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Do councils ever do refurbs on housing association flats?
I'm in a council flat that's 70 years old. The windows are nearly 20 years old (checked the stamp date on window strip), the door frames are metal, the boiler is nearly 15 years old. The walls and ceiling are cracking and have just been wallpapered over to cover them up. General wear and tear over the years but it's still…
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Homeserve - Pumbing and Drainage - positive stories?
We recently bought a house (without getting a drain survey). Our budget is shot given the amount fo work we had to do. We noticed a lot of damp in the back walls which wasn't clearing after other attempts - not relevant here. Sio we had CCTV of our drains and they need to be replaces at a cost of £2.5k. I checked my house…
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Penetrating Damp or Condensation?
Hi All How to I tell the difference between Penetration Damp or whether it is Condensation damp. A the top of my stairs, on the side wall (directly under chimney) there are damp spots on the wall. The is little ventilation here, and the cold spots are cold to touch. Do you think these may be caused from water Penetrating…
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Is this damp?
Could someone help and advise if they think this is damp please? It's an external wall and I'm concerned about the orange looking parts as I thought plaster would be pink
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Cigarette Smoke
Hi Everyone, I'm wondering if anyone knowledgeable on this can advise appropriately. I live in a first floor flat and the cigarette smoke from the people living downstairs is coming up into my flat, which is a real problem. I have asked a flooring company who thought putting plywood down would help, but I'm not convinced.…
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Manhole cover under shed?
There is a manhole cover right in the middle of where I want to put a shed. Is it feasible/legal to cut a hole in the shed floor and have a lift-out section in case the manhole needs to be accessed?
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Problems with teak oil on outside furniture
Last spring I applied a couple of coats of Furniture Clinic teak oil to various items of garden furniture. I was very careful to completely cover all the surfaces. Within a couple of weeks blotches appeared on the furniture (see the attached photographs). What is happening, how can I resolved the problem and how can I…
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Removing floodlight cameras from account
Is it straightforward to just remove Ring cameras from your account when you move house and are leaving them behind? Does anything else need to be done?
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Ring doorbell - price hike 40%
I've just received notice that the annual subscription for our Ring doorbell is jumping by 40% to £49.99. This was also raised by 40% in 2022. I want to vote with my feet and use something else, has anyone found a similar product to this which doesn't have a fee or a much lower one?
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Flooded Kitchen/Living Room
I am submitting this message on behalf of my daughter who lives in a leasehold flat in a seven storey building. She recently returned home from work to discover that her kitchen/living room was flooded throughout to the depth of about 5cm. It transpired that the waste water pipe in the building had become blocked and as my…
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Neighbour drilling into my wall?
Hi All :) I live in a detached house, but one wall of the house is along the boundary of next door. Can they just drill into it to hang washing lines etc? It is not a simple wall between the two properties, but my house. What if they cause some damagae that would lead to something affecting inside my house? Cheers :) Safara
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DFS sofa damaged on delivery and leather issues.
I went to DFS and spent time talking about what sofa to buy in Feb 2024, I like the corner sofa in Ivory, very large, electric seats, 1 heated, usb, cup holder, at £3300. But as we have kids 9 year old the youngest did not want it damaged quickly, so they sold me the 5 year insurance. I received the sofa in May and within…
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Internal insulation on external walls and floor
I have a large Edwardian property, solid brick, which previous owners had external insulated rendering put on outside walls. House is still draughty, can hear traffic outside through the walls and expensive to heat. I am after solutions that I can DIY internally to make the house warmer. looking at PIR plasterboard on…
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Advice on repairing a hole in a lath and plaster ceiling
Hi can someone offer some advice on how to repair a hole in a ceiling. It's a bit awkward as the bit of ceiling is on a curve (1930s house). Hole is about 1" wide and about 2-2.5" long, but in a kind of diamond shape. I've looked online but can't see anything that is a good tutorial. It's at the side of a sloped bit of…
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Sip extension and building regs
2 questions... 1) Has anyone had a sip extension done please and if so, can I have your honest opinion on it? We are looking to have one and join as part of our kitchen as ours is currently quite small! 2) If we don't open up the sip extension into the main house initially and keep the external doors separating the space,…
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Unused Sky cables can they be removed or cut
Am having my living room redecorated. No longer with sky and left with all these cables. If I removed them, there will be holes in the walls. Was thinking maybe be cutting them and they will be more manageable like hiding behind furnitures. Any advice pl? Thanks
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Draining central heating question
Hi all, I recently put some sentinel x400 into my central heating to breakdown the sludge in my system. I now need to get rid of what's in the system and refill my boiler I've got a question though. When I refill the boiler with the filling loop, I can't see the pressure without turning the boiler on as the pressure gauge…
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A house facade problem. Is roofer the right person for the job or somebody else?
Not sure what you'd call this little ledge on a house facade? It's crumbling away at places. Who should I get to inspect and repair? I suspect it's covered with something.. like a roofing material on top, but I can't see that without getting up to it (which I can't). Not sure if it's a job for a local roofer or should I…
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Gas combi boiler
Hi My Baxi gas combi condensing boiler works well and heats the house. One thing I notice is, when boiler temp for rads is set to 60c after an hour the temp increases to 62c, then drops down to 58c, then increases again. 9 single rads and 4 double rads. TRV’s set 3 downstairs and 1-2 upstairs. Is it normal for the boiler…
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Can you cancel your contract after paying a deposit?
I was expecting a quote from the carpet company. As I did not hear anything I booked another company accepted their quote and paid 50% deposit. Today I received a quote from the company, same carpet but at £500 cheaper. Am gutted. Thanks
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