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Budget kitchen
I’m moving into my first house in a few months. I need to get a new kitchen. However I’m on a budget and only want to pay up to 5k including fitting. Just wondered if anyone had recommendations for where to look?. Also is there anyway I can keep the cost down. For example I was thinking about getting a kitchen from Ikea,…
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New development and private woodland for residents!
I bought my new-build house nearly 2 ½ years ago, the development contains 500 homes. The development contains a private wood that is supposed to be for the private use of residents only. The wood itself is old. I don’t know the wood’s history; it is a quite large triangular shape bound by a railway line and station on one…
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damp proofing on bricks... overally paranoid or is there something wrong?
https://ibb.co/98SLbxr https://ibb.co/8dQNWt8 a long and close up pic... my worries are the dpc is 'wearing away' cant find anything on internet about this and if this is normal? what can we do? is there something we can buy to refill the hole/dent? or is it fine and best left alone?
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Baffled by roof insulation - best between rafters solution?
Hi, We removed a stud wall in our loft, which then led on to us pulling all the internal boarding off (it was only hardboard that had a tiny amount of skim and then wallpaper). We then discovered our dormers had ZERO insulation and the timbers were rotten. There was 175mm isowool between the pitched roof timbers. We have…
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Strange Power *pics* updated
https://ibb.co/F6KB5nS https://ibb.co/98SLbxr its a tiny bit of powder, 8cm high - 12cm wide it doesnt seem to get any bigger. i have tried bleach and water to remove it and cleaned wall with it, it took 5 days to come back (normally if i just wipe it off it comes back 1-2 days) it doesnt even require water to remove just…
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Calling plumbers! - Quality radiator valves recommendation
Hi, I’m fitting a new bathroom towel radiator, the old one was a cheap screwfix chrome plated one which has rusted and is now leaking! I’ve got myself a replacement this time in stainless steel to avoid rusting. But I need to choose some new valves, and don’t want to skimp and put crap valves on a decent rad. Any tips on…
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Discount on Building Work
When doing an extension and loft conversion simultaneously or sequentially is it usual to expect a discount on the labour cost versus the individual price of each project?
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New extension build-Insurance ..?
This is just a general question and doesnt relate to any current personal situation. If a person was having an extension built, how can you be sure that it would be finished to the right building standards? Can you buy an insurance policy to cover the new extension? At what point does your household insurer assume…
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Electric shower temperature
Hello, I've been having cold showers for the last few weeks, despite the shower being set to the highest temperature. Today I have discovered that if I set the shower temperature to 1 (cold) I get a nice hot shower. I assume that the dial inside the shower is not properly lined up with the control. It must have always been…
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Suspended floor insulation
Hi All, I am thinking of insulating my ground floor. I haven't looked under the floorboards yet, so not sure what the actual situation is. At this stage I am just contemplating different options. So far I've gathered that you can use either foam boards like Kingspan or Celotex supported by battens or mineral wool (the type…
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Storage Heater Cabling
[FONT="]Hi,[/FONT] [FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]I wonder if anyone could help me understand the result of off peak/Economy 7 cabling providing a live connection 24/7 to storage heaters?[/FONT] [FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]Will this effectively be consuming electricity 24 hours a day?[/FONT] [FONT="] [/FONT]…
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How to make warmer a room with boarded floor and cellar underneath
My kitchen is freezing. It has an open plan staircase leading upstairs and there is a cellar below it with just a 2'6" square one trap door entrance. The cellar has no ceiling other than the kitchen floor which is just varnished boards laid on joists. There is a vent from the cellar to outside, presumably to allow air to…
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Lease Extension letter , urgent advice please
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Gas Meter Box Replacement!
Wanted to get leaking gas meter box replaced which involves taking out meter and putting back in and bricking up inner wall. It is one of the old boxes which has a door on both inside and out, they don't do them like this anymore according to Cadent. Can't find any major Plumbing Companies to quote me or even have a look…
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Build shed right next to the door face to garden
As the title, can I build shed right next to the back door facing to my garden. It's like an extension storage that attach to the house in a way. Possible? Thanks guys!
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Pouring a concrete base, up against a drop
Hi, I'm looking to build a garden office at the bottom of my garden on what used to be a vegetable patch. As such, I was looking to lay a concrete slab as a base. Where my build differs to those I've seen elsewhere is that the area I want to build on has a drainage ditch directly next to it. See photo of site:…
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Painting and decorating costs
Hi everyone, Can anyone give me an idea of the costs to paint 2 rooms (walls, ceilings, skirting boards and doors)? Room 1: 5m x 5m Room 2: 7mx 3m I am going to get some quotes, of course, but wanted your good opinions to give me an idea. I've always done all painting DIY before but don't have any time to do it at the…
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Notification to neighbours of an extension
Hey If we needed to submit a planning application for an extension that exceeds the permitted building development by a metre, does the council notify the neighbours? I ask, because i believe one side is rented, but i do not know the landlord, so would the council contact the landlord to inform them of the application?…
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Issue with plug socket any ideas?
Hi, I've got an issue with 1 plug socket and wondered if anyone has any ideas what could be wrong. I noticed that the appliance that was plugged in wasnt working. I checked the fuse box all fine. So I tried an extension lead with a light indicator on to see if this works in there socket. When the plug was all the way in…
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Noise from shower head?
Just wondering if anyone can advise on this problem. We moved into our new home last September and within our bathroom we have a huge walk in rainfall shower. All the pipes are concealed behind the tiling and all we have is a piece of metal coming out of the wall with the shower head attached – if you get my drift. With…
