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Openreach delays for FFTP
Hello, We are currently stuck in the middle of a battle to get FFTC installed at our [rented] home. We are moving away from Virgin Media after 10+ years due to their costs, and going with EE FFTP.... Everything was going fine until installation day where it was discovered by Openreach engineers that a tiny less than 1ft…
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Patio upgrade
We are not a big fan of the paving stones (some are broken with pieces missing) so was thinking about replacing them - should be an interesting summer project! Wondered if the current paving are a bit too high in respect to the kitchen door step? I do not know where the DPC is (it is a 1930-1940s semi solid wall house) and…
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Land Registry Right to Light
I’ve been going round in circles with my local council over the last year regarding 5 lime trees that surround our property. As well as year round mess, the trees (throughout Summer and part of autumn) cast significant shade on our property - enough that during the day we have to have lights on inside. The council are…
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New kitchen quote query
I had a quote to redo my kitchen, knock through to my dining room and put up a small utility area in the kitchen. I trusted the builder and I liked him. My friend also had her kitchen done and suggested I also get a quote from her builder who is a friend of hers. I had them both round and the second builder didn’t get back…
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Recommendation for office desk and chair
Hi-any recommendations for office desk and chair? I had a look on IKEA but one we want is out of stock. Google search finds some but then everything looks decent on a monitor... So looking for any recommendations.. Don't want anything second hand at the moment.. Thanks
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Kitchen plinth led wiring help
Silly question alert. I plan to fit only 4 leds to my kitchen plinth. How do they power up? I can only find instructions that lead up to the transformer wiring? Do you just add a 3 pin plug onto the end of the transformer then into a standard plug socket? Thanks
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Wall ties and underpinning
When we moved into our house we knew we had wall ties when the roof was updated. A structural engineer also reported that movement was historical and nothing since. I'm now wondering whether it was underpinned as the engineer and L3 surveyor never said anything. Do these things always go hand in hand?
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Can anyone answer a question re leaking roofing felt on a new roof being installed???
So we are having a new roof on our semi detached house and they started today. They have put new roofing felt on two sides and already put tiles on one side which is great. However we had a thunderstorm today after they left so i checked in the attic ( which is loft boarded so i could have a good look) and where there is…
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Hotpoint aquarius fdl570
Hi, got a dishwasher that stopped working, blinking on/off, wash, end lights. Anyone had similar problems with this model?
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Shrinkage and Smell from Dry Cleaning Normal?
We were getting windows replaced so figured it be a good time
to get the curtains dry cleaned since they had to come down anyway and haven’t been
cleaned since we got them over 5 years ago. The curtains are cotton, made to measure numbers, as we couldn’t
find anything long enough (3m) off-the-shelf for tenement bay…
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New kitchen
My kitchen is 22 years old (it was installed when the house was built). I believe it needs replacing. I went to Wren kitchens on 01/01/2024, 21/01/24 and 13/04/24. In January it was there "famous winter sale". The salesman put pressure on to buy saying it would be much more expensive later in the year. I have done the…
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Self build vat reclaim
We’re building our own house but due to family illness we’ve had to change the design slightly, which has included extra kitchen cupboards and creating a room downstairs in what was an open plan space (due to illness, we needed a disabled accessible bedroom). This hasn’t yet gone through planning. Will the tax man accept…
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Google Guarantee trustworthy?
Just seen it pop up for the first time when I searched for tradesmen, theyre all listed with green ticks. I normally just see the searches of business under the map of my local area, so no idea why it shifted. Weird thing is, if I search for any of the promoted businesses, when I enter their name back into google and try…
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Is there a top quality/best shower/bath silicone sealant? Recommendations please
Hi all Our bath at home...For some unknown reason the silicone around the bath seems to have failed (and water is now running down the wall under the bath). When I press down on the bath (where the current silicone joins the tiles) I can see that the silicone appears to be not stuck to the bath. I want to repair this the…
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Never-ending problems with WB Greenstar 4000 15Kw system boiler
We are having problems with our brand new WB Greenstar 4000 15Kw system boiler on mains gas. It worked without any problem for 3 weeks then started malfunctioning. Error codes 2951 and 227. The engineer is adamant it is to do with the condensate pipe. He has "cleaned" the condensate pipe several times but the boiler…
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https://www.archimede-birmingham.co.uk/
Are this company trustworthy - to repair a relatives fridge freezer ?
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Where is best place to put sockets for washing machine and dish washer?
Hi all Just wondering where would be the best place to put sockets for washing machine and dishwasher as want to have them away for any water or water splashes. Don't want them under the kitchen sink. The washing machine and dishwasher will go where the chair is (yes we are expanding the area there) Please see picture and…
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Condensation issues
This is a story and a half so buckle up! We bought a house in December 2023 and after a week of moving in we noticed the house had condensation issues with puddles forming underneath the upstairs windows and also one of the bedrooms downstairs the wall was soaking wet. We initially thought a pipe had burst it was that wet…
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Damp in skirting board - New Build (4year old)
We bought a new build (4 years ago, so out of builder's warranty, but still in 10 year NHBC) Over the past Winter/Spring we noticed that the skirting boards by the front door had flaking paintwork and on closer inspection appeared damp. Not 100% sure it's damp - surface is cold to touch but not wet, but it definitely looks…
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Plaster for patching
Hi I'm repairing a couple of cracked plaster areas in my hallway. The concrete blocks have separated due to settlement and I've refilled the gaps with mortar. Ideally the whole wall should be skimmed but I just want to make good as I need to do the floor also. Would hardwall plaster be ok to use? The depth of the gaps is…
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