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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 Third floor apartment, currently have an outdated Potterton Powermax HE 85L boiler (Essentially an unvented 85L tank with a 'system' boiler all in one box - I think?)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 BG (Yes I know) have advised it is obsolete / limited parts available, & I've been thinking of upgrading…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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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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Boiler Keeps going hot and cold
As per the title Our Ideal Logic Boiler whcih is aproxx 5 years old.The water when you are in the bath keeps going hot and then cold anf then hot again, I had a boiler guy out a few days ago and he suspected that the heat plate exchanger could be partly blocked, so he changed that but the issue is still there there are no…
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Why do builder's merchants hide their prices behind 'POA' and make you 'ring for a quote'?
I find that such a childish psychological trick. As if hiding it will suddenly make you buy it when you speak to them on the phone. Also it makes more pointless work for them I presume as they have to write up quotes for everything which could otherwise be calculated by the user online.
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Mortar
Hello, Just purchased a 14 year old house. Had a level 3 survey and was told all ok, just cosmetic issues. It said no significant deterioration or cracking was noted. As we have been here a few weeks now, noticing lots of bits of mortar breaks/holes in places. This is mostly the side elevation. Generally the mortar feels…
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Air conditioning installation costs
Hi all, As many others I'm sure, after these first few days of heat I've decided to start looking at having wall air con units installed in two bedrooms of the house. My son's bedroom got to 28 degrees at 8pm yesterday... Shopped around a bit and found a company called BOXT, which are quoting £2.5k for one unit and its…
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Grant condensing oil boiler or Warmflow
Hi folks, I am installing a new oil condensing oil boiler, in the boiler house shortly for central heating and considering either the Grant Vortex or a Warmflow condensing boiler, not concerned too much about instant hot water to tap. I know that Grant are heavily advertised on TV and in newspapers where I live, and would…
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