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Neighbour wants access to my garden
My neighbour put a shed in his back garden very close to his fence so we had 6ft willow fences panels put up on our property to hide the view of the shed. His fence was damaged during a storm in February and ended up leaning into our garden pushing our willow panels over so I had to prop up the fence with a heavy garden…
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Blink doorbell problem
I have a Blink doorbell as well as a sync 2 module. The problem is that when motion is detected or someone rings the doorbell the notification is delayed for up to 5 secs before my phone receives it. Anyone else have this problem, or suggestions on how to remove the delay.
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Gas boiler - Major service
It is that time of year when the central heating/boiler questions get going, so here is a starter for 10. We have our WB system boiler serviced every year. I know that many think it is not really necessary once out of warranty, but it is 9 years old and has never broken down, so who knows. The Gas safe guy who did it said…
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I'd like to go bonkers with a kitchen refurb.
What are the chances of achieving this kind of finish on the doors? Or, more to the point, how?!
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Granite Work Tops. How are they fixed/bonded/glued? How do we 'unfix' them?
Hi all In our house we are changing our worktops because one of them was badly damaged (by us). The Granite worktop company have been out to measure up. In the meantime, our drier has broken and we need to replace this built in drier . Bizarrely...yes I know that this is unbelievable... but when we had underfloor heating…
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Oven light bulb unit issue
My oven light bulb blew a few weeks ago. I bought what I thought was a replacement and it turns out I made a big mistake. It worked for the first two days and then stopped working. Today I opened it with the hope to replace it, and found it had melted in the unit. I'm trying to pull out what's left and it isn't even coming…
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Can anyone identify this wood please?
I’m getting different opinions from various sources.. AI says it either oak, mahogany or pine!
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Sealing bathtub with a "plastic strip"?
Hi All, sorry, not sure how this is called: The way our bathtub is build in always results in the silicone cracking/breaking rather quickly. I have seen that there are these kind of strips you can use to seal this: They glue to the bathtub and then to the wall (which is tiled). Are they good? If so, do you have tips which…
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60% discount on double glazing!
So.... Getting quotes for double glazing, not my first rodeo and in fact to my shame I was a double glazing sales person in the late 80's along with Tupperware, Oriflame and yes... Kirby hoovers. So quote number 1 drew some cute little hand drawn sketches, got out his catalogue, and took his pencil (I kid you not) and…
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At my wits end with Samsung dishwasher
So have had this DW for a year now and it’s just 💩. It just doesn’t clean properly ever. Things look like they’re washed but get out a white tea cup and the tea stains are still there. I thought, perhaps, they were ingrained due to usage, but just wiping cloth removes them. What have I tried? Salt topped up Rinse aid…
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Garage door
Hello all I have a metal 'up and over' garage door which is metal (of course!) and currently painted grey. I need to repaint it because its looking a bit dull. I have no idea what paint I used previously and I'm trying to decide which paint to buy. The trouble is that I'm looking at the one and two star reviews which, for…
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Which fridge
This one has 30 off and good reviews and totally fits the gap I have of 84x55x59 https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/i55r1112wuk/indesit-i55r1112wuk--freestanding-fridge However there is a cheaper option with ice box, but it will leave a small gap at the side and reviews are mixed…
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Mind-boggling Shower Part Replacement Drama (Aqualisa Aquastream hose adaptor)
The £5 part I need is discontinued. The only way I can get one is to buy it along with a pump - total cost = Approx £140.
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Beko Freezer not working?
I've got a Beko fridge freezer and it seems like every now and again the freezer stops working. I've just taken out some bread and it's virtually defrosted . And usually when the freezing is working ok there's a low level humming noise but it's silent now. This has happened before and it seems to start working again. Does…
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Is asbestos management covered by the property managements building insurance?
Quick question. I am landlord of flat, which is part of a building block. Recently I have been told there have been issues with asbestos. Collectively to resolve this, this is costing the block about £74,000. Per flat that is around £2,200. My question is....does the building insurance of the property management cover…
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Cracks on exterior of house
Hi, I can see two noticeable cracks on the exterior of this flat, is it anything to be worried about :( Both flats share ownership of the building so we would share any potential repairs.
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Please Help… My House is Leaking!
Hello, Please can someone offer me advice on my leaky house? It is a Victorian terrace house in an ‘L’ shape. The extension bit at the back is mainly single skim and water runs down the walls when it rains. I’ve lived here for over 5 years and the roof tiles look quite new, although they are made from a flexible material…
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Preferring a bath shower instead of separates
Am I alone in preferring to have a bath with a really good shower placed above the taps of the bath? I have a fixed glass screen, several inches wide, tap end of the bath, then a curtain covering the full length and width of the bath, allowing me all that space to move around and less cleaning/upkeep than a separate shower…
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Ceiling cooker hood - query re fitting
We have just moved and inherited a ceiling cooker hood. It is fitted in the middle of the kitchen and vents through the roof via a large pipe (not up with technical terms I'm afraid). The ducting has come off at both ends which of itself is not too much of a problem. However, the pipe that goes through the roof is not…
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How can we make these internal/external walls 100% Waterproof for new En Suite?
Hi guys We are renovating a really small, old terraced house. We knew when we bought it that all the (plaster & lath) ceilings would have to come down and all the walls would have to be stripped of the loose plaster. So, over the last few weeks we have done exactly as that, and we now have every wall stripped of plaster…
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