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When it’s just not your day! Mishap with Cuprinol Autumn Gold spilling in the boot of my car!
Had a mishap with Cuprinol Autumn Gold spilling in the boot of my car… 😩 This happened on the way back from Wickes. I’m now trying to clean it up as quickly as possible, but it looks like I may need to remove the rear seat to get better access. Does anyone know how to disassemble the rear seats cleanly in a Mercedes…
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Planning objection help
Apologies if this is the wrong place. I would welcome experience of others. In short the office block nearby wants to adapt the building to make it lab-space ready. The adaptations - erection of a substation, numerous DX Units, roof and ground floor ventiliation and emission infrastructure suggest (there is a lack of…
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Different work done compared to quote - roof tile replacement
Hey all I had some roofers quote me for replacing 2 tiles on my roof - one was broken, one had fallen off. The quote was to remove the ridge tiles to complete the work. I thought this was needed to be able to replace the tiles below and to secure everything together again. They did the work and don't seem to have done…
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New carpet with a super king size bed
We have a typical 1930s 3 bedroom semi. We have a super king size bed with a very deep mattress in the biggest bedroom - not sure of measurements of the room, but it’s approximately twice the size of the bed. The carpet is looking a bit sad, ideally we’d like to replace it but we can’t envisage how the fitters could work…
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House treated for woodworm and now unliveable due to the chemical smell
I bought a house a few months ago and there were some signs of woodworm in the floorboards. My father (ex-builder) got several woodworm specialist companies to inspect and they recommended spraying all of the floorboards. I went along with it on the understanding that it was necessary and would only disrupt things for a…
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Box bay window work - who do I contact
tl;dr: we want to replace the windows and roof of a box bay window but I don't know if I need to be talking to a builder, roofer, glazer, etc or in what order. the story - we have a pretty old box bay window on the front of the house, not part of the original structure but added on several owners ago. The single-glazed…
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Think my new neighbour is selling cars from his drive. Can he do this?
New neighbour moved in a week last Friday and within 2 days he had crammed 2 transits and 3 cars on his small drive. One transit is right up against my side fence and he jumps down onto my drive when he moves it which is almost every day so he can squeeze a smaller car behind it again next to my fence (no idea how he gets…
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Hearth removal, how to level floor?
How do I fix (level) this floor after having marble hearth removed? It is only 100 cm x 35 cm so too small to get someone in to do it. It is almost level with floorboards both ends though cracked, and dips in the middle so front floorboards are roughly15 mm higher in middle. I will be laying carpet so doesn't have to be…
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New balustrade on balcony - Planning permission?
Hi, We have a balcony on our detached house, the balcony has been there over 15 years, I remember we bought indemnity insurance for building works when we bought the house 5 years ago. The wooden balustrades have started to rot so we want to replace with glass, do we need planning permission, our local council want £200…
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Have CCTV at your home (exterior)?
I can see the potential for the term "CCTV" to become a sticky point but I'm pretty sure we all know what I'm on about - camera on your exterior wall recording your driveway, garden, whatever. I've actually bought one (not got round to fitting it yet) but I'm a little apprehensive about mounting it after recently coming…
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Plastering quote for kitchen
I’ve just received a quote of £1740.00 (£460.00 materials) for my kitchen. 2 guys for 2 days. Dot and dab 1 wall, skim all other walls and over board ceiling. Is this a reasonable quote as it seems quite high? I’ve taken all the cornices off since these photos were taken
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What to do with flower bed
Hi I have this slightly bodged flower bed in my small garden. It has a rich, peat type soil similar to a raised bed and has old plastic sheet underneath. Might have been a builder's dumping area. Just looking to add to it rather than take it all out. I'm ordering some top soil for the lawn. Just wondering if this would do…
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Bathroom remodel.
I intend removing my existing shower cubicle (1200x900 quad) and installing a newer 1400x800 walk in job. I currently have a 10.8kW elec shower supplied by a 10mm t&E cable. Now a thought entering my empty head is can I connect the DHW output from my Worcester combi to the inlet solenoid on the shower? I realise that…
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Cuprinol 5 Year Ducksback Shed & Fence Treatment – Colour on the Tin vs Actual on the Fence!
I’m currently installing a feather edge/closeboard fence (3m bays) and was in the process of choosing a suitable wood treatment. After carefully comparing the colour options in 5L tins at the shop, I decided to go with Cuprinol Rich Cedar. However, when I got home and opened the tin, I was surprised to find the colour was…
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Ivy removal - builder, gardener or tree surgeon?
There is a lot of ivy growing up the side of the house and onto the roof - who should I be looking for to remove it - a builder, a gardener or a tree surgeon? There is to much for me to remove it myself and I want to minimize any damage caused by removing it.
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Kitchen tap spout emptying itself
The kitchen tap keeps "vomiting" water and emptying the spout - so when I go to turn on the tap, there's a wait before the water comes out - any ideas as to what needs replacing?
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Flea treatment for home...
For some reason the Frontline on the dogs failed and we started getting eaten a few weeks back... first time in many years. I still had a partially used can of Staykil under the sink which must be getting on for 10yrs old, but didn't have enough to do the whole house - 3wks later the fleas are back. Looks like Staykil is…
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How to remove toilet cistern lid?
Hi, Mum's toilet has started to periodically keep refilling for ages after a flush. We know it's probably easy to fix as we've had similar ourselves, and know what probably needs doing, but cannot get the cistern lid off! With the help of Google, have figured out that we need to remove the dual flush button first, which is…
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Bathroom Extractor fan
Ive just had some electrical work, a rewire, with some led dome lights and two extractor fans, one in the bathroom and one in the kitchen. The extractor fans activate when the lights come on and when theyre switched off the fans stay on for 20 minutes. After showering this morning i'm not sure theyre having the intended…
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Is it possible to make the roof lantern partially opening?
Hi, I have the a roof lantern on my kitchen extension that you can see here It's quite big. Is it possible to make one of the sides opening, or to add a small opening window to one of the large sides? If so, what kind of trader should I ask? Thanks
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