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DIY Stable Renovation: Need Your Advice and Ideas!
Hi all, I’ve been sitting on this stable renovation for two years now, and the delay has made it more challenging than I expected. The reason for the holdup? I’ve been busy with a garage renovation, which is now 90% complete. But it’s time to shift gears and get this stable sorted before it falls apart! Current Condition:…
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When it’s just not your day! Mishap with Cuprinol Autumn Gold spilling in the boot of my car!
Had a mishap with Cuprinol Autumn Gold spilling in the boot of my car… 😩 This happened on the way back from Wickes. I’m now trying to clean it up as quickly as possible, but it looks like I may need to remove the rear seat to get better access. Does anyone know how to disassemble the rear seats cleanly in a Mercedes…
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Shower for use with solar panel pv heated hot water tank
Hi all, Our Solar iBoost sends spare electricity from our solar panels to our hot water tank immersion heater (adjusting the electricity accordingly). This saves loads of money as it heats up throughout the day. Unfortunately, we are having trouble finding a shower mixer that is suitable! The original Mira manual mixer…
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replacing window trickle vents
I have a few broken ones and the fixing screws for the current ones are 24cm apart but it's very hard to find replacements the same size. Can I just buy any and make new holes?
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Am I being conned? (patio slabs don't look the same!)
Hi everyone, Newbie poster here! We've just had our patio extended. The lads have done a great job overall and we're pleased.. except... one section of the patio has what looks like two types of slabs. The chap swears they are the same, except that the more yellow ones have been outside the depot for a while and are…
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Mould in a flat
Hi, thinking to buy a ground floor flat with mould. I'm wondering how much this is likely to be structural issues or lifestyle. The flat is quite musty and humid. The building is fairly new, 20ish years old. Most of the mould is on the wall facing the outside, the small bedroom which has mould on all 3 sides that face the…
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Gas cooker clearances
Hello there, Please see proposal to vary council's Improvement notice image 1 BS 6172 image 2 Manufacturer's installation manual image 3 The property is rented as being "safe, secure accommodation for the elderly", what standard should the LA officer be recommending. He says " I am removing the 300mm of worktop to either…
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Is this legal (electrical work)
I'm in communication with my letting agent who says my rental's plastic consumer unit needs replacing with a metal one. When I asked if all components would be new, he said - no, just replace the box and wire up old fuses, RCDs etc. Surely that's not legal?
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Survey Report - Foundations and Building movement
Hi all, hope you are well! Was hoping for some initial thoughts/ guidance on a finding within our level 3 home survey report for a house we are buying. We are FTB's so trying to be as prudent as reasonably possible as well as being open minded but this issue has worried us a fair bit. Essentially the sellers have built a…
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Buy new ceramic hob or fix old one?
Hi. We have a Neff ceramic hob, one of the rings went a while ago. Another went tonight, and I have no idea what is needed to fix it. Having searched online it seems to involve getting a technician in to see if something has blown underneath it. The alternative is to buy a new one, which comes with the installation cost of…
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Scottish Bin Hubs - your view? Question for estate agents
Scottish councils have been placing communal bin areas in roads outside tenement flats. Would this put you off buying a property that had these directly outside the flat you were thinking of buying? Young people think it's a good idea but people middle aged and older find them to be a monstrosity.
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Professional cleaning of mattresses
I have a decent bed mattress, several years old, but it has got stained. Although I use mattress protectors, I heavily sweat, particularly in the hot Sumner and I tend to move a lot during sleep, often waking up to a protector covering only part of the mattress. I also swear that my sweat and even urine has passed through…
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Lazy-boy Leather Sofa
Hi there, we bought an expensive leather recliner sofa from ScS 2 years ago. Just last week the surface of the leather is coming off from the headrest where my partner sits. We had an assessor from the insurance company come out and say it's caused by natural oils in hair and is fair wear and tear. ScS say the same thing!…
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What's the purpose of this strange return pipe?
Hi, In the kitchen the return pipe has a kind of angled deviation. What's it's purpose? Since on it sits the TRV I want to move it to the other end, in order to have the TRV on the flow. Is there anything preventing it due that angled deviation? It makes me think of a flushing system and I definitely don't want to trigger…
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In London area - Gas Fire Service
Please can someone tell me if this quote sounds right. I don't know how long it takes to service a Gas Fire? £60 + VAT (includes 15 minutes) Thereafter, every £15 minutes it is £25 + VAT Thank you in advance
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Problematic conservatory- what would you do?
Hi moneysavers, tl;dr: Has anyone replaced a polycarbonate roof on a south facing conservatory? What did you replace it with and how has it worked out? Long version: I would like some advice on what we could do with our conservatory. Ideally, want to use it all year round for the kids play stuff. It adjoins the open plan…
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How likely is it that our flat roof contains asbestos?
So we have an extension on the side of the house that has a bathroom on the upper level. The extension has a flat roof and was built around 1960. We have no documentation regarding the construction. Anyway it's now getting some leakage problems and we been up with a ladder and sealed most of the cracks in the roofing felt.…
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Future proofing for EV charger
I am having my garage turned in to a living space, so whilst the work is being done I want to future proof for an EV charger. The fuse board is in the cupboard behind the weird glass window. And in future I would like the ev charger installed on the brick pillar. What should I do so I can install the charger easily on…
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Anyone found a well on their land and how did you do it?
The house we are buying has a well on our land, suspect it's under the foundations of the old greenhouse (flagstones). Without digging up the whole of the foundations has anyone ever found a well on their land by more traditional methods e.g. water divining or have tips on tell tale signs to look for to indicate where it…
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Small house single person
Any tips on cheapest way to move in to a small empty one bed house? I want to buy things as I go along, already borrowed money so don't want anymore debt. First things I guess is things to cook with - a microwave with convector oven or air fryer Only space for 2 appliances in kitchen so: - undercounter fridge (possibly…
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