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High level WC flushing problem
I flushed the toilet yesterday and the lever that the chain's attached to didn't return to its position. I could only flush it again by pushing it back up. I thought it was just a matter of tightening the screw that goes through the slot in the side of the cistern but there isn't a deep enough 'notch' on the screw to get a…
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Window Film for insulation - what to get, how to pick, how to ensure I am not being mugged off
Dear forum, Long preamble: This is more of an energy saving question than a money
saving question, but I hope this will still be within people’s scope of
knowledge. I currently live with my parents and weekly commute to
university. I don’t contribute towards my parent’s gas bill (thank god) but I
am an environmentalist and…
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Bath panel help. [Pic attached ]
We've bought new MDF bath panels to replace the acrylic one. We have just taken the acrylic sides off and their are pieces of wood on the underside of the rim where the metal grip slid under the acrylic rim. Can the blocks be removed without damaging the bath, as there is only a few millimetres for the new panel to lock up…
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Painting walls for new kitchen
I'm getting a new kitchen installed with new cabinets, worktops & floor tiling. I know what colour schemes I'm doing, so sage green cabinets with silver grey walls. Do I need to paint all the walls even behind the cabinets or just walls that are visible? And can a kitchen fitter do painting or do I need a specific…
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Wiring help!
Looking for some wiring help. Currently have an inline fan that works on the pull cord. On/off. The black and grey wire feeds into it. Just fixed a ceiling fan in bathroom, runs on a humidity sensor. Requires permanent live and neutral. So I've connected it to the black (neutral) and brown (live) wires. Result? Inline fan…
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Smell of cannabis coming from next door into my house
The house next to me is a three storey Victorian terrace that has been converted into 3 flats. A new tenant moved into the ground floor flat in August and since then there has been a very strong smell of cannabis in my bathroom! It's so strong that if I don't keep the bathroom door shut, the smell drifts through the house.…
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Garage door replacement - am I being too hasty?
Afternoon all So the long story short is: 28th May, paid deposit for new garage door. 202nd Jul door fitted but too big so doesn’t open fully. 2 roof struts halved in depth so far. Fitter apologies and says they’ll order a new door. Old door already cut up, so wrong new door left fitted. Told 6 weeks for a new one to…
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Replacement kitchen mixer tap within British Gas homecare agreement
Has anyone experience of this subject? I’m told by BG that their plumbers (Dyno) replace a single item only, to their specification but are unable to give me any details of this. So the replacement may be different to the one I currently have. It seems that I have to pay the call out fee only to have a potentially…
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Herringbone direction
Putting herringbone into my house but unsure what is best direction. My focal point is my media wall but this would go against towards the light , was thinking this direction. Hallway lies to left of drawing
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Cost effective new front door
Hi, we need a new front door, but we are planning to move in the next few years, so don't particularly want to spends thousands. We're looking at composite or UPVC, and any colour but white. Has anyone got any recommendations? Obviously the fitting will also be expensive (we're in SE London)...
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Our home renovation project - Opposite of MSE philosophy!!
I've always tried to follow MSE philosophy of saving and using money with care which has set us up well to mid life (40s). But COVID showing how fragile life is, and childhood memories of watching Kevin McCloud quiz home owners why they have 'risked it all' in the name of design has made us do something that's the total…
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Planning permission meeting (3 minutes to speak) - what to expect?
Planning permission meeting (3 minutes to speak) - what to expect? A planning application has been made by neighbours and letters sent out to see if any one objects. it is for a house in a garden which will be near ours. Objections would be it would overshadow and block light coming into our property and also traffic…
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Contractor refusing to pay
Hi all, I recently did a day's work for a letting repairs company. Over the day I did 9 jobs varying from faulty toilets to filling cracks. It was all going ok but until they started becoming quite quite prickly and rude down the phone out of the blue. Long story short I was told to purchase materials and send them the…
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Anyone know how to remove these vertical blind rail holders?
The house we recently moved into had the vertical type blinds in virtually every room and we've removed the broken ones. All of them had simple fixings to remove but these are doing my head in. I've tried Alan keys, screw driver (posi and flathead), pretty much every bit in my screwdriver box, nothing seems to fit the hole…
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Cavity wall - neighbours property
Hi my neighbour is having cavity wall insulation and they only reason we know this is my partner noticed someone on our driveway which is between both the houses ( neighbour don't have a driveway along side it) they apologised as never realised and said they will need access to the drive and part of our backgarden and…
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Replace radiator valve with BG home care?
Hello I recently moved in and found that all my radiator valves don't work- the radiators heat up fully whether the dial is switched to maximum, frost mode or anywhere in between. The british gas engineer who did a one-off service mentioned the rad valves could be replaced if I took out home care cover. I didn't ask any…
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British Gas, Boiler insurance, rip off Help
Hello, I wonder if someone can help. My frail housebound (COPD) mother was recently charged £60 by British Gas because her thermostat batteries needed replacing. She's been paying British Gas boiler insurance for years, it's quite expensive, after the recent extra £60 charge, she decided to try and cancel the direct debit…
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CO2 alarms beeping
I bought my flat 10 years ago. The previous owner had recently installed ceiling alarms in every room. I assumed they were wired in because the diagram for the circuit breaker indicates a switch for alarms. I am now getting a beeping noise from one (or perhaps more, it is difficult ot tell) of them. I think it is twice a…
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Rewire just the lighting?
I live in a 1960’s bungalow, and the lighting is from that time. I haven’t got any problems with my lighting, all work fine but it’s just on my mind that I probably should get them rewired. I think the electrics for the plug sockets have been updated but I’m basing that purely on seeing that the plug sockets are new. So…
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Is this quote reasonable?
£600 for replacing a WC and washbasin, with WC and basin to be supplied by me. Disposal an extra £50. Location Hampshire. Does this sound reasonable to you?
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