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EICR reports
I've just had an EICR and I know it will fail because some of my electrical wiring for the sockets (in the skirting boards - which is a rule breaker) and the lighting is about 70 yrs old. Also the main fuse box is really old and there are some small wires which have fabric insulation , not rubber. But my bathroom was…
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Help! Air conditioning unit leaking.
I recall someone recommending my air conditioner on MSE. Whilst it has served me reasonably well for around 15-20 years it has sprung a leak and the cover screws are so tight I can't get in. It's a Gree 3.2 kW 'portable' conditioner (1 kW electricity) which has an integral evaporator and condenser, with the latter dumping…
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Pigeon netting for solar panels
I have solar panels that are approx 15yrs old which are being refitted after renewing my roof. The roofers have the rolls of netting but say they cannot find the clips to fit, as the panels are 'so old'. They have revisited with two sizes of clips but need even larger ones which they cannot source. With out going into…
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Hot weather and windows
Hi all I hope you're managing to stay cool (!!??). I've seen, all over tiktok and Instagram, that the best thing to do to keep the heat away from rooms in our homes, is to spray the windows with water and attach aluminium foil to the windows, shiny side facing outwards However, I've also read that if you have double glazed…
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E14 to E27 converter.
We have bought a new outside light. Our previous one had a dawn to dusk bulb which worked well for years. I would like a bulb similar to this for the light.…
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Extractor fan ducting
I need to replace our bathroom extractor fan. I'm looking at a manrose MF 100T inline fan which states 100mm inlet and out let . If i buy 100mm rigid ducting will they mate together or do i need an adapter ? I know in the past I have used 100mm Flexi ducting on same Fan and it was a real struggle to fit ducting.
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Cool sheet to wrap in bed
OK so I get hot easily in bed and feel like a thick cotton sheet of some sort may work best for me. Wrapped around like a sleeping bag. I think it's probably getting too warm for a duvet. Can I just buy a flat sheet for this purpose? And are there nice thick cotton ones available? Finally are the cooling materials such as…
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Cheap materials
I find this a massive problem these days It started for me with running t shirts You are pointed towards thin polyester "wicking" t shirts. Yes they don't absorb the sweat as much but they end up smelling and even a wash doesn't clean it properly Much better a 100 cotton t shirt which does absorb the sweat but will dry and…
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Stop water from coming into old garage conversion
Hi all Looking for some advice. We purchased a house (late 60's) with an old garage conversion which had damp problems. Our builders took it back to the brick and re did the conversion. They dug a trench calling the wall put it some plastic and filled with shingle. Two years later we discovered that water had been coming…
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Which upvc window is best out of these
im stuck between the following for standard upvc windows with double glazing (or triple if can get good price). Rehau Ultimate collection Truframe Grateful for advice as I cannot see what differences are!
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En suite shower room light - advice welcome
I wonder if anyone can help me figure out what seems to be a simple problem. I am trying to replace a bulb in a light fixed to the ceiling in an en-suite shower room. The light is not an expensive one, made of plastic. Generally with this type of design a twist of the white circular base anti clockwise (or clockwise) would…
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damp from wall - my responsibility or neighbours or both?
Hi All, Some context - My kitchen was extended long before i moved in. When I arrived, my next door neighbours had a cheaply made wooden conservatory type structure that matched my extension, it was quite makeshift and just added onto the existing building. Two years ago, those neighbours moved and then, one year ago, the…
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What's behind my plasterboard?
Hi all. I'm trying to nahg up my son's guitar on his wall and found what I assumed was the wooden stud behind the plasterboard. I drilled through and there was no wood but I've now hit something hard that I can't get through. I've downloaded a metal detector app on my phone and it's confirmed that there's metal there. It's…
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Party Wall AO Surveyor Fees
We are building an extension wholly on our side of the property but right up to the boundary. The party wall act is invoked, notice served and we suggested to the neighbours we are happy for them to name a surveyor to be "agreed". They insisted on having two seperate. We intructed a surveyor to act for us, they instructed…
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Smoked one evening in lounge- smell?
So mate smoked one evening in my flat. Windows open with fan, went in there but still smells few hours later. I guess stop this? Will it smell permanently now? How do I get rid of smell? Got sofa and chair and curtains, they absorb the smell?
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Are these cracks worth worrying about?
Curious about people’s thoughts on this… We had the back wall of our house opened up into the conservatory 12 years ago and it’s been fine. We rented our house out a couple of years ago but we have just moved back in and noticed that in the couple of years the tenants have been there’s a few cracks that have appeared where…
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Replacing exisiting hood over small gas hob with similar one rented property
Hello A couple ago I received an email from letting agent. They said the hood was making more noise than usual. As its over ten years old, I am to replace it Its vented directly to the outside wall. It has a 3 pin plug. The house was rewired about ten years ao and recently got a new electrical cert for LL's purposes Can…
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Why is this paint/plaster failing on INTERNAL walls?
Hi all I have a house that I rent out. It has just come back to me and I am repainting it. However, I have discovered 2 patches of paint/plaster that have flaked away. The patches are on either side of a wall. basically, it’s a terraced house and it has flaked away in a small patch on the inside of the wall that was once…
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New roof, membrane and tiles and spray foam
Hi, in 2018 we had open cell spray foam put into our loft which was, in retrospect, a very bad decision. It has actually performed quite well for insulation and there have not been any leaks that we can see. Anyway, we have paid for a new roof to take everything off, cut out and wire brush clean the rafters by a good local…
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Washing machine plumbing
We've just had pipework added into the utility room for the washing machine. The water inlet is fine but the best they could do with how the set up is in there for the waste water was this, the machine is the other side of the wood. The water pipe comes through the hole fine but can anyone tell me the best way to seal…
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