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Weird fuse box
Moved into a 1960s build late 2017. The previous owner did an extension and because of the new electric circuit had the fuse box replaced and modernised. This was signed off and checked by the the relevant people. The problem is when I turn off the breaker to the lounge lights it also turns off the upstairs lights.…
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Electrical Item Lifetime!
Is their a danger of not changing electrical items after a few years with faults etc? I still have my washing machine from 1987 and it's works perfectly well and my fridge/freezer is 16 years old, my mums washing machine has been replaced five times in the time i have had mine and she is concerned it might be dangerous if…
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dropped kerb, grass verge
Hey guys so i have just been quoted £3000 for a dropped kerb and grass verge to be turned into a hard standing i was wondering can it be paid for in monthly instalments instead of paying outright ?, i am living in a private rented house
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Removing paint from patterned glass
Any advise on how to get dried gloss off glass door panels? Must have been there years (We moved in 18months ago and was there then) Tried a razor blade didn't work. Worried about bringing the pattern off too as they have like a greyed out pattern on.
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One radiator not working
New home... new boiler/plumbing system. Boiler seems to be working fine and is heating up all the radiators apart from one. The house doesn’t have a room thermostat and is all controlled by radiator thermostats. The problem rad is cold. The pipe up to the TRv is warm, the one the other end of the rad is cold. I have taken…
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Replacing white horizontal bathroom radiator with vertical carbon steel
Hi I’m wanting to replace my rusty white bathroom radiator with a vertical carbon steel radiator. As the vales are different, how does it work? I’m assuming a plumber would make pipework alterations under the floor boards and chisel into the wall to bring the pipework up? Is it a big job for a plumber? Cheers Pictures…
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Architectural laminated glass for driveway
Does anyone have any contacts for the supply only of a piece of laminated clear glass suitable to take the weight of vehicles on my driveway. I have discovered an interesting feature and although I can sort out the fabrication of a steel frame, I am having trouble finding a glass supplier that isn't stupidly expensive or…
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Radiator not working/pipes broken
Hello We have a radiator in one of our rooms that doesn’t work. The pipes don’t heat up either. A local plumber said that one of the valves was bent and that the whole system would need draining in order to sort it. Being the middle of Winter we were reluctant to do this at the time but now we are wanting to get it sorted…
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Flooring
Hello everyone, Have searched previous forum posts and couldn't find anything on this so here goes: We need an entire house flooring. We are having carpet upstairs and lvt downstairs. I cannot believe how expensive carpet right, SCS etc. are and we wanted to go local. Problem is they take ages to get back to us. One local…
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Building regs needed?
I’m getting quotes from builders to turn a room into a utility and downstairs loo. The room was originally the downstairs bathroom for the house, but it was then converted into a small ‘snug’ room. The original plumbing is still there under the floor, but different builders are telling me different things about whether…
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Rats - who's responsible?
I live in a flat as the leaseholder/owner which is part of a development of 6 new flats above a mini supermarket, with an existing pub at one end. Recently, the flat next to the pub has had a rat problem in their loft. The rest of us flat owners are worried it might/may have spread to the other flat lofts. We've been in…
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Boilergrants.org.uk a genuine government backed company?
I need a new boiler and came across this website. Has anyone used them and are there genuine grants available or are these just so called discounts like you get from Windows companies? Im very scepticle and would like some reassurance!
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Boiler doesn’t shut off
Need advice please I have a fairly new valiant boiler with mega flo.2 years old When my heating comes on as per the timer all radiators get nice and hot then when temp by the Honeywell dial thermostat reaches the desired temp set all radiators get cold apart from bathroom one which should be fine. But problem is boiler…
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Can anyone suggest whats going on here? Leaking gully?
Long story regarding damp, but I have taken up flagstones along the wall at my house today and stumbled into what I think is the problem, but i'm not entirely sure. If you look at the pictures below you can see that to the left of the gully there is sound looking hardcore underneath where the sand was, however to the right…
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Lath plaster ceiling removal/replacement
Does anyone have experience of having a crumbling lath & plaster ceiling taken down and having the ceiling redone? We’ve got a kitchen ceiling about 4m x 4m which has had two large chunks of plaster come down (about 1m square total ) exposing the lath - the house is about 110 years old. There is a coat of skim plaster over…
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Boundary question
Our house and neighbours house to the right (when facing house) share a wall which divides our joining garages. We both have large drives. He has put an iron fence up which buffets up to the edge of the wall on our side. i would like to build a brick wall along this on the drive because they have an extremely large tree…
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Gallows Brackets / Chimney Breast Removal
Hi all, We are purchasing a property and a chimney removal completed in 1992 has been noted by the surveyor. They have used gallows brackets despite the overhang looking quite significant (more than a few bricks depth) and it being in lime mortar. He has noted that the brickwork is in good condition. I can see planning…
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Boundary question
Our house and neighbours house to the right (when facing house) share a wall which divides our joining garages. We both have large drives. He has put an iron fence up which buffets up to the edge of the wall on our side. i would like to build a brick wall along this on the drive because they have an extremely large tree…
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Loft Conversion Cladding
Any recommendations for a budget friendly contemporary loft conversion cladding option? I'd like to go for zinc cladding, a 'standing seam' option seen here: https://www.self-build.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/zinc-loft-conversion-edwardian-house-Carver-Farshi-200-crop.jpg I've heard it's quite expensive but hear…
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sap leaking from CLS studwork
ive just blocked off a doorway (well, removed door and fitted a frame for the plasterboard). 1 of the lengths of CLS i used is now leaking sap from an area, should i treat/paint/cut out the area before attaching the plasterboard ready to be skimmed? Last thing i want is a oily spot on my newly plastered wall appearing…