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In My Home MoneySaving sticky
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Shop bought or homemade weed killer
Hi all, We are starting to see weeds coming through on our driveway and garden path between the slabs. My wife has suggested I use a homemade solution but I wanted people's opinions on what homemade solution people have used which has been effected or whether people have found a shop bought product has been better and if…
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Would you still consider buying a vented tumble dryer?
So my very basic dryer (that we got as settlement over the Whirlpool fire safety issue) has packed up beyond my ability to repair, and it's time to replace. I'm considering just getting another vented model - I know they are being phased out of the market, and based on usage, I'd probably only be looking at a 2-3 year ROI…
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Bonkers Q about VAT
This is on behalf of a self-employed builder who has just become VAT-registered. His accountant has given him an outline of how to write up his invoices, and it seems bonkers. Just for example, let's say it's a washing machine that the customer has asked the fellow to buy and install. His account says he buys the WM, adds…
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Boiler losing Pressure
I have a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 30si Boiler, and it keeps losing pressure and needing toping up with water. We have had an engineer out and he drained the system (half a bucket or so) and he pumped up the expansion vessel (using a special tool) while he was here, we bled one of the radiators. Initially there was water…
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Is this plastic bit split?
Toilet cistern, making funny noise when flushing. Loose handle wiggles around. The white bit inside (top of photo) has a gap. Can't tighten and it's in 2 pieces. Sorry, new phone. Can't draw arrows. II have posted about the noise ages ago. Just need to know this bit please. Thanks.
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Proposed conservatory - permitted development rights
We are in the process of getting quotes for a conservatory to be built onto the back of a detached house. It will be one with dwarf walls, an insulated roof, and sliding patio doors between the house and the conservatory. It will not be connected to the house’s heating system. The house was built in 1997 and is on a bog…
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Shower ideas for small bathroom
Hi Recommendations with photos or website links for shower enclosure or layout you have specifically bought and use that you would recommend again please. Which is best walk in or sliding door etc within mid range budget. Once that is easy to clean and most important is leak proof. Pros and cons for various options…
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Garage with planning condition - What kind of planning permission to apply?
Hey everyone! I live in a 20-year-old "new" private development. My house is freehold, but because it is part of a private estate, it has a managing company. When the developers asked for PP, they added a parking condition with a legal agreement, and the developers also added this into a title deed covenant. I want to…
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Ring cctc/etc, alerts
I have 4 of these gadgets. None of them alert me almost instantly when I walk past them. I've checked the setting, reset the CCTV/cams, rung Ring, etc but no difference. I'm not on their plans/subscriptions. Someone I know who lives a few doors away has a Ring subscription, and his alerts are almost instantaneous. Am I…
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Cavity Wall installer left thousands of beads in my garden and down my drain
I just got a warm homes grant and had cavity wall installation. They left the job l without saying goodbye, and I then realised they had left thousands of plastic beads all over my lawn, in my flower beds and down my drain. I feel so upset.. they are sinking into the mud and I cant get them out , and they drilled above my…
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Where to shop for reliable DIY bits & pieces?
Any advice on where to buy/how to choose reliable tools and small pieces for minor DiY repair? Looking for screws that can be safely removed and places back more than once, door hinges that won't break too soon, door handles, locks (the ones fitted in the house appear to have broken after 10 years maybe), hooks, and other…
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Mains-connected portaloo for long-term use?
We have only one bathroom in our terraced house and it’s upstairs. Now we are looking at adding a downstairs toilet. Under-stairs WC is not an option so the only option is a rear extension. We got some quotes and they were more than what we had anticipated. This made us wonder if we could just buy a portable toilet, put it…
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LED Oven bulb - available?
I see they 'exist', but do they function ok? Ie, a pygmy ses 25W-equivalent bulb for use in ovens, so 250oC plus. Ta.
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Video doorbell dilemma - now sorted, thanks :)
Because of the type and position of our front door, we have to open it to see who a caller is. We are getting on a bit, and I would like to rectify that situation before I turn my toes up. At present, we have a wireless doorbell which sounds in four different rooms when a caller presses the button on the door. It works…
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Bathroom light advice needed please
Hi all. Our bathroom light has stopped working and when I unscrewed the cover, I found this instead of a bulb as I was expecting. Can anyone tell me if there's a way of knowing whether I need to replace just the LED round plate or just the LED driver thing that's attached to it? Or do I just need to replace the whole…
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Still having problems with condensate pump
I posted a few weeks ago about my dodgy condensate pump and I'm still battling with it. Our boiler is in an interior pantry and the pump sends the water up to the attic and outside. The pump keeps getting stuck on and it's baffling me. Sometimes it empties just fine, then other times it just keeps running until the whole…
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New bathroom in apartment - sound of air / wind and water being sucked out of u-bend
After having a new bathroom installed in my 20 year old 5th floor (of 6 floors) apartment, I can now hear a constant sound of air / wind in the plug hole of the basin, and after I run water, all the water is sucked out of the u-bend (you can hear it happen) and the air sound resumes. The n bathroom fitter hasn't yet…
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Are Burglar Alarms Worth It In 2026?
Curious of what peoples thoughts and opinions are on this. We are planning on doing a fairly extensive renovation over the next few years and one of the things I've been looking at is home security. We will be having cameras and such but is it worth bothering with an alarm system? The reason I ask is that shortly after we…
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Upgrading downlights
I've got three downlights in my ceiling that I'd like to replace with Ansell Prism Pro Downlights or something similar, preferably integrated led. Attached is an image of one of the old ones that I snipped out earlier. Above is the loft, I can get up there but no idea what to look for. Can someone talk me through the…
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Help pl toilet blocked after number 1
I have tried every suggested on you tube and cannot unblock my toilet. I had a good No 1 but afterwards noticed the toilet is blocked. Any advice please, have washing liqui method, and plunger no success. Last resort calling the plumber. Thanks
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