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Chasing Tradesman / Windows
I had my windows and door replaced, job done and paid and no issues though the Tradesman has not issued me the FENSA certificate. I have tried chasing them but to no avail. What options do I have?
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Gap between rear extension
Please see attached picture I live in property "B"The rear extension for property "A", marked "AE" on the plan, was built over 50 years ago. 40 years ago I wished to build a rear extension, marked "BE" on the plan. The council informed me that the right hand wall of the extension "AE" was built on the property line.The…
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New bathroom pipes groaning
Hi all Just had a new bathroom installed by a local plumber and it's come to (almost) completion. I've paid up most of the money, but I've held on to some as the pipes are groaning every time the shower is turned on. Understandably they're not keen to investigate this, although have offered to iron out the snags. I've been…
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Kitchen ceiling
Does anyone know how I can fix this damage on the kitchen ceiling? Do I need to re do the whole ceiling? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Can I do this myself
Long story short had damp in entrance hallway independent damp surveyor identified air bricks was cause. I lowered trench of air brick 1 brick below was full of sludge sticks before and filled with gravel abit. Now thinking of lifting floorboards and dehumidy subfloor and put new floorboards in a week later. Been quoted…
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Electric water heating
I have a little old cottage and it has an airing cupboard with a copper cylinder. The water is heated overnight with an immersion heater. I need hot water in the bathroom and kitchen. I have a shower and a bath. I do sometimes use the bath to wash bigger items and may bath the dog in it if she's rolled in something smelly.…
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Looking for advice re:party wall issues
Hello all. My neighbours asked if their shed could join mine, as our shed goes right up to the boundary I said yes but I said they needed to make sure they had the right regs. They were adamant that they didn’t need planning permission for it. But then the whole house started stinking of curry and they've turned it into a…
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How far deep down is this?
Basically want to take all the soil out and hopefully will be concrete underneath like the rest of the garden. I don''t want to dig down to deep and end up underground or something. How far would need to dig and realise no concrete underneath?
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roofers bad job
I needed 2 flat roofs and 2 valleys fixed, went with recommended after checking them out, long story short ended up whole roof replaced I asked if I needed building regs, they would sort and started the following week-they found various problems, so money added to bill- I stupidly paid in instalments, 2 days after they…
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Bathroom Fan
I get black mould in the winter because of poor ventilation. I have seen the automatic fans at Screwfix for around £100I had a quote, I was shocked when he said the total quote was £625 the fan would be in the ceiling and a vent via the eaves, I am in West Yorkshire.I have put a metal bar on the window, so it doesn't…
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Ideas for removable shelf over radiator
I have a room, largish with one medium radiator behind the door and apart from an electric fire is the only heat source.I'd like to have the shelf 6"-8" above it so more heat comes into the room and not up to the ceiling.The heat rises from the top as well as the sides - it had been fastened to the wall just an inch over…
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Moved into new house - Don’t know the alarm
Hi all ive recently moved into a property and it has an alarm fitted. However I do not know the code. But neither did the previous owners. does anyone know how I would go about finding this code out / resetting it? The alarm box which is fitted on the exterior wall of the house says ‘Wright Security’ on a blue triangular…
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Buying a house with water leaks/damp
We're in the process of buying a property. We put in an offer on 13th August, 10k below asking price of £250k as the area will be having a massive development starting in 2025 and lots of properties are for sale as its currently a village and it's going to be a town - lots of people moving out and property prices falling…
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Supplier vs DNO for Maisonette
I received "one of those" phonecalls from my daughter the other day. She said that she was getting strange electric shocks whilst in the shower. I said that this sounded like a grounding issue and suggested (erroneously as it turns out) that this was a plumbing issue associated with the boiler as the problem appeared to be…
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Ground Level next to Garage - Foundation Frost Protection?
At the boundary between my house and my neighbour, our old neighbour dug away some of the ground and put slabs and artificial grass down to store his wheelie bins. We later found out it was actually our ground he was using and had dug away. My concern is that the ground that has been dug away will expose my garage wall…
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Is this driveway pressure wash quote fair?
Hi all Just hoping for some advice. I would like to get my driveway cleaned and also the little bits of weeds removed and treated so they don't come back too soon. I have been given a quote for £160 to pressure wash the drive way but that seems quite expensive? Would it not be cheaper to buy my own pressure washer and do…
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Stone effect SPC click flooring.
Anyone seen a reasonably convincing and attractive stone/limestone SPC click flooring tile? I don't want proper tiles as I suspect the suspended timber floor is too springy, with the risk of cracks. Also trying to keep it thinnish - ideally no more than 8mm - so as to avoids steps. I've seen a few that are ok, but they…
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Flooring dilemma
Hi all, and thanks in advance for your opinions. I’ve purchased 75m Kahrs engineered oak flooring, intending to floor the entire downstairs over the next few weeks. Total cost with underlay - £2,350 The dilemma comes with we’ve now seen some tiles we’d love to have in the kitchen/dinner. Due to the uneven floor levels…
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How to dispose of broken patio window glass
Hi, One sheet of our double glazed patio window broke into tiny pieces. We are not getting it replaced immediately and wondered where is the correct place or places to dispose of the fragments? Thanks
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Object in home
I used to live in a 2 up 2 down in a large city in Southern England and there was a weird object/device - in the hallway that I still have no idea what it was.......It was set in to the wall - directly beneath the meters - but was not connected to either meter. It looked like a box (12 inches by 8 inches) with a brass…
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