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Potential shower room leak, advice please.
I have a loft shower room situated directly above our children's bedroom and a few months ago the shower got clogged with hair and sprang a leak which slowly resulted in damp stains appearing on the ceiling of the bedroom below. The clog has been sorted and water is running freely (although we daren't use the shower at the…
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Boiler pressure increasing mystery
Hello all and thank you for reading this. We just bought a new home and a week after moving in, the boiler stopped working. When I checked, the error message said high water pressure. Its a Baxi Neta-Tec Combi GA 24. It's 11 years old. The water increases by 0.1 everyday when heating isn't on. We have to bleed the radiator…
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bees in chimney
We should be having our chimneystack repaired at some stage in the summer which is involving scaffolding,replacing bricks,replacing at least one pot and re-pointing as needed.Having got it all organised we just noticed at the weekend that we have bees going in and out of one of the un-used chimney pots,but can hear nothing…
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New boiler install Chemical flush vs magnacleanse
Hey, We are in the process of getting a combi installed by BOXT. Should we opt for a magnacleanse flush for an extra £199? or is the chemical flush sufficient?. We are on a budget as we are selling the property but don't want to cut corners for the potential buyers. Cheers
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Bedroom Floor Plan
Hi i would like feedback on alternative ways i can split one large bedroom into two even size bedrooms. See below my proposed layout of bed 1 & 2.
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Best cost effective burglar alarms that install UK wide
Hi. My neighbours home was burglared yesterday. I had a basic alarm for years but its no good as I now have FTTP broadband and no phoneline so need a new modern alarm. Can anyone advise the best monthly fee monitored alarms? Ive heard that those that verbally challenge an intruder are best to limit their time in your home.
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Light sensor "flashing" LED
Looking for the simplest of gadgets, basically a "fake" security indicator (in fact there probably will be a real camera, but I'd like this too). It's the sort of thing that could probably be made DIY from veroboard. Literally a flashing blue LED in a box (not a large chunky lens, just a single, subtle, "dot" indicator),…
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Cctv and alarm questions
Hi all I got a new cctv and alarm fitted a few days ago. I got the below: Supply and installation of new 2 camera 8MP system with new 4CH DVR 1TB installed in loft, new Pyronix hybrid alarm system with 2x PIR sensors, 2x door sensors, 1x keypad, 1x fob, 1x wired outdoor siren. They helped me install 2 apps. Home control…
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water softner help in chosing and is this true
i have decided to get either a kinetico 2020c or a crown Twin Cylinder Non Electric water softner. 1. HOWEVER when i phoned and enquired about the crown the sales person said that yes they were good and gave me the sales pitch. i then asked about the kinetico and she said that it was the best out of the 2. the price…
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Condensate pipe help needed please
So my boiler is in the middle of the house and condensate pipe goes out onto flat roof. As my flat roof is rubberized I don’t want the slightly alkaline condensate pooling on the rubber so it goes along the wall and onto downpipe. This run is about 8 feet. about once a year it freezes which is a pain as it switches boiler…
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Relocate my kitchen
The kitchen is bottom right i want to relocate it to top left would it be a big job for plumbing
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Safe aluminum tape.
Hi, I postedonce before on this, but nearly completed a sauna and just needed some final help. I just wondered if anyone knows of a decent foil tape, I read mixed reviews, some people say some of the tape may have plastic in, which wont be good when heating the Sauna. Im repairing a Sauna and using this tape below anyone…
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Matt white J pull kitchen..bit basic? Clinical?
I have had my kitchen for 40 years and its ready to be changed. (Overdue actually) I had in mid matt white , j pull handle cabinets. i was then going for a worktop in quartz called calacatta gold (white with prominent veins in it…a bit like me!) I was then taking this halfway up the wall as a splashback and topping with…
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Another Fence Issue!
My neighbours took down the fencing on our boundary, one they had erected some years ago, and decided not to replace it with new fencing. So, on my side of the boundary, I paid for new fence panels and posts. This weekend, the neighbour planed the top of a panel, checked it with a spirit level and I saw him placing a panel…
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Cleaning some old outdoor tiles
Hi all. I'm looking into how I can clean some old outdoor tiles. These tiles are from the church my wife and I attend. I don't know how old the tiles are: the church was established in 1708, but I have absolutely no idea of its architectual history. But, these could be hundreds of years old for all I know. The minister…
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Subsidence from water damage
This discussion was created from comments split from: Subsidence from water damage - what to do next.
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Neighbour building on wall
We have a large wall along the back of our property (walled garden) and according to our title deeds we 100% own it; it’s not a shared or party wall. It’s pretty tall and block a lot of light to our garden already, as do the south neighbours trees which are HUGE conifers ☹️ He has recently started a construction project,…
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Water stopcock
Is it a good idea to turn water off at stopcock if going away for a few days and if you do turn it off can it cause problems with gas central heating boiler.
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Bathroom extractor fan location
I'd previously received some advice on here about insulating/replacing a bathroom ceiling. Unfortunately I think that money needs to be directed elsewhere, so the plan now is just to install an extractor fan to get some improved ventilation. The question is where! The bathroom is at the back of a Victorian terrace. Its a…
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Spray foam loft insulation removal, likely cost?
We live in a 1930's semi which had spray foam applied to the underside of tiles nearly 30 years ago as there was nothing under the tiles. Open cell and nothing to indicate any problem with timbers which are solid if probed. I'd like to get a very rough idea of likely cost for removal before contacting any of the firms…
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