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Stamped concrete driveway
Currently at my house the driveway is made up of concrete that has a very thin layer of tarmac on top, it is literally 3cm at most, which is cracking and making the drive look untidy. The other part of my driveway is made up of flags (which are now cracked and uneven) that the previous owner put down to create more parking…
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Water pressure on boiler keeps going
I am having to add pressure almost every two weeks now. The pressure goes in straight away after I’ve turned the blue lever and the boiler fires up. I don’t even have to do the black leaver. What could this be indicating? Can someone tell me the purpose of the black lever. Can someone also tell me the purpose of the blue…
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When does conditioner get added to a wash cycle?
Is it at the very end, just before the final drain and spin, or does a rinse follow it to wash most away and just leave what's clinging to the fibres?I ask 'cos our Bosch Serie 6 - which has auto-dispense - never leaves the wash smelling all that great. It's clean, but doesn't smell of 'conditioner'. The auto-dispense is…
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LED G9 bulbs.
Hi.I chickened out of replacing mil's G9 halogens with LEDs as I knew that any difference in light colour would be picked up on... So, got a bunch of Eveready Halogens for the job. Reputable make, I thought. Well, these wee blighters have been popping at the rate of one every few months, and are a sod to replace, being…
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Creating new doorway
Hi, Does anyone knows whats the approx. cost to create new doorway (internal with lintel) , door frame and haging door (in midlands)? Std. door width (762mm) Its on groundfloor, brick wall, load bearing. Also do I need to get Building regs involved? Thanks
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Gravity CH system - one rad is getting incredibly hot?!
With the boiler set for hot water only, the radiator in the bathroom is getting incredibly hot, and there appears to be less heat going into the hot water tank coil. With this, there is lots of banging and air noise going on. Do you have any thoughts on this? The expansion tank in the loft is normal. Could this be a…
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Water dripping from outside wall when heating on
Noticed a leak on the ceiling last week. Under the bath bur its the external wall where the leak is worst. The wall outside behind the waste pipes is also wet. Called plumber out yesterday and he said the overflow pipe under the bath had become detached. This morning stain on wall getting bigger. Went outside and noticed…
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Window ledge fell apart
Any idea on the most cost effective solution to repair this? I really hope we don’t have to replace the whole ledge as this window is brand new and I’d assume it would have to come out.
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Adopting driveway
When we moved into our house the solicitor said the bottom end of our driveway didn't belong to anyone, but the houses on the left and right of the drive had access to their back gardens over it. He suggested we claim the land for ourselves but I can't remember how he said to do it. He said it would cost £45 to put in the…
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Options for boiler update
Just looking for some options here. Third floor apartment, currently have an outdated Potterton Powermax HE 85L boiler (Essentially an unvented 85L tank with a 'system' boiler all in one box - I think?) Installed 2006. BG (Yes I know) have advised it is obsolete / limited parts available, & I've been thinking of upgrading…
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What brands are good for fridge / freezers
We are looking to buy a new fridge freezer, to stand in our kitchen. I had a look in John Lewis and saw a decent one from LG. Is this brand any good regarding fridge freezers. There are Bosch models too which look decent enough (£600-£800 range) I was all set to buy, then a neighbour mentioned Argos .. I see there are…
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Sooty smoke coming out of oil boiler flue and in boiler house.
Hi there folks, I have a problem with an old cast iron oil boiler, It fires up fine, heats the rad ok but terrible sooty smoke coming out the flue and also coating walls in boiler house. Although the burner part at front was replaced over 20 years ago, the cast iron boiler is in boiler house since 1988 and is passed its…
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Neighbour's house (housing association) have raised their gutter preventing mine draining
Hi all, Neighbour's house is housing association. Last year they had roof done and they put gutter in at higher level. Mine then was at an angle and could not flow up to downpipe. This is very clear from before and after photos (help of google earth) and I got a gutter company to come over to identify the problem. Housing…
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Fence between front Not shared driveway
Hello I am tryings to find answers without the need to contact a lawyer so I hope someone can advise. I own a house with driveway facing a quiet public road. My driveway is separated from the neighbours by a shallow brick walll. I would like to put a fence up on the side which in my mind shall be 2 meters tall at thr start…
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Only place I can safely put blinds in bedroom is in the pvc of window frame,
But doing so means I cannot open the windows, well they open but a few mm at most I have managed to open them fully but then I cannot close them without lifting blinds off their sides which is a nightmare. Thinking of adding a tiny piece of wood each side of window meaning I have around a inch gap to open the window, as is…
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Rafter cutting
I am going to change a small flat roof to a pitched one on a porch. Does anyone know how to get the angle of the cuts, and where the birds mouth cut will go in distance from the end of the rafter?
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Boiler loosing pressure no leak detected don't know where to turn
I have a boiler under warrantee, and I must repressurize it a couple of times a week. The boiler engineers have been out several times and changed the heat exchange as well as serviced the boiler and they are convinced I have a leak. This has been going on for a year and a half and has no impact on my hot water just my…
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Resin Bound Driveway - Rejuvenation
Hi, We have a resin driveway that looked amazing when first down, and although we still like it 3 years on it's looking a little faded and could do with rejuvenating. Does anyone have any experience with any sort of sealers for these driveways which may help it look better? Thanks. Marc
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Council want £2,000 Ukraine 'Thank You' payments back.
We took part in the government's Homes4Ukraine scheme and sponsored a Ukrainian refugee twice. I won't go into any of the problems we had to deal with, but will simply say the ordeal wasn't worth it and we really regret taking part. Anyway, that was almost 2½ years ago and we thought it was all behind us. But now the…
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Carpet corner protectors
I had some heating work done at home for which plumbers had to pull out carpet to lay pipes under floorboard. My carpet was fitted new a year back and when they laid it back, the corners look damaged. They said they'd put some corner protector chrome plates but now saying can't find anything like that 😣 The carpet corners…
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