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Green Homes Grant, a 7 month annoyance
In early December 2020 I was granted a voucher by GHG to externally insulated my 3 bed semi at a cost of £18k. After more research, I obtained further quotes for £14k and 11k respectively. I therefore asked 7 months ago for the installers name to be changed on my voucher to a cheaper company. Imagine my annoyance then 4…
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Belling cooker knobs terrible
We bought a belling range-look cooker quite a few years ago. It was at the cheaper end of the spectrum, but not cheap by any means. We have regretted it because the plastic knobs are so flimsy. I have lost count of the number that we have replaced, but it’s probably at least 2-4 per year. I have asked both the seller and…
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Buying new sofas advice
I am in the process of choosing new sofas and wondering about reviews posted on one particular brand. Duresta. I have the brand which has given good service but looking online there seems to be multiple problems with late delivery errors with the order and dissatisfaction with how complaints are dealt with. I have found…
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Issue With Painting Masonry
I painted our concrete fence posts/slabs last summer with masonry paint, applying two coats. They appear to have been painted maybe 3 times previously, and what I didn’t realise until now is that the previous coat was applied using fence paint. The paint I applied is already flaking off in places particularly where…
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Bathroom Wet Walls Supply+Install Cost
Delighted to find local tradesman that fitted my new decent bath panel today. I also enquired about rmoving tiles to get re tile bathroom walls cost. 1 bedroon Flat, small though ample Bathroon. I've been quoted 1K to supply and install Wet Walls,inice samples shown. These would be over nasty tiles. Is 1K approx in line…
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Looking for some advice
I have a small patio and looking at adding some extra slabs down the side but can I add some extra slabs when the air brick is currently lower than the patio, would it be an issue to do what I'm wanting or is it possible. Thanks in advance.
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Neff microwave flashes 000 for some reason?
C67P70N3GB combination oven/microwave. everything works fine, but after the program has finished (and around 2 hours later) the temperature display flashes 000 i switched off at the mains for 10 minutes, switched back on. Didn’t run any program and the light started flashing 000 again after around 2 hours. can anyone offer…
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Wiring Hive thermostat Which 5 core cable to use
Hi I am was looking to wire the Hive thermostat, but wanted to know which 5 core cable will be suitable Either 0.75mm or 1.00mm
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Hanging aluminium ladders
Hi I need to hang a couple of alloy ladders in my garage. Only place is from the joists. Just wondering if there’s brackets available for this. Ideally some right angled ones like London brackets facing across the joists so the ladder rungs can be hooked over and pushed forward. Might need to make some up. Any help…
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Old house, safe paint
Hello all We've moved into an old house and the middle bedroom has suffered in the past from a gutter leak before new gutters were fitted. Eventually it will need replastering but it is bone dry and I just want to paint over it for now. I don't want to use paints with plastic etc as this isn't in keeping with the property…
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Removing A Cat Flap
I have an interior door with a cat flap fitted . I would like to remove this presumably by taking out the panel and replacing it with a new sheet of plywood. I am hoping that one can lever off the beading around the panel or would they be glued into place? I've attached a few photos to make it clearer what I want to do.Can…
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Decorating Advice .. for a quick paint job
I have a house which was rented out, the tenancy for which ends tomorrow. Obviously, I'll have to paint the entire house. Regarding walls and ceilings, normally when painting I've just used Wilko paint, it's quite good value and there's a Wilko near to where I live. If I needed an extra coat, no big deal and usually I am…
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Collapsed drain; Thames Water doing little to help
I live in a Victorian semi-detached house. Two weeks ago my neighbour came over to tell me that they were having issues with blocked drains. We pulled up the manhole covers and deduced that was the manhole at the back of my property that is where the blockage is. We are shared drain, so he has one manhole in the back…
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Help boundary wall
We built a wall as a replacement to an overgrown hedge and falling down fence which was between our driveway and next doors drive (our house is detached). By doing so we gave the neighbours over 2 foot of useable space. When we came to building the wall we spoke to the neighbours who were happy with it. Turns out that they…
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Is there an easy-ish way to change how my front door opens
So we recently bought a new house and I'm just not a fan of the front door because you can only open it with a key, from both outside and inside. Obviously from the outside, that's what I'd expect, but from the inside, it's just annoying. If someone knocks at the door, I need to get the key to open the door, and then I…
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Narrow (50cm) wide washing machine needed
Just purchased a flat which has plumbing ready for washing machine with maximum width of 50cm. The only narrow ones I can find are top loaders but they won't fit under the worktop. When I googled for a "narrow washing machine" the only ones that come up are narrow depth - does anyone know of a washing machine with a…
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Removing wood skirting glued to tiled wall?
Hi, can anyone tell me how to remove skirting, bathroom walls tiled to the floor and skirting stuck on top. I tried gently using a thin chisel but where the glue/no nails is it’s starting to crack the tiles as it comes away. Any advice? Thanks
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Cavity wall leak.
Hey, I've got a cavity wall extension which during driving rain leaks onto the ceiling below. I believe the problem is lack of cavity trays on the outer skin. Ive had a handful of builders point blank refuse to retro fit cavity trays as it could disrupt the structure. I've got 3 options available from what I understand 1)…
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Paint brushes
Which brand of paint brushes would you recommend for painting ceilings and walls?
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Downstairs loo advice
In my house, sometime in the 70s I believe a downstairs loo was added as part of an extension. To put it bluntly it looks a bit of a mess with a small crack in the rim. The waste goes vertically I presume straight into the drains as it’s nowhere near the soil pipe. Around where the waste joins into the floor is what looks…
