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Bathroom sink waste trap
Attempting to replace bathroom sink waste trap. Tried 2, from standard high street DIY shops, both leaked from the spring basin waste. Following this I checked out reviews and it seems it's not uncommon. Can anybody offer some advice on finding some better ones or what to do. Tia
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TRVs
Sorry, this may sound very dumb... My heating system was originally installed when the house was built (1960s). However there are no TRVs anywhere so I have basic questions. I understand the principle of TRVs and I guess they're an improvement on manually opening and closing rad valves. But what is the difference between a…
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Finding plate fixing screws and dual flush spring for discontinued cistern with flushplate
Hi all, I got this item (below) installed in March 2018 and it mostly works fine. Somehow the plate fixing screws broke a couple years ago and I never got it fixed. Now I'm trying to get it fixed and the vendor advised me the item is discontinued so they do not have spares for the plate fixing screws or the dual flush…
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Neighbour's planning application requires underpinning of my wall
Hi - please see my thread in the other buying and selling section. Hoping to catch more views be linking it here. If anyone knows anything about underpinning and party walls I would be very grateful if you could take a look!…
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boiler flue pipe outside, is there a way to make the smoke go to the left handside/or upwards?
annoyingly, the flue pipe blows smoke directly outwards and its near my front door and whenever i have heating on or running the shower, smoke comes out of it...and its very visible i want to make it more discreet, please advise? i've attached a picture (is there a pipe connector i can slot in, to give it a u-bend?)
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Cleaning knackered non stick oven trays
Hey everyone, We have an assortment of non stick oven trays - from deep roasters, to pizza trays with holes and all between. Sadly, most are looking a bit sorry for themselves with some brown spots/splodges/marks. Whilst we typically use foil or parchment (yes, on non stick, lol, probably because they look manky!) some…
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Shed-building questions
The floor of our existing shed won't stand the weight of the mobility scooter that I'm doomed to be buying before much longer, so I'm designing a new one which will have a concrete slab base. Like the existing shed, it'll be "flat" roofed, and the long side of it will run about 150mm clear of next door's garden wall, as it…
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Putting containers of water in freezer
I've seen a few sources which say to put containers of water in empty freezers, because it means the freezer has to produce less cold air, to keep the inside cold (because some of the volume has "something" in it). I'm thinking....surely energy can't be "magically" gained, and cooling it down initially would "negate" any…
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Mirostone kitchen worktops
Hi, purchased some Mirostone kitchen worktops due to a kitchen refurb. These worktops look great in the showroom and can be fitted by a joiner however two joiners I asked to fit the worktops refused as they said they have never fitted these type of worktops before and are unsure of the fitting requirements. Just thought…
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eyelet curtains quoted length
Hi - looking to get some ready made eyelet curtains from Dunelm - does anyone know if the quoted drop ie 228 in this case, includes the extra material above the rings or is this extra length - ie if I put them on a curtain pole 229 above the floor will they be about right? (or do I need to put the pole at a different…
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Opinions on the cause of this mould/damp wall? (pics of both sides provided)
This wall in a previously tenanted kitchen was not blocked by furniture -
just one of those trolleys you keep groceries in. It's very mouldy, and the black mould has spread to other
areas of the house (where it seems due to condensation but there's mould in the
air so it has caught on). Through this wall, on the side,…
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Plugging overly large holes.......
...where there are electrical wires emerging. I had some electrical work done recently which necessitated a bit of drilling to feed in new wires. My house is old and fragile and some of the drilling has caused big, ugly holes which I'd like to fill/conceal in some way. Can I use any type of filler for this or, given that…
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Boiler/water pressure issues
Hi, hoping for some advice as I've been going round in circles with this. 4 bed semi detached house, a Worcester boiler with a hot water cylinder. Issues: 1. The main bathroom has a non-electric mixer shower, the low pressure on the hot water makes it very difficult to use for a decent temperature/flow. I'd like to get…
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What is This?
Dear All Not long purchased new home and have just found this in a raised flower bed near the patio. Does anyone know what it is or why it might be there? Thank you
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Fire danger from rats
In brief, woken by daughter at 3 a.m. who was hearing noises coming from loft. Went up later that day but couldn't find any evidence of rodents. Bought a cheap indoor camera which filmed a large rat a couple of days later. Called in local pest controller who could not find any access points but suspected it may be under…
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Hangings items on plasterboard
Hello, I've rummaged around here and internet and am getting confused about how to hang items on what I think is plasterboard. I'm not young so please be patient with me. I've just moved after 30 years and I think the internal bits of my walls are plasterboard - I tried hammering a nail in to hang a painting with and after…
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Cost of New Fence
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could provide a rough estimate on what i would be looking at to get a fence replaced. Its about 20 years old and the posts are well rotted so probably one or two storms away from failing. The fence goes around the perimeter of the house, both sides and back and i would estimate is about 60…
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New built house – ridge tile blown off – ridge batten problem
Our house (end
of terrace) was newly built. In the 13th month, ridge tiles2 & 3
(together with the ridge unions) (photos A1, 2 & B) were blown off. We
checked from the loft and found that the ridge batten was a bit weird. Some
part (about ¼) seemed to be normal which is placed directly on top of the apex.
But the rest…
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Mould inside external walls
I've been noticing mould accumulating in rooms with external walls. I'm getting the cavity insulation looked at which might help with some walls but for other rooms I'm not sure what to do. Here's the front bedroom. Mould on the wall behind some drawers: Also some mould on the ceiling (which I've cleaned off now but…
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UPVC windows cost and payment
Hi all We could do with replacing our UPVC windows in our 4 bed house. As a minimum we would want to replace 2 bay windows (front room and master), and 5 casement windows (3 bedrooms/kitchen which all look the same size and one smaller in the utility). I know I haven't provided any measurements however can anyone give me a…
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