty of land around the side of the house for this). Originally we were going to leave this for a few years, but I also still have my own house so we are thinking it would be ideal to have it done…
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Washing machine trip the breaker.
When my washing machine (7 year old ) was running yesterday it trip the breaker ( that one ,first on the left , RCD i guess?!) and no power in home. We reset the trip and the same happened twice more (took me a ittle while to realise it was the washing machine!). The socket is OK, and I presume the fuse in the plug must…
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neighbour issues
I have had ongoing issues with my neighbour since she moved in. Dogs barking outside all night long for months on end, dog fouling, gate banging and door slamming at unearthly hours etc etc...she does indeed have issues...mental health issues but is also a horrible and selfish woman - if you complain she becomes…
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Flooring a roofspace
I was up in the roofspace the other day and I noticed that the ventilation pipe connecting the extractor fan in the bathroom to the vent in the roof had fallen off and so is now venting into the roofspace. Presumably I just need some silicone to reattach? But anyway, the ventilation pipe is in a corner of the roofspace…
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Extension v conservatory
Hello merry Christmas to everyone! We are thinking of extending our home, not by a huge amount but by way of an extension across the back of the house. Anglian homes or Everest look like they do the type of thing we want and the prices seem quite reasonable. We do want a conservatory type extension but with a proper tiled…
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Tefal Easy Fry vs Tefal ActiFry
I’m looking at the Tefal Easy Fry EY201840 Healrh Fryer. Anybody have any experience how the above compares to the Actifry? Thanks in advance
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Looking for Simple Garage Door Open Alarm
Hi we have an electrically operated garage door and on a few occasions during the dark nights we have gone out for something, come back in and due to some distraction forgotten to press the button in the house to close the door. Other times opening the door then the phone rings, change mind about going out the the garage,…
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What sort of sander do i need?
Hi all Im wanting to sand all of my dining room floorboards which is a large area, the floorboards are brand new nothing wrong with them but im stuck on what type of sander i need as im wanting sand my floorboards ready for them to be varnish? Any help would be appreciated for what i need? Thank you
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No cavity wall insulation
We have recently purchased a new build home The house does not retain heat very well and the inside exterior walls are cold. Some of the rooms are drafty and cold. On investigating the drafts I was shocked to find that the house does not have any cavity wall insulation installed. There are many other builders building new…
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Engineered door reduce height?
I need to replace an internal door but nearest size i. Can find is an inch too big in height Would I be able to reduce it without damaging it Any ideas Thanks
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second hand appliance, what not to buy?
we are FTB and need to buy all the appliance for our place. I am thinking of buying second hand (say up to 5 yrs old) reliable brand as they tend to be more energy efficient but wondering if there's an appliance that tends to go wrong sooner and is definitely better off buying a new one. The appliance we need to buy are: -…
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Approx cost of some home improvements
Hi, I know this is a bit of a how long is a piece of string question, but any guidance from people in the trade much appreciated. Thinking about buying a property - 3 bed semi in the South of England, about 90m2 total. There are some jobs we would like to do immediately, and trying to budget before seeing the house, to…
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Building Surveyor- Can I claim negligence?
Hi All Merry Xmas, I recently purchased a 2 bed house. I instructed a building surveyor to review the property. I asked the surveyor specifically (in writing) to review an archway in the living room. The archway appeared to be where a wall had been knocked down and it is supporting a wall upstairs and more weight. The…
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Internal wardrobe accessories for jumpers / tee shirts / shoes etc
Howdy ! Whilst being a bit unsettled since my move last year, I bought a few new items , including a wardrobe which mr. Builder assembled . It's a 2 door sliding wardrobe . After more or less getting my act together , I eventually realise that my wardrobe only has 1 shelf and 1 rail on each side , and would like to get…
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Leaky Roof - What should I do?
Just this morning, my wife found that the ceiling of one of our bedroom has dripping water. I checked the loft space and found there is a big dark water marks on the area that above the dripping place. There was heavy raining outside and is still raining. We just moved into this home for LESS than 2 months and it's the…
