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Replacing Bristan shower tap
Hi all, I have a really annoying shower leak caused by a tap which no longer closes fully. I’m looking for options to fix or replace it without breaking the bank as I can’t afford to get a plumber and I also don’t have the paperwork to track the product number on the Bristan website. I haven’t been able to identify it from…
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Chips in fitted kitchen, getting bits replaced?
I'd put this in consumer rights but the company hasn't refused to fix this - this is more me asking for advice before they get back to me next week. I've just had a kitchen fitted, at the cost of about £10,000. Unfortunately, there are a few chips - not huge ones but visible ones. Eg, a little chip by the washing machine…
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Planning rules for a large window
We currently have a normal sized window overlooking our garden, and my partner has decided she would like this replaced with a large window in the region of 65x65 inches. She had no plans to make this an openable window, as currently it’s a two panel tilt and turn, and due to the size of it you wouldn’t really open it, but…
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New carpets but are my floorboards ok..,?
Hi all, some advice please. I’m due to have new carpets laid this coming Thursday throughout entire house with exception of bathrooms and kitchen. The house is 17 years old. The house was a rental before I bought it and I guess for ease of maintenance the whole place has glue down laminate floor tiles throughout. The…
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block and beam subfloor airbrick issue
1990s bungalow with an add on conservatory ( for summertime use ) to one end of back elevation. Bungalow has had cavity wall insulation retrofitted since. Subfloor airbricks(red plastic type) are on opposing sides to front and back (which are the longer elevations) only. 1 of these was venting into conservatory as floor…
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Retired British Gas man to install gas cooker
I bought a gas cooker and I need a gas safe registered to install it. I advertised the job and received numerous qoutes, the cheapest one was from a retired british gas installer. I asked him if he is still able to issue gas safety installation certificate eventhough he is retired and he said yes. Can anyone confirm if…
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Suspended floor
I bought a one bedroom flat recently. It is about 20 years old, above a garage and has a suspended floor throughout. The garage belongs to the freeholder. The floor is rather creaky. I'm not the heaviest of people but you can hear my every move as I walk around the flat. Whenever anyone opens the garage door downstairs the…
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Next doors boiler smells of gas?
Is it normal for a boiler to smell of gas? Next doors boiler vents into their side return, which adjoins our side return. They are slightly odd, never go out, never open the curtains and ALWAYS have the heating on. The boiler fires constantly, every 20 minutes or so, even throughout the summer last year. They’ve had a few…
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Teflon Shower
I am hoping someone can give me a quick solution. I have just fitted a new seal to the shower screen. It was a very tight fit, so I used WD40 to make it easier to slide in place. Unfortunately some of the WD40 spilled into the shower tray, so I am now left with a dangerously slippery shower. WD40 is not the easiest thing…
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Cutting out a circle in a piece of wood
I've recently inherited some power tools from my late father. So far I've not done too much with them. Only a few bookends of varying designs. For my next project I'm looking at making a sofa sleeve for my mother. I want it to be able to hold a mug with a diameter of just under 85mm. Unfortunately the holesaws I have…
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Mould
A carpenter built me a wardrobe the entire width and height of one of my bedroom walls from MDF - the wardrobe is attached to timber batons which are nailed to the wall (so the wardrobe is circa 1 inch from each wall. The inside of the wardrobe was primed two or three times and the final coat was dulux trade white paint. I…
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How to measure UPVC door panel
Hello I need to replace door panel in my UPVC door as glass cracked and whole panel needs to be replaced. How do I find out size of the panel I need? This is front door so I am not too keen to take out old one to measure and then out it back until new one arrives. Any ideas how I could do it?
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Conservatory advise needed please
Hi there. I'm looking to get a conservatory built by Leekes with their ultraframe range. I've contacted a couple of other conservatory companies and they've advised me the glass roof isn't the best option with a south facing house and have suggested an extension style room. The glass is meant to cut out 85% of heat without…
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Replacing element Indesit oven.
I wonder if anyone can help please? I'm currently isolating and the element in my oven has broken. Trying to be resourceful, I ordered a replacement and thought I would attempt repair myself. I have taken it apart and the new part has different connectors to the old part. New part just has single metal end and old part has…
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Marks on the wall!?
Hello I have noticed these marks on the wall that have appeared in my house. I'm not sure what they are, my best guess would be water behind the wall as the bathroom is directly above the wall. Would anybody be able to help point me in the right direction as to what it is and the best way to get it sorted? Thank you!
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Help plse, water inside kitchen cupboard suddenly
I have what I think is a strange problem but it's really worrying me. Last night I went into the kitchen, the first thing I saw was that the window had completely misted up and was wet as if I'd been cooking in there. (I don't have a problem with condensation). Then I noticed that one of the worktops was wet all over and…
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What is this pipe, please?
Hello, My waste pipe is leaking. I can’t tell if it’s leaking in several places or just one. There’s a small pipe that goes into the waste pipe further up near the dormer and there’s a steady stream of water coming from the top. Would anyone know what this pipe is, please? My boiler is in the attic in the right hand corner…
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Roof replacement not signed off
Hi I really hope someone can help me. Basically last year I had my guttering replaced and some ridge tiles replaced. The roofers told me I needed a whole new roof retiling so I had four companies quote. Two refused the job as I had foam insulation in the upper part of the roof which was there when I bought the house six…
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Issue with external brickwork
Have a 1930-built house. Over the past couple of months, I've noticed that the bottom few courses of the brickwork (outside) in one corner, and extending a little under a metre from the corner, have come loose with morter cracking (I had that side of the house repointed 10 years ago) - it looks like it has started to sink…
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Design my kitchen
Good afternoon everybody! (Pictures below, rough dimensions) We have recently engaged with an architect to draw plans for an extension we would like to do in the near future. He has a few jobs ongoing so going to be waiting for a month or so before we get started. A couple of queries for any of you kind forumers who are…
