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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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Loose Roof End Tiles
Hi, I have three queries based on the attached photos: 1. Is it normal for end tiles in a roof to be loose? 2. Does the puddle on the flat roof look concerning? 3. Should the felt be as visible under the ridge tiles? Thanks in advance
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Fence post material and height - need advice
Hi, We want to get fence panels installed in place of an existing 2 ft wall for front facing garden. What would be the best fence post material? 1. Concrete or Wooden posts? 2. Any low maintenance alternatives? 3. Do we need gravelboard? 4. What would be an approx cost for 7 6ftx3ft panels installed with post and concrete?…
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Condensation/Mould Solutions - PIV
Hi I am wondering if anyone has any advice on PIVs, Positive Ventilation Units? I have an issue with condensation appearing on windows, mainly to north side of the house. Along with black mould forming in the lower external corners of the north east and north west corners of the rooms of my detached bungalow. Without…
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4 / 5 Years on - WasYour Premium Mattress Worth It?
I've seen, some of these new fangled mattresses are reaching very high prices - £1200 for the Simba Hybrid Pro for example (bet you can't get it reduced if you didn't want the £600 worth of "free" gifts). But for those that bought a £700 > mattress a few years back - was it really worth the price? What did you get and why…
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Getting the right size upvc door handle.
So our door handle went knackered. Learned that there's different sorts & so took the appropriate measurements to make sure I got the correct one. Fitted it & it fits & is as it was sold, except it's different.... With the old one, the barrel was flush with the handle. This one is obviously 'deeper' and so the end of the…
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Cost of building two semidetached houses in London
I’m just after a rough ball park cost of building two semis on a suburban site in London. Each 1500 sq ft on 3 floors. Brick, with a tiled roof. On a clear site, with good access. Anyone have any idea?
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Tiling
Do you tile a bathroom before you fit the bath or after?
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Building Control, small lean-to roof, rafter replacement
I'll preface this with saying that I know this kind of work gets done without telling Building Control. But I'd really like the paperwork to be in order and it feels like this could be more straightforward than I'm managing to make it. By local BC have also proved very difficult to just call and have an informal chat with,…
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Bathroom LED light out
I have a bathroom light out, LED, replaced and still not working. Anyone experienced this who can advise please?
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New porch door and windows FAIL
Yesterday I had a new composite door and double glazed windows fitted in my porch. It appears the fitters have used black/dark brown silicone for the interior around the windows and clear silicone ontop. I’ve NEVER seen this before, it looks like a total bodge. I was hoping to paint the porch a light white colour but…
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WB Greenstar CDi 2007 pulsing noise.
No error lights. Analogue pressure gauge is in green border.If turned off and then back on, it seems to sort it.This has occurred twice now in around a week or so.Any ideas of the cause? If it's a PCB or fan, for example, then I'll probably recommend a Fixed Price Repair by WB. But if it's a simple issue, then a local…
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Under sink water filter
I used to use a water filter jug, but got fed up, of changing the cartridges, having it on the side & it started leaking too. I've had a Water2 filter under the sink for the last year or so and it's been great. It's time to change the filter, as they say to change it once a year and the water is starting to taste funny…
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Bath tap query
I am looking to replace some bath taps but they are horizontal rather than vertical (see the photos). I am not sure what to Google in order to find taps like these Does anybody have any recommendations - they would have to be brass coloured and ideally it would be nice to have a shower attachment as well if such a thing…
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Adding timer for immersion heater: sense check?
Hi all, I have recently bought my own place and also started getting into DIY, so I'd really appreciate your help as I am a bit confused right now. Looking for some advice / sense-check on the correct way to wire controls for a Megaflo immersion setup, as I want to get a timer for the main heater. Setup: * Cylinder:…
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Felt installed under Eaves felt support trays-and other issues.
Hi folks, Advice appreciated regarding these issues, I got a guy in to fix a leak, did work for me before on the roof of a outhouse which I was more than happy with. Further to a previous thread I got him to fix a leak in home that has a tiled roof (built in 1988) got the Eaves felt support trays as well to install, The…
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Boiler Pressure Low ; Glow- Worm 24 cxi
Hi all Really hope someone can please help. I have a Glow-worn 24cxi comb boiler which has low pressure and I can't seen to increase it. On my old boiler see Pic 1 I had 2 levers. I would turn lever 1 (A) and would hear water come in and then turn lever 2 (B) to increase the pressure. , which I would se increase in the…
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Central Heating Boiler or System
Central Heating sometimes works sometimes doesn't, currently
it won’t fire up. When it does work the radiators don’t get up to normal temperature. I spoke to the boiler manufacturers, Vaillant, and had a guy
out who told me it was a system problem and probably a blockage and the wiring
to the boiler had not been installed…
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Shower hose filter
It's probably obvious but what's the purpose of this white part that's in the end of my mixer shower hose, is it a filter or flow restrictor? At the moment the hose isn't sealing very well and water is coming out of that end of the hose that's at the shower end and I'd like to either replace it or remove it altogether.
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Can my radiator be fixed or do I need to replace it?
I have a type 22 (1400mm x 600mm x 100mm) radiator which has suddenly started leaking. Given the location and the fact there was some rusty water on the floor, can this be repaired or am I looking at a replacement with a new one? If I do have to replace it, would any radiator of the same size like in screwfix/toolstation…
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'Fridge/Freezer thermometers
Hi all I need to buy a thermometer for my 'fridge and freezer but oh my goodness! They vary so much in how accurate they are. Does anyone have a sure fire accurate brand to recommend? Thanks <3
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