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Best products to paint and restore our wood conservatory
We purchased a house last year that had a new conservatory and we thought that it would be in good order for years to come. Annoyingly, the previous owners skimped in its construction and last winter it leaked in a few places and was a tad drafty as a result of fine cracks that have formed. After a getting some people to…
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Knocking down kitchen wall and extending into disabled shower room .
After receiving an astronomical quote for extending our kitchen and squaring it up by going outwards. I have spent yesterday looking at alternatives Without getting full on quotes and wasting peoples time I'd thought I'd ask here , firstly to see if my idea is not plain daft So, the cost to square up existing kitchen…
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What time are builders legally allowed to start work?
Just curious but is there a legal start time that residential builders should adhere to? I.e is 7am acceptable? Thanks
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Decking/Patio lighting
Hi all, so when i moved into my house one of the first issues i found was the garden lights tripped the fuse every time they're turned on. did some digging, turns out under the decking the previous owner really badly bodged the decking lighting. this guy ran a 4 way plug extension directly to the interior light socket,…
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I was in the fridge when there was a flash and the circuit breaker tripped. What happened?
I was getting something out of the fridge, there was suddenly a flash within the body of the fridge itself, like when you plug something in and sometimes the socket flashes. Then the relevant circuit breaker tripped. I’ve never seen this before, what happened and is it safe? Fridge is about a year old. Flicked the breaker…
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Neff Oven
Hello There, I have a 12 year old Neff Oven which seems to have developed a fault. Each time I turn the oven on to say 200, which shows in a digital red panel, after a couple of minutes its reducing the set temperature to say 180. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to what is causing this. Any ideas would be…
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Best place to research appliances before purchase? (Which?, Consumer reports etc)
Hi All I need to buy a dishwasher and needed some pointers on research, I dont mind paying for a site for a month or so if I can trust they've tested appliances thoroughly and their reviews and recommendations are accurate. My initial thoughts were Which? however their trustpilot ratings are pretty bad, the only other site…
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Poor standard of work - large invoice!
2 weeks ago the plumber who was renovating my bathroom arrived one evening out of the blue, ripped my sink and bath out, leaving the toilet fortunately, came back the next day whacked some plasterboard on 3 walls, 3 layers deep in places so I'm losing some wall (calculate about 6cm) and the board significantly hangs over…
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Chimney Sheep in a permanently sealed Chimney ?
Hello everyone, I am looking for a little advice please. I have decided to make use of a chimney space and turn it into a small book shelf in the kids bedroom (mid terraced house, solid brick, no cavity). The fireplace gap itself has been emptied out, there is nothing there now, just an empty space, and has actually been…
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facetime with my handyman?
The handyman my family has used for years has offered to video chat. He said it will allow him diagnose certain problems or walk me through simple jobs. The reasoning behind is to save time as he could pick up parts/tools on the way to my house if needed or save the trip altogether. Has anyone tried this before? Should I…
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Neighbours extension - can i complain?
Our neighbours have built a 2 storey rear extension. We never objected, as we were assured in the plans it wouldn't be too detrimental to our light or view. Our House is south facing, so on the plans it states that the shadow of the extension would fall into their garden. It hasn't. Following the trajectory of the sun, for…
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What sort of price
Should i expect for a new kitchen to be installed. The room size is 2.8 x 2.5 Ideally want units and worktops on 3 sides, so as you walk through the door units to your left right and straight infront. Not looking for anything mega fancy, maybe an ikea still kitchen? The room is a basic rectangle, and the current kitchen…
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Garage conversion
Buying a house with an integral garage and know i wont use it for storage so thinking of making another lounge room. Anyone got an idea of approximate cost to convert a 2.5 x5 metre garage to a living space, with one window, floor will need to be raised to match floor height of rest of house ideally. Live in the north if…
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Converting downstairs shower cubicle to house washing machine
I'm due to move into a property with a downstairs shower room inc. toilet/basin. I have no use for the shower [its built into the wall, rather than standalone]. I would like to decommision the shower and place a washing machine in its place, so the room with be a downstairs toilet-!!!-utility room. Is this doable/legal?…
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Party Wall confusion
Hi all, hoping someone can help us to clarify a party wall problem and next steps. Apologies first that it's lengthy but hopefully explained clearly! The property in question is semi-detached so clearly we share a wall with neighbour. However neighbour's house is not the same height as ours - it's a hilly area and is lower…
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Principal elevation and outbuildings - plan attached
Hello fellow DIY'ers I am searching for some advice on whether my plans for building a shed/outbuilding would be considered permitted development. I would like to avoid going through the planning office in the first instance. I am having difficulties interpreting what my 'principal elevation' is, due to my front entrance…
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Solar Panels and Combi Boiler but no tank?!
When we purchased our house (new build) five years ago, it came with solar thermal panels - all the houses on the development did - we never really thought much about it and assumed they just “worked”. We had our house valued today and the valuer was confused as to how they actually work, as we do not have a water tank or…
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Toilet height - all too low?
I'm not sure if I am imagining problems which don't actually exist. The new toilet my husband plans to put in place has a height of 40cm from floor to toilet rim. I didn't notice until today I found a toilet I used in a shop is distinctly low. I happen to have a mini tape measure in my handbag and found it's about 40cm…
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Crack help
I have stripped the lining paper in my kitchen which as been sitting there for 10 years plus. Above one of the windows I found this crack. The whole lot below moves, you can push it into place but obviously it falls down again. Any ideas on what can be done to repair it? I wanted to replace the paper but this has set me…
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prevent tupperware turning over in dishwasher
Hi, we often wash plastic containers in the dishwasher. But they have the annoying habit of inverting, then collecting the water. Which presumably reduces the amount of water available for the rest of the wash, in addition to spilling dirty water when trying to extract them afterwards. (This morning, machine was showing a…
