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Managing multifuel stove running central heating - how?
I asked for hints and tips on managing this system on a different discussion and received some very useful advice - have also googled like mad, it all adds to the sum of information. I have moved into a house which has a multifuel stove in the sitting room which also does the central heating and hot water. There is also an…
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Damp :(
Hello, I was just wondering if anyone could help me.... I have a damp issue in a side extension on what would have previously been an external wall, the damp appears to be in the hollow archway at the base of the wall. The floor seems to be suspended and the floors are not wet (ignore the wet patch on the floor in the…
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Painting MDF
Hi All. We've had a new roof installed in a wooden conservatory and the builder has used MDF boards. I painted the boards with matt emulsion but this is now flaking off. I tried re-rollering them with the same emulsion, but it just fetches the old coat off in patches. I tried painting a patch with MDF Primer and it has…
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Concerns about a builder / building work. Feeling helpless!
Hello all, We are having some serious issues with the length of time our building job is taking and we're not sure what to do next. Our builder started work on our extension at the beginning of June. We're now more than 6 months later and we still don't have a roof on! The guy makes loads of excuses - or just doesn't turn…
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Recommended cheap double glazing suppliers around London
Does anyone have any recommendations for cheap double glazing suppliers that cover the London area? Not looking for anything fancy, just normal UPVC double glazing. Thanks in advance Edit: For those who are getting hung up on the "cheap" word in the subject...I'm asking for companies that are recommended by people. The…
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Neff Double Oven Grill
We have a neff double oven. We use the top oven as a grill. When we turned the grill on it started smoking, I assumed it was just fat residue from cooking burgers the day before. The smoke stopped after about 30 seconds, I kept the grill on but suddenly a lot of smoke started coming out of the vent. The grill element…
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Smelling cannabis through bathroom vent
Hi All, I live at a 1st-floor maisonette, in my bathroom, there is a vent (no fan), whenever my ground floor neighbour smokes weed, the smell is in my bathroom, sometimes depending on how much he smokes, coming into other rooms as well. Is there any solution to this? what happens if I close the vent with plastic? or is…
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planning in green belt
is it hard to get planning permission to extend upwards for a detached bungalow in green belt area?
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Half Barrel Pond Winter Care
Hi We set up a half barrel pond this year with few oxygenators,dwarf water lily x1 , corkscrew rush x 1, scouring rush x 1 and water salvia.What should be the care I need to provide over the winter? We have no fishes. Thanks
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Shower Screen: cannot remove scum and scale
Hi - This is a last resort to ask the MSE community for help. Have a shower screen that has a scum that will not budge. Have tried all the domestic cleaners. And just tried the ZEP product from Screwfix at £7 per bottle that is supposed to beat all supermarket variants. All failed. Tried vinegar and bicarbonate. Fail.…
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Bath & shower positioning
Hi I’m renovating my bathroom and just considering the orientation of the bath and shower before doing subfloor and plastering. The current bath is going but will keep the shower. It would be easier to keep as is so can lay the subfloor around the pipework and just fill in over the electric shower cable in the wall. The…
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Composite door question
Hi all, hoping someone with a bit of composite door knowledge can help.. I am in the process of having quotes for front and back composite doors. The quotes are pretty straight forward however I am been asked on a few if I want Standard composite doors or Solid core composite doors.. their is about £300 difference between…
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Advice on boiler please
Hi folks A friend of mine just moved in to a new property and can't find the manual for the boiler unit. Can anyone help to identify make and/or model? Thank you
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Masonry paint in winter - Sandtex 365 - any good for old house/solid wall?
Hi all - to elaborate on the title :-) We currently have scaffold up to ridge level for roof repairs. As this is not cheap, we had wanted to take advantage of the access and paint the masonry at the same time. This is a 3 storey gable wall - we really don't want to pay £££ scaffold again for a while if we can help it.…
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Severe Pilling on a Carpet 50% Wool / 50% Synthetic
Hello, I am hopeful somebody could help us... 18 months ago we had new carpets fitted upstairs. The carpet we chose wasn't cheap - a loop pile made up 50% wool and 50% synthetic. We were told to expect some pilling but that it would settle down. It hasn't. The carper looks a mess. It's is pilling in all areas it is walked…
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Gas fitters in la la land.
I have a very small terraced cottage in west wiltshire and looking for a small combi and a few rads. Empty property at the moment. I had a few quotes. Even the cheapest was a little over 3k. A couple of fitters thought it would be about 3/4 days work alone . I did some rough calculations and could not see beyond 1200/1300…
