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Alluguard garage roller door banging like mental in the wind
Hello, Just wondering if anyone has any advice about this. I have an alluguard garage roller door that, when it's windy, sounds like someone is basically BANGING on it with both hands as hard as they can for like 10 seconds. This wakes me up with a start as it sounds like people are breaking in, and probably annoys the…
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Support for vertical flue in loft?
Hello - we've just had our annual boiler service (Vaillant Eco-tech - 15 years old but boiler itself fine) and whilst unofficially engineer said boiler itself is fine - flue is drawing well etc we've had a do not use notice placed on the boiler due to the fact that the flue is not supported by any brackets in the loft. A…
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Which Dehumidifier for drying clothes and general use?
I was thinking of buying a dryer for the utility room, given that we have 2 young children and a lot of laundry. Then I read around the forum and it seems that a heated clothes-horse or dehumidifier would be a better option. A dehumidifier could also be used around the house when there's no laundry to dry, so I would like…
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Driveway issues
We have a thin driveway between ours and our neighbours which is only wide enough for 1 car. The neighbours have taken to parking their cars all alongside our house on part of my side of the drive. In the deeds there is no mention whatsoever of it being shared and also no mention of access being required. We want to build…
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Rent Increase - Scotland
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Housewrap tape for garden office
Hi, we are building a garden office and have wrapped a housewrap around the outside of the shed and want to use a tape to seal the wrap. Is there an alternative tape that can be used other than the Dupont tyvek tape. I want to pick it up tomorrow from Screwfix or toolstation before the builder installs the cladding. Any…
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Storage heater vs portable oil radiator
What's cheaper to run in a large 1 bed flat? 4 storage heaters, or 2 oil radiators? We are trying to save money but need some opinions! Thanks
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45 Degree rule hillingdon council
Hi, we are planning to extend the house on side and rear and would be grateful for any advice or experience on the application of 45 degree rule because if we go strictly by rule, we can not extend our house in rear because one sie of neighbor is on an angle and their property backwall and our backwall are not in one line.…
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Wi-fi home camera
Hi I live in a flat and looking for one of those small home cameras to put on a shelf that I can connect and view if anything occurs whilst on my phone at work..I have a few valuables so it's just for added protection/peace of mind. There's a plethora out there but just want something easy to use on my android (Samsung)…
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Groovy LVT flooring.
Argh, the hunt goes on.MIL is fixated on the flooring planks having a well-defined plank groove/bevel/T&G line. The only one that she's seen that is nicely different in this respect is Quickstep's Picnic Oak Warm Natural Vinyl - Pulse Glue Plus PUGP40094That would be fine, except the actual flooring itself - in reality -…
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Smart Drayton Thermostat thermostat query
I have a combi boiler but in error a 'Conventional boiler' Smart Drayton Kit has been sent to me & fitted. This now requires me to switch on the hot water function via the app in order to run the heating. I also have the combi thermosat ( purchased at a higher price) with an aim to replace it. I was thinking keeping the…
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Annual Boiler Service issues and questions
Hello! This forum is so helpful for someone like me who don't have real life contacts to ask, hopefully these are things someone can answer. We scheduled our first ever 'annual boiler service' (bought house last year) and had the very friendly and helpful boiler man from a gas safe company drop by. So far so good! Two…
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Condensation /black mould around window returns
Background. : Been in this house 40 years, since it was built and never had a problem before. The lounge bow window is approx 5years old. Upvc double glazed, facing roughly but not due North in a wall with cavity wall insulation fitted in the 80s. Now unsurprisingly, in a cold winter there has sometimes been very little…
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LG Harmony LVT flooring.
MIL had a local flooring fellow round to show some samples of his preferred make of flooring. I hadn't heard of Harmony before, and when he mentioned it was 'LG', it didn't twig that this was the appliance company...Anyhoo, we really liked the 'Oiled French Oak' as it looked really natural (and made our extension's choice…
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Council issue with Extension after Building Control Sign-Off
Hi All, Wonder if anyone has any information on the below: Carried out an extension on my property with approval from the council. Building Control attended the site on several occasions and signed off the extension upon completion (approx. 2 months ago). A neighbor has complained about the extension (I assume the size)…
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Log burner advice?
Planning to add a stove to our home and been doing some research and totally confused. We have decided we want a log burner rather than multifuel as have. Good supply of logs so suspect this will be all we use! Our local suppliers have multiple different makes but we have read good things about charnwood but also liked the…
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Neighbours garage water ingress (claims my fault)
Firstly excuse the long detailed post! Our next door neighbour had a separate garage built next to our back garden back in 1994 before we moved in. It was a new-build estate at the time. The owners of the property had the garage built as a 'weekend job' by the builders as it was cheaper than paying the builder. The wall of…
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Victorian Solid walls and concrete render
Hey all... There is so much conflicting information online about the effects of concrete render on Victorian properties. The overriding opinion currently seems to be that Victorian solid wall properties require lime based render on the outside and inside walls to allow the brick work to properly breathe. This all sounds…
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Rattling noise from central heating pump
We live in a 3 storey new build property. The boiler is on the ground floor and there is a hot water cylinder on the middle floor. The cupboard where the cylinder is has the pump and 3 valves for each zone (hot water, master bedroom heating, rest of house heating). Over the last couple of weeks, I've noticed a rattling…
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Damp on party wall
I have just had a damp proof membrane fitted along a party wall. Unfortunately I didn't know anything about party wall acts. Should of had one before the work started? And what could be the outcome if my neighbour decides to get awkward?
