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I need help finding or fitting a vanity unit to fill a 1640mm wall – any tips?
Hi all, I'm doing a full bathroom renovation in just over a month and starting to buy the final bits. I’ve pretty much got everything sorted, but I’m stuck on the vanity unit. Ideally, I want something that spans wall-to-wall — mainly to make cleaning easier and give it a seamless look. Below is our current plan, but the…
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Overflowing Downpipe
Hi all, during
heavy rain the external shared (my responsibility) rainwater downpipe overflows. It’s a metal/iron downpipe
into a concreted gutter. I’m not
sure it can be opened without breaking it apart. I think the
leaking could be due to two issues – Blockage in
the bend into underground clay pipe feeding into sewer Or…
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Up Front Payment ?
I asked for a quote to clear the rotting decking and remaining pond rubbish from my garden and before going ahead I asked for their payment terms. It's £1350 in all. https://proactivecleaners.co.uk/ initially asked for it all up front but have now agreed to take 75% on the booking and the remaining 25% the day before they…
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Cold shower when using diverter from overhead to hose
I have had a new dual outlet shower fitted with fixed overhead shower and a hose on a riser. The pipes going to both outlets are visible (i.e. not buried in the wall - pipe to overhead goes straight up from the mixer bar and the hose comes straight down before looping up to the shower riser). The flow and temperature are…
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Immersion Heater, replace inner coil or thermostat?
Hoping helpful guy as appeared on this thread will be able to advise. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1262969/boiler-immersion-vs-combi/p2 I recently had to switch on my copper immersion heater tank whilst a boiler, which controls radiator heat + hot water was being fixed over several weeks. (Incidentally…
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Building control - are we due some documentation?
I live in a flat in a Victorian house that's split into 4 flats We had some relatively minor building works done involving the replacement of 4 lintels and the building company got us to pay the local Council's building control department about £400. I presume that the local Council came and overlooked the work at some…
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Light issue
I bought this a few years ago and it broke -Eveready Circular Tube 60w 400mm T9 3200 Lumens 835 3500K Standard White Round G10Q 4PIN 220-240V A Rated 10,000 Hour Triphosphor Tube [Energy Rating A]- (see link) Eveready Circular Tube 60w 400mm T9 3200 Lumens 835 3500K Standard White Round G10Q 4PIN 220-240V A Rated 10,000…
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Damage caused by Openreach
I have a question about Openreach’s liability for damage caused by their infrastructure. Openreach had a (redundant) line attached to my property. The line was connected to a pole about 30m away, and the cable ran through a large tree standing between the pole and my house. The tree is not mine or on my property. A branch…
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Loft insulation etc - worth it if moving house in a few years?
I have owned my house for 10 years and have rented it out until last year when I moved in due to a relationship breakdown. I am currently paying for storage as I don't have enough room at home for everything. £70 per month. The loft insulation is poor at 100mm and if it was boarded and a loft ladder fitted, it would mean I…
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Bay window drooping, any builders here?
Hi, I am having some work done on my house. Prior to purchase the surveyor flagged the slope with the following recommendation "There are cracks both sides of the bay and the floor has dropped slightly. This is usually caused by inadequate support when the bay window frames are replaced. On a single visit, it is difficult…
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How to keep windowsill dry in a shower room
We have a shower room in which there is a recessed window (it’s quite an old property). We currently cover it using a piece of shower curtain that has been cut to size. It works, and keeps the windowsill area dry; but it doesn’t look good and it blocks some light. Can anyone suggest a practical solution to improve the…
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Drains missing P-Traps?
Renovating my period property and noticed some strange smells/lots of bugs. I traced it down to these two drain pipes that were installed with the extension circa 1999. Oddly there seems to be no p-trap at all. I put my cheap snake cam down both of them and saw tons of maggots/bugs, and fed it for about 4m without ever…
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Hi, I'm in the middle of buying a flat, and the second visit all went
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Cooker hot at top
My old cooker was always hot on the outside at the top of the oven. The seal on inside was worn. So given it's age I got a new one two years ago. My newish one is hot outside in position shown in picture and is stained. I'm thinking it's normal as the seal looks fine. Is it? I cook in oven then go to use the clicker to…
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Pressure treated shed and wood protective treatment
I was going to wait a few months and then use Barrentine Wood protective treatment on my new pressure treated log lap shed.(because I keep reading on-line that pressure treated dosn't mean it will resist water so the wood protector is necessary) but the men who came to put up the shed said that because it's pressure…
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Hole in plastic panel in shower
Hi all Anyone recommend a link to a product for a small hole in bathroom wall pvc plastic panel, size of a one pence coin. Went toolstation and spent a good 30 mins in there speaking to customer service and they couldn't find anything suitable they sold. Needed something waterproof and mold resistant
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Topping up loft insulation
Hi, I am looking into topping up our loft insulation. but i am not sure what to go for or if its worth it. We currently have about 150MM floor insulation that is topped with two layers of fully fitted 10MM thick large chip board making the whole floor walkable. The space is used. I want to put some insulation (100MM…
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Best way to get rid of old furniture?
Hi, I have a 2 seater sofa and an armchair, both recliners that are too beat up for charity. What’s the best way to get rid of them? DFS recommended clearabee but they’re very expensive and my council take a long time and their site isn’t working on the moment. Does anyone know a company they can recommend please?
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Cost of reversing double garage conversion
Good afternoon, I'm in the process of buying a fabulous house but its original double garage has been converted into living spaces. And I would like to convert it back to keep our cars inside. As a ballpark figure, how much it would cost to convert it back to one big garage? Just a rough estimate would be highly…
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Advice — Wall crack, stairs repair, gas/electric, damp floor
Hello, Moved into a victorian terraced house and gradually renovating. One major headache is this cupboard under the stairs, I would like to renovate this area to a good standard, that looks neat/tidy and is safe/sound. Any thoughts on how best to tackle this would be appreciated as there’s lots to consider… A few parts to…
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