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Internal oak engineered doors
I had new oak internal doors fitted a few years ago but I put a dark stainer on them. Apart from removing them and rubbing them down, is there any other way I could remove the dark stain to make them lighter. I have heard that i could take them to the garden and jet wash them? I'm not too sure about that. Kind regards Jeff…
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Flooring - can't decide
Hi Realise there are a lot of posts about this but? Moved into my new home last year and trying to decide which flooring, hallway, lounge, dining room. When I visit flooring shops they seem to want to push me to LVT which I don't want. Hardwood flooring - expensive but also flooring companies talk me out of it saying it's…
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Blown render
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has experience of this. Our house render has blown and we've been told that this is what is causing mould and water patches on our interior walls. The render looks so poor that it looks like we could easily knock it off. We currently can't afford the quotes we've had to replace the render but…
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Checkatrade charging service fee
Checkatrade are going to be charging customers a service fee for using their facilities "Service
Fee – We are introducing a Service Fee for Customers, which will be
clearly shown at the point of checkout."
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Problems with hammer drill chucks.
Recently moved and my old Skill drill was sparking so I bought a new mains hammer drill, Guild brand, cheap but I only had a few jobs to do. Well the chuck seized after a few uses so I took it back and got a B&D one. Now three weeks later that chuck has seized as well. That one will now be going back with the masonry drill…
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PIV positive air pressure systems for dust management
Anyone tried a PIV (positive air pressure) system for reducing dust? We don't get condensation, but we live next to a main road and the dust is quite bad. We have cavity wall insulation and double glazing. We have a couple of extractor fans that were installed with the insulation. So air is coming in other ways,…
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Will wren kitchens replace a door or require the whole unit to be purhcase?
The doors on one of the units that is the more expensive ones from floor the ceiling has delaminated. its got a boiler inside and so there is excess heat from the unit which has caused the coating to come off the mdf. after it delaminated it ripped, the rips happened from the door banging onto a permanenet plugged in…
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My title deeds don't mention the number of bedrooms
Hi, I've looked everywhere in my documents, but my title deeds don't mention the number of bedrooms. Is it normal? The house was extended a couple of times (loft conversion and kitchen extension), following all the legal requirements (PD planning application, certificates of lawful development and certificates of…
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House Repair/Refurbishment/Renovation - Help! :)
Dear Forumites, I’d be grateful for your assistance. I have recently bought a house with which I am very happy. A Level 3 Building
Survey was completed prior to purchase. The need for various further investigations and repair/refurbishment was identified. Further recommended surveys were: CCTV drainage, Presence of…
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Advice needed on wooden shed size
I was looking online at wooden sheds and I saw this about timber sheds: A single-skinned building can only reliably stay dry
to a certain point, and that’s why our Shed range ends at a certain point – 16’ x 10’. We believe that, when Sheds go larger than this, they begin to be
susceptible to leaking... Is this something I…
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Builder damaged neighbours property - am I liable?
I had some roofing work done and the neighbour's flue was damaged. The scaffolders admitted they did this and offered to repair but the flue and boiler are old and may not be be fixable. A full replacement would be expensive and the scaffolders say it was basically broken already and was hanging on by a thread so they…
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My neighbor’s side extension has been without gutters for over two years, excess water problems
My neighbor started a DIY side extension during COVID, but the project remains unfinished. The extension is about 90 cm away from my side wall, and for the past two years, they haven’t installed any gutters. When it rains, water overflows and runs down to my foundation, causing moss and greenery to grow, and the soil is…
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Down pipe on rear gutter - help please
Hi I live in a detached bungalow with an attached garage built in 1962. The garage has guttering and a down pipe going into the ground and a block paving patio which encloses the pipe. The patio is sloped slightly towards the back grassed area. My neighbours garage is next to mine but not adjoining. My neighbour has said…
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Reusing E10 heater cable
Hi I need to renovate a cupboard that has this Economy 10 switch cluster in the wall. It's from a warm air heater that I've taken out. There's two feeds. An off peak 10mm cable and 24hr 4mm. I'd like to, if possible use the 24hr cable for a socket, maybe for a water softener. Both cables come from above and then out…
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Two flats, one mains(?), builder question
I live in a flat (converted Victorian house) and the downstair's neighbour has just started building work. Their builder turned off the mains water this morning so my water also went off. They didn't tell me in advance (although I've asked them to, along with gas and electricity). There are two two taps (stopcocks?) in the…
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Looking for inspiration re low (preferably zero) maintenance solution please.
I have included a couple of pictures by way of explanation but we own a corner property and the wall which borders our rear garden runs down the side of the house. There is a strip of land currently covered with membrane and slate chippings which is situated between the garden wall and the pavement. Because it is around…
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Damp patches on outside walls
I've just noticed large damp areas on the outside of my house, on two adjoining walls. Does anyone know what might be causing these? And what do I do next? There is a downpipe atthat corner but I don't know if it's to blame or if the damp is coming up from the ground. In the second photo, the patch stops at the top of the…
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Marks On Walls - What are they??
Hi everyone, Not DIY savvy in the slightest so apologies if its a silly question... We moved into a property back in November and since moving in we've found these weird marks/dents on the wall, gradually getting worse. Are they just wear and tear or poor plastering previously or something more sinister? Sorry again if it…
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Window fitting
Had a quote for x2 windows, 1 is replace an existing window, and the other is knock out wall (single skin/garage) and fit another window. Paid up front for the windows. The one that was replaced is a1. The other is absolutely shocking. (Brickwork). So he knows im not happy and has offered to redo it, im not confident in…
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Worktop corner joint trim
Hi I’ve have a small kitchen I’m attempting to supply and fit myself, I’ve spent a fair bit of time making sure my measurements, tools needed ect are all correct , The one task I was unsure of was joining the worktops , having to use templates ect was giving me the fear lol . i saw one YouTube tutorial that had a woman use…
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