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2 extremely Large trees near house and Home Insurance
Hi can someone advise me on what is best to do? I live in a cul de sac, which is part of a larger street and our back garden backs onto several other back gardens. I am extremely concerned about 2 large trees (evergreens) in another properties garden. They are extremely tall and wide. I have tried speaking to the owner who…
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loft insulation
hi all can anyone advise my house was built 1979, the insulation is paper thin and i mean paper thin so ive had a company out which is getting raving reviews on all sites turned up on time for a price this is where i need advise, supply and fit 8 rolls 270mm, leaving old insulation down would make too much of a mess to…
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Bathroom metro tiles
I have white metro tiles grey grout but I wish I went for white grout. Black is constantly building mould in them daily and it’s hard to spot. Anyway I tiled onto of existing tiles so what could I do? Was told I can’t change grout? There’s wet wall rooms? Maybe they can remove those tiles not sure how it would affect ones…
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Upgrade boiler in new house to Combi?
We have just moved house, moved from a place where we had a Worchester 30kw 4000 Boiler and it was super efficient to run. super low gas bill etc. In our new place which is there is a 21 years old baxi solo system boiler. I'm nervous of the bills spiking from heating a water tank and not using all of the water that is…
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Water ingress around chimney
Its a two floor property. The problem area can be accessed by a single piece ladder placed on the ground floor extension roof. The issue was much worse but we had a roofer visit and apply a fix of along the parapet (that was his idea of a fix) from ridge down to the chimney. Its sorted 80% of the issue. However, we had…
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Best way to dry a bathroom after a shower?
So it's a relatively small bathroom with the usual shower, toilet and sink. There's an extractor fan and a small window. We always put the fan on before we step into the shower. The window may or may not be open depending on the season. After the shower the fan remains on. Now - given that it is vaguely chilly and a bit…
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Smell coming from behind the toilet
Hi, my bathroom at the ground floor has had a terrible month. For more than one year I've never had problems, and suddenly in mid August I've started to experience a constant smell of sewer. I've asked to clean the drains and inspect inside (all "clean"). I've replaced the air admittance valve at the top of vent system.…
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Small wooden floor landing
So I have a small landing area we have bought some new carpet to put down but now my wife likes the idea of having this sanded down and varnished but a light finish as doesn’t want them dark. I've been over all nails punch down so aren’t any raised while making sure no pipe underneath no boards seem to be damaged or loose…
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Unreasonable planning condition: forced to sacrifice our garden for unwanted parking spaces
We have a front garden and a parking space for one or two cars, which suits us perfectly since we only own one car and don’t need or want additional parking. We applied to build an extension at the back of our house. As part of the planning application, we were asked to demonstrate that we could accommodate three parking…
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Party Wall Chimney
I am having damp patches in bedroom caused by shared party wall chimney, I went up the attic noticed water stains running down the wall. While I was in the attic, I noticed my neighbor has a lot of roof tiles missing and can see clear daylight when I look over top of party wall, which is a concern if heavy rain will effect…
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SELV Led light not working
Hi, I have a SELV LED light which has stopped working. The model number is KED09W350R06. I've attached some photos. I've tried Googling and for the life of me I don't know how to get this working again. Does anyone here have any ideas?
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EMI filter
Cleaned my dryer and now have to reconnect it. Didn't take pic before disconnecting and now bit confused about markings on EMI filter. Do I understand it correctly as I marked in pictures? Thanks.
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Clock running slow - Junghans quartz
I have a wall clock which I really like, but it's close to 30 years old, and has started running slow. It's powered by a Junghans Quartz W737 motor, which sits in the back and looks a lot cheaper than the face of the clock. Is it an easy enough matter to change this motor? I suppose the problem might be with the batteries…
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Vaillant ecotec plus 837 boiler heating not switching off
Hi all, we’ve just moved in our new house and it has a vaillant Ecotec plus 837 boiler. We noticed that the heating is turning on randomly during the day and night and we cannot switch it off. We changed the thermostat to 15 degrees, turned heating down on the boiler as low as it goes, and turned the heating level on the…
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Gas cooker - vacating Housing association flat
Hi folks I’m in the latter stages of clearing my late mother’s home - it’s a housing association property. The council are due to uplift various white goods next week and I had included the gas cooker on the list for uplift … but now realise disconnecting this safely is not so straightforward. One option is to employ…
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Cellar ventilation advice.
I have a converted cellar and have been using an air purifier for air movement and a dehumidifier for 4hrs a day to keep it dry. Have had a few issues with moisture and mold along the carpet line but nothing substantial over the 3 years we have lived in the house. I am trying ways to stop using the dehumidifier as getting…
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Ikea Built in Wardrobe still smelling after 3 weeks
We bought a large built-in wardrobe a few weeks ago from Ikea. It consists of 6 seperate units, including a corner unit. My father in law and my partners sister purchased the same wardrobe a few months before us aswell but had no issues. 3 weeks on, the wardrobes still stink. At this point, I cannot tell if its a…
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Vented to Unvented system conversion. Is this quote reasonable?
Total Including VAT: £4,675.44 Upgrade cold mains to 22mm Removal of existing hot water cylinder and tanks Installation of Gledhill 150 litre unvented cylinder and relevant controls / fittings and requirements Installation of Baxi 800 system boiler - 10 year parts and labour warranty Pressurise heating system Install Hive…
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Megaflow - Warranty ending but ongoing issue.
My Megaflow cylinder is just under 2 years old and about 4 months ago I noticed that water was coming out of the overflow pipe outside (although I believe it was happening from much earlier in the year). I called megaflow out under warranty in May and they refilled the air gap. About 3 weeks later I noticed it was still…
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