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My friends house has 5 chimneys built into her wall. They all cause her damp.
Its quite a strange one. My friend has a granite Georgian house, its built above an old quarry in the style of a castle with battlements. It's effectively built at the top of the old quarry face. When it was built, around five of the chimneys from the houses below, were built into her wall. The battlements are effectively…
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Moving kitchen to a different room? Is this mad?
I’m looking for some advice about a potential kitchen renovation. Our current kitchen is really on its last legs, and when I bought the house three years ago, I originally planned to knock through the wall to the dining room to create an open‑plan kitchen–diner–living space. However, after moving in, we realised the…
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Ansell downlighters replacement
Having moved into a house with 13 of these downlighters in kitchen ceiling, I’m unsure what I need to replace, being completely unfamiliar with such things, I presumed it was just a bulb change (7 of the 13 no longer work, although only 7 years old max). After research it seems the whole sealed unit needs to be replaced…
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Cost to paint a room this size
Hi Can anyone advise how much a painter might charge to paint a room the size: 18’7 (5.66) x 12’10 (3.91) including skirting and ceiling. Thanks!
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Roofing problems after work completed
Hoping I can get some advice. My parents recently needed a roof repair, got a few quotes and went with one of the more expensive ones as they had amazing reviews on Trust pilot. The work got completed and then my Dad noticed some of the work hadn't been done. The roofing company said that the work wasn't requested. Why…
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Window leak help
Hello, So I understand that this may be hard to visualise or diagnose on the internet but I'm after some basic Info on a window leak before I hire someone to investigate and charge a fortune. So I dont have visual water anywhere but the MDF cill has been swelling in one corner for the last 2 winters. There was obviously a…
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Garage or Workshop/Shed that can be moved
Now, this might sound completely bonkers and may not even be doable but thought I'd post to get peoples thoughts. We have a house that we rent out and we're going to move back into it when the current tenants leave so starting the process of thinking about things we'd need/want to do when we move back. One of the main…
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Roof leak - repair from inside?
Over the past few months we've started noticing some leakage during periods of heavy rainfall, in an in-built cupboard in the rear back addition which also houses the boiler. We brought a roofer in to investigate, who had a look at the roof itself with a drone and concluded it must be an issue with the felt underlayment.…
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"Did not meet Checkatrade Standard"
One of the companies that has quoted for my roof replacement has this warning on Checkatrade. Could there be an innocent reason for this? I'm surprised as they have very good reviews elsewhere and seem like a good established company. Getting these quotes is becoming a bit of a ball ache.
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Painting composite front door
Wondered if anyone has done this, successfully. Been a house 5 years which has a 7 year old composite front door, decent quality, never liked the dark brown colour though. I want to change it to pink or mauve. I think it’s worth painting it rather than getting a new door when this one is relatively recent and good quality.…
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Question about curtain width
I need to replace the bedroom curtains in a house I’ve recently moved to. The good news is that they’re a standard drop of 137cm, but the width is not. The pole (excluding finials) is 127cm. I’ve seen some ready-made curtains I like but the width options are 117cm or 168cm per curtain pane, bought as a pair. The advice…
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Please remind me which lever turns the water off.
I know this is the way to turn the water off, I just want to check which levers to turn. A water softener is in the cupboard next to this under sink cupboard. All the taps in the house, except the garden tap have softened water so go through these pipes. (I’ve turned the water off before so know this works, it’s just a…
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Mould on Ceilings Won't Go Away
whatever I do, there's mould on the ceilings of the rooms in the upstairs part of my home. It's so annoying, and I can't work out how to shift it. I've even had the roof replaced for £5,000(!), and that hasn't done much to change anything. Any time it comes to decorating, I clean the mould away with the right spray (Cilit…
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Mark on Floor
Hi All, Is it possible to treat this mark? Thanks in advance.
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White washing a wall .
Our garden wall is built with mono blocks with plaster and chips on the outside . The outside is turning black . Can I just whitewash this or is there more to do . Tried using bleach on the stains but nothing happened .
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Planning permission needed?
Hello, I have a couple of queries about some renovation/alterations we are thinking about for 2027 please and whether any permission/fees apply. The council (Durham) want money just for pre application advice and I didn't want to waste money if the answers are clear We live in a privately owned freehold 3 bed semi 2001…
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Help with toilet overflow
The toilet is overflowing slowly. I’ve put an arrow where the water comes in. It doesn’t completely shut off, leaving a very slow drip. I’ve sprayed vinegar around in case it is scaled up, but there remains a slow drip that eventually leads to the overflow on the LHS dripping outside. Anything easy I can do, or should I…
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Am I being an awkward customer here? Hairline cracks keep coming back after bathroom plastering
Hi all, looking for a bit of a sanity check. I’ve just had a new bathroom fitted in an old house (150+ years). The original quote by the bathroom fitter included all walls to be plasterboarded, but I was away during the work and it turns out the existing plaster wasn’t taken back to brick or boarded — it was just skimmed…
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Worth getting anti allergy pillow protectors?
When it comes to allergies, blocked noses etc, is itcworth getting an anti allergy pillow protector or normal one washed the same?
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Builders seem to have clogged up rain gully
My third post of the day! It never rains etc etc. It looks like the builders who have been doing work at my house have clogged up the rainwater gully, potentially with cement. Its the small grate that the main roof gutter runs into, along with the waste water pipe from a utility room sink (luckily not used very much). This…
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