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LED Bulbs traditional dimmers
Does anyone know where I can get LED dimmable bulbs that are compatable with traditional switches please
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Combi Boiler pipe noise
Hi We live in a town house (three story - Ground, first and second floor). We were using Warm Air Unit (WAU) for central heating. We recently removed it and installed vaillant combi boiler (vaillant ecotec exclusive green iq 843). This boiler is installed in loft (technically third floor). The radiators / pipes and…
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Anglian Home Improvement situation
Hello. I cannot give too much details because the situation with Anglian has just begun (it would be counterproductive to state my full situation here for the time being) What I can tell: I was pressured into signing a contract for a bespoke door, in a similar manner to other stories I've seen in reviews afterwards , for…
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Replacing a sink strainer
My kitchen sink is leaking and I can clearly see what the problem is - The top of the pipe (which, from my googling, seems to be called the strainer unit) is completely detached from the plug hole. It looks like there should be a screw holding everything in place but I'm guessing it has just disintegrated. I am the least…
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Sealing bottom of boiler house door to stop rodents?
Hi folks, Boiler house is attached to house, but door has space at bottom that mice etc could get in, anyone know best way to seal that space such as strong rubber strips or anything else that would do the trick? Many thanks
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Hot to cold shower off combi
Hi can anyone give me any ideas, I’ve got a mixer shower run off a Worcester combi boiler . And it goes from normal to very hot then cold . I’ve had a Worcester engineer out who’s run test on the boiler and it works great on every other tap, but the flow to shower drops below what will continually keep the boiler running.…
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LED linear bulbs - are Chinese imports good ?
Hi all Has anyone tried one of the cheap Chinese LED linear bulbs off ebay etc ? If so, what's the light quality like compared to a halogen one ? They're about £4 on ebay, eg: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dimmable-R7s-LED-78mm-118mm-135-189mm-Security-Flood-Light-Replace-Halogen-Bulb/322520677883?var=511498856317 Thanks !
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Neighbour refusing to pay for garden wall
Hi all, I own a terraced house that I rent out and one shared garden wall has collapsed and will need clearing and replacing with a fence. I have checked the title deeds and it says that walks and fences between our house and the 2 adjoining houses are” party walls and or fences and shall be maintainable and repairable as…
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Kitchen Door Swing
I'm adding a door between the kitchen and a hallway that leads to to the bedrooms and bathrooms. Which way should it swing? Into kitchen or into hallway? Either way it could swing open flat against a wall.
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Neighbour putting new window in, previous permission given in 2013. Window going in in 2019
Hi, I bought my house in 2015. My neighbour has spoke to me about a window they are putting in to change a room into a bedroom, this new window will be within one metre of the boundary line between our houses (Semi Detached). This neighbour had planning permission granted for an extension in 2012 then made an amendment in…
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Combi boiler
Hello, I've posted this elsewhere on the internet but looking to get as many opinions as possible. We have a 10 year old Vaillant system boiler and a 30 year old hot water cylinder. Boiler needs replacing and, since we don’t currently get enough hot water for our needs and could really do with the space where the cylinder…
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Gap in external wall around pipe
Hi all - first post so please be kind. I have a water softener with an overflow pipe that hangs out of the external wall behind it. There's a small gap around the pipe which I'd like to plug. However, the pipe is attached to the water softener so I can't cement it in place or put expanding filler around it as the softener…
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Lino cushionflooring
Have you had any of this laid in recent times? Was it laid over floorboards? Or was it over-laid on what was there already? Expected to have the tiles taken up, but looks like that is not the case. Don't want to look for problems - but in a weird way nice to know that the floorboards were still in good nick!!
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Venetian blinds, put them up but can't lower/raise much
I put a set up in living room, took ages as was my first time, problem now is that they are up they are only lowering about half a foot, the plastic tabs are going up to the top and stopping, what am I doing wrong?
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How much to put in a small window?
We’ve just bought a new build & the developer has forgotten to put a window in! It’s just a small one so I was wondering how much it would cost to rectify and put one in (so cut bricks out, replace with a window and make good)? Has anyone done this? Thanks
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Bricking Up (i.e. replacing) a conservatory
Our previous neighbours added a conservatory to their house about 10 years ago. It was a monstrosity, covering virtually the whole width of their back wall. The conservatory walls came about half way up the back wall although the apex was obviously higher, and I’d guess it covered a bit less than half their back garden.…
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Replacement Diverter Valve
Hello, I'm looking for advice please. I'm a first time home owner. I've found out today that I require a replacement diverter valve as I'm only getting Luke warm water coming through taps. My boiler is a saunier duval semia condens. I'm told these are old boilers. Accordingly I've been quoted £300 for the part alone and…
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Loft conversion cost, extortionate quote?
Hello all, Are getting quotes for a loft conversion on a Victorian semi in Havering, Greater London. House is a typical Victorian semi layout, kind of L shaped (main square block with rectangle to back, original shape no extensions. However our roof seems to be proving unusual!! The main block of the house is hipped with…
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Any suggestions for a good window fitter in Northamptonshire?
We're currently leaning towards choosing T&K Home Improvements as we've been told they have reasonable prices but has anyone in Northamptonshire had some windows fitted recently? Who did you go with? Were they reasonably priced? :j
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Vibration plate rubber mat --- glue?
The rubber mat vibrated itself off my vibration plate. The plate is steel. I was advised to use Evostik Impact to stick it back on. I spread an entire large tube - cost £5 - across every part of the mat and the plate. Left it to become tacky, then placed the mat back on the plate. Weighted it down with books and left it…
