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G-Clamp what the?
I doubt there's any point me posting this, since it's clearly beyond any technical explanation, but hey. I have this G-Clamp, size 4, good ol' Record make. But, this one has an added serrated thumb wheel which I haven't seen before. The clamping screw goes through this captive thumb wheel just as it goes through the clamp…
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Mysterious constantly wet brick
Okay so in our house there is a brick outside the back that is always wet. It has been so for a good couple of years. Sometimes it spreads ever so slightly to the bricks immediately surrounding it, more often than not it just shrinks back to the one brick. It is immediately below the damp course layer; and on the inside of…
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How best to repair/cement this blown brick on a corner
I've got a blown brick on the corner of my house - see the pics - so replacing it isn't an option. I've got cement and sand, but how do I go about it? I gather I'm supposed to basically smooth over it, till the whole area is a flat, smooth surface, but how do I do that given it's uneven? Will I have to make several passes,…
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Triple 2 Way Light Switch
So I’ve been replacing the light switches in my house and there is a triple (3 switch) 2 way light switch in the hall. It seems I’ve connected one (or maybe more) of the wires to the wrong terminal and is now tripping the circuit breaker. All other light switches I’ve replaced successfully apart from this one. I’ll be…
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Is it possible/cost effective to insulate a prefab garage to use as a workshop?
I'm not very knowledgeable, so forgive me if I struggle to explain or use the wrong terms I am hoping to move into a house with a large (18 by 30ish) prefab garage with a corrugated roof (which I understand is not asbestos) I am considering converting this into a workshop (fabric/sewing) alongside the normal garage crap…
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Neighbours Contractor damage to my property
Hi all, Just some quick advice would be appriciated. I am in a terrace house and next door are having new rendering. When they have been chipping off the rendering they have taken some off my side which has left and reasonable size hole. The only reason i noticed this straight away as most of the debris was in my yard on…
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Thoughts on plug-in PV panels?
Curious about your thoughts on these, as it doesn't appear to me to be a practical solution. For most, there would be too few panels to provide a useful output, assuming most folk would go for 2-4 panels due to space limitations. Difficulty in positioning them on your property southish and at a 40o-ish angle. Visual…
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Straw wall?
Our house was built in 1984 and I noyiced a small bulge in the wall by the stairs. So now i am decorating I scraped the wall to remove the bulge and found the wall full of straw! Is this normal and is there a fire risk?
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Quality of roofing work
Hello, We have been sent these final photos by our roofer to prove quality of work but without sending us a certificate of completion/final roof inspection report. Someone else has expressed concerns about the quality of work. The behaviour of the roofer has also given us some concerns. Can anyone tell me if this looks…
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Is all the wall a party wall?
hi forum- our house side wall is our neighbours car park wall which extends along and up to also attach to their flat on the first floor. They say that the tall part of the wall attached to the flat is a party wall but that the low part (our kitchen) that runs along the car park is not. Is it true that a wall can be half…
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Neighbour's chimney leaking
My neighbour's chimney is leaking and causing damage in my attic. I have kind of mentioned this to them before and I said I would get back to them with information about costs to fix it and see if we could agree on the works needed. Admittedly I was a bit vague about it as I didn't really know who would be paying for it,…
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Has anyone made their own pergola?
As the title, has anyone? If so, did you use pine or oak? Currently looking to make my own as even green oak is 30% less than the cost of a pine equivalent from dunsters etc. Thanks in advance!
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Temporary & permanent shed roof fix
The felt on my wooden shed is knackered as it's leaking in various spots. In case it matters to the answer any, it's not a packaged shed in that you go online, see a wooden shed & say I'll buy that one. It's a DIY build from a previous owner of the house. They've used treated timber throughout & I'd say it's made from…
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uPVC window foil repair
Has anyone had the foil repaired on their upvc windows. What is your experience. Is this worth doing? Heres the worst example of my wrinkly foil: 7 out of 8 of my windows have wrinkly foil There're some specialist companies that do this, and I am making enquiries. The questions I have are: Can you match colour Will I…
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Decorator
I am not sure whether this is the right place to post. Apart from personal recommendations, trust a trade, Which, checkatrade. Is there another way to tell if a decorator is good at decorating and reliable?or will a handyman be able to do the job just as well?
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Rough quote for new driveway
I am looking to buy a house but it’s on a busy road and will need a drive way putting in. A few of the neighbours have already done it. I have attached pictures so you can see and an AI photo of what it might look like once done - the front garden is elevated and would need excavating and a retaining wall put in. The stair…
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Skirting board paint
Hi Which is best paint to buy and one that doesnt turn yellow but stays brilliant white. Whats best way to paint them. Recommendations for base coat and top coat paint!
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Bowed Kitchen cabinet doors, opinions please
Hello I had a lovely kitchen installed and completed around July 2023. Unfortunately there is an issue as all the cabinet and pantry doors, made, I assume, of plastic coated MDF have bowed. They have all bowed outward, so the bottom and top edges have bowed outward relative to the centre. Unsupported drawer fronts made of…
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Side extension against boundary
Hi all, Speculative at this stage but we're looking into options to extend our home in the future which (based on the fairly limited space we have) involves extending the building into the side passage and right up to the boundary. So the external wall to the house would effectively replace what is currently a brick…
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