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Bath & bathroom sink tap recommendations
Can anyone recommend a decent quality bathroom sink mixer tap and matching bath tap? When we moved in there were waterfall taps in each of these and they have gradually degraded to the point where turning the tap on is a lottery and easily overshoots the entire sink on anything above 50% open - have read these are…
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Garage coversion - permission needed?
Hi I'm wanting to convert my garage and a sitting room together into a kitchen/diner type room. Do I need planning permission to change the use and add Windows to the front of the house please? Thanks
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Cheap fridge-freezer on Amazon. Scam?
Looking to buy a fridge-freezer and saw e.g. this one on Amazon: Gorenje ONRK193BK Black A+++ Frost free Retro Fridge freezer with 2 year warranty https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N0AO2YE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0irNDbQXSCHQ6 It’s listed at £434 and says several in stock at time of writing. The same model costs £809 at one…
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Carpet Cleaning advise pls
Hi I might be moving house (again), but am thinking to save money I will hire a company to clean the carpet in the new house - the carpet is about 4 years old. Has anyone had experiance of this? If so please could you advise from your past experiance the following: approx how long will it take for the carpet to dry out?…
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Extractor cooker hood with no vent
I've recently bought a new kitchen and had an extractor cooker hood fitted, however due to the placement it is not ducted to vent externally. I was told by the kitchen fitter that I could get away with this by using filters. Trying to establish if this is correct as I'm reading suggestions that filters are used if you use…
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Lights not working in combined ceiling fan/light
The fan/light has 3 bulbs, seems unlikely all 3 would go at once. The fan still works so power is getting to it so presumably there is no problem with the switch. Do I replace the bulbs first and call an electrician if that doesn't work or is it likely to be something else anyway and I call the spark first? It was…
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Ballpark figure for replacing a roof
We don't have any immediate problems, apart from our porch roof needing replaced but I'm wondering what the approximate cost would be of doing the whole job - roof and small ( approx 1 metre by 1.5 metre) porch. The house is a 4 bed semi, built in 1929 and has the original terracotta roof tiles. Any general idea about the…
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Concrete Gutters - removal and legal requirements
Hi Guys, Sorry if this has been covered but I cant find what I'm looking for searching. We have a resonably serious water ingress issue in our house which has been confirmed as a joint issue of our roof and concrete gutters. We have an old 50s semi that has concrete guttering running the length of the two houses. There are…
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Any plumbing DIYers who can help
I have a washing machine plumbed in but need to add a dishwasher.. I have the waste sorted but only one cold tap feed. What bit do I need to connect both appliances
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Sound of leaking pipe but now gone
So I recently moved into my new home after an extensive renovation and last night around 9pm I went to the kitchen and could hear a distinct sound coming from the water pipe in the wall. The same sound we get when a tap is on somewhere in the house. Checked around and no water was on anywhere. Checked everything but this…
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Which is my stoptap?
Hi all, I'm looking to replace our bathroom tap cylinder, or the tap itself as it's started to drip slightly. I want to do things properly, and I want to turn the water supply off first. This is our first home, and looking at the paperwork, our stopcock is located by the front door - one of the usual places right? However,…
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Regulatory / Cost advice
Hi all, I look set to inherit a property and have a couple of questions... It's a small 19th Century stone cottage. Sometime in the 1970s a prevous owner obtained planning permission and began work on a substantial extension, increasing it from a one-bed to a four-bed property. These works were never completed, and only…
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Possible solution to water leaks to a tap to kitchen cupboard doors
Before damaged unit due to water splashing on cupboard doors https://imgur.com/a/PgzI3hI After Fixed Cupboad Doors: https://imgur.com/a/52TREuw Is there anything that i can do, such as put a laminated surface or clear plastic over the unit to protect water getting to it and altering it.
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Soundproofing without renovation?
Hi all, We live in a quiet area but we can hear our neighbour's TV and radio through our walls, which is getting quite annoying... But we've already put all the furniture in and so not looking to renovate any time soon. Was wondering if any of the acoustic tiles/hang a rug on the wall type of advice works? Has anyone got…
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Opening skylights or non opening skylights
Hello! I was wondering which is the best option, opening skylights or non opening. I am considering placing a Sunsquare skylight in my kitchen to gain light and make it look nicer but the thing is, thinking about the advantages/ disadvantages, the maintaining cost in the future... would you recommend me any option?
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Flooring dispute
Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct sub-forum but I was hoping someone would be able to help my wife and I with an issue we're having with our flooring being fitted. We went to a well known flooring store in our area to replace existing laminate flooring in our home as we're planning to sell it and wanted the old wood…
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Temp fix for leaking slate roof
Hi, Our roof is leaking (will try and attach photo) and our usual roofers are booked up for next few weeks. Am trying to find an alternative tradesman (they're obviously all very busy in light of weather) In the meantime, is there anything we can do to minimise damage without having to scale the roof? DH has put a bucket…
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Rented washing machine
Hi, I have a rented washing machine which I have had for so many years I have paid for the value of it several times over. It has finally broken down and the company it was rented from no longer seem to exist. The direct debits are still going out though. I now need to buy a new washing machine but worried about disposing…
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Holme washer faulty
Holme washer, hwm51000bsw, when I try to start using a program, sometimes it works and sometimes not. When it does not work the no spin/cold wash light will come on. I have to press the start button 5/10 times on occasion, it has eventually always worked. I have been told that the bushes affect this type of thing, but I…
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Old gas boiler insurance
We have a Volkera compact 29HE combi boiler about 12 years old. At it's last service under BG homecare the engineer said the spares were no longer made for this. BG have just sent my renewal quote for boiler and controls only, unlimited call outs £60 a time, one free service per year about £15 per month but if spares are…
