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Is this an extension, or a conservatory?
Is this an extension or a conservatory? It looks unusual to be a conservatory, but the glass ceiling makes me think it's not an extension either! Any ideas? Also checked the councils planning portal, no submitted applications. However, could also be due to it being within the required limit so no planning permission needed…
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Old Roof Timbers with Moisture Content on Average 40%
Hi, The roof timbers in my friends old home have a moisture reading of around 40%. It's an old slate roof on a traditional timber rafter and purlin construction. There are no slipped slates. There's no underfelt. The parging/torching was done with a lime mortar but has fallen off over 30% of the roof area. None of the…
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Paint advice needed
Hi hope I'm in the right part of the forum please move if not. I inherited a house from my nan and I'm going to be moving into it in a few weeks and I need to repaint all the rooms and don't have enough funds to get a decorator to do it I'll be getting help from my sister and a friend to help me paint the entire house…
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Self Levelling
Hi, We’ve just had our floors levelled in the kitchen and dining room. A couple of questions please - a) is it normal for a professional to make lots of mess up walls when doing this? And b) would you expect them to cover a wooden door for example? I ask because there was loads of splashes up our walls, which isn’t too…
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Water Storage tank using large amounts of water
We bought this house about 3 months ago. The house is only about 12 years old. 2 years ago the owners put in a new boiler, but it is not a combi and they continued to use the cylinder hot water tank originally installed by the builders for hot water. Just before Christmas we suddenly had no hot water, although the heating…
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Damp - How best to deal with it?
Attached some pictures of my damp situation. It is the external facing wall of my garage. I had 2 problems - sagging and broken guttering which has now been completely replaced. But my main problem now is the debris, rubbish and soil which has piled up over the years in a narrow ~25cm gap between my neighbours' garage and…
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Radiator Fixings
I bought an Ultraheat Compact radiator but the manufacturer doesn't supply the wall fixings (screws and plugs) for this range, they do supply the brackets though. Can anyone advise the screw and plug size that should be used for a solid brick, plastered wall fixing? The overall weight of the rad is approx 34kg. A quick…
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Dehumidifier advice following building works, please
Hi, recently had a conservatory with a concrete floor replaced with an extension (3m x 5m). This was open to the elements for around 3 weeks in November/December and I am trying to dry out the floor and newly plasterboarded walls. I have currently got a Meaco dehumidifier in there, which is slowly helping, and now the…
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Hotpoint washer dryer
My friend just moved in a new flat and she is not sure how to use the washer dryer. It takes over 2 hrs for a wash. She assumes it is a washer dryer but the clothes came out still damp. Thanks
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Wooden Flooring
Hi, I’m looking for some recommendations, we moved into our house nearly 2 years ago and my dogs have wrecked the lounge carpet. Light grey and cheap, now with a brown tint from the mud the dogs have brought in. I am looking at replacing it with some form of wooden flooring, it needs to be decent quality and deal with dogs…
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Laminate flooring
We have just moved into a retirement apartment which has laminate flooring but also underfloor heating. I'm looking for a suitable product to clean this flooring which is throughout the flat. Don't need anything to make it shiny just want to keep it clean, but obviously can't use anything that makes the floor wet.…
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Dripping condensate pipe
It looks like the joint of this condensate pipe is dripping. I don't have much space to play with in terms of trying to replace the joint or anything, as just to the right it goes behind a kitchen cabinet to then feed into the waste pipe. I'm wondering if a PVC solvent could do the trick, but i'm not clear whether that…
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Dehumidifier - no water collection tank?
I have a mobile AirCon unit with a Dehumidifier function. We have been using in a small room when the electric clothes airer is setup. I have a moisture meter and during operation the moisture levels don't go above 59%, so I believe the dehumidifier function is effective. However I am confused as I have never had to empty…
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Is this a fair quote for a porch build?
Hi all I have a delapidated side porch which I want replaced. A very slightly larger footprint (only by 2 square metres!). What I currently have: My dodgy photoshop mockup of what I would like (this is obviously very rough! But gives an idea): Floorplan (things have change slightly since I did this, but it gives an idea of…
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Extension Lead for Powerful Appliances - do they exist?
Hi, I know you’re not supposed to use extension leads with powerful appliances but because of where ours plug in, it means I am unable to move the (freestanding) fridge and dishwasher out far enough to clean around them. We’re getting a facelift in the kitchen and thought it might be an idea to add an extension lead so…
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Air Purifier vs Dehumidifier Combi
Hello, I was looking at a dedicated Air Purifier but I see you get combined Air Purifier with Dehumidifier - can you anyone tell me if there is disadvantage getting combined unit, rather than a dedicated purifier unit? I was looking at the Meaco ones - does anyone have any opinions on these or any other brands? Any help…
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Dust from floor sanding falling onto insulation/membrane
My second post of the morning! I'm considering having floorboards sanded in a living room. They are Victorian but seem to have had a brown, slightly translucent varnish applied at some point in the past. The is is now spattered with paint and plaster from previous decorating. The boards have just been lifted and relayed to…
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Any ideas on how to keep the kitchen waste outside from getting blocked.
Hi folks, The kitchen waste outside seems to get blocked at least once a year, and it is a dirty messy not to mention smelly job doing the business, of getting the water to run freely again, having to dispose clothes etc. The set up I have is, the sink takes runs the water into a larger horizontal pipe pipe outside about a…
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Would you expect house insurance to pay out for this?
Not me, thankfully, but someone I know has water coming in to their living room quite bad above the window. They have a crack around their lintel area. Not in the recessed bit where the window frame will be but on the face of it as you'd stand in the living room looking outside. Water is coming in through this crack.…
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Vaillant Ecotec plus 831 - heating working......sort of.
Happy New year all! Looking for some advice beyond my limited boiler knowledge. Bit of history, 14 year old vaillant Ecotec plus 832 boiler. All worked well. 2 years ago a small leak appeared and only hot water when the heating was on. Classic diverter valve failure. All replaced and has worked well since......until....…
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