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Is a FENSA certificate required for bi-folding doors?
Hoping for a super quick answer on this if someone can: I've had a company come round to take measurements for bi-folding doors. In the moment, I suddenly remembered about the hassle of not having a FENSA certificates for windows so I asked the guy if it came with FENSA certificate. The guy said you didn't need FENSA…
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Fixing a leaky espresso machine. Any hope?
I am trying to fix a leaky espresso machine. I got it from Lidl (Bellarom) a couple of years ago and it wasn't expensive at all so I have had my money's worth. I do use the Lidl own brand capsules so that shouldn't be the problem. I have used the caffenu cleaning capsules, I have descaled it. But even though the water will…
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Rust on cast iron gate
We had a whole 6hrs of dry mild weather today and my very tall gate that's been stored in the garden was dragged out to be sanded of the flaking paint and rust.It's going well but I can't do it in one go. I've got a lot of rust off to the shiny metal but small bits go deep. How clean do I need to get it before I can use…
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How big of an external wall crack is a BAD crack?
UPDATE: we have decided to let this one go and keep looking. I have removed the photos from the post just because I feel that is the right thing to do now we are no longer seriously interested. Thank you so much for all your help- you are all amazing About to offer on a property and need a bit of advice about external…
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Worried that extension has not been built to building regs
I have had construction of a single storey extension ongoing for about 6 months (loads of issues with builders, but that's another story). I did have an extension there already, and my main reasons for wanting work done on it were: - It was 3 feet lower than the room it was connected to, and I wanted it brought up to the…
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Fencing and Planning Permission Issues NEED SOME ADVICE
Hello So my partner and I recently moved into a new home. We have an issue with the left side of our garden as we are next to a school car park and there is only a see through black security fence up that sections our garden off from the car park. The car park is an open plan car park so anyone can walk into it and look…
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Thinking of using Sharps or Hammonds? Don't. Do this instead.
Anyone thinking of having fitted wardrobes from Sharps Bedrooms or Hammonds Bedrooms, do yourself a favour. Save money and get a vastly better service by using a local independent fitter instead. I speak, having done three bedrooms through each Hammonds, Sharps and local fitter. First of all you get none of that nonsense…
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Insulating a garage
Seeking advise how to insulate a single skin brick garage comprising 1 single glazed window, roller door and wooden side door. Concrete floor. Prefer to start with the roof. It is tiled with the black felt and joists visible from inside. Thanks
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Boundary fence issue with council
We brought a house last year, the house next to us is a council property and the council installed 1.8m fence and posts prior to us taking ownership of the property. The land registry information show the fence belongs to next door (the council property.) The council have also installed a 900mm chain link fence behind the…
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Gutter issues
Hi all. Just want some advice. Last summer, I took part of my downpipe out to clear some blockage but there was none. However, when it's heavy rain the downpipe overflows at the top as the surface water can't drain too quickly and will cause water to flow down the house wall. I have a Waterbutt connected to the downpipe…
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Moulds and condensation Issues £££ spent HELP!!
Hi All, Ok here the Story, we live in a purpose-built
flat (2008), us owners are managing the freehold. I'm the only owner that lives
in 1 of the flat. So, I keep an eye on these things and email the other flat owners is
Jobs need to be done. I done a few bits myself. We have one issues we never
been able to solve in the…
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Council refusal to purchase land
Hi everyone sorry not sure if this is posted in correct forum but just wanted some advice regarding purchase of council owned land. We have lived at our current property for 11 years and there is a small patch of land next to our driveway which we would like to purchase. This land has never been used except by my kids…
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ASOS
Can anyone advise? I ordered a pair of Levi jeans through ASOS last August and sent them back within approximately 2 days as they did not fit properly - foolishly lost my receipt but have everything else ie: the order number, when I ordered the jeans, tracking number, bar code and yet I have been in the most horrendous…
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Neighbours water drainage, soil retention and damp?
My neighbours are having major landscaping works, I don’t have any problems with that, I want them to enjoy their home. However I’m left with a bit of a mess, they have removed some decking and replaced with paving slabs but they haven’t put anything in to retain the soil, rubble and concrete which is overflowing my side,…
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Kitchen Sink Problem
We have a problem with our kitchen sink blocking up, it's been going on since we moved into the house (nearly 6 years ago) but has gotten a lot worse recently. At first an occasional plunge every couple of months fixed it, but now it's blocking up again literally an hour after plunging. We've had a drainage company in to…
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Knocking Walls Down.
Hi all, Bit of a query. I've recently moved in to a house that has been left in the 70's, I intend to renovate the place and bring it up to todays standards. I'm looking into knocking 3 walls down to expand on space, 2 of the walls are downstairs and are load bearing walls supporting walls above - the first one is between…
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Double Glazing Handle Not Opening Window
I've a long window with two popper? windows that open out the way. (Push button, turn & push). When I go to open the handle just spins without any tension and goes beyond the 90° point, as if it's not catching the lock mechanism. Anyone have any suggestions to repair DIY? Thanks
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Painted over plastered walls which seemed dry but now have wet patches
Its been three weeks since we had our plastering done. We then began with a mist coat which went on fine and dried nicely then the next two coats and we ended up with some of the plaster peeling away. The plasterer has been to fix it but now we also have wet patches in the corners of the room from the paint. I feel like we…
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Intending to have an extension - where do I start?
I have just bought a new house and am planning a wall knocked down between an existing extension and the kitchen to create a large kitchen/dining/living space and it will need a small extension to square the room off. I know I will need an architect to do drawings and I presume a structural engineer as the wall I want to…
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New washing machine, seems to be near silent, is this normal? Also toilet seat query.
Got a new washing machine and connected up the hose to cold water connection under sink, made sure it was on, let it do its first wash empty as it says in manual, noticed it spun quietly but no sound of water. about a minute later I heard a few spluttering sounds then what sounded like water going through and I could see…
