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Please be aware of the MSE Forum rules, notably that you mustn't post personal information. Take extra care when uploading photos and make sure that they don't contain personally identifiable information. 🏠 Here are some Forum threads you might find useful: * Please ensure your electrics are up to date * Find Instruction…
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Water ingress on bay
The bay in my child's bedroom (upstairs) has started to leak. The window was replaced as few years back, and the house has also been re-rendered, again a few years back. The bay was also repaired - rotting wood removed and replaced. We haven't had any issues until this year. I do realise we have had a lot of rain, but it…
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What sort of concrete/mortar do I need?
In a bid to out wit the feral gangs of thieving squirrels round these parts, I'm hoping to make some pebble mosaic tiles/slabs to lay alongside the length of my garden paving stones just to cover a very narrow - approximately 9-10 inch - strip. The strip boundary has the paving slabs on one side and the gravel board for…
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To boiler or not to boiler?
Worcester Greenstar, put in in 2009. Has been fine so far, but now needs the pressure expansion vessel replacing. I also have an issue with intermittent hot and cold water, which isn’t the tap because that’s already been replaced so also boiler related. Awaiting quotes for repairs for that as well. Now wondering what the…
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Washing Trainers
Hello all, I hope the hive mind of the forum can advise about whether I can wash my trainers and they'll remain useable afterwards. My normal trainers for just non-event running (Nike Pegasus 40) are smelly. It all began when I did a waterlogged ParkRun 7th February - this is one of the drier parts of the course that day:…
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Utility room ideas please 🙏
Afternoon all sorry if this I a repeat thread but I couldn’t find where the last one went ☹️ We have this add on to the house we’ve almost finished updating. Currently has electric and cold water supple with drainage (needs updating though). How would you go about making it into a small utility room? We’d like to replace…
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AO.com failed to deliver regarding disconnection, recycling & installation of my new machine
Recently bought a new washing machine from ao.com. I decided to go with their disconnection, recycling & installation service. I live on the 1st floor & don't drive, so can't dispose of it at the tip & the bulky waste service needs me to put the appliance outside the property. On the day of the installation etc, AO said…
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What are these patches on my wall?
Only wall in the flat that has it, it's a bedroom wall which is the exterior wall. I'm hoping it's just previous owners crappy diy left overs. I'm thinking to just use polyfiller and smooth it out. The walls are not plaster, they're plasterboard.
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Kitchen touch-up
Very annoyed to find a chip right at eye-level on my brand new kitchen. Paid £35 for a "kitchen touch up" kit from an online shop who promised it would be an exact match. It so wasn't. To be fair they have given me a refund straight off, saying they must have sent the wrong shade. In the meantime I have taken a small…
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Boiler power problem
I am trying to work out what has caused the power to my boiler to fail. It is oil fired. The problem appears to be from the frost thermostat but I don't know why that should be. Picture attached showing the wiring. Mains power comes into fused switch on left - there is power to the switch and the fuse works, as does the…
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Rubbery fabric glue for a rug
I have a rug that's supposed to have strips of heavy fabric glued on the back, around the edges, to cover a join in the backing fabric. But the glue has failed and the strips started peeling off. I have temporarily replaced them with carpet tape, but it's not ideal. I think I need some kind of heavy duty rubbery fabric…
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Can we patch up missing chunks of Pattern Imprinted Concrete?
Hi all We moved into a house 5 years ago. The previous occupant had spent a small fortune having the back of the house part done in lots of pattern imprinted concrete. We have recently had an extension built and have not got chunks missing. I asked 2 different companies if we could patch it and recolour but they both said…
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What was this? (Warning picture of dead animal)
Thought I had mice in house as saw a something scurrying away, but down traps and caught is. Now I think it was a shrew, could someone confirm.
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Heat Pump Tumble Drier - air/heat output
I currently have a 15 year old Miele condenser tumble drier. The hot air output is low down on the front. This was not previously a problem on our tiled floor, but has caused the vinyl in our new kitchen to lift. (The floor temperature measures 35⁰C…). Can anybody who has a newish heat pump tumble drier tell me: Is the…
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Burglar alarm/smartphone app
I have the option of having a smart system added to my new burglar alarm system, but worry about the risk of someone being able to hack/disable it, so they have access to my house. What are your views on adding this feature to a new alarm system? I have already decided against a swipe keyfob gadget, to save me entering a…
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Wet Patch at the Bottom of the House
Hi Al, Is the wet line at the bottom of this house normal? Also, what is the fluff on the wall in the third picture?
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flat pack furniture fixings
Q relating to the locking pin associated with the minifix cam. In this case a Very Ely wardrobe. Pins ste missing or lost and I need to source some urgently. Are the EU24 pins ( identified as MN01 on the Very instructions ) standard sized with other similar pins and thus interchangeable. They can be ordeted from click…
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Kitchen makeover / replacement
Our kitchen is looking tired. We are considering three options: Re-fiinishing / repairing / spraying the existing units Replacement doors / drawer fronts Replacing the kitchen entirely but retaining the existing layout We have well established local firms in mind for all three options. Which is the most MSE solution in…
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Accessible switch or extension lead
So I'm setting up the house for post op and for some time need everything easy to do. No bending, ballet moves or contortion 😉 I have not found a way to turn off the switch from a distance. Tried crutch, grabber and piece of wood. Would it be an idea to get an extension lead that has an off switch on the extension? I could…
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Permitted development- garage conversion
hey all Looking to convert an attached double garage to be a kids games room. No extensions to walls just bricking up garage door and changing windows/ doors We will also be changing roof from flat to pitched as per other houses on our street I’m told it’s permitted development by the builder and tried to apply for legal…
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Help me choose an oven
Hi all, I need to buy an electric oven with electric hob. Standard size for domestic use. Quite like the ones where you have a top and bottom oven that you can put on different temperatures to cook two things at the same time on different settings. No fancy extras needed. Any recommendations or brands/suppliers I should…
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