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What about walls?
Hiya - I'm moving into a new house on Friday and I'm proper stressing about putting things on the wall. My current house in completely made of brick but this new house was built in 2011 and I don't know what I should be using for things like TV, Pictures, Mirrors etc?
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Does this look like asbestos?
Good morning forumers! We have an old pergola in the back garden which I intend to remove. The previous owner of our house decided to cover it with what looks like 4x corrugated cement roofing sheets (not a good look). They’re roughly 2000mm x 750mm in size. Aware that this can contain asbestos, I’m wondering if it is…
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MarketBanter
I was looking for a Dyson Trigger handheld vac. It is around £200 on all the well known websites, but google threw up a link to MarketBanter, where it's only £150-ish, plus there's a code for an extra 13% off. So, that brings it down to around £130. Has anyone dealt with MarketBanter? It seems a bit too good to be true.…
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Floor steam mop to remove wallpaper
Can you use a floor steam mop (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OAAE85O/) to remove wallpaper instead of using a dedicated wallpaper steamer?
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LED Light fitting query
Just looking into fitting an LED tube light with diffuser. I seen one on sale at Lidl and similar ones at screwfix. Livarno Lux LED Moisture-Proof Light - at Lidl UK - www.lidl.co.uk Could this light be easily connected to a cable connected to 3 pin plug. It is for use in the garage? The Lidl one just has 2 connections in…
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Question for Estate Agents
Our house is detached, one side has about 6ft to the fence to the house next door and the other side is a lot bigger, around 16 ft to the hedge of a field. We hardly ever use the smaller side so I would like to extend into it, would this de value our house if you can’t get round both sides?
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Shower arm sheared off. HELP!
Hello DIYers In my attempt to remove a shower arm from the wall, it sheared off leaving part of the shower arm still in the brass thread in the wall. I have tried using a nipple extractor, hacksaw parallel to the remaining thread, but no joy. It could be liquid PTF that has made it bond really tight. I am loathe to use any…
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Ideas for small heater for glass porch
I have a double glazed porch built onto the doorway originally to allow for a wheelchair to be stored. Now I've got a cottage armchair because it's a lovely bright light spot with a view of the hills to sit and read.Trouble is in winter it gets really cold and that's when I'd like to sit in bright light and gaze at the…
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How to tell which ceramic cartridge needs replacing?
The tap in the kitchen is one where the water comes out of the same spout for hot and cold but the hot and cold have their individual turning levers on either side. It's not this one but hopping on google images it's this kind of design. This has been dripping for quite some time now. It'll fill a mug over a working day.…
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Extractor fan short
Hi all Recently moved into a house and had my loft boarded on Friday. That evening I went to switch on the bedroom light and nothing happened. I then went to switch on ensuite light and again nothing happened. Went to the RCD board and the upstairs lighting breaker had flipped. Immediately thought he had damaged a lighting…
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Front drive, do I need council permission?
Hello I live on a corner and the road is semi busy but not a main road and thr road to the side is just a quiet residential road. I'm planning on converting my front garden into a driveway using block paving. Knocking down walls for access, there is a dropped kerb on the corner for pedestrians to cross the road. Do I need…
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New floorboards for whole of upstairs
Hello all The upstairs of an old house we are purchasing has very springy floorboards in places upstairs. we are thinking of getting the whole floor replaced before moving in. His much would this cost ish including labour? Size is about 55 sq m
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Remove paint over K-Rend or repaint?
Hello all! I purchased my house around 2 years ago and it's around 10 years old now. The render is K-Rend although the previous owner had the house painted where it was discolouring instead of having them cleaned with an algae cleaner. The other half, I had professionally cleaned when I moved in and came back lovely! The…
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Concrete
Hi Is there anyone who can work out how many bags of sand, cement and aggregate I need. Iv looked online but they only give you it in volume or m2, I need it in bags. The area is 1800mm x 950mm x 80mm.
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External Wall Insulation (how to do?)
I am in process of getting external Wall Insulation done. My neighbour has done it couple of years ago and advised me that I take off existing rendering, go to brick level, spray/wash bricks and then put Insulation board. This sounds like a good idea given that I don't have enough gap between neighbour house, window sill,…
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Builder made bankrupt last year
Apologues if this is not the right place to ask this question but any help would be appreciated. I have been quoted for some building work by a local firm (sole trader with about four staff). e.g Joseph Bloggs t/a Joe Bloggs builders. They seem to get largely decent reviews. However, in doing some further research I have…
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Questions to ask when getting a patio
Hi, I'm in the process of getting some quotes for a new patio to replace a decking. I'm wondering what sort of questions I should ask when companies visit to quote? I've already thought to ask about the subbase depth (I believe it should be 10cm plus 5cm mortar) and also how they lay the mortar (I know that a full bed is…
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Drop Kerb + Drive
Hi All Finally got our planning back to get a drop kerb done currently quoted between 4.4k-5k for kerb, block paved drive and removal of front wall. I was wondering if anyone knew of any other options that might make this cheaper(gravel,resin drive?) anything that needs doing would need to be permeable.
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Iron Pipe Shelving System Assembly Woes - Plumber Advice Needed?
Bit of an idiot, I ordered https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wooden-Rustic-Industrial-Shelving-Unit-Pipe-Metal-Wall-Floating-Shelf-Storage/133616331450?var=433068027729 I am used to flat pack assembly and thought this would go well in my older son's bedroom. However finding it very difficult to screw the pipe parts together. I…
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Oven and hob from different brands?
Hi, we have a gas hob and electric oven, both from Bosch. The oven is broken and needs replacement. Could I take any brand? Are the oven and hob completely independent? The gas hob must have some power for the spark to ignite the flame, does this come from the oven, or does the hob have their own power supply.? I'm a…
