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Roof, loft, membrane advice...
I'm a fairly frequent visitor to our loft (sad I know) and am just looking for a bit of advice. The bungalow has a low pitch roof with a Marley dry ridge with integrated ventilation and Marley modern concrete tiles. Virtually all of the white membrane visible in the loft is clean and in good condition but I noticed…
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Top floor bedroom ceiling water drip drip. No pipes in loft.
Woke up to a drip drip of water from upstairs bedroom ceiling inside cupboard. The cupboard though is irrelevant. The first pic is what i have read is a wooden joist. It's damp. The joist continues into the cupboard where drip is. It was raining. But despite it raining heavy showers through today it stopped leaking. Am…
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Laandlord gas safety certificate being withheld due to flue location
Hi all, We have been renting out our old house for 10yrs now, and have had a gas safety certificate signed off each year. This year however, the engineer said that the boiler flue doesn't comply with the regulations - not because it's unsafe but because it's in a terraced house and exits the property through the wall into…
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New UPVC windows & doors are draughty
We had new french doors and two windows fitted a few weeks ago. There is a draught and the room is very cold as a result. We’ve had the window company back to several times to check for any gaps and add extra sealant, also the manufacturer has checked the windows. Where do we stand if the windows continue to be draughty…
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Radiator Fans. Do they work?
I've seen a few adverts recently for these SpeedComfort radiator fans that sit underneath the rad and drawer the colder air through quicker thus apparently boosting the heat output. Do they actually work or are they a bit of a con? The original speedcomfort ones are expensive but there seems to be cheaper alternatives, not…
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Heating an empty small house in winter
A friend has asked me to look after their empty house over the winter They are concerned about freezing pipes and flooding What's best option for a combi boiler Set timer to come on for 12 hours total per day spread over morning evening and in-between Set flow temp to radiators at 50 or 60 degrees C Set radiator TRVs at 3…
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Tidying Roof Corners
Hi All, Do these roofing corners present an issue and what is the best way to address/tidy these up? Thanks in advance.
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Radiator Swap
I may end up having to get someone in but I'd thought I'd ask for advice first. I want to swap a radiator in an upstairs bedroom from a single to a double, same overall size. Obviously the pipework would need slight adjustment and I will also be changing the valves. The floor can't be taken up. The problem I've got is you…
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Chipboard holes won't take a screw
So, im replacing some hinges on some bedroom cupboards. The old hinges are knackered and I have new blum hinges and mounting plates. Upon removing the old mounting plates it appears that some of the holes will no longer take a new screw. So, my question is, what's the best way to make these holes good so that they can take…
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Hive not connecting Fixed !!!
So I have checked our internet connection and I just get this message This is my hive receiver - when I looked on line I found it needs new batteries but mine is connected on line. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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VQ Monty Radio - Is it a wise buy?
We need a radio that is portable around the house, hence battery operated. The VQ Monty comes highly recommended, including being a Which? best buy, and seems to fulfil all our needs. However I see that its battery capability comes in the form of a custom battery pack, which is apt to prejudice me against it. I'm concerned…
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Replace bath to a shower tray
Hello so basically nobody in our house takes a bath just shower it’s not the biggest bathroom so I’ve been thinking for a while of getting rid of the bath. How hard of a job would it to install a shower tray in place of the bath? If I keep the waste pipe in the same location so no need to move anything we have an electric…
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What is the light fitting and how to fix.
So I whipped a tower off the shower rail, hit the lampshade and the bit the light bulb fits into broke. It's 25yrs old and I had no idea there were plastic ones. Looking to fix i realised it's fitted into the ceiling. Nothing seems to unscrew. Age? I'm not thinking of doing this myself but will it need the whole fitting…
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Have read that putting Duct tape around a small junction box can be dangerous.
Hi, I have just replaced a few Led security lights and because the cable comes out of them, I have had to use a few small junction boxes to join up both Lights cable and the cable from the house. There are the small junction boxes I used. Waterproof Junction Box Connector Electric Cable Inline Wire Slim Plug IP68 | eBay UK…
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Is safety film for internal glazed doors effective and easy to fit?
We have a glazed internal doors dividing an area, old crittall doors with small panes. Rather than replacing looking at the option of putting a safety film on them to prevent accidents as meant to hold glass together. Looking to rent the house out as can't sell it. Has anyone experience, and is it easy to fit yourself and…
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Merged: Robotic lawn mower query
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Velux trickle vent
We get a bit of a breeze through the attic hatch into the hall in winter. I usually block it off with insulation board and tape during this time of year. Should the velux trickle vent be open or shut? The roof is 2-3 years old and has around 5 vents and multiple vents on the soffits.
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What kind of certification is sufficient for a conservatory improvement?
Hello, I have had a conservatory improved, from the brick up: new windows, new doors and new warm roof. This was done with upvc windows and doors and the foam sandwich roof as a warm roof, i.e. improvement in insulation, at least. Previously there were wooden windows and doors (all double glazed before and after) and the…
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oriel glass box frameless window installation
I have commissioned a bespoke oriel window in my new extension and the building inspector says it's been installed incorrectly and is the wrong size to fit the opening. The suppliers have made the aluminium frame so that it is too short to be fixed into the brickwork of the structural window opening. The fitter has angled…
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First time painting a flat myself, some feedback/advice appreciated.
I last painted 20 years ago when I was doing charity work and we bulk bought paint so no worry about not having enough. I bought some 1 time only Johnstones one coat matt emulsion 2.5l and wasn't sure if it was enough. It was to cover a wall where the HA had done some work prior to me moving in, in the kitchen that I…
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