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Neighbours new extension, How to maintain my wall
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any experience in this.I live in a semi detached property and my new (semi) neighbour has submitted plans to build an 5metre extension to the rear of his house, our home already projects 4 metres further than the rear of his property due to an extension in the mid 70's.His proposal rather…
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What's this
Out of curiosity more than anything else, what is this white thing near my roof line? https://ibb.co/0f5KsKb If it's unnecessary I'll remove it probably when repainting, otherwise it would just be nice to know what it is. You can see the black telephone drop wire to the right, so it might be related. Thanks,
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Can I get away without having extractor fan in kitchen?
I've been looking at extractor fans and most of them sub £200 look a bit rubbish. Noisy and don't ventilate well. Filters often need changing. Etc. So wondering if I could get away with not having one. The room doesn't have any cabinets or shelves above hob height. The ceiling is 275cm high. The room is 290cm wide and…
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Ring Smart Lightbulbs UK yet?
We were burgled last year whilst away on holiday so had Ring doorbell and cameras installed and they work well. Would now like some random lights to come on indoors while we’re away next time. I can’t find Ring bulbs on their website though they’re available in the US. Don’t want to spend too much more but wondered if…
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Messy neighbour. Should I confront or ignore?
A few month ago we had new neighbours move in and from the start you got the impression they were going to be eventful; from the constant cursing whilst speaking on the phone (so loud that I'm hearing it clearly from my bedroom with the windows shut) to one of their friends being drunk 8am in the morning, staggering…
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Patio
Can I get suggestions please as to what to use on my patio. All the slabs are solid, none of them are loose or rocking
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Secondary Glazing Grants
I an on PIP, but I own my own flat. I have single glazing and cannot change it to double due to lease but it is awful, having to clean condensation away every day only to appear again within minutes for nine months of year, mould growing constantly. Green scheme useless. I coud not get an answer to any phone calls at all.…
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Fixing Bosch Lawnmower
Hey guys, Randomly my Bosch Lawnmower gave up the ghost mid mow! Luckily I have a hand push one I finished the mow with. I looked a, bit more today and the problem is with the engaging of the switch. If you take the habdle apart you can see the switch, push it eith your finger and bingo it works. I can't quite see why the…
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Loft Insulation
Hello All, Our house was built in 1953, we moved in in 2000. We boarded out half of the loft space and put down an old cord carpet to walk on, we left the edges as bare joists/beams as it was too low to walk under or store anything under. We stored all the Tadpoles old toys and memory boxes up there. One Tadpole has swum…
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Washing machine spilling foam with liquid detergent
This Zanussi machine has been nothing but problems since I got it. The latest is that when I use liquid detergents, the whole drum fills with foam and then the water starts pouring out the drawer. It does not happen when using powder (no matter what type). Does anyone know why this is? I’ve experimented with different…
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Silly question about microwaves
My microwave has broke down. 15 plus years old, so planning to buy a new one rather than attempt to get it repaired. It's on wall mounted brackets. The brackets have been drilled into my tiled walls, so I want to get one that will fit on the same brackets. The microwave sits on top of the brackets, and the feet sit in…
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BAN on gas boilers 2025??
Hi I hope you are well, at the moment in my flat I have electric heating I was about to spend £3-5K on a new gas boiler system from scratch however is there any point as the gov announced there might be a ban on all gas boilers from 2025?
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Car left marks on tarmac in hot weather
I had tarmac laid on our drive in December 2020 so this is its first summer. I used someone local who had done a lot of work in our area and had very good reviews.Today has been hot where I am (24C) with no wind and the driveway is very hot to touch. I can home today and drove over the tarmac but overshot where I park the…
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Replacing Victorian Deafening - what with?
Hello all. In midst of refurb of Victorian house over two stories. Timber joist ends have rotted, so are being replaced. Floors taken up in upstairs, and ceiling down in downstairs to allow access to joists. Timber deafening boards and mortar that was used on top and below floorboards as deafening have now been removed.…
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These phone scammers are truly despicable.... surely something can be done?
Just took a call; I didn't recognise the number but as I'm due a call from the hospital, scammers weren't on my mind. The call was automated, I heard a man's voice saying (something like) "If you ignore this call you will be in violation of [some authority] and you'll be charged by a court prosecutor for ....." - at this…
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Kitchen fitter cut new washing machine wire
We have paid a company to provide and install our new kitchen. We kept some of our old appliances. During fitting he has cut my washing wire and used a connector box to feed wires under units. Is a connector box safe behind a washing machine? This machine machine is 2 month old I'm aware this will void the warranty....is…
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Storage room above stairs/landing loft
HelloI've been thinking about using the space above my stairs as a storage area and have an idea of what I want to do but was wondering if anyone has attempted anything similar and could offer any advice please?Essentially it would end up being a small L shaped room for extra storage and I'd want it to be able to support a…
