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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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Please help choose: WB Greenstar 4000 or Vaillant ecoTec Plus 832 combis.
Asking for a friend, who has short-listed the above two combis.I don't know enough about them to assist much, but assume they are both well-regarded, and presumably come with solid 10-year warranties. The WB is 30kW, and the Vaill is 32kW - not much difference.One issue is, this friend's GS doesn't want to fit WB for some…
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Replacement TRVs
I am wondering if someone can help me with identifying these TRV's and also know if I could just replace the TRV head and not the the valve as well? and if so what TRV head would I be able to use to replace it. Thanks in advance
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Heat loss from home
Hello Excuse me if this is obvious, but I’m looking for some advice on house heat loss. We bought our two bed, mid terrace house in March of this year and this is the first time we’ve put the heating on and realised that there’s an issue! We’ve had the heating on the past couple of days and within a couple of hours, the…
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Hedge to screen front garden from parallel public public pathway
Hi all, Any advice on which type (breed/genus) of hedge to get along the side of my front garden to form a screen from a public pathway? Something fast-growing would be good initially, obviously. But that would mean regular pruning forever more. Which is ok, I guess, if the result is looks good and does the job. I have…
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Mould on ceiling of bay windows.
Looking for advice. I have 2 large bay windows. Outside covering is lead. They're not an issue until winter when I have a black mould problem. The kitchen one is the worst. The paint is actually peeling off. I use an extractor fan in the kitchen when cooking. I run a dehumidifier daily. When weather is better I open the…
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Underfloor heating as main source
I am thinking of replacing my warm air heating unit. Is electric underfloor heating in all rooms good enough as main heating source? Or I need traditional gas radiator too?
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Neighbour Issue
Unfortunately my neighbours children are very noisy in the garden. Parents seem to close doors and ignore the screaming, arguing etc. Balls are frequently kicked into my garden which I know I should return but to be honest I'm so fed up with the noise, i rarely do this. I can't enjoy my garden because of this so I went…
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Extending a telescopic tree lopper pole?
I have a new telescopic tree lopper (£24 from Argos, about 2.5m) but discovered it's not long enough for the trees I'm working on. I can get a 4m one for £90 or a 6m one for £120 but both seem overkill. Is there any system available that'll allow me to affix another pole onto the existing pole? Even another 2m extension…
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Cavity wall insulation caused rot and damp
I had free cavity wall insulation installed in my semi detached back in 2012. The front room and hallway were suspended floor with the back room and extension at the rear solid floor. (We knocked down the old extension and put a longer one up 4 years ago). We decorated and put new flooring down shortly afterwards…
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External Work - Internal TV
I'm having some external work done to a crack in my bricks. Internally, near the crack is a wall mounted TV. 1. Should the TV come off the wall prior to the work? 2. Would the Insurer pay for the removal and re-instatment of this TV (it was professionally installed to begin with)?
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Effects of lower system temperature on the boiler pump?
Hi, I kept the boiler heating temperature at 55 degrees and I verified that it works well in this house, but I also noticed that the time that it took to raise the temperature by 2 degrees went from < 2 hours at 60° to 3 hours at 55°, that made the boiler hum for longer. I'm wondering if this can lead to more wear and tear…
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Splitting repointing costs in converted house
Hi. I'm trying to work out how to fairly split the costs for brick repointing on a London terraced house split into flats. I own the ground floor and the other owner owns the other 2 floors + loft conversion. We own the freehold 50:50. He rents his part out to 3 tenants. They recently spotted some damp so he's been getting…
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Siemens oven temperature keeps resetting
I came on here in the hope of finding a fix for my Siemens oven, as the temperature kept resetting. I'd set the oven to 230 fan, only to wander away and find it had reset itself to 160. If I subsequently put it back up to the higher temperature it would then stay at that level. I think I have found a fix and am posting…
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Central heating in an extremely cold house
My heating costs me a fortune to run in winter it gets very cold inside if not on 24 hours a day if you leave the house will go to about 5 or 6 degrees and when it's as low as that it takes the house 24 hours to warm up, the Landlord is not good at keeping his properties up to the standard I don't see any other way of…
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