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Can someone help me make sense of neighbour's adjacent demolition and my ?exposed foundation?
Can someone please help me with this because I don't even know who to ask or where to ask for advice. My house has a rear extension that was built 10+ years ago. It was built on the boundary wall, and the neighbours had an old brick store at the wall too (2 inches gap in between). Fast forward to now, and the neighbours…
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Carpet fitter left lumps in carpet how do I claim
Need some advice on how to claim for poor workmanship of the carpet fitter we had to lay our carpet in the bedroom. We paid him £350 for 2 rooms and he told use he would use 8mm plywood and only used 4mm. He also left lumps under and by the entrance of the door. I’ve contacted him on numerous occasions to come and rectify…
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Draught proofing old uPVC windows
Hi, Now that the weather is colder I am now noticing draughts more in the house we just bought. The rubber seals in 2 windows in our living room had small gaps even with the window closed, so am I right in saying I need new seals, or is the window more likely misaligned? I’ve tried searching for replacement seals but it…
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Removing 'no more nails' from skirting boards.
Previous home owner had laminate fitted in the hallway and glued a trim around the bottom of the MDF skirting boards. Possibly 'No more nails' or something similar. Now we have removed the trim and old laminate we are left with wobbly lines of this glue stuck along them, about a centimetre from the bottom edge. We are not…
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Suggestions for a lockable storage shed around 10ft x 10ft
Ok, so this is an amendment to my last post. My mum said I should skip the smaller tool box and go straight for a storage shed with room to store and work. As before I want it lockable but doesn't have to be supremely secure, just to be able to see if tampered. Also I want it to be modular so I can move it to the other…
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Letting agent claims fence is mine, not theirs?
Apologies, I hope this is the right board for this, but can move if need be. I am an end terrace, and I own my home. Next door is rented by a very nice man. There is a fence between our 2 back gardens which came down in the storm on Saturday. The ‘good’ side of the downed fence faced my side (the ‘good’ side of the…
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Septic Tank Failure
Hello. I live in a row of terrace houses which share a septic tank. It's a very old tank and now needs urgent attention. It cannot be repaied so either needs to be replaced, or ideally we would be hooked up to the mains drainage system. 4 out of the 5 houses on the terrace agree in principle that this needs attending to,…
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Getting an armchair through a front door
I'm about to buy a couple of armchairs from JL & wondered if there's any maths I can do to make sure I can get them through my front door of my 1st floor flat. Getting them into the building is easy as the entrance doors split into 2, can get them up the stairs to my flat but getting them into the flat via the front door…
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Cheapest options for a chest style lockable storage container for outdoors?
I made a similar post a little while ago but that was for larger suggestions, like a garden shed. In this case I would like something like a chest where it might come to maybe hip height, reminiscent of those big old clothes chests if people know what I mean, which can also lock. Not an issue about being super secure, it…
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Can I get rid of old virgin media tv box inside flat?
Hi everyone, I’ve recently bought a flat and am about to start renovations. I noticed there’s an old Virgin Media TV system installed just inside the hallway (picture attached). The cable runs exposed into the living room, and honestly, it looks quite unsightly. I’d like to remove it before I start redecorating. Since it’s…
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Cold Spot on Radiators
Hi Just had a new central heating installation, and two of the radiators have cold spots at the bottom. An engineer came a week after it was done and flushed the system. I noticed these cold spots before they did that however. I think the engineer hoped the flush would fix it. Bleeding has failed as well. So the question I…
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New blinds
I have these blinds up https://www.blinds-2go.co.uk/content/instructions/b2g-wood-73.pdf I am considering new UPVC windows my current ones are wood. What’s best to fit these? I can’t get these in non drill options. Would a side fixing work? Or is drilling into UPVC better? I have attached a photo
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who to ask to do some work in kitchen?
not sure what sort of trade I am looking for? plumber? kitchen fitter? odd job man? builder? have integrated washer and dishwasher - really want them removed as have problems with the doors etc and replaced with freestanding equivalent - who should I be looking for?
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Premier Park
I received PCN from Premier Park. The document had all the necessary details but none of the email addresses provided were valid. the only phone that would answer was merely to provide more invalid details That is of course ignores the number needed to pay my bill via the computer I have posted an appeal for which they…
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Is it possible to waterproof cracked bathroom tiles?
Good afternoon. I have tiled shower wall and over time, some tiny cracks have developed between the tiles and the mortar. Just some sections at the base where tiles meet bath. You have to look carefully to see them. But the wall on the other side is a little damp so it needs addressing. Anyway a plumber was here and said…
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Ring video door bell
I have a Ring video doorbell 4 what’s the upgrade to this? I notice some are low budget have to being inside to charge like the doorbell 2 which one is this? I believe the new model has head to toe view ect not sure if mine has this? I would like to upgrade but there market is flooded with new models?
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Another attic condensation post
I upgraded our insulation in our roof from 100mm to about 400mm - I have these plastic things at the eaves that I assumed were to allow airflow and put the insulation up to these. After the first cold spell I noticed it was soaking up there - condensation everywhere so I pulled back the insulation from the eaves, left the…
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One hot pipe on radiator but radiator is cold
Hi I'd be really grateful for some advice please about a cold radiator. When the central heating system is on normally, both of the pipes to the rad are cold and the rad is cold. However, if I shut off all of the other rads (except for a couple), one of the pipes to the cold rad gets boiling hot. However, the radiator…
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Home Improvement Insurance Coverage
Hi, We will be starting some home improvement works, including extension to the property. If any damage caused by the builder to the property (e.g. when installing new beams, walls or first floor comes down!), I am assuming it wont be covered by the standard building insurance. So, what sort of insurance coverage I should…
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Storm anxiety
Wasn't sure where to post this tbh. Anyone else get storm / weather anxiety? We live in West Wales, and our house is in a hilly location and we get the brunt of the weather at the best of times. I'm absolutely shi***ng myself about the night ahead. I rarely sleep when we get storms like this and the wind is battering the…
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