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Manufacturers code on the inside of new triple glazed units?
Hi there, I've recently just had new triple glazed units fitted in my home, and after they had been fitted I noticed that there's strange blue writing on the inside of each piece of glass. I thought this was quite strange (and an eye sore) so I queried this with the installer. They are telling me that this is the…
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Two appliances in a 32 amp outlet
Hi, I have a single 32 amp box but want to connect 2 appliances to it. Both appliances are 13 amp. One is 13 amps, 3KW and comes with a 13 amp plug. The other one is also a 13 amp but needs to be hardwired to a fused spur and comes with no plug. What is my best option? I will have a carpenter and electrician coming over…
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What sort of damp is this?
Hello, just wanting to get a few opinions before further investigation is underaken as I have 0 experience with this sort of thing. New house, under bay window the wall has marks (water marks?) and wallpaper is peeling off. Would this be rising damp? Edwardian terrace house and Full Building Survey conducted said that…
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Are all flat weave rugs reversible?
Hi, I bought a flat weave rug recently, this one : https://www.therugseller.co.uk/hippie-kelim-01-rugs/p-41-1035-32251-0 I noticed one side had various little hard tufts sticking out, I thought it was defective or starting to fall apart. The other side didn't seem to have this issue. I emailed the seller and he just said…
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The elusive Ikea Varda stain
Hi All, Last year I have purchased an Applaro dining set from Ikea, overall a very nice set. Unfortunately, the stain on a couple of the slats on the table started peeling over winter and a restain is needed. Ikea recommends their brown Varda stain, which seems to be constantly either sold out or unavailable for online…
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Another Permitted development one
About 20 years ago my then neighbour obtained permission to have a single storey extension built (with a pitched roof) to increase the size of the kitchen, I had no objections. The 4 metre length of the extension wall is now the boundary between the two properties at the back. New neighbour wants to build on top of the…
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Where to buy a good sofa and bed?
Hi all, I am moving into a new place in around 8-10 weeks time and given the lead time for ordering new sofas a friend suggested ordering one now as well as taking advantage of some online sales while non essential retail is closed. Or is it better to wait and test out the goods in person after 12 April? Given the time…
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Kitchen choices - opinions on Kitchen Warehouse, BuildBase and others?
Am having to re-think my choices around kitchen supplier as my preferred DIY Kitchens takes a lead-in time for bespoke (13 weeks) that I just don't have. I've ruled out Wren simply because I need reliability, not a fan of B&Q, Wickes and Ikea designs, Howdens aren't delivering the dream kitchen and Magnet are ridiculously…
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Good shops for a new traditional loo and basin
Can anyone recommend good places to look for a reasonably priced new traditional-style loo and basin? I'm thinking about replacing mine and was happily looking at Victorian Plumbing until a read a comment on here that they weren't good and now I don't really know where to look instead. I wasn't looking to spend loads,…
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Where To Get Sliding Doors For Wardrobe.
I'm looking to install sliding doors onto a wardrobe. Any ideas or recommendations for where to look? The frame and internals are installed but the wardrobe installer G K Wardrobes on FB collected the balance on the pretext of needing funds to pay his suppliers and has run away. Abandoned the job and blocked his phone.…
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Party Wall Agreement when neighbour died and house on Probate
I have just drawn up plans for a single story rear extension on my 3 bed semi. Sadly my neighbour died recently and I have learned that the property is on probate. In the mean time I have served a "line of junction notice - new wall astride the boundary" using the example letter 4 available from the Ministry of Housing,…
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Developers Refusal to install security for property
Hi All, We currently live in a small development of new build flats in North London. Last night we had 4 men break into our underground carpark and stole approximately 7 bikes. Usually this would be just dumb luck that we were targeted, however the big issue here is that we have been complaining to our developers for ages…
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Deeds and Boundaries
Hi all, Really hoping somebody can assist here. Long story short, we live at the end of a cul-de-sac, and at the side of us is some council-owned land which is trees and brush. There seems to be a natural boundary which is a little further out from our existing fence. We have tried, and failed, in recent times to find out…
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Is there a Cheaper Alternative to HippoBag or Skips?
In our area, we have to have a skip [permit to even have one on the street, the permit itself costs £44 and then there is the cost of the actual skip which would be between £152 and £228. We have a lawn that's been used as a dog toilet area and so it needs ripping up and some topsoil putting down so we can actually have a…
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Cracks in house rendering
Hi folks, Just a quick question, I've noticed a few cracks in the rendering on my house. Is this OK, or should it be fixed/sealed up? Mostly by the windows. See attached. It's a relatively new build. Would it be covered by the NHBC? Cheers, J
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Leasehold properties and dangerous walls
Hello. I live in a leasehold property and last week part of the
neightbours 2.5m high brick wall fell into my courtyard which I don’t own but use
for access. We are really lucky someone wasn’t killed. The bricks were piled
against the door so I couldn’t open it. Everything in the courtyard was
destroyed. My management…
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Thoughts on planning / verges / ownership
We recently moved into a rural property and it transpires that our next door neighbour actually owns the verge between our property boundary and the road. This wasn't picked up before purchase as the plans were not correctly filed (I had to go to the land registry with a SIM application to find this out). This looks like…
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Standing water in bath tub near drain!?
Hi, I renovated my bathroom and put a nice German Bette steel bath in, apparently one of the high quality makes. I noticed about 30cm of standing water not draining completely right next to the drain hole. I was annoyed but thought it would just evaporate and be ok. But now it's making a brown dirty ring around the outside…
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Firewall between semi detached properties
Hello forum, Looking for some advice? so i am looking to sell my property (semi detached house) in the near future. it was built around 1920's and have noticed since living here (8 years) that there seems to be no 'firewall' or any kind of partition in the upstairs attic between my home and my next door neighbor, there is…
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Chasing walls for E7 wiring
Hi I’m soon going to install three Quantum storage heaters downstairs in my semi detached property. The original Economy 10 electric warm air heater uses a switched off peak supply and a 24 hr supply so there’s no wiring in place for the Quantums. The walls I think are concrete block so was wondering about chasing in…
