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Flat felt roof repair
Old flat felt roof here is leaking. Lucky its a small size (5sqm) What sort of coating do you recommend to apply today bearing in mind it will rain for the rest of the week . Thanks !
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New patio doors in conservation area - planning permission?
Hi, I am looking at getting new doors for my garden, they are currently wooden but I am wanting aluminium. We are in a conservation area so is planning permission necessary for doors that are not visible to the public street/Road?
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Mold patches on bathroom ceiling in spite of working new extractor fan
We recently chanaged extractor fan in our bathroom about 4 months ago.It is xpelair simply silent and works for 7 mins after switching off.Sparky said previous extractor fan was left open onto loft area and on his recommendation we paid to install venting duct to soffit as well.But over last two weeks we are having mold…
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Surface water drainage query
We have a small drain cover (see below) in our footpath between two houses and another one in the carpark. It's never been a problem but due to the neighbours gutters overflowing & their drain cover growing weeds it filled up this summer when we had torrential rain. I got it cleared and contacted the owner of the…
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Cistern - Should I just get a plumber?
Hi Guys, APOLOGIES FOR THE GIANT IMAGES! It doesn't seem to want to give me the option to resize it, if some one could help, I will resize it. I have a leak into the toilet bowl in the cistern, I know what the issue is and is an easy fix. Unfortunately, I need to take the whole thing apart just to screw on one single item…
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Anyone heard of Espares?
Have you heard of Espares? Are they any good? Who do you use instead? Thanks :) https://www.espares.co.uk/
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House underpinning
Hi I need some pointing done at the front of my house and have had several quotes. The builder that came today said the front needs underpinning as it’s sinking on one side. I see what he means and I’m now stressing about it. I looked it up and the last thing I want to do is claim via insurance for this as it will be a…
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Kitchen plinth heating
Hi, I have kitchen with a tiled floor and a radiator . The kitchen is on an extension with a flat roof . Due to the tiled floor , we are not able to walk bare foot and are looking for options to make the kitchen and the floor warm. Can plinth heaters be of help as the kitchen was renovated recently and we missed on putting…
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Manhole over extension
We’ve recently had an extension, and we needed to get a build over agreement from Thames water which covers the old manhole now under our kitchen! TW gave us permission so we now have an access chamber on our patio. My question relates to the old manhole now under our extension. What should you/need to do with this? Is it…
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Pest control attic
Hi all, I have some sort of pest either bird or squirrel in my attic that is driving me insane, I can’t access the attic due to having no flooring down and the insulation going for my asthma. Contacted local pest control but looking for advice on if they would charge just for inspection or only for action? also thought…
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Brown ceiling, extractor fan issue.
Does anyone know what's likely to be causing these brown marks on the ceiling and our shower extractor fan? I've read it may be because the ducting isn't insulated so condensation is forming on the outside of the ducting and running back down to the ceiling? But it also looks like water/condensation is coming down from…
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Washer/Dryer in a new build flat has been broken for 3 months and the manufacturer wants to repair
My wife and I bought a flat (250 years leasehold) last year which came with a Grundig washer/dryer. We used it for about a year but then this September it stops washing the clothes mid-cycle, leaving the fabric softener unused and the clothes wet. The machine was included in the flat at exchange and part of the property…
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Surface Coming Away From Kitchen Unit
The coloured skin is coming away from the chipboard carcase of a kitchen unit. Can anyone suggest what adhesive is best to use please? As you can see from the blurry photo it is still partly attached. I think using the kettle below it has caused it or at least not helped so I have moved that away from cupboards.
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Do I need fire doors on every room if I have a loft conversion?
Hi I have a room in the roof loft conversion in a mid terraced house in Bristol. It's all been done to regs about 20 years ago. I am renovating now, and need to change all the internal doors. I have read that if I do this then I may need fire doors as the rules have changed. I'm a bit confused after reading various sites.…
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Light switch wiring/repair
Have been thinking about possibly introducing smart light switches into our c2005 purpose built flat and so to see what options we’ll have I decided to have a look at the wiring in our bedroom and WC switches being the two most simple setups. Just to point out now being colourblind and dealing with electrics is never…
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Concrete compton garage leaking
Morning all, so I have an old sectional concrete compton garage attatched to my house that seems to be letting in water any time it rains heavily. There is no flashing between the house and garage and water gets in there but it also seems to be coming in from underneath and the sides, as well as through the old asbestos (I…
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Moving the sink
We are in the process of buying a house and hopefully will complete soon after Christmas, and although I like the kitchen I'm thinking about rejigging it. Basically I'd to just have units against the back wall and then an island, so moving the washing machine and sink to possibly where the oven currently is or having it…
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Can any tilers advise me? Serious issues with a tiler's work
Hello all. We have employed a tiler to do our bathroom and floor tiles. We bought the tiles ourselves from a tile supplier. We measured the room prior to getting the tiles. When the tiler turned up we asked him if there were enough tiles. He looked briefly at the boxes and said yes. When the day came to starting the job,…
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Stopcock question
Hello, Does opening the main cold water stopcock more increase water pressure? I'm worried about altering the position to carry out some work and rupturing a pipe when turning it back on.
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Bathroom Extractor Fan Dripping
I have a small bathroom which has had an axial fan fitted to a flexi pipe which vented into the attic. I was advised this should be vented to the outside and so hired a roofer. He made a vent through the roof and replaced the pipe with a solid plastic 100mm soil pipe. During showering the fan seems to collect water on the…
