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Water Ingress?
Hey everyone, Went to see my Mum (and Dad) yesterday (as I'm sure millions of others did too!) and she asked me to have a look at a couple of walls in her house with marks on. It was worse than I had thought, so I did some investigation myself, and asked Gemini. I'm just hoping to get some actual real human input and…
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Neighbour refusing to pay for damp repair
Hi everyone! I hope this post is in the right category. Just over a year ago, my mum sold the family home and bought a flat. I (a disabled adult) now live here and she lives here too, but often stays with her partner. The whole flat was treated for damp and decorated. There is a dehumidifier machine on all the time,…
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Toilet pipe
Just had a new toilet fitted. Is there any way of making this pipe look prettier?
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Can I paint this bench
As the title states, I have found a small bench for my garden but would like to have a nice bright colour. Can I paint it? https://www.diy.com/departments/cartmel-2-seater-outdoor-wooden-garden-patio-bench/5056589129330_BQ.prd tia
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Shower screen
I noticed a very small drip on the edge of the door when the water hits the door. It drips into the basin not outside it how big an issue is it? I am going to resilcone it at some point. Most of the Google AI answers seem to suggest it leaks outside but it doesn’t
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Redo Fitted Wardrobe
Hey everyone, I've been tasked with re-doing my daughters fitted wardrobes. Essentially the doors (non standard size) feel really flimsy and cheap, as do the drawers etc. This is it now: And with a bit of Gemini fakery, this is sort of what we're aiming for, but doors going up to coving - not that wasted gap! This far I…
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Boiler pressure issues. Replaced boiler - need advice
looking for advice on what to do, here’s our situation: little over 2 weeks ago noticed boiler pressure at 0. Re-pressured the boiler and reported to boiler cover Engineer out following day. Replaced pressure release valve Next day, pressure still dropping. Boiler cover company advised leave for a couple of days, bleed…
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How good are aluminium radiators vs steel ones?
Hi, We’re replacing our living room radiator with a vertical one and our plumber has sent a few options. One is a steel radiator (~5700 BTU) and another is aluminium (~8000 BTU). Our room only needs around 5600–5700 BTU, so both would technically be enough. The rest of the radiators in the house are original steel ones…
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Can you suggest a good fixed electric panel radiator?
Our son-in-law rents out a 2 bedroom flat in Scotland. Since he first started doing this, 12 years back, requirements have changed and he now needs to fit fixed heaters in the 2 bedrooms. There is no gas in the building, hall and lounge have nightstore type heaters, he never found the bedrooms cold so had no need for any…
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Leak in carpark from flat
So, we live in a building constructed around 2005, to me it's a slightly odd setup with three layers of properties over 5 floors of building. Ground floor - has a small foot print of building which houses the ground floor bedrooms of the maisonette's and the main entrance, the rest of the building is supported on pillars…
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Marks on the wall
I have discovered some brown marks on the wall in the communial area of my block of flats, next to the back door. I'm worried it is water marks. They seem to be on the lower part of the wall. The ceiling looks fine and there are no marks in the area directly above on the first floor. I have noticed a smell in the area in…
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Garage rainwater drainpipe problem.
Hi, I hopefully will describe our problem well enough for some advice :) We have a detached garage at the end of our driveway. At the moment there is a gutter and drainpipe directed into a water butt, the water butt has a hosepipe attached for overflow that goes round the edge of the garden into a rainwater/surface water…
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Megaflow problem - is it thermostat?
I have had an intermittent problem with my hot water which is now no longer intermittent! I have a megaflow system - what happens is that when the hot water is switched on, the boiler fires up but then shuts down after about a minute. This is a probem restcited to the hot water, as central heating seems to work fine. I…
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Is this a fair quote for a porch build?
Hi all I have a delapidated side porch which I want replaced. A very slightly larger footprint (only by 2 square metres!). What I currently have: My dodgy photoshop mockup of what I would like (this is obviously very rough! But gives an idea): Floorplan (things have change slightly since I did this, but it gives an idea of…
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Ed miliband says Plug in solar will arrive by summer. Realistic or will it be delayed ?
Yesterday’s speech said plug-in solar should be available by Summer 2026. Do people here think that timeline is realistic, or will standards, supply and rollout delays push it back? Could be a strong money-saving option for renters and flats if it happens properly.
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Window handle won't lock
When I first moved in, the handle was jammed completely and would not turn the full way to unlock the window. I bought a replacement handle and removed the old one. When I pull the window and close the handle down, it clicks, but the window can just be pushed open. Like the locking mechanism itself is not working. I think…
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Explain types of RCD socket, pleeeez.
I fitted a metal-clad double socket with RCD near my garage door many moons ago, to provide power to outdoor thingies, like mowers and stuff. It doesn't have switches. Recently fitted another properly-outdoor socket in a box, also with RCD, but also with switches, specifically to supply a Granny charger. Anyhoo, both have…
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Lost receipts, warranty claims and general hassle
Hi all- I've lost numerous receipts, missed out on warranty claims and lost out on refunds/returns/exchanges as a result. How does everyone else keep a track of theirs seeing as it's all now digital?
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Little bit of plastering
When I had my kitchen installed, a new electric circuit was hacked into the wall along above the cabinets. It's about a 2m run I guess. It's been roughly filled but needs skimming over. There's also a small patch on another wall which is bit rough because there were tiles there before, probably about a foot square. I'm a…
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Bookcases
Like many, I have my books on the ubiquitous IKEA Billy bookcases. I'm now looking for an alternative, requirements are: Fully adjustable with no fixed centre shelf. Billy falls down with paperbacks due to this, they don't need the full height but there's not quite enough space for an extra shelf as the middle shelf can't…
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