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Broken UPVC hinges
Hi there. Is there any way to fix those hinges? Top one and middle one coming off the door. If it is not possible to fix them where could I buy them? I could not see any online. I would appreciate any advise. Thank you
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What Flooring Ads Value?
Hi guys. I am in the process of getting my bungalow renovation planned out. I have heard that the crème de la crème of flooring is solid wood flooring but I have also heard it comes with disadvantages so I have looked into engineered wood. According to…
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Damaged Plasterboard?
Might be a bit of a long shot, but does anyone know if this is damp related? or just the paint flaking off? The ceiling is quite high up, so sorry for the bad photos. It's been here for some time, and has not got any worse. The dark part of it all was done by myself tapping it with a broom handle to make sure is wasn't…
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Grass Getting Burnt - Turf guard window film
Hi It's nice to have sunny weather. The sun when reflected on my double glazed window is causing a heavy burn on my green turf. I am looking for a "turf guard clear window film". Can you recommend a solution to the issue with the product links? Thanks.
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Gravel to turf on part-paved driveway?
I appreciate I am going against the trend on this one! My driveway has two paving slab strips as the "wheel tracks", bounded by a lawn on one side, with gravel in a strip down the centre, and more gravel on the other side up to my boundary. The gravel is well past its best and is driving me bananas - it goes everywhere,…
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Should I place my dishwasher behind my kitchen sink?
I have a prep kitchen island with three units. Two are for prep work and the third is a cleaning station under a sink. I cant afford to make the island any bigger so I am left with no space to place the dishwasher on the island itself. Would placing the dishwasher behind the sink slightly offset to the right from the…
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Paint Roller Lines
Hi, we painted a wall in our new build house with two coats of quite dark paint but we can see the lines where we have rolled. What am I best doing to get rid of this, another coat and don't press too hard with the roller (and probably load up the brush more often)? Any help is appreciated cheers
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Sliding mitre saw (Macallister) 2 black wires, one of them is cut ?? - Will it still work?
We have got a Macallister Sliding mitre saw, and have noticed it has 2 black wires, a thick wire (coming from the mains) and a thin wire... but the thin wire is cut, (like it has been cut with scissors) We just want to use the 'Saw feature' to cut basic simple cross cuts Will it still work fine with this thin Wire cut??…
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Drilling into outside wall - ex-council flat
I am an owner of an ex-council flat (council is freeholder). I want to install an extractor fan in my bathroom. I can see that all the council flats have an ugly fan cut into the glass of the bathroom window. The flats that were were right-to-bought clearly missed that piece of work and have no fans, like mine. I would…
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Decent wood treatment
were after a decent wood treatment/stain to paint pressure treated timber boards to cover a fence. wed like the ginger/red cedar colour - is there a ‘better’ wood stain to use? and, stupid question, would 2 or 3 coats preserve it for longer?
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Drain Unblocker Advice
My tenant is reporting blocked drains. I’ve asked our management company to investigate if the block is somewhere in the communal pipe area, but in the meantime whilst awaiting to know exactly where it is; I was wondering if it’s worth buying. A heavy duty drain unblocking chemical to pour down all the drains in the flat…
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Advice on replacing garage roof
Hi, I'm looking for some advice about replacing my garage roof. Currently it is constructed with several corrugated bitchumen sheets, centered with transparent plastic (I think PVC) sheets. These are supported with a few unequally spread wood beams. As you can see from the photos, over time there has been a build up of…
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Applying for drop kerb
In need of guidance...I want to apply for a drop kerb outside my house but because there is a residential parking bay outside my house the council website says they will decline the application...is there a way around this?Thanks in advanceShah
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Calculating cement and sand quantity.
Hi all, I have tried on line and come to a stand still. I am concreting a new hearth in my fireplace with a 4:1:1 mix (sand, lime and cement). This is a mix I found online which is recommended for high heat areas. Please correct me if this is wrong. I have calculated the area to be 0.07m3 but I am stuck with how much to…
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Replacing heating and hot water programmer
I have an oldish heating and hot water programmer that I'd like to replace with a smart one. This is used to control an old back boiler system. Could I just purchase any smart programmer or are they all for more modern boiler systems such as combi boilers? Thanks.
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Painting patio slabs...
...with heavy lichen on them! Was googling something else and painting discoloured patio slabs came up. What a brilliant solution, my garden is completely let down by them. However, they are riddled with lichen. so would the paint hide it, or even kill it? I have tried the backbreaking job of scrubbing them, first with…
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What skip size do I need?
Hi All, we want to remove quite a bit of concrete from the back garden (concrete patio and the foundation of a former skip). Given the area (31.5 square metres) and the rough estimated thickness (20cm), this would sum up to ~ 6.3 cubic metres (~8.3 cubic yards). However, this will be in the form of rubble / broken up…
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Right of way
I live in an old terrace cottage. We have a passage between our houses that goes half way down and stops by our lounge. Our neighbours have right of way to their back door which is blocked off inside their house so they never use it. We just store our bins in there right now but I want to build a wc. Can we buy this 10m…
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Limestone pointing & stone replacement costs?
Does anyone know how much a masonry charge Per Square meter for repointing a Limestone house and how much they charge to replace a stone? I have around 50 which have lost there face. I get that it would vary up and down the country. Thanks in advance=]
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Laying our own patio
Hi, we are planning on laying our own patio circle tomorrow. Bit nervous, bit excited. Has anyone else done this themselves?
