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Quotes for radiator install - which one?
I've got two quotes for a radiator install/swap, fitting only of rad and new valves, minor change to pipework and inhibitor. One is a fixed price of £140 + VAT, the other is timed rate of £70 + VAT for the first hour plus £35 for every half hour after. The job is a swap of one single radiator to a double of the same width…
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Quote for new water mains supply - is it reasonable?
Hi all We have a water leak somewhere under our house. It's not visible and we have concrete floors. Water board have concluded after a few visits that there is no leak in front of the house from the water meter so must be under the property. The water main sits under an extension so would need to dig up the floors to find…
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Additional entrance to property
Hi members, I have added two photos here. First one shows the existing entrance to the property, highlighted in green. I have highlighted a section in red, where I would like to add an ADDITIONAL entrance to the house. The second photo will show the proposed new entrance from a better angle. This used to be the garage,…
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Nutec loft insulation
Had my loft surveyed this afternoon. Was told it need to be done and was quoted over £6000 to insulate the rafters. £3000 to remove fibre glass insulation and replaced. Does this seem fair or am I being scammed. Thanks
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Kangen Water Machine
Hi, I’m looking for a kitchen mixer tap that works with a Kangen water machine. My current tap is too small and none of the adapters fit. I need one with a standard removable aerator (M22 or M24). Any Amazon UK recommendations? This has been stressing me out for a few days. I know i could go into B&Q I know alot of people…
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Is this an extension, or a conservatory?
Is this an extension or a conservatory? It looks unusual to be a conservatory, but the glass ceiling makes me think it's not an extension either! Any ideas? Also checked the councils planning portal, no submitted applications. However, could also be due to it being within the required limit so no planning permission needed…
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Old Roof Timbers with Moisture Content on Average 40%
Hi, The roof timbers in my friends old home have a moisture reading of around 40%. It's an old slate roof on a traditional timber rafter and purlin construction. There are no slipped slates. There's no underfelt. The parging/torching was done with a lime mortar but has fallen off over 30% of the roof area. None of the…
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Paint advice needed
Hi hope I'm in the right part of the forum please move if not. I inherited a house from my nan and I'm going to be moving into it in a few weeks and I need to repaint all the rooms and don't have enough funds to get a decorator to do it I'll be getting help from my sister and a friend to help me paint the entire house…
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Self Levelling
Hi, We’ve just had our floors levelled in the kitchen and dining room. A couple of questions please - a) is it normal for a professional to make lots of mess up walls when doing this? And b) would you expect them to cover a wooden door for example? I ask because there was loads of splashes up our walls, which isn’t too…
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Water Storage tank using large amounts of water
We bought this house about 3 months ago. The house is only about 12 years old. 2 years ago the owners put in a new boiler, but it is not a combi and they continued to use the cylinder hot water tank originally installed by the builders for hot water. Just before Christmas we suddenly had no hot water, although the heating…
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Damp - How best to deal with it?
Attached some pictures of my damp situation. It is the external facing wall of my garage. I had 2 problems - sagging and broken guttering which has now been completely replaced. But my main problem now is the debris, rubbish and soil which has piled up over the years in a narrow ~25cm gap between my neighbours' garage and…
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Radiator Fixings
I bought an Ultraheat Compact radiator but the manufacturer doesn't supply the wall fixings (screws and plugs) for this range, they do supply the brackets though. Can anyone advise the screw and plug size that should be used for a solid brick, plastered wall fixing? The overall weight of the rad is approx 34kg. A quick…
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Dehumidifier advice following building works, please
Hi, recently had a conservatory with a concrete floor replaced with an extension (3m x 5m). This was open to the elements for around 3 weeks in November/December and I am trying to dry out the floor and newly plasterboarded walls. I have currently got a Meaco dehumidifier in there, which is slowly helping, and now the…
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Hotpoint washer dryer
My friend just moved in a new flat and she is not sure how to use the washer dryer. It takes over 2 hrs for a wash. She assumes it is a washer dryer but the clothes came out still damp. Thanks
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Wooden Flooring
Hi, I’m looking for some recommendations, we moved into our house nearly 2 years ago and my dogs have wrecked the lounge carpet. Light grey and cheap, now with a brown tint from the mud the dogs have brought in. I am looking at replacing it with some form of wooden flooring, it needs to be decent quality and deal with dogs…
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Laminate flooring
We have just moved into a retirement apartment which has laminate flooring but also underfloor heating. I'm looking for a suitable product to clean this flooring which is throughout the flat. Don't need anything to make it shiny just want to keep it clean, but obviously can't use anything that makes the floor wet.…
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Dripping condensate pipe
It looks like the joint of this condensate pipe is dripping. I don't have much space to play with in terms of trying to replace the joint or anything, as just to the right it goes behind a kitchen cabinet to then feed into the waste pipe. I'm wondering if a PVC solvent could do the trick, but i'm not clear whether that…
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Dehumidifier - no water collection tank?
I have a mobile AirCon unit with a Dehumidifier function. We have been using in a small room when the electric clothes airer is setup. I have a moisture meter and during operation the moisture levels don't go above 59%, so I believe the dehumidifier function is effective. However I am confused as I have never had to empty…
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Is this a fair quote for a porch build?
Hi all I have a delapidated side porch which I want replaced. A very slightly larger footprint (only by 2 square metres!). What I currently have: My dodgy photoshop mockup of what I would like (this is obviously very rough! But gives an idea): Floorplan (things have change slightly since I did this, but it gives an idea of…
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Extension Lead for Powerful Appliances - do they exist?
Hi, I know you’re not supposed to use extension leads with powerful appliances but because of where ours plug in, it means I am unable to move the (freestanding) fridge and dishwasher out far enough to clean around them. We’re getting a facelift in the kitchen and thought it might be an idea to add an extension lead so…
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