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Have CCTV at your home (exterior)?
I can see the potential for the term "CCTV" to become a sticky point but I'm pretty sure we all know what I'm on about - camera on your exterior wall recording your driveway, garden, whatever. I've actually bought one (not got round to fitting it yet) but I'm a little apprehensive about mounting it after recently coming…
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Plastering quote for kitchen
I’ve just received a quote of £1740.00 (£460.00 materials) for my kitchen. 2 guys for 2 days. Dot and dab 1 wall, skim all other walls and over board ceiling. Is this a reasonable quote as it seems quite high? I’ve taken all the cornices off since these photos were taken
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Cuprinol 5 Year Ducksback Shed & Fence Treatment – Colour on the Tin vs Actual on the Fence!
I’m currently installing a feather edge/closeboard fence (3m bays) and was in the process of choosing a suitable wood treatment. After carefully comparing the colour options in 5L tins at the shop, I decided to go with Cuprinol Rich Cedar. However, when I got home and opened the tin, I was surprised to find the colour was…
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Kitchen tap spout emptying itself
The kitchen tap keeps "vomiting" water and emptying the spout - so when I go to turn on the tap, there's a wait before the water comes out - any ideas as to what needs replacing?
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Flea treatment for home...
For some reason the Frontline on the dogs failed and we started getting eaten a few weeks back... first time in many years. I still had a partially used can of Staykil under the sink which must be getting on for 10yrs old, but didn't have enough to do the whole house - 3wks later the fleas are back. Looks like Staykil is…
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How to remove toilet cistern lid?
Hi, Mum's toilet has started to periodically keep refilling for ages after a flush. We know it's probably easy to fix as we've had similar ourselves, and know what probably needs doing, but cannot get the cistern lid off! With the help of Google, have figured out that we need to remove the dual flush button first, which is…
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Bathroom Extractor fan
Ive just had some electrical work, a rewire, with some led dome lights and two extractor fans, one in the bathroom and one in the kitchen. The extractor fans activate when the lights come on and when theyre switched off the fans stay on for 20 minutes. After showering this morning i'm not sure theyre having the intended…
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Failed Double Glazing
We have a large patio sliding door thats quite old and has failed. By that I mean theres condesation between the glass. I know that in the long term replacement is the only solution but is there any short term tricks that might improve it somewhat? All sorts of crazy ideas online but do any work?
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Who can connect a telephone master socket?
I know it should be Openreach, but heard that some independent engineers can also do so? A flat was renovated, and the old telephone cable left disconnected under the floor. Fibre ain't coming for a year, 4/5G is variable, so owner would like line reinstated for BB. His sparky uncovered the cable, and ran a new one to the…
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New electric fire to go into previous wood burner space
Hoping someone can help point me in the right direction I need an electric fire with a trim that can cover the three sides that haven’t been tiled (from previous wood burner being removed) My measurements of the space are Height 565mmWidth 440mmDepth 390mm Ideally we need a fire that sits in the gap and allows room for the…
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Boiler Error Code - Advice - Vaillant EcoTec 831
Hi, We have a Vaillant EcoTEc 831 gas boiler - approx. 18 years
old. Keeps throwing up error codes and
stopping working. We have used the reset
button and it always restarts. This has been happening for several years from
time to time. This year, and the last few weeks especially, it stops every
week, sometimes every other…
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Need Help: Leak in Copper Inlet Pipe to Cold Water Tank – Photo & Video Attached
Hi all, I’m dealing with a small plumbing issue and would really appreciate some advice. There’s a leak at the bend of one of the copper inlet pipes feeding into the main cold plastic water tank. I’ve shut off the main water supply for now to prevent any further damage. Photo and video of the leak are attached, which…
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flea treatment for cats
My cat has fleas. I bought a flea comb and have found a few on him so far. One of my daughters was getting bites on her ankles at night and saw fleas last week. Can anyone recommend a flea treatment? There seem to be a lot of different ones and it's hard to choose, also they seem expensive for such a small amount of…
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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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Old Burglar Alarm System
When I moved into my current house fifteen years ago, there was a comprehensive burglar alarm system with motion sensors in almost every room. I decided to take the risk of being un-alarmed, and have never re-activated this system. Now I am planning to insulate the loft and I find that up there is a veritable rats' nest of…
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Opened up fireplace
So I recently removed my gas fire and exposed the original brickwork. I’ve cleaned the bricks with brick acid but would need to get it repointed if I kept as is. I’m putting an electric log burner inside ontop of a slate hearth with an oak beam above but undecided whether to A.) get the original bricks repointed B.) have a…
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Giving away metal bed frame, but want to drill holes and add nut's and bolt for slats, advice wanted
I bought a new bed and as the old frame got bent a little when I fell even though I sorted it theres a dent where the bend was, I also got some spare slats and replaced them but some slats are loose still and want to drill some holes into the frame and put nut and bolt in to stop them wobbling as that was the problem I had…
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Building concerns
Good afternoon I wonder if you can offer some advice please. We bought a property in 2008. We remortgaged in 2012 with a new mortgage provider and the new mortgage company asked to look in our loft. Upon their inspection they saw that the struts in the loft had been removed by the previous owners to make the loft an extra…
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One of cooker's gas burners not burning at full flow.
Our gas cooker has developed a problem with one of it's burners. The flame is permanently on slow. Even when we turn the knob to full flow the flames are about a quarter of what the maximum used to be. All the other 4 burners work fine and we suspect that there must be something stuck in the supply pipe for the burner.…
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How to find a decent spray foam removal firm
We are currently trying to find a Spray Foam removal company who will do a decent job and not cost a fortune! They each seem to be saying that whoever we have previously got in to check the roof out, or spoken to, are cowboys! No idea who to trust now. Spoke to The Spray Foam Advice Centre, who gave us names of 2…
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