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Roof problems
We moved into our home about a year ago and the survey we had done said the roof was sound. We've now got leaks in the roof thanks to the lovely weather we're having and I've been trying to get someone to have a look at it for a couple of weeks. Finally I found a guy on yell.com with lots of good reviews to come and have a…
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Had Drop Kerb done without planning permission
Hi all, I'm in really terrible situation, I bought a house in 2024 all my neighbours had dropped kerb except mine, I applied to council to get one done in March 2024 but never had a response (Somehow I missed the response in email) . The permission wasn't granted due to dept of the carriageway being 5 meter where only 3m…
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Treating small water stains....
I've got a couple of water stains on the white emulsioned plastered ceiling caused by a leak from a boiler in the loft. I have some Zinsser stain block but first want to clean away as much of the stains as possible prior to painting. Would a diluted vinegar mix or diluted bleach be the most effective or does anyone have…
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Gas fire soot build up
The third tile has turned black and it burns when the heater is in ( yes I know it's dangerous so have kept it off now) I think the issue was the ignition would not come on without a match so I lifted the third tile to use the match but I must not have put it back properly hence why the tile has burned. Any recommendations…
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Money Saving Ideas For Framing My Arts
I’ve recently started collecting a few art prints and photos that I’d love to frame and display at home, but custom framing seems quite expensive. I’m looking for some practical, money-saving ideas for framing my artwork without losing that clean, stylish look. Are there any affordable frame options or DIY tricks you’d…
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Nicked a copper pipe - what to do?
I had to saw through a floorboard over a joist and unfortunately nicked a copper pipe which was running over the joist. I am not sure what to do - the pipe is on the heating circuit and by a wall so replacement wouild be a big job. Pic attached.
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Party wall notice for outbuilding
Is a party wall notice needed for outbuildings? We want to demolish our stone outbuilding, but the rear wall is also the neighbouring shed
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Access to my property for building works next door
This is likely not in the right category, but I couldn't find a suitable one.... I was asked to comment on a planning application. I didn't object. The plans are about to get underway. Yesterday I had a meeting with the builder who first of all tried to convince me that my interpretation of the plans was wrong. When this…
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Blocked pipe... at our wits end
So... we have an almost blocked drain in the kitchen, it all happened completely out of the blue and is the first time we ever had one. I tried to get rid of it by heating some water plus baking soda, fully dissolved, and then into the sink. Strangely, this made things a lot worse... pipe was now totally blocked. Hubby has…
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How do I hang this photo frame pl!
Got this clip on frame, not sure how to hang it on wall.Newbie here pl can somebody else! So many hooks to choose from, a bit clueless. Thanks
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Home insulation query (I think)
HI, i bought my house in 2003 from new. I've had nothing b ut issues from nw on the entire corner of my house (passage where front door is downstairs loo and upstairs directly above - bedroom being cold in winter.) I raised with builder - i was single at the time and they came and drilled outside next to front door showing…
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Bedding - what depth fitted sheets?
Can anybody explain for me what depth fitted sheet we need for a particular depth of mattress? Our mattress is 23 cm deep and the most popular fitted sheet depths at Dunelm, for example, are 25cm, 28cm and 32 cm. So what depth do we need? I presume the sheet needs to be deeper than the mattress to fit properly, but I also…
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Good solar light.
We have a house sign like this and the light is useless, often does not work and is not bright enough. I need a good one to replace just the light on the sign. It never gets full sun but is in good daylight. Sugestions welcome.
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Nathan furniture .
Bought 3 pieces of Nathan furniture about 25 years ago for a four figure sum . Took me 4 years of interest free credit to pay it off . A couple of years ago much to my disgust my wife gave 2 pieces away to charity . Today on antigues roadtrip they auctioned my other piece off . It made one pound . The lowest bid ever on…
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2nd Floor weight limit
Hi all! I've been doing a lot of reading around this and not found a concrete answer but I know there's a few structural engineers lurking in these forum's so hope someone can help. I live in a 1960's detached house an am looking to put a voice booth on the 2nd floor. The total weight, including myself and equipment would…
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SORTED - THANKS. Plumber left us with no heating and a further £850 cost
We have always had heating issues in our house, since it was built in 2003. Various plumbers over the years and boiler changed. Most recently, only half the radiators would work. This year, had a plumber, recommended by family and online, come to check boiler as it was leaking. He was really good, and said to call…
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Condensation/Mould Solutions - PIV
Hi I am wondering if anyone has any advice on PIVs, Positive Ventilation Units? I have an issue with condensation appearing on windows, mainly to north side of the house. Along with black mould forming in the lower external corners of the north east and north west corners of the rooms of my detached bungalow. Without…
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Wall lights - how to remove
Hi, Grateful for any help with this. We'd would like to remove some existing wall lights. How much disruption would be involved - do cables need to be removed? Or can the existing cable wires just be terminated in those plastic blocks and then buried in the wall/plastered over? If so, does each wire get placed in its own…
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Electrical wiring in garden shed and garden - unsafe?
Hi, in our home previous owners ran cabling from the house to a garden shed and from the shed on to garden lights which are cemented into the garden. As far as we can tell(?) the cable looks to have been run from an internal power socket - at least that is where it looks like it leads from. The cable has been run across…
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Best way to join two two electrical cables outside for security light.
Hi folks, In the past I usually had to connect the electrical cable directly into the security light fitting, but with the two led lights I have bought they have already a cable coming out of them, so its a matter of finding a connector adapter to connect their cables to the existing cable coming out of the house. I have…
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