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Defamation of a character/business, as works not finished and we told them this
Thank you in advance. Did work on a large bungalow, 50mlies away. We took the railings up, and fitted most, bolted down, total price around £5000, we said the price and what we were doing. we have done this work over 40 years, dont do bad work and got a fantastic reputation. But there were several things that were not…
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Rainwater downpipe subsidence
Hi everyone, I've just moved into a Victorian house and along the bay next to party wall I have a large diagonal crack. I have the same crack in same position in my upstairs bay. Also brick at first floor cracked externally. Had a cctv survey done, all clear. No other issues identified in my house. Today noticed next door…
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Permitted development-extension
Hi, We are planning a 1 storey rear extension on our mid terrace house. We ideally want it to be 4 metres from the rear wall of current house. I have been researching permitted development and the reputable sources (planning portal and gov guide to permitted development) refer to two categories for a terraced house, my…
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Chimney on survey
The buyers of our house have had a survey done on our house. One of the things that came up was the potential removal of a load bearing chimney stack. There is a chimney on the outside wall in the house but there is nothing in the house to indicate that there was ever a chimney on the inside (no fireplaces, no chimney…
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Toilet waste pipe in utility room
Hi All, We’re currently looking at potentially buying a new house where there appears to be an unusual configuration with the toilet waste pipe joining with other waste water in the utility room and then at that point appearing to go under the floor and potentially directly underground to join the sewer. Other than the…
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Ideas for photographing pages quickly.
Hi. No idea just how many books and pages could be involved, but this person is looking for the quickest, simplest and more reliable way to hold a notebook open so the pages can be photographed. I guess it's that one person holds the book open at the sides, and turns the pages each time whilst another goes 'click'?I…
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Roofers: do they usually stand inside the loft?
This discussion was created from comments split from: Advice/opinion on plastering job.
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New uPVC window pins catching on frame
The flat I rent had some new windows about 6 months ago and on 2 of them the middle 2 pins (of four total) are catching on the frame when closing. The pins are at the bottom and the window opens outwards (think it's called top hung outward). When the fitter came to look at it he said that I was pulling on the handle at a…
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Vented Integrated Tumble dryers. Anyone still buying these?
My Tumble dryer has packed up. Sounds like the motor so probably beyond fixing. It's 11 years old and cost less than £200 at the time so served a decent life. However looking you can't buy these very easily or at all anymore. The new ones are all heat pump, lots more money to buy upfront and looks like the plinth cut outs…
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Advice on old diy bodge
Hi there, Just starting to paint the back room and noticed this mess round the rim of the window looks like chalk has been used. Has anyone got any tips to remove and how to go to repair it after. s it case I will have to cut it out like I have started to do that on this section then sand and fill in. Any advice is…
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Putting up new fence....where there isnt one between neighbours
Ok, so this is another fence post :D Bit of info for this one. Our property lines are basically the red bit on title plan image: The lines on below images are not exact, but show roughly what is ours according to deeds. We are having work done to the house and my neighbours (well one of the household members) is getting a…
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Concrete standard lamp base powdered/perished...
... very suddenly and without warning. Totally crumbled and left a nice carpet hoovering job. This is the concrete filler added to the underside of the round metal base of the lamp to give weight and therefore stability. Can anyone suggest a fix..?
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Boiler TRV's and weather compensation monitor
This discussion was created from comments split from: New boiler, TRV's and weather compensation monitor.
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Maximum fence height with two-tier garden
Hi all, We're soon going to be moving to a house with a two-tier garden. The immediate garden is at the same ground level as the house, then there's steps down to a second tier garden. There's a 'see through' metal fence along the edge of the first garden, then a wooden panel fence on the edge of the lower garden.…
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Handheld steam cleaner
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/6796150?clickPR=plp:10:10 Is the above any good for cleaning small areas outdoors? Something about the size of a car wheel.Or is there something more robust that I could buy?
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Worcester greenstar 25i Erp combi boiler. Re-pressure
Hi i just had a question on increasing my boiler pressure which seems to fall when the hot taps are on but then returns to green. The boiler has been serviced but below the boiler there is a nob you turn and a key which i dont know if i leave open or closed and when re pressurising do i close then open? I see conflicting…
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What's the best choice for getting a bathroom renovated?
I'm moving house soon and its a good place but needs the bathroom redoing.I have none of the skill necessary to redo it myself so I'm wondering what's the best way to go about it? Is it worth going to one of those bathroom specialist places/somewhere like Wicks and getting them to do it all? Should I buy the stuff…
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UPVC Front Door
I bought a black UPVC front door about 12 years ago and is has faded to grey. The warranty was for 10 years. The rep for the company who installed it told me there had been a problem with their supplier, so they changed them a few years ago. 1. Is there any way I can go back to the company and claim for a replacement?…
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new windows
my old windows were 30 years old and have just replaced them all i have seen a massive difference with the vision as its like coming from SD to 8K not sure if the glass manufacturer are using newer techniques
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Painting wall before replastering/rendering
We have a problem with rising damp in MIL's bungalow. We have removed quite a lot of plaster, and the aim is to deal with the source of the damp, and then plaster or render the wall. This will take some time, and in the meantime we want to do some temporary decoration to make the room more pleasant. What I'd like to know…
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