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Painting fresh plaster
Hi we’ve just had our house replastered and want to get the best possible finish from painting but all I can find online is about speeding up the process. So, if time is not an issue do we leave the plaster as long as possible? The longer the better? The first room should be uniform pink in the next day or so do we paint…
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garden room (for office)
What's your view on garden room? Do they increase property value by at least as much as they cost? I am thinking to do garden room office because currently i am occupying one small/box room of our 3 bed house. however i don't want to spend money on something if it can decrease property value or discourage people (though no…
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Roof replaced with heavier tiles - strengthening roof
Hello all, First post for me so hope all necessary etiquette has been followed. I’ve searched the existing threads but don’t seem to be able to find the answer I need... The below was included in a HomeBuyers Report for a property we are purchasing (a 1900 Victorian terrace). It is mainly the strengthening of the roof…
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What underlay do you put on balcony decking which is the roof of the flat below?
Hi there! I was wondering if anyone could help me out understand a bit more underlay for balcony decking as I've searched quite a bit and asked in a few shops but had no luck. I have a balcony which is on the 6 floor and is part of my downstairs neighbors flat. I chopped up the old decking and under it I found almost like…
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Extractor fans
When I designed my kitchen, funds were short and I decided not to put in an extractor fan. Also, it's a small kitchen, so it could have been a bit overpowering. But I'm thinking about kitchens again now, and wondering if I should put one in? How often do you use yours? I can see how they might be useful if you're doing a…
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Venting - solution?
We have purchased an aircon unit and looking to vent to an outside wall. Originally the plan was to have it vent onto a balcony an easy place to drill through and fix the vent cover - but we have realised that's not the most logical place for it to be, just the easiest. Where it needs to be vented to work best would mean…
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Tile Trim
Hi, Has this trim been installed correctly? Thanks
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80cm Dual Fuel Range Cooker
Good evening all..... Our Freestanding Smeg Cooker (SUK81MFX5) was tripping the mains all weekend. A trusted Engineer visited this afternoon, conducted some tests and advised we change both elements and the fan as these are causing the shorts. The cooker is 11 years old and we are toying with the idea of buying a new one,…
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Dossers on the landing
A neighbour called from our block of flats to say that the cleaners had found three people dossing on a landing. They told them to go and they did. The entry lock had been 'sprung' with a kick. Now what is the position of a flat owner in such a case? If entry has been forced in such a way, are such people deemed to be…
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Does steam cleaning work to get rid of moths in carpets? Does it damage the carpet?
Big carpet-moth problem in my wool carpet! Wondering whether to try to steam-clean it and whether that will damage it. Anyone have any experience with this?
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Removing Integrated Fridge/Freezer Cabinet
We move into our new house next week and need to replace the existing integrated fridge freezer. We are thinking of replacing the whole kitchen in a year-18 months time, so are wary of getting a new integrated fridge freezer that then might not fit into our new kitchen (if the cabinets don't come in the same size etc).…
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Solar tube vs. roof light
We'll be doing some alterations to the roof of an extension and while doing that I'd like to get more light into the sitting room, which due to the extension is now an internal room. My initial thought was to install a couple of roof lights, but my brother suggested solar tubes might be cheaper and less disruptive to…
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Kitchen extract leaking through roof
I have a ceiling mounted kitchen extract that's ducted out via the roof and when I was up in the loft, I noticed that the outside of the duct was wet. The wooden board holding the extract fan is completely rotten so it must have been happening for some time (pictures attached) The weather collar for some reason is at the…
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Culverted Watercourse
Hello, I have just discovered a culverted watercourse that runs through my garden after the heavy rain last weekend, caused my drains to overflow and flood my house. My Garden is also a total mess as my neighbours rainwater drains connect to the culvert pipe in my garden and have become loose/never sealed. The stream…
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Broken fridge freezer - Currys
Afternoon I bought an American style fridge freezer in April 2017 and started using it in August 2017 once my kitchen was installed. At the weekend when i was away my son said everything in the fridge was frozen and everything in the freezer defrosted. On return had to throw all the food away and I rang Currys. I was told…
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Dunelm Made to Measure Curtains
We are thinking of having Dunelm made to measure curtains, and also to use them to put up the poles etc. The person who came round to measure was very helpful and friendly, and I know the curtains are made in a big, new factory somewhere in the north of the country. I've seen a similar question on MSE from a couple of…
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issues with handy man
Hi all, I'd be grateful for some advice please. I asked a local handyman for a quote to finish off several rooms in my house which included some small plastering sections, general prep before painting and painting/decorating. He provided me with a price and a time scale of 15 days. He achieved less than 50% of the work and…
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Freezer door left open, now not working!
Help! Our Blomberg freezer door was left open for some 30 hours over the weekend. On discovering, I closed it but it still wasn’t freezing. After doing some general googling (as you do) I figured it was because the eveperator coils had excessive frost build up which would cause it not to cool properly. So I removed the…
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Gift Tax
At the moment I own two houses. One I played for myself and the other was gifted to me in 2003 . Unfortunately the chap who gifted me the house died very soon aftetwards. I am now in the process of renting the gifted house but would like to sell it in the future. My question is is there any way of avoiding gift tax which…
