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Ideas for removable shelf over radiator
I have a room, largish with one medium radiator behind the door and apart from an electric fire is the only heat source.I'd like to have the shelf 6"-8" above it so more heat comes into the room and not up to the ceiling.The heat rises from the top as well as the sides - it had been fastened to the wall just an inch over…
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Moved into new house - Don’t know the alarm
Hi all ive recently moved into a property and it has an alarm fitted. However I do not know the code. But neither did the previous owners. does anyone know how I would go about finding this code out / resetting it? The alarm box which is fitted on the exterior wall of the house says ‘Wright Security’ on a blue triangular…
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Buying a house with water leaks/damp
We're in the process of buying a property. We put in an offer on 13th August, 10k below asking price of £250k as the area will be having a massive development starting in 2025 and lots of properties are for sale as its currently a village and it's going to be a town - lots of people moving out and property prices falling…
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Supplier vs DNO for Maisonette
I received "one of those" phonecalls from my daughter the other day. She said that she was getting strange electric shocks whilst in the shower. I said that this sounded like a grounding issue and suggested (erroneously as it turns out) that this was a plumbing issue associated with the boiler as the problem appeared to be…
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Ground Level next to Garage - Foundation Frost Protection?
At the boundary between my house and my neighbour, our old neighbour dug away some of the ground and put slabs and artificial grass down to store his wheelie bins. We later found out it was actually our ground he was using and had dug away. My concern is that the ground that has been dug away will expose my garage wall…
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Is this driveway pressure wash quote fair?
Hi all Just hoping for some advice. I would like to get my driveway cleaned and also the little bits of weeds removed and treated so they don't come back too soon. I have been given a quote for £160 to pressure wash the drive way but that seems quite expensive? Would it not be cheaper to buy my own pressure washer and do…
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Stone effect SPC click flooring.
Anyone seen a reasonably convincing and attractive stone/limestone SPC click flooring tile? I don't want proper tiles as I suspect the suspended timber floor is too springy, with the risk of cracks. Also trying to keep it thinnish - ideally no more than 8mm - so as to avoids steps. I've seen a few that are ok, but they…
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Flooring dilemma
Hi all, and thanks in advance for your opinions. I’ve purchased 75m Kahrs engineered oak flooring, intending to floor the entire downstairs over the next few weeks. Total cost with underlay - £2,350 The dilemma comes with we’ve now seen some tiles we’d love to have in the kitchen/dinner. Due to the uneven floor levels…
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How to dispose of broken patio window glass
Hi, One sheet of our double glazed patio window broke into tiny pieces. We are not getting it replaced immediately and wondered where is the correct place or places to dispose of the fragments? Thanks
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Object in home
I used to live in a 2 up 2 down in a large city in Southern England and there was a weird object/device - in the hallway that I still have no idea what it was.......It was set in to the wall - directly beneath the meters - but was not connected to either meter. It looked like a box (12 inches by 8 inches) with a brass…
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Lock Shield Radiator Valve Question
Hi all, Looking for a bit of advice. The top of the lock shield radiator valve has snapped off as circled in the attached picture. In terms of replacing the snapped off part. I presume would have to drain the radiator, turn off the water and then swop the entire lock shield radiator valve? Just weighing up if it's…
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Bath panel
Hi I have had to remove our old bath panel as it was damaged. Will I also have to remove this wooden frame and replace it with another frame before I fit a new panel? Thank you
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DOFF machine is ruining render - best course of action please?
Hi, we had a problem whereby the render wasn’t sealed before being painted, and it was bubbling/flaking all over - we tried painting over the top of the ‘good’ stuff and even that flaked off very easily We opted for a package from a company that use a DOFF machine to remove the paint, but it’s left the render looking like…
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Installing "Hole in the wall" gas fire
I am looking to have a new gas fire and would like a modern "hole in the wall" type. I am concerned about the size of the BACK of the fire as I am trying to avoid a lot of work and upheaval to the actual fireplace wall. My fireplace wall measures 140cm wide and has the normal opening behind the Baxi Bermuda I have now. The…
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Split in Roof Rafter?
Hi all, I’ve got a split in one of my roof rafters. It’s a 1955 bungalow. I’m almost inclined to think it was there during initial construction, and just gone unnoticed. It’s been there at least since we moved in, 4 years ago… just went up in the loft and saw it again, and thought “Hey, maybe I should do something about…
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Artex Asbestos removal cost
Hi everyone, just looking for a bit of advice! Recently purchased a house from 1970s, and the kitchen has artex walls. I'm going to get an asbestos survey done, and because of the age, I'm preparing for the fact it will come been reporting asbestos. It's quite a small kitchen and wondered how much it might cost to remove…
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prevent penetrating damp
Hi My external rendered wall has flaky paint and hence thinking internal wall is suffering from penetrating damp. Has any one used special paint for the external wall to prevent this ? If do which one please
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Where to start first?
Hi We are about to remortgage. There is a fair bit to do on the house so we want to borrow some extra money. We could either borrow £120k to fix an existing old back extension or borrow half of that to sort out the bathrooms upstairs, get built in wardrobes in the rooms, fix floors, get shutters etc. We just feel that we…
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Re-bedding Ridge Tiles
Hi, can anyone give an idea of the price to re-bed approx. 4m of ridge tiles? Based in Yorkshire.
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Reclaimed Teak Parquet Floor Underlay
Myself and my partner are looking to fit some reclaimed parquet flooring in our flat (victorian terrace) when we move in next month. Currently we have what we believe to be either engineered wood or laminate in most of the flat. My question is what underlay will we need for reclaimed teak parquet? My assumption is that we…
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