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Have I been scammed?
My son asked me to supervise some works that need to be done in his flat. New wireless thermostat to be fitted to valiant boiler. Whist installing the thermostat, he said he had to replace the pcb. Whilst replacing the pcb, no hot water identified sensor light switch faulty and flow switch faulty and have to replaced.…
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Mixer taps, no water, hot or cold
There is a rarely used mixer tap in the house in the spare bathroom. It usually just works, until today. There is no hot water and no cold water flowing out of the tap, also both taps only turn about quarter of a turn. It seems to have just packed up having not been used for a few weeks. Am I looking at a plumber fitting…
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Sanding contoured solid wood flooring - advice please!
We replaced the floor in our bungalow well over 10 years ago with oiled floor boards from B & Q. We used to home board dogs. I'm not bothered by the scratches but there are patches on a few boards where spills of their drinking water has affected them. It's not serious damage, just the oil has worn away and there are…
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Scaring a rat away and out our shed
Hi all We have a rat in our quite old and battered shed. I found a recipe for a solution that would force the rat to leave (including scotch bonnets) and have sprayed it inside the shed whilst blocking all but 1 hole up but the rat still seems to be in there, I've tried making alot of noise to force it out but nothing…
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Best toilet seat!
I would love to hear your recommendations for good quality toilet seats! I bought one a year ago that has been terrible. The "wood" has corrupted and the fittings have gone rusty. Can anyone recommend a trusted brand? TIA
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Sharpening Kitchen Knifes
Now the weather is on the turn starting to make more seaonal food, home made soup, casseroles and suchlike. Been a bit dismayed that my kitchen knifes seem to have lost their edge over the summer, usually hone them after every use with a steel but been a bit remiss over the summer with that and found that trying to sharpen…
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Damage to property
I recently had a new roof installed, the contractors have damaged my roughcasting and trim on the external cladding making the trim kinda loose, this has happened when they’ve been shovelling up debris, sadly I don’t have before photos, though my neighbour can confirm that there was no damage to my property, before any…
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How much to lay vinyl in toilet
We've bought underlay and vinyl and just want someone to fit it in the toilet. I've taken up the old vinyl. It's about 1.5 to 2 square metres. What's a reasonable price just for the labour?
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Changes to existing Conservatory
My Wife and I are in the process of trying to decide whether to move or renovate. One of the areas we are looking at in our current home is our conservatory. It's approx 2.5 x 2.5m, but currently it falls into the usual traits of being too cold in winter/too hot in summer and so it's largely just used as a storage area and…
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Service kits for Velux skylights cost £37 each. Is there a cheaper way?
Hello. The house we bought four years ago has 10 Velux skylights. We never open them, but in the summer we drop the handle on the odd skylight, to open the narrow flap along the top of the skylight to enable some ventilation. The problem is that for the past three or four months tiny moths and the odd mosquito have been…
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Bad plumbing in new-ish house?
I bought a house 3 years ago. It is about 8 years old now. The plumbing is giving so much hassle. The toilets are forever blocked. (No we don't flush wipes, pads, etc.) A year ago, the p**p water rose and flooded our rear patio. The en suite bathroom has been no use for months, because every time we flush the toilet - or…
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Neighbours garage construction
I’m not sure if this is the right chat for this question and it’s my first time using so I apologize if I have it wrong but desperate to get some advice. A few years ago my neighbour had their garage converted to a bedroom. No problem council signed it off all seemed ok. However I have just drilled through my wall to put a…
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Broken window lock - how to get access to mechanism?
Hi.Two openers on this bedroom window - one worked smoothly, and the other went all limp. The handle turns, but loosely and clearly doesn't 'act' on anything inside. It was fortunately left on 'vent' setting, which means I have partial access to the sliding bolt involved - see pics. I bent a bike spindle into a hook, and…
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Radiator brainache
A new radiator was hanging around in our house while some building work was being done. At some point, it got dented. Probably from me bashing my bonce on it in frustration at it not getting hung. Plumber cones in, a trusted chap who has been straight as a die thus far. I ask about the dent and he says he can hang it back…
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Portable heater with fan?
So My parents are in a situation where - One particular room has no heating - That room is used for maybe 1-2 hours a day - My mum is against the idea of say oil filled radiators because they take a long time to get to temp - My mum is equally agaisnt say fan heaters - I'm against halogen heaters purely from a safety…
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New flooring and levelling NIGHTMARE
So I recently got a local flooring company to install LVT flooring (click not glue on) in my living room through to kitchen. The original kitchen was on a slightly lower level so they had to level it. They put hardboard planks in the living room prior to fitting the LVT and used screed in the kitchen. The fitters came back…
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What to keep and what to go?
Please can you help with what I need to keep and what should get thrown? Is it still safe to use these timers for lights? Used to travel and leave these to switch on and off. They are old but only been used carefully and annually. Lloytron A575 13a230v 50hz resistive load 2A230V 50hz inductive load Smiths TS100 220/250V…
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Am I worried about nothing? Central heating
I have a 6 year old Viessmann boiler with a hot water tank. In the summer we had an issue in that the central heating was coming on with the hot water. Plumber came out and sorted that by replacing the 3 port aculater. When it came to turning the heating on a couple of weeks back, i noticed that it doesn't turn off even…
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Ventilation issues in mid-terraced "victorian" grd flr
Hi - suffering from symptoms of poor ventilation in the grd flr of a mid-terraced "Victorian" house. Chief among them is condensation build-up. On a related note, "I" am in the process of refurbishing the single-glazed bay window and upgrading to double-glazing, which might help some.. Unfortunately, however, the window's…
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