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Looking to reduce road noise from old double glazing
Hi, I’d like to reduce road noise from the windows in my and my son’s room. I understand I won’t eliminate it completely but even turning it down a few dB would be good. A couple of glaziers are coming out but I want to know anyone else’s experiences as to what product works best i.e. acoustic glass, triple glazing,…
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Scaffolding advice
Hi all, looking for some advice around this subject - have done an internet search but can't seem to phrase it so that what I'm trying to get at comes up. I need roof repairs some time next year and have a quote in hand including scaffolding, what I'm wondering is this; I also fairly urgently need my oldish upstairs timber…
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Anyone have personal experience with both dessicant dehumidifers and condesner dehumidifers?
I bought a condenser dehumidifer from lidl a while back, it was a 10L russell hobs model for £79, I saw it sells online for £120 so I bought it without hesitation. I need one because we live in a humid part of the UK, surrounded by the sea so the humidity is high. Luandry doesnt dry for eeons and thich clothes develop a…
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Kuppersbusch ovens
I've had a Kuppersbusch oven for almost 22 years. It's just started to trip the electrics and there's a bit of smoke. It may well be the element which could be replaced, but is it worth paying the £143 to get it fixed? I'm concerned there might be more problems to come. They are top of the range ovens, but has it likely…
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Bathroom Walls Problems!
Hi, My bathroom, which has not been renovated by the previous owner for decades, in a 1950s house, has two of its wall always wet/moist with droplets of water dripping constantly. This happens in Winter (and it has started already with the drop in temperature). The two walls are North and East Facing and the face directly…
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Is contents insurance void without alarm?
Hi all Just wondering if anyone knows if my home contents insurance is void without a working burglar alarm? I've been though the booket and cant see anything. I have the silver Halifax home and contents insurance. Please also see photo. I've read though everything but can't find the answer. Hope someone can help. Thanks
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Knocking/water hammer?
I live in a first floor Victorian conversion flat. The neighbours downstairs are doing major work. In the past couple of days, I've been hearing a kind of knocking sound (a bit like when a window is open and a shut door makes a sound against the wind) whenever I run a tap. It's never happened before. The neighbour…
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Stuff in eaves - worst case scenario?
Our house was built in 1969; we moved in last year. On the survey the report mentions white ‘stuff’ stuffed in the eaves and that this should be removed as there is signs of salting/condensation on the joists. We do get a lot of condensation throughout the house too. You can see it in the attached photo. It looks a bit…
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Cylinder advice
Had a combi in all the houses I rented for years, just with handset shower heads. Moved into a house with a system boiler / unvented cylinder setup (Ideal Logic Heat H24 Boiler with Prostel 150 S150PL 146l Cylinder). Bit of an ancient thermostat (Off, On, Timer, Once) with an old dial for the heating temp. Not really had…
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Waterproofing plasterboard bathroom walls - Membrane OR Jackoboard + Membrane
Hi, I am currently getting my bathroom refurbished. The walls and floor were stripped completely. Due to having a solid brick wall which meant that the internal walls were very cold in Winter, I decided to put 37.5mm thermal plasterboard on the brick walls. Now, I need to waterproof the walls, especially the one around the…
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How to fill hole in floor
Any advice welcome. Following a leak that penetrated under the floor tiles, it seems to have weakened a probably already weak floor. FYI the floor has underwater heating, though haven’t encountered any pipes thankfully. I have removed most of the loose material. Anyhow, what would you recommend I use to fill it? Don’t want…
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Tapi Pall Mall carpet
Hi all, does anyone know the original name/wholesaler/manufacturer for Tapi's Pall Mall twist carpet in shade Gazelle?
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Cavity wall insulation - fiber vs beads
I need to insulate cavity walls for 1960s detached house. It seems suppliers who do beads push for beads and those who do fiber/mineral wool do for fiber. From consumer's point of view, which one is better? I have done customary internet search but still not able to figure out if one is clear winner over another. I have…
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Dpd
Dreadful service failed to deliver ..we didn’t need to be in …they said they’d “carded” us and didn't deliver we WERE in they DIDN'T card us. No apology this is just one of a number of failed deliveries
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Old radiators won't turn off even with thermostatic valve at 0
I have two older radiators with Bulldog thermostatic valves. They were in the house when we moved here so no idea how old they are. First, the bedroom radiator would not turn off when I set the thermostatic valve at 0. I watched a few online videos on removing the valve head and I unscrewed it thinking it might be broken.…
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What are these vents for?
I have wood burners in the ground floor reception rooms, and the bedrooms on the first floor are directly above these rooms. The walls are solid, so the separations between the floors are the same. In the bedrooms, I noticed vents that I’m trying to understand the purpose of. These vents are directly above the rooms with…
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Hidden costs of a build
Hello, last year had a very large extension on to our home. The builders are still coming back to fix the remaining snagging list that we have. The final invoice was submitted to us in January 2024, which we have mostly paid with their written agreement. We have agreed to pay the final part of the outstanding bill once all…
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How to turn on electric fire heater?
I am pretty certain we found out how to get this running a few years back - everyone remembers the smell of burning dust - but cannot fathom it now. Help, please - where's the fan-heater switch?Or are we confused, and it's really just decorative? Thanks.
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Inset Electric fire into resin fire surround
We had a gas backboiler in our chimney which we have now had taken out an a combi boiler fitted elsewhere. The chimney is slabbed over at the top and has an aluminium flue through it with some sort of cowl/capping to prevent birds and rain from coming down it. We have a resin fireplace which has a marble hearth and back…
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Plumbing question about pipe replacement
I've got an open vented central heating system and I've been replacing the pipework in the loft that feeds mains water into the F&E tank. When I remove the original pipe feeding water into the tank, the pipe has a little ridge round the end of the pipe where it attaches to the tank fitting (see photos). Can I replace this…
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