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In My Home MoneySaving sticky
Please be aware of the MSE Forum rules, notably that you mustn't post personal information. Take extra care when uploading photos and make sure that they don't contain personally identifiable information. 🏠 Here are some Forum threads you might find useful: * Please ensure your electrics are up to date * Find Instruction…
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Gas thermostat/display control unit not working
So I think the control unit connected to my combi boiler has gone kaput. The LCD dsiplay doesnt work and when slide the switch on the unit to 'off', the gas boiler is still on. The CH light is on though. I have to turn it on and off manually from the main switch on the left of the unit. Can I change the unit myself or does…
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EV Charging Point - Detached Garage
Hi, I’m looking in to getting an electric car charging point installed at my house. The installer has suggested coming from the main fuse box in the house, with a cable boxed in by trunking around doorways to get to an external wall. But I would prefer the charging point to be on the outside of my detached garage. The…
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Burnt bathroom mirror light cover - any need to get electrician out re possible short circuit?
I am probably being overly cautious but here goes... The cleaner I use came round earlier this morning and sent me a message an hour later when I was out saying that smoke was suddenly coming out from the right hand cover for the bathroom mirror light, which they had on. It didn't make any sense to me, until they told me…
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Neighbour's garden structure
I'm just sense checking with the MSE mind here. My Mum's neighbour is starting to build what I think might be an outdoor kitchen in his back garden. It will be - again I think - open sided, with a flat slatted top. The posts are in position, about 8' high so far and will have the roof and some extra rails on top if what my…
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Building house on former agricultural land
I'm currently looking at purchasing a building plot that is former agricultural land. The land has lots of clay field drains and I'm wondering how this will affect the building once they are disturbed by the digging of foundations. Do we reconnect them around the perimeter of the house? I'm not building the house myself so…
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Dormer costs?
Has anyone recently had a two sided dormer put in, and if so, how much did it cost? (I have searched but all threads are years old). I'm house hunting (given up on the house with terrible stairs) and have found a nice property but it would need a dormer adding. It has rooms in the roof and proper stairs, so not a full loft…
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Leak from my flat damaged flat below
Last week my neighbours alerted me to a leak coming into their flat from mine. I found out it was a very shoddily fitted waste pipe behind boxing in my bathroom, thus out of sight to me. I got the leak repaired within 10 hours but now the letting agent is chasing me to pay and contacting me through the managment company.…
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Top floor bedroom ceiling water drip drip. No pipes in loft.
Woke up to a drip drip of water from upstairs bedroom ceiling inside cupboard. The cupboard though is irrelevant. The first pic is what i have read is a wooden joist. It's damp. The joist continues into the cupboard where drip is. It was raining. But despite it raining heavy showers through today it stopped leaking. Am…
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Kaiser Empire range cookers advice
I'm looking for a new gas/dual fuel range cooker and having had a couple of cheaper ones that have fallen apart I thought I'd go for a Rangemaster or Falcon, stretching my budget but hopefully lasting many years. I've come across a range by Kaiser, a German company that have been trading over here for a few years as far as…
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Painting/Decorating - Turps?
Does anyone know if Turpentine is not being sold anymore? I have been painting and need it to clean brushes etc but can't find it anywhere. I got in a right mess trying to clean brushes and hands in soapy water after using what I understood to be "water based" Dulux one coat satin wood. I thought "water based" meant just…
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Tumble dryer not heating
As the title says, my tumble dryer is not heating, just spinning. Is this a simple fix that I can do myself or not? Tia
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Bulkhead wardrobe
I have a box room with a cupboard like this above the bulkhead. I need to adapt it if poss and put a bookcase into the side to hold a PC tower etc. Has anyone done this and would I have to have the whole thing redone or could a hole be cut out and a bookcase put in and made good. Any idea of cost??
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Mattress with no offgassing
As per title. I am looking for a medium mattress, not too pricey but mainly with little or no smell from new. I have heard people complain of some which have been unable to use for many weeks because of chemical smells. I don't know if that only refers to memory foam types but thought I would ask on the board for any…
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Add a downstairs WC if possible.
Hello. My FIL has been diagnosed with Parkinson's a few months back and has other ailments and is struggling with the stairs so has been using the sink as toilet for number 1's. He also has a son live with him who has mobility issues due to a stroke four years ago. His Parkinson's health professional adviced that he gets a…
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Get another microwave/oven combi or mini oven?
Had a microwave/oven combi thing which has broken(on brackets on right), only used the oven part as already haveca microwave. Should I buy another one or get a mini oven (in pix)and put that on the brackets? Got a big oven for big stuff but need something cheaper and quicker for small things .
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Integral blinds in beteen double glazing units
Has anyone got them? Any issues? Thining of having them installed.
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Identifying a fitted kitchen
I have just moved house and the kitchen is fairly recent, the extension was built in 2018, but I want to change a few things so I need some new cabinets, doors, worktop to match the existing stuff problem is I can see no names anywhere. any tips on identifying the kitchen manufacturer? I will upload a picture as soon as I…
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Bidet Toilets
DO NOT READ IF EASILY OFFENDED !! We are considering getting a Japanese smart Bidet toilet in our planned main wetroom/bathroomI am unsure whether or how - they actually workWe can't exactly go to a showroom and ask to try one Has anyone actually got one - do they actually clean you properly - because the spray does appear…
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Monoblock Service
Hi, I’m looking for some advice regarding mono blocking a small grass strip across attached to my driveway. I have spoken to the council and they have advised me, they don’t own that piece of land, instead i was advised to contact factor who then replied, i can’t despite there are no access to mains, hatches or manholes in…
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How do you keep humidity under 70% in the UK?
Alright so I have recently became a home owner. The house I bought was built in the 90s. It has brand new doors and windows installed by the previous owner in 2014, I insulated loft up to 300mm, blocked off fireplace (leaving a tiny vent as advised by the chimney sweep), and did few other things which really helped with…
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