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Fridge door not closing
We've been having problems closing our fridge door. Nowt to do with it being over full or anything like that but that the door is catching on the counter beside it. Now this is happening not to the fridge door itself but to the cover on the door that makes it look like just another cupboard as it's a 2 part built in…
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Dishwasher drainage issue and waste pipe
I've had a new integrated dishwasher installed. The dishwasher waste pipe seems to come from ground level, then go upwards into the kitchen cabinet that has the sink, it then gets routed into the sink waste connection which is at the top of the cabinet. Given this large upwards travel of the pipe, how would the waste water…
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Damp under bay window
Hello, I've bought a house and there is damp under the bay window. Previous owner has simply plastered over the problem internally without trying to fix. I've removed the floorboard and skirting to investigate. The rubble underneath is damp. There is a gas pipe running through very close to an air brick which has bubbles…
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Dreams Abbeydale Mattress
Made by Silentnight, "exclusive " to Dreams. There seem to be other similar Silentnight mattresses from other retailers which are a lot cheaper. Dos anyone know which mattress the Abbeydale actually is. Thanks
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Planning permission/Permitted development
We conducted research into our project and were satisfied that it fell within permitted development rights and asked our builder to build us a summer house to come woth the rules. The dummerhouse is built on a slope as our garden slopes in both directions. We then got a letter from the council a year after they apparently…
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Dpc missing?
Hey I've notice that around the bottom of my house there is no dpc visible except for near an air brick where mortar is missing. There are however weep holes at the bottom of the wall and a border where stones/dirt has been laid to I'm assuming stop water pooling and rising. My question is should the dpc be visible in all…
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How to tile the step
Wondering if anyone can suggest an approach to fixing my front door step. It's painted but each year I have to re-paint it. Does the forum think it might be easy enough to put non slip exterior tiles on the top surfaces, or is there another simpler solution to the problem?
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Is it necessary to replace plastic consumer unit with metal? (EICR)
We recently had an electrician out to test all our electrics - an EICR. He identified a faulty socket (‘has very high zs’), lack of RCD to kitchen appliances circuit, and that the ‘Distribution not to eighteenth edition’ (all C2) as well as some issues with some bathroom lights which we will definitely get fixed. I had a…
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Help with 'what is this' please
So I have been getting an alarming noise from the airing cupboard where the timer for the heating is. It's a Drayton Duel Channel Programmer. It is a loud buzzing noise when the hot water is on. A gas fitter on the premises changed that timeer it for one with a timing I prefered and, on switching on, when he heard the…
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Lease holder payments to the council
Hi, My father bought his council flat 30 years ago and it’s not in the main block of flats but in a maisonette right beside it. Every year there’s an annual service charge and there have been services listed that his flat do not or cannot use. This year finally the council have agreed and he has been reimbursed £123. My…
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Changing windows in a leasehold flat
Hi all I have an ex-council flat in Essex that needs its windows replacing - it has a mixture of the original 1960's original wooden framed ones (which are relatively solid but crusty around the edges, and the French doors don't close properly on their bolts), and single glazed UPVC ones which I'm assuming are early…
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Damp / Mould Behind Washing Machine and Dishwasher
Hi all, So we have recently noticed a damp patch on our external brick work. It isn’t due to rain, as other mortar and bricks are dry. This damp is directly outside our washing machine and dishwasher in our kitchen. As I am writing this, there is also some damp on the external brick work where the pots and pans cupboard…
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Loft boarding
Hi had loft professional boarded yesterday. Am I being unfair at the outcome, as think it is poor workman ship. See photos.
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Mental health and lack of fulfilment of installation of bathroom suite.
In August I paid a deposit (£1500) towards the cost of a bathroom suite being installed on an agreed date of 29th November with a local company. At the time I had very recntly lost my mum and was not as thorough in checking the company background and paying via credit card as I would normally have been. I paid by bank…
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Building work next door making a mess
Hi all, Looking for some advice. Our neighbours are currently having insulation put on the outside of their house. The work has meant our car, drive and garden are covered in (what looks like) pieces of styrofoam. It’s a lot, our drive looks like it’s snowed rather than the usual tarmac. I appreciate that it seems a minor…
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Roof - light coming through
Hey everyone. So two weeks ago after storm awren we had a few tiles off. Roofer put them back on (they fell into mud and didn’t break! Phew!) all good. After storm Barra last night my neighbour knocked to say there’s a tile in their garden again, can’t see any obvious missing ones when looking from outside but I’ve went…
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Building Control Sign-off Required?
We’ve just had some work done on our home which includes the following: 1. Widening of existing knock-through and installation of 3m RSJ 2. New pitched roof with vaulted ceiling and velux window to replace old trussed pitched roof 3. Bi-fold doors installed with 3m RSJ above 4. New kitchen fitted 5. Alterations to existing…
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Remortgage help?
Hello, I'm 28 currently living in my mums house. Theres no Mortgage on it (hasn't been for 10+ years) & were both named on the deeds. My mum no longer lives in the house & me and my partner need to do it up. I don't mean a little bit of paint I mean, rewiring, extensions, new kitchen bathrooms etc, it's not very safe.…
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Plumbing Help (Part 2)
Following my adventures with the skirting board (Thanks for the help on that!) back for more advice to avoid turning the daughters kitchen into a swimming pool this weekend and wanted to sanity check my understanding of how to take off the sink this weekend. Picture below shows the current state of things, hot and cold…
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Sauna or steam room?
Can't decide which option to go for, any advice would be much appreciated including links or recommendations for materials etc, thanks in advance
