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Can I have advice on induction hob (also query Pans)
Some advice please I am hoping to replace hob and at present have a ceramic hob which is down to just 3 zones working. I have been told induction warms faster and warms the pan not pan zone as ceramic. Plus wont start to warm unless pan on zone. Are they really better and possibly cheaper to run than ceramic. Any…
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Utility room ideas please 🙏
Afternoon all sorry if this I a repeat thread but I couldn’t find where the last one went ☹️ We have this add on to the house we’ve almost finished updating. Currently has electric and cold water supple with drainage (needs updating though). How would you go about making it into a small utility room? We’d like to replace…
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Shower tray pooling
We bought a new build a year or so ago. Not many issues and generally get what I want/need but have had some interesting discussions regarding the en-suite shower tray which pools at the back. Having spoke to the manufacturer (ideal) they have said it’s potentially defective so builders have agreed to change but they’re…
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Deposit requested for a 2-storey side extension
Hi, We are about to have work started on an extension. We have been given a price of £89k. This is in the North West area of England. The builders have requested a deposit of £25k. For me, this sounds steep at just under 30%. I am wondering whether this is the norm these days or whether this is over the top. I was thinking…
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Stains on bathroom wall panels
I have a house I am getting ready to re-let. The previous tenant looked after the house well and left it tidy, but I have since noticed these orangey, spots stains in many areas of the panelling over the bath, toilet and basin. I initially thought elbow grease and a good cleaner would remove the stains. Some areas are not…
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Plumbing for fridge freezer
I'm just planning a new kitchen, and I'm wondering what plumbing to put in for a fridge freezer. Do they all use the same water connector?
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Badly fitted toilet? Need advice please
I live in a housing association flat and reported a cracked toilet pan. They sent 2 guys who fitted a new one like this. Toilet base held by 3 wood screws and wobbles when sat on. Interior of soil pipe exposed and faint sewerage smell. I have never seen a toilet fitted like this with a stained soil pipe exposed between the…
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Home extension and CDM regs
I'm looking to do a fairly sizeable home extension (2 storey. New bathrooms, kitchen, plumbing, solar, and heating). Planning permission has been granted, and I'm going to try and find an architectural technologist to help draw up the necessary documents for a full plans building regs approval. The thing that's thrown a…
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Air conditioning install
We've had a local installer quote to fit air conditioning in our home (in Sussex), wall mounted in two relatively small rooms with the intention of using his for cooling in the summer and heating in the winter. External multi-split unit, which will supply both rooms, is a Mitsubishi SCM30ZS-W (3.0KW) and the two internal…
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Can I put a water butt on a neighbour's downpipe?
I've recently moved to a modern terraced house. My gutters discharge into a drain in my neighbour's garden. It's round a corner and too far away from my garden, so there's no chance of putting a water butt there. At the back of my garden, another neighbour has a garage that backs onto my garden. It has a gutter with a…
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Which type of mix should I use for sealing outdoor pipe?
I noticed that some of the sealing is coming apart on the outside main drain pipe. It looks and feels like a cement mix but I am looking for advice/recommendation on what I should use to completely reseal it again. Please refer to the image below: https://imgur.com/a/yQxQ2N7
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Cracked ceiling
So I have a crack in my ceiling from me and my foot going into the loft for the last 20 years. My brother has started a plastering job and has done a few ceiling and walls and reckons he can plaster the ceiling as it’s the last one that needs doing in my house that has that horrible drip effect. But do I need to replace…
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Dark patches on internal chimney wall
I had a couple of dark patches so the wall was taken back to brick. No signs of damp, no rotten skirting, no signs of water through concrete floor. Chimney is not used and ventilated. Treated for salts and then recovered left to dry. Painted with zinzer bin several coats per instructions then Matt emulsion. Used a…
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Drawer front help please
The front of the vanity unit drawer in my bathroom has split. The company who supplied it have sent me a new one foc. I have no idea how to change them over. I have removed the drawer, I have no instructions. Any ideas please? I have attached photos of the side and inside. The front of the drawer is plain
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Full gas range cooker?
So these seem increasingly difficult to find I'm personally keen on my induction cooker but my mum wants a full gas range cooker Ie: 90cm gas range cooker with only gas ovens too It's reasonably easy to find dual fuel ones, or gas hobs / electric oven, but it seems to be more difficult to find full gas range cookers Does…
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Externally vented cooker hood?
Hi alll I had a post up not long ago about getting my kirchen cooker hood external vented. its now getting done. I have noticed two things and would like advice on this and how to solve. 1) escape of air blowing out the ducting pipes where it's not flush connected due to wall socket being in the way. The escape of air is…
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Kitchen renovation advice.
Hi all We are about.to start the process of renovating the kitchen in our Victorian terrace. Everything need ripping out and starting again. Kitchen is 3.5m by 2.54m We are planning on staying in the house for another 3/4 years so don't want to go high end but still want it to look good when we sell, so don't want to go…
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My garden needs a makeover
Hello 😇 My garden needs help, and I've never owned one or done any gardening before.As my gardening vocabulary is non-existent, I shall use photographs to communicate the issues at hand. This is what I want to do (and just so you know, I'm not someone who wants quick and dirty, I want to do things right)* I'm buying a…
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Advice needed: Best type of toilet/cistern for strong flush
Hi all, I’m in the middle of planning a full bathroom renovation, and part of the redesign involves rotating the toilet 90° from its current position. It’ll no longer back directly onto the outside wall/soil stack, and instead will run along a boxed-in waste pipe before connecting to the stack. I’m concerned this might…
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family loan repayment and house purchase
Hi, my son lent my mother some money as a bridging loan to buy a house, and the loan agreement was accepted by her solicitors. She has paid my son back. Now my son is trying to buy a house and his conveyancers are trying to get him and her to sign a document saying he is the giftee of this loan repayment and she wants no…
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