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Advice on outside drainage
I'm looking for some advice please. We have a new-ish downstairs cloakroom. The waste pipe comes out into our driveway and runs to our drains at the rear of the house. The waste pipe looks hideous. He's also covered it in concrete. The person who did it wasn't truly qualified, but I know that he had to do this because our…
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What is this outside cable?
Hi folks, In our driveway we have this fairly random cable and I've no idea what it's for. It gets in the way when moving bins in and out of the driveway as it gets caught in the wheels. I'm considering just cutting it away, but thought I'd see if anyone knows what it is? It looks as though it comes from underground on the…
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Obtaining a building regulation control certificate
Hi there, I know there's lots of posts around this, but they all seem to be slightly different to what I'm looking for. There two things: 1. This year, we had all our windows replaced in the house by a friend. He is competent and I know would follow building regs, but he's not FENSA registered. Having checked the regs…
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Wickes bathroom
I'm hoping to get my bathroom refitted this year and have had a quote from Wickes which was lower than I was expecting. Has anyone here had their bathroom done by Wickes? What was your experience? I'm getting some quotes from local tradesmen to compare as well.
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Help? Can a dyson hair straightener from US work in UK? Dyson saying not due to voltage difference?
Can a Dyson hair straightener (corrale cordless) from US work in UK? Bought them from a charity shop and didn't realise they had a 2 pin plug but came with a UK adaptor! I contacted Dyson and they said you can use it however, it's not recommended using another country made dyson in another country due to voltage difference…
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Condenser dryer not drying?
I’ve got a White Knight B96G8W condenser dryer. The drum heats up but just blows cold air out. When the cycle has finished the clothes are nice and hot, but sopping still. Been working fine for several years - we have it set to expel water into the drain rather than collect in the condenser reservoir. Any suggestions…
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Shower hot water connection leak from loft!!
Nearing another weekend and blessed with another DIY issue.! This time I noticed unusual leak from loft near shower head and after inspection noticed plastic connector leaked because shower body was moving down a bit put pressure on pipe to loose. luckly it didn't completely disconnect and ended up in a flood! Now trying…
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Smashed soil pipe
We moved in to our house about 4 months ago and it has been endless problems. The latest issue is the soil pipe. We noticed a musty smell in the downstairs bathroom and after removing the boxing around the main cast iron soil pipe, discovered that there is a large chunk missing and water gushing out when anything runs up…
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PIV
I've had my PIV in loft for a year now. I'm told I have good airflow but my house stinks of loft and I'm so fed up with it. Should i have a vent put in at each end. The loft does have a lot of stuff that needs to be cleared out but even so it shouldn't smell so much. I really can't bear it. I'm lighting melts all the time…
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Shutters or Curtains
We have recently had our front windows replaced in our house. It's an early 20c terraced house, with two bays (think half a hexagon - upstairs and downstairs) and a single rectangular window upstairs. When we put curtains up before in the bays, we had John Lewis do a circular tracking rail, which wasn't cheap from memory.…
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Which camera doorbell?
Hi all, I've had a Ring Peephole camera for a few years. It's been great (apart from needing to change the battery every so often). However, it's chime has stopped working. And the audio quality has been poor for a while now. So it's time to get a new one. Which gives me a chance also to see what else is on the market. I'd…
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Small Claims Court with two companies denying liability
A while back the road outside my house was resurfaced. As part of that work a manhole cover was replaced by Colas. It was loose and rattled all night, disturbing our sleep every time a car went over it (it's a main road). Eventually Colas fixed it, but it took months. Colas are blaming Southern Water for supplying a "light…
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Is this dry
A month ago had old plaster bonded/skimmed over. Now this is the result there's some darker patches which feel dry to the touch. I've mist coated two walls and where the patches are it doesn't adhere that well. There's also a crack across the ceiling which the plasterer goes it's because an old house (1935) and old…
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LED Lighting Help
Hi there, We’ve got a glass cabinet/bookshelf with 4 shelves that we’d like to add some lighting to. We’ve been trying to figure out how to get 4 separate rows of LED strip lighting (~90cm)to connect together to one power source so they function simultaneously. Can anyone help find what products we need to buy? So far it’s…
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Should Cavity Wall Insulation, flood from Kitchen Walls.
Most interesting unexpected Kitchen Incident' I called Home Emergancy thinking I had lots of Insect Eggs gather in front of Kitchen Unit Kicker Boards, official info is Cavity Wall Insulation (little green Pellets) have found there way inside Kitchen. Potential Rodent Hole and Traps etc are in Progress. Should Cavity Wall…
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How to get rid of spiders?
Hi, does anyone know of products that work against spiders? Spray, powder, anything, as long as they won't come back anymore. Thanks
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Disposing of a water fire extinguisher
A company I was working for many years ago was moving offices and offered staff any of the kit left in the old office. I took a water fire extinguisher thinking it was sensible to have one at home. Now many many year later I am trying to dispose of the extinguisher but the local tip says it is industrial waste and won't…
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Shower room smelling badly these last few days
Hi, During this week my shower room at the second floor has smelled badly (of sewer) every other day, last time was last night. All of a sudden. It had never smelled before. The window is always open, all year. The siphons are full, I can see them. Now I've let more water flow and I've shed some thick bleach for several…
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FENSA, is it required?
I’m wanting to change the existing fenestrations on my property, like for like, but changing the colour to anthracite. I have previously used a great company that’s supplies building regulation compliance certificates, however, would this be enough? I also know a great tradesman, but he is really busy and I would rather do…
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Party Wall Agreement/Survey Questions
My neighbours (semi detached, properties divided by a wall between us) told me two weeks ago they may convert their loft to a bedroom adding a dormer, around this time next year. He said he'd need to speak to me about this and wanted to set a date and time. I am away from home quite a bit at the moment and said I'd do it…
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