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Boiler Warranty
I had an ideal boiler installed in 2018 and have had it serviced through Ideal Boilers each year as per the warranty requirements . There is a filter at the bottom of the boiler that removes the metal from the heating systems water, and each year I’ve checked that they have cleaned this too and they have always said yes.…
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Think I've been taken advantage of
I am a carer for my husband who had a stroke and now has dementia. We live in a 300 year old cottage (not listed). I arranged for someone to come round to give me a quote to clear my gutters out. He offered me a discount for cleaning the roof at the same time. Long story short, he 'became' our friend, he ingratiated…
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Mobility scooter batteries
Hi, I have two 75amp batteries on my mobility scooter. The batteries don't seem to be holding charge anymore. The batteries are only 5 months old. So I am going to send them back to the supplier to test them. The batteries are agm 75amp batteries. I have just purchased a new charger to rule out my original charger being…
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Heating my office
I work from home. The room I use as an office is freezing cold (north facing, flat roof). What is the cheapest way to heat it? Previously I’ve worked in the lounge in the winter which is south facing but I would like to keep work and home separate
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Advice for staying in home during bathroom refit (we have a second bathroom)
Hi folks, Spouse and I are having a shower room done by a bathroom company next week which is scheduled to take a week (remove current fittings, move a small section of wall, fit new fitted furniture, shower, tiling and flooring). I'd been thinking it would be OK to stay in the house while work is being done but someone…
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Can someone read this old meter please.
I have been billed over £2500 for the month of September for electric🤯. I know it’s wrong I would love if someone can confirm the reading🙏🏽
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LVT, pins coming through the floor
Had some lvt fitted 1 March 2024, it come with a warrenty for floor and fitting - anyways move to now and they have been back twice to fix pins coming through the floor, second fix solution was to remove these pins totally in effected tiles, this was done 27 Aug 2024. Since then had 3 more new tiles with issue and raised…
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Replacing old brick 1960s garage
My detached brick garage was built in 1960s and over the last few years big gaps have appeared between the bricks on a large part of one long wall and on a shorter wall. A builder I got to look at it got out his spirit level and thinks part of the foundations has cracked and the garage has sloped. He says that he thinks…
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Where can I get this window catch
Bathroom catch came off on side whilst having it renovated now struggling to find exact type
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Have you a Lidl Parkside Extendable Hedge Trimmer-could you check this for me please?
Hi, I would be very grateful if anyone who has a Lidl Parkside Extendable Hedge Trimmer such as below, could quickly check as indicated in the picture below, if you have have two screws, where it seems to be missing in mine, leading to a fault. Many Thanks.
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Blinds for composite front door
Hi, I have a door simlar to this, it is composite. During the winter months, people outside can see if I am in as the light from inside shines through the two windows. Has anyone found or could recommend suitable curtains, blinds or similar that can be pulled down/rolled down from inside over the glass at night? Thanks in…
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Reattach bathroom tiles help.
Can anyone offer advice on the best way to reattach four fallen bathroom tiles? Initially, there were a couple of loose tiles separating from the wall. When I tried to check them, two more tiles came off with what looks like some of the wall , exposing some bare brick behind them. It seems like water has been getting…
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How to hang bathroom cupboard on stud/plasterboard walls?
Recently had our loft extension finished and now have a cupboard we need to hang in the bathroom - it's mirrored and quite heavy. Do we have to find the studs behind to hang from or can we hang on plasterboard (if so how)? I am hopeless at DIY and sadly DH is too but have no one we can come ask to help either
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Internal wall archway damp patches
Hi we’ve just got round to decorating our downing room after moving in a few months ago. When we’ve painted the dining room archway these damp lines have appeared all the way round the square arch. They are inside and around the edge. It’s an internal wall and above it is a bedroom.
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Electricity Circuit Help
I have a query. We currently have a 32A circuit dedicated to the cooker. However, in our kitchen refit, we need to install our Induction Hob - and this is 7.2 KW. The electrician has suggested using the cooker circuit for this, and to then plug the cooker into a normal socket. This makes me a bit nervous. The cooker,…
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How to seal up gaps?
Hi all Can I ask, what would be a good way to fill up the gaps along where there flooring meets the skirting board? Ie just a filler or foam etc?
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Broken patio jointing
Hey guys, My folks patio, of about 15 years old, has some issues with the pointing. Some parts are missing and some parts have cracks. (See pictures below). I'm wondering how I can fix this for them? I've considered.. 1. Some mortar in a tube that my Mum got from Wickes, looks okay (Express pointing mortar) 2. Small tub of…
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Neighbours extension has window into attached garden
Hi, Is this extension legal and will it prevent us doing a full width single story extension across the back of our house (if we buy it)? If not legal, what do we need to do to ensure we can build? I don’t want to have to cover any of neighbours costs to fix something that I don’t think they should have done, and I don’t…
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Ventrolla - has anyone replaced the weatherfin pile
Think I need to replace these weatherfin piles, does anyone know what they are called or type. Don’t want to go back to Ventrolla, did ask them couple of months ago along with quote, they replied to the wrong person with the wrong quote, think their business model has changed they are more into replacing the whole window.
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How to repair this sandstone door surround?
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