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Painting fence - water based over oil based?
I painted most of our wooden garden fence a couple of weeks ago, but there was one bit I couldnt reach so I left it and asked my OH to finish it. I used a grey paint from the Cuprinol Shades range. When he’s come to do the section, he’s picked up the wrong can of paint (!!!!?!???!!!!!) and used the oil-based paint he used…
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Change of garage door.
Hi First time post, I have a knackered garage door, basically I want to replace it with a normal door, so frame it up, shiplap the front with a door to one side, do I need permission for this? Or building regs? It will still be a garage, just for storage and not parking 🤣
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What to do about LED driver (?) with partially melted housing in bathroom ceiling
Was replacing a spotlight in the bathroom ceiling but noticed a LED driver (?) in the ceiling seems damaged. Not sure what I should do. Just replace that part? Any ideas what might have caused it? Also, the bulb had something dark on it. Presumably melted plastic from that box. Shown here after the old spotlight fell down…
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Dyson vacuum - drying filters after cleaning
Don't judge me, please! We've got a Dyson DC25 that we've had for years. It's seen a lot of use over the last three months with a lot of diy decorating done. My wife said to me "I suppose it might be an idea to clean the filters". I said "What?". It turns out the filters are meant to be cleaned every three months. I've…
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any idea what this is in my bedroom?
Hi all,The other day I found some weird residue under my wooden desk in my bedroom. It was brown, dry, and hard to wipe off. I've since had a look around my room, as occasionaly these little brown flecks keep popping up here and there, sometimes on the bed sheets. I noticed a few last summer too, but they since stopped…
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Moved: land registry /house prices
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Spreadsheet for budgeting a major home project?
Hi Is there a spreadsheet where we can input estimates and monitor actual costs to manage an upcoming extension project? The builder will give us a detailed list with estimates but we need to decide on fittings and furnishings (from bathroom sets to sofa cushions and flower vases) and we don't want the whole thing to get…
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Faulty Composite Door
I have had a new Composite Door installed unfortunately the paint had chipped off in various places so they decided it was faulty and sent it back to the Supplier to have tests to see why this had happened.I had a replacement door fitted and exactly the same has happened but they won’t replace this one they want to touch…
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Neighbour fence issues
Not sure if this is the right place to post but currently having a few issues with a fence and neighbour... About a year ago the fence started falling so my neighbour took it upon himself when we were out to trespass onto our property and add as can see from the picture this unsightly looking bodge job to keep the fence…
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Einhell GH BC 43 Brush cutter strimmer vibration
I have just purchased one of these strimmers, set it up today and when using it the vibration is very very strong above half throttle, is this normal? I have scoured some threads of various machines, they refer to the shaft being bent after some use, as this was the 1st use, I was ruling that out. I was using the scythe…
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Identify this type of Stop End
Oil heating to Gas plumber left Hot / Cold tails in loft for later shower installation, shower now built but haveing difficulty with the Stop Ends - They appear to be a Removable & Re-installable type,But they don't carry any makers name or mark and I can't find anything of this pattern on the web - With all water turned…
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question about cavity trays
Hello, I have recently had a very bad leak during the february storms onto a bed room ceiling which has a flat roof balcony directly above. The wall above the ceiling is a cavity wall supported by 2 metal i-joist and my 2 theories are either.... 1) Leak under the balcony door onto the ceiling below 2) water penetration…
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Can I find old disputes on neighbouring property?
I live in the countryside and there are only two other houses in this location. Some years ago the house immediately next to mine was put on the market and has not yet sold. It has been empty for some time since the owner died. This brought up the fact that we own part of the access to this house .The other part of the…
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Inflatable Hot Tub air leak
My 'Lay-Z Spa Hawaii Hydro-jet Pro' inflatable hot tub has developed an air leak, and after hours of looking and spraying soapy water all over it I still cant find where Its leaking from!! Does anyone know of any companies that have a repair service for Inflatable hot tubs, preferably in the North West of England, if not…
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Increasing height of joists to add insulation and board uo
HiOn a mission to sort out my loft,where there is adequate insulation material but all dumped in a corner or some areas left clean.Plus there are about 30 downlights,and three bathroom extractor ductings,loads of electric cables and 2 TV aerial cables.Plan is to increase the height of joists (at present 8 cm) to the to add…
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Toilet constantly running from cistern into bowl
My toilet is a Cersanit Parva and has developed a very small run / leak from the cistern into the bowl. I have had the internal parts of the cistern replaced and a plumber take the cistern apart completely to check it over. No fault could be found. I am keeping the water inlet closed at the moment - although it's not great…
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AEG Oven Problem
I have an AEG double oven and the bulb in the top oven blew a few days ago which then tripped the fuse box. When I tried to remove the bulb it was difficult as it seemed very tight. I haven't replaced the bulb yet but since then when I try to use the top oven it trips the fuse box intermittently. The bottom oven is working…
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Cracked mortar on window reveal
Hi diyers, As the sun is coming out in the next few days, I thought I'd do some external house repairs. The mortar around my window has cracked and so needs replacing, is Bostik Cementone general purpose mortar suitable for this? Or is there a better maintenance free alternative? Thanks in advance.
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Wood options instead of decking boards
Originally we wanted paving laying but the prices were far too high, so then looked at composite decking but were put off because of the potential for scratching and damage. (It’s in a high traffic area) I think we will go with a wood deck, but aren’t really fans of traditional decking boards. Is there any other kind of…
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Wiring colours
I have a cable in my loft which has the following colour cables inside, which wire does what, any ideas please? Colours are Brown, Blue, Yellow (and a bare copper earth wire).
