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Bay window drooping, any builders here?
Hi, I am having some work done on my house. Prior to purchase the surveyor flagged the slope with the following recommendation "There are cracks both sides of the bay and the floor has dropped slightly. This is usually caused by inadequate support when the bay window frames are replaced. On a single visit, it is difficult…
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How to keep windowsill dry in a shower room
We have a shower room in which there is a recessed window (it’s quite an old property). We currently cover it using a piece of shower curtain that has been cut to size. It works, and keeps the windowsill area dry; but it doesn’t look good and it blocks some light. Can anyone suggest a practical solution to improve the…
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Drains missing P-Traps?
Renovating my period property and noticed some strange smells/lots of bugs. I traced it down to these two drain pipes that were installed with the extension circa 1999. Oddly there seems to be no p-trap at all. I put my cheap snake cam down both of them and saw tons of maggots/bugs, and fed it for about 4m without ever…
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Hi, I'm in the middle of buying a flat, and the second visit all went
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Cooker hot at top
Edit .. sept 3rd. Nearly four months later and the oven door still fits tight after the fix used five posts below. My old cooker was always hot on the outside at the top of the oven. The seal on inside was worn. So given it's age I got a new one two years ago. My newish one is hot outside in position shown in picture and…
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Pressure treated shed and wood protective treatment
I was going to wait a few months and then use Barrentine Wood protective treatment on my new pressure treated log lap shed.(because I keep reading on-line that pressure treated dosn't mean it will resist water so the wood protector is necessary) but the men who came to put up the shed said that because it's pressure…
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Hole in plastic panel in shower
Hi all Anyone recommend a link to a product for a small hole in bathroom wall pvc plastic panel, size of a one pence coin. Went toolstation and spent a good 30 mins in there speaking to customer service and they couldn't find anything suitable they sold. Needed something waterproof and mold resistant
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Topping up loft insulation
Hi, I am looking into topping up our loft insulation. but i am not sure what to go for or if its worth it. We currently have about 150MM floor insulation that is topped with two layers of fully fitted 10MM thick large chip board making the whole floor walkable. The space is used. I want to put some insulation (100MM…
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Best way to get rid of old furniture?
Hi, I have a 2 seater sofa and an armchair, both recliners that are too beat up for charity. What’s the best way to get rid of them? DFS recommended clearabee but they’re very expensive and my council take a long time and their site isn’t working on the moment. Does anyone know a company they can recommend please?
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Cost of reversing double garage conversion
Good afternoon, I'm in the process of buying a fabulous house but its original double garage has been converted into living spaces. And I would like to convert it back to keep our cars inside. As a ballpark figure, how much it would cost to convert it back to one big garage? Just a rough estimate would be highly…
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Advice — Wall crack, stairs repair, gas/electric, damp floor
Hello, Moved into a victorian terraced house and gradually renovating. One major headache is this cupboard under the stairs, I would like to renovate this area to a good standard, that looks neat/tidy and is safe/sound. Any thoughts on how best to tackle this would be appreciated as there’s lots to consider… A few parts to…
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Should I be pressurising my central heating system?
Hi All, getting confused by plumbers so I'm hoping for some advice from some of you with no skin in the game. I currently have a system boiler that does the heating and heats an old vented copper tank in the attic fed by a cold water tank (converted attic so it doesn't get cold). The cold tank has 2 shower pumps (both now…
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Sanity Check this flat roof replacement tender package? Feedback before sending to contractors
Hi all, I’ve written up a detailed tender package for replacing a multi-part EPDM/rubber flat roof on a residential block that I live in after doing informal inspections with roofing contractors. There are issues with pooling, structural degradation, and signs of condensation damage due to poor ventilation. I’d really…
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Effect on epc
I need to swap two old storage radiators. Have a choice of conventional LOT20 or HHR. Property just makes grade c by 1 point. Can anyone advise what the difference would be with a new Epc between the 2 types.
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Hive heating and ring door bell
My house sale fell through I disconnected the ring door bell and hive heating. How easy is it to set it back up again? Or am I better to get a professional to fix it?
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Smell from Bathroom Sink
Hi All, I have an ongoing issue with a smell from the sink in the bathroom. I have tried a number of different plug cleaning products and whilst the smell goes away for a week or two, it always returns. It's a very unpleasant smell, akin to rotting eggs. Can anyone suggest a permanent fix? Thanks in advance.
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Vax Part Identity
Hello everyone, I wasn't too sure where to post this! I have a VAX Airlift Steerable, Pet Max, vacuum cleaner. The part which holds the removable tube to the main body of the machine has sheared off and it is now unusable (unless I use the hose part only!). I've tried searching for the name of this part and really…
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Cleaning a Samsung Washing Machine?
Hi. Time has come to give my new machine a first clean. It's got this auto-clean function, that apparently you're supposed to add nothing when you run it. However, like most of the UK, I live in a hard water area, but, as far as I can tell, the cleaning function doesn't touch limescale. I've got a box of multi-purpose…
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Advice on roof / roofers
Hi everyone We had noticed some slipped slates on our roof a few years back, got some quotes and struggled to agree what to do. Our house is a former-council-owned non-standard construction but shouldn't be replaced as-is due to building regulation changes, as I understand it. Different roofing companies came round, lots…
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Extension query
Next door have put in application for planning again and now looking to do 1.4m x 3.5m rear extension and front extension wrap round. They were previously rejected as they put in for 4m x 5m rear and were told it was over dominant and not allowed a 2.3m x 5m front wrap around either. After seeing the new application it's…
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