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Ventilation issues in mid-terraced "victorian" grd flr
Hi - suffering from symptoms of poor ventilation in the grd flr of a mid-terraced "Victorian" house. Chief among them is condensation build-up. On a related note, "I" am in the process of refurbishing the single-glazed bay window and upgrading to double-glazing, which might help some.. Unfortunately, however, the window's…
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constant discolouration of toilet bowl
One of ur toilet bowl turn brown every 2-3 days.Toilet in question is upstairs and no one uses it.It flushes normally.None of the toilets in the house have any issues.Toilets were installed 7 years ago.We got 2 plumbers to have a look,but they found no problems and asked us to ignore it.But it is a nuisance and only way to…
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Split has appeared in 7 month old handmade solid wood table
I bought a handmade solid wood table, from an independent furniture maker, and after 6 months I noticed a 30cm full depth spilt, which is quite disappointing. It's not been near any sources of heat. I mentioned it to the furniture shop and was told that it wasn't anything to worry about and just to keep an eye on it in…
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"Not Drinking Water" sign in flat
Hi, My small flat has a single tap that I can use.It has a "not drinking water" sign at it.Why do you think this might be?I have been filling my kettle from this tap and boiling the water then drinking it.
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LG F4X1009NMK 9kg Direct Drive Washing Machine
Anyone have experience of the above machine Or LG washing machines in general At £341 it fits my budget and I like the 5 years parts and labour warranty Thanks Steve
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Someone taking photo of mine and neighbours homes
Hi all! This morning, a lady parked outside our home and walked to a house two doors down, where she started taking photos. She then crossed the road and did the same at another neighbour’s house. After that, she came back towards ours and took photos of our home too! I only know because the Ring doorbell alerted me. I’ve…
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Electrical work question
We had some work done on our kitchen. It turned out that the fitter who did electric work was not certified to do it. I called a certified electrician to certify his work. Yesterday, upon completion of testing, he said he wasn't able to certify it and some work will need to be redone. Attached is a copy of the so called…
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Quiet fridge-freezer
Looking for recommendations for a super quiet free standing fridge-freezer, please, preferably 50/50, not too enormous Needs to go in an open plan space and I'm a light sleeper! I've seen a few online (eg https://ao.com/product/cct3l157ewk1-candy-fridge-freezer-white-99331-28.aspx ) but would find a personal recommendation…
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Replace driveway gate
Looking for opinions and advice please... I need to replace or maybe adjust(remove panels) as it's too big and heavy when the wind blows. It knocked me over the other day, so scared to go out when windy now. Gate is 3300mm wide and 1350 high. I've attached a couple of pictures. Was thinking to replace with 2 smaller swing…
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Painting - tips and tricks
Having recently bought my first house and sorted some of the issues, I was about to start painting and realised the last time I was able to choose my own wall colour was 20 years ago when I was a teenager at my parents' house (having been in rented shared flats since, so not allowed to redecorate). I have quite a few…
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Building Garden Retaining Walls - Questions
Hello, am building some two retaining walls for a patio next to the house (see very rough sketch attached!). The garden slopes away from the back of the house, so a patio needs retaining walls to support it (the retaining walls are green in the sketch). The aim is for 4 courses of brick on top of a concrete footing. One…
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New garage door
Well, our garage door has given up the ghost and needs replacing. It was installed by previous owners in 2022, so hasn't lasted long at all. It was a motorized roller door, and as the door provider has gone out of business we can only get a other-branded motor which we were told may or may not last for long and wouldn't be…
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Advice on filling gap around new window frame.
I'm soon to fit new uPVC window in a brick built shed. The manufaturer recommended taking (minimum) width and height measurements then subtracting 25mm to each. I'll use the normal external sealant but there's likely to be a bigish gap here and there. I seem to remember reading about an expanding foam that was more…
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Looking for advice - easy-to-install blinds
Hi guys I have a pair of small windows in my newly updated bathroom. The finishing touch would be to install some blinds, as the morning sun can be annoying. Is there such a thing as a small, lightweight blind which can be trimmed WIDTH-wise easily and installed without any drilling or hammering? This seems a big ask to me…
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Quality duvet/quilt help
Hi guys! OK so I've exhausted google and chat gpt. I just want a quilt that fits a standard duvet cover. I've bought cheap duvet sets and slightly more expensive that are lovely quality, yet they just never fit the quilt properly! It's driving me insane. Just put a new one on and decided to gather the loose edge and…
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Laura Ashley curtain - lost cleaning instructions
Hi folks, I made some lovely Laura Ashley curtains from their Edwin fabric, Composition - 82% Viscose, 16% Linen 2% Silk - but I lost the swatch with cleaning instructions. Does anyone know whether this fabric should be dry cleaned? They are lined with blackout curtain lining (if that makes a difference). I can't seem to…
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Glazing trim for commercial/industrial door.
I haven't started searching yet, but thought it worth putting on here too.This is an 'industrial' metal door with glazing panels. One of the trims has rusted through and needs replacing. I'm sure a general plastic trim can be found to do the job, but it's always easier to get the right thing :-)It's made from steel, and…
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Professional cleaning of mattresses
I have a decent bed mattress, several years old, but it has got stained. Although I use mattress protectors, I heavily sweat, particularly in the hot Sumner and I tend to move a lot during sleep, often waking up to a protector covering only part of the mattress. I also swear that my sweat and even urine has passed through…
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Water leak problem when it rains.
Hi folks, I have a bungalow type house where the original wooden soffits and facia were covered by upvc a good number of years ago and the horizontal spouting and downpipes were also replaced with a metallic type, so not plastic. I also had windows replaced nine years with pvc ones, where the top of the window is actually…
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What are masonery torx head screws so long?
I'm planning to fit a couple of windows in my brick built shed soon and the windows come with brackets, so I'm planning to use those really tough screws that don't need plugs to fasten the brackets directly to the surrounding brickwork. What I'm seeing is that they are extremely long. I presumed that I'd need to go into…
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