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Best sub £400 washing machine
Hi Looking for some recommendations for a sub £400 standalone washine machine. Our current one which is a samsung ( 1400spin, lots of options ) has finally bitten the dust after 7 years. Ideally one that has a long warranty and when it does go wrong doesnt cost a fortune to fix ! thanks
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GIS maps - view property boundaries online?
Hi all, I spoke to someone who said that they can go online and view anyone's boundaries and it's free. I've been searching and can't find such a site. Does anyone have any knowledge of this please?
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Old fashioned 'White wash'
I have an unsightly, concrete garage wall which seems to be suffering from mold, moss and mildew, from years of rain. I want to know the best way of covering up this wall and I remember my dad used 'white wash', as it was called in the 60s and 70s, to cover up our yard wall when I was little. It did an amazing job and…
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Wet Concrete Floor after Leak to from Underfloor Central Heating Pipe
I need some advice on how dry out the concrete floor after a leak. The leak was traced and stopped about two months ago. The central heating pipes have been re-routed above ground, and the underground ones sealed off. In order to access the source of the leak, we had to have a 1ft x 1ft area of our laminate flooring…
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Thermal fire door
HI, I currently have a fire door between the utility room and the garage. I would like to replace the door and frame. I thought I would look at insulated fire doors, but what I have found are a big step up in terms of price. Thermal fire door - v - fire door is >£1k difference. Am I overthinking it?
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Builders' quote - items on quote that were not supplied
Hello, I have a question and hope you someone out there can help. I have had some building work done on our home based on a quote that included pricing of various items that I ended up paying for separately - for example, carpets and flooring, tiles, lights and light switches. These are all included on the quote but, in…
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part of the front door key stuck in the traditional nightlatch
I suppose that by unscrewing the latch I could remove the outside cylinder. But I don't know if I can remove the piece of key from the cylinder. Replacing it would be expensive because we need 8 pairs of keys! Thanks.
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Fitting pencil pleat curtains onto corded track - DIY newbie!
Hi everyone, I’ve just bought a Swish Ultrak Extendable corded track along with some pencil pleat curtains and I’m getting everything set up. The track is installed, and I’ve got hooks plus some spare gliders just in case. My plan was to place a hook every fourth pocket. Each of my two curtains (left and right) has 54…
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Overhang gutter
Hi All, I need some clarification on the Overhang gutter situation: 1. I purchased the property on JUL 23, and it is a detached property. However, the distance boundary and the property start from 25cm and end at 23cm. My existing roof(gutter) is overhung to the other side(crossing the fence 10cm) the day the property was…
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Problem with retaining wall on property boundary
This discussion was created from comments split from: Retaining wall.
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Waste pipe leaking through wall
I have a bathroom waste pipe (pic attached - the pipe serves two adjacent bathrooms which are on slightly different levels) which is leaking. There does not seem to be any leaking inside the house - it seems to leak somewhere inside the wall (which is solid) or outside. I don't know how the piping fits together so don't…
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Heated Airer Broken
Hello everyone, I recently bought a heated airer. My dog got under my feet on Tuesday and I ended up falling over and into the airer. Thankfully it is still working but I have broken the brace across the bottom - it is basically two frames which are hinged at the top and bottom and the heated slats fold out in between.…
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I'm experimenting with some colour schemes, what do you think?
I live in a very basic 1 bedroom flat and I'm just messing around with this online room designing tool trying to find some colour schemes that look ok. Obviously everyone's taste is different but tell me what you think. Don't pay too much attention to the furniture / windows, the website had limited props to select unless…
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Problem with carpet
We had new carpet fitted approx 5 years ago. After 18 months we noticed that areas of the carpet had started to turn pale yellow or discoloured where the furniture had been on it. We complained about it and someone from the shop and an independent expert came to inspect the carpet and told us it was normal for this type of…
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Broken lock
Hello, I live in a new build and my front door is not locking its the sort of one which you don’t need a key to lock from the inside. Whenever I pull the handle up the locking mechanism doesn’t engage making it impossible to lock the door any help would be appreciated
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Paint tools storage container?
Hi all, a DIY question! I'm doing a lot of painting, and i've found its generally good to immerse recently used painting tools in white spirit, especially if you plan to use them again later that day, letting paint dry onto things is very bad. In the spirit of saving money, i am trying to reuse the spirit, by occasionally…
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Oscillating Multi Tool recommendations
Can anyone recommend a good multi tool for under £80? It's for DIY use mainly so not too bothered about being cordless but do want to get the best for the money. I did consider the Worx WX696 as I already have a load of the 20v Worx batteries for other tools but didn't really like the fact that it doesn't have tool free…
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Beko Heat Pump tumble dryers
Does anyone here own a Beko heat pump tumble dryer, particularly the newer B300 models. I purchased a Beko BM3T3833W machine and had it delivered yesterday and found the following inside the sealed user manual bag and haven't a clue what it's for. The user manual makes no mention of it. And possibly on a related issue, how…
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Flat owner in rental block - Fire safety responsibility?
Hi, I'd really welcome some advice on the following: I bought my apartment in a complex in 2019 - which the building owners then turned into rentals when only 15 apartments sold. Just this week, I have been asked to pay for fire door safety & fire alarm maintenance. This is new - never had to pay previously. The buildings…
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My ceiling has wallpaper on it which has been painted, why?
All the walls are painted without any wallpaper but the ceiling has wallpaper on it which has clearly been painted over. Here's a few images of the seams and an air bubble. I've poked around the areas with a knife and it's completely dry but it's definitely wallpaper. Underneath it appears to be plaster. Would it be better…
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