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Mice between floors
We seem to have a mouse/mice in the ceiling of our living. The room above is our bedroom. You can here it/them scurrying along in the living room ceiling but not in the bedroom. I have no idea how it/they are getting into it and there is no evidence of mice anywhere else. I've no idea how to get rid! Anyone else had this…
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Gaps around UPVC window
Hi, I’ve started to strip some mouldy sealant around our bathroom windows prior to redecorating and as I’ve pulled out the old sealant have uncovered some larger than expected gaps between the plaster and the window frame. Note the very bottom section that I will pull out and refill. Does anybody have any suggestions on…
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Vaillant ecoTEC 824 - simplest 30kW replacement?
Hi. Looking to replace a 13-year old 824 with a new combi as its location is being moved, so seems like a good time to also replace. The new boiler needs to be more powerful - 30kW (as against 24kW?) - as the mains supply will also be upgraded. The old 824 has actually had its pipes shifted to the new location before the…
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Turning heating/boiler completely off during the night?
Dear All, we recently got a new boiler (Viessmann Vitodens 100 combi boiler) installed. Unfortunately, it frequently turns on during the night for a short time (although there's no tank in it, to keep the water ready and warm? It does so even if the thermostat is set to like 13 degrees or so, so it's not the heating) and…
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Kitchen fitter in London: any recommendations?
Hi all, I’m looking for a kitchen fitter to install my new kitchen from DIY Kitchens at the beginning of January. I live in a flat in south central London. The units will arrive fully assembled, and a stonemason will handle the granite worktop installation separately. There’s minimal plumbing required since the sink and…
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Water coming in top of Upvc window Frame.
Hi folks, I live in a bungalow, we have Upvc windows and Upvc covering the old wooden facia and soffits. The windows were put in in 2016, the installers used that foamy material that hardens to keep windows in place. Since the windows were put it on two occasions (last being today) I have noticed a leak of water on inside…
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Ladder hire?
Spotted a problem with the gutter where it’s not draining away. We don’t have a ladder and the window upstairs opens the “wrong” way so we cannot access and clear the gutters from inside. I have asked around but nobody seemed interested in this job unless it costs more than £250. Anybody have experience of hiring a ladder…
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Hallway (flats) emergency lighting question
We've got PIR mains lights in the hallway, they supposedly have a battery backup emergency lighting function. If the circuit breaker trips, should the emergency light come on all the time, or only when triggered by the PIR? Sorry I don't know what make/model these are, they are round LED ceiling lights.
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Surestop
Apologies if this has been discussed before ... I have been speaking to a plumber about fixing a seized stopcock and he has suggested that a Surestop may be the answer which I had never heard of. I've googled it but was wondering if anyone has one and if they have had any problems with it? I've tried DW40 on the stopcock…
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Radiator heat reflectors
I'm looking into fitting so heat reflectors on the 3 radiators I have that are on an external wall. Do they make a difference? and are they all similar regardless of price, or do you get what you pay for?
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Losing pressure in Central Heating system - going crazy!
Hi all, I'm losing around 1 bar every ~5 days in my CH system (faster if CH runs more frequently). I ONLY lose pressure when CH is running. I have done/checked the following: * Isolated boiler for 3 days and topped up to 2 bar. CH pressure held and bone dry condensate outlet. After deisolating, also no loss of pressure…
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Shower hose question
My current shower is leaking from the connection between the hose and the shower head. I've tried replacing the rubber washer but it still leaks which probably means I need to replace the hose. I have a spare hose which is brand newand taking out of the bag I note that it's cone to cone. My question is, would it be…
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Hot air heating or Solar/Storage Heaters for a terraced house
Hello Everyone, I'm looking for heating options for our new 1970s 2 1/2 bed terraced house. The current central heating is gas fired, ducted hot air. However the unit is ancient and isn't working. I've had a quote to replace it, however this isn't going to be cheap, and I'd prefer to move towards something more…
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Do I need a radiator upgrade?
Hi, Sometimes I feel my house can take a while to heat up and not sure if I’d benefit at all from upgrading my radiators? These were installed when the house was built in 1994 and run off 15mm pipe work. All are of this style and some are just single panel.
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Best worktop for Belfast sink
What is the best worktop to use with a Belfast sink? Does compact laminate work? I had wood before and didn't find it an issue, so that was another option. Thanks
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Are these Wavin actuator heads going to become hard to get?
One 240V jobbie just went pop and - surprisingly, I think? - blew two fuses, a 4A 'slow' on the manifold, and the main CH 3A standard fuse. Anyway, I can still 'easily' get replacements, but have noticed a number of places have them marked as 'out of stock'. Plenty of the 24V versions, but not so many of these. So my Q is,…
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Labour costs for bathroom
We've been looking at bathroom furniture/shower/tiles etc/etc Our bathroom sis just over 2mt wide x just under 3mts long. Floor to ceiling is just under 2.5mts Presently we have the standard bath/w/wc and WHB layout plus a radiator. and half-height tiles all around We live in the south of England, What do you think would…
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Pest control
Heard some scratching around in my loft, went up to investigate and low and behold there are droppings everywhere. Too big for mice, so I suspect rats or squirrels. I contacted a few pest control companies, most seem to quote a fee depending on what it turns out to be (without even coming to look to see what needs doing…
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Chimney ownership percentage
Hi! We’re currently having issues with our neighbours on the percentage of ownership over a shared chimney stack. Bit of back story: We bought our house a month ago and during this process we had a Level 2 RICS home survey done that picked up an issue with the shared chimney stack. The surveyor noted poor conditions to the…
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Underfloor heating issue
Hi, In a new build with a wet UFH system installed on the ground floor. Have never paid too much attention to it (it barely been on until now) since we moved in during the Spring. We have three zones on the ground floor, and according to the thermostats the temperature rarely drops below 19 degrees even when the UFH is…
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