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In My Home MoneySaving sticky
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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Susidence or brick slip?
Hi all just recently bought this house and wonder what the issue is above the front window
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New radiators - totally baffled!
Hello All, I'm going to be buying 6 new radiators and have gone in to several sites to do the BTU calculations. Thing is, each and every single website delivered very different calculations. An example - my bedroom in metres: Length: 5 Width: 4 Height: 2.3 Window area: 2.34 m2 double glazed Heated rooms above and below 2…
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Newly discovered hole in ceiling caused by chimney breast removal
Hi everyone, Our home is a Victorian terrace and we are currently renovating the middle bedroom. Having removed a suspended ceiling and wall-to-wall built in wardrobes we have discovered that there is; 1. a hole in the ceiling where a chimney breast was 2. thin plywood covering what we think is the old fireplace (still in…
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Neighbour fence dispute
I was replacing the rear garden fence which I own with a feather edge fence built by a local groundworker totally at my expense I talked to my neighbours and explained that the groundworker has said that he could not build it with the rails on my side as my neighbours had a shed right next to the boundary. They got really…
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I am confused if I should apply for Planning permission or ask for change of use.
I have a permitted development, garden room. * The space is only for recreational use * It has a bathroom and kitchenette I now want to make it as habitable space. I am confused if I should apply for Planning permission or ask for change of use? Many thanks
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FRONT DOOR DOESN'T SHUT PROPERLY
Hi Folks I've had a new front door fitted about 2 months ago. When leaving home, I just used to shut the door from outside
(without locking with the key), and the door used to lock automatically. However, recently I've noticed that when I
push it from the outside the door opens. Is that due to the recent warm weather we…
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Is there any way of fixing this crack in our UVPC front door?
The door is pretty old (pre-dates us living in the house) but absolutely fine apart from this crack which has become raised off the foam inner over the last couple of hot days. We're planning on moving in the next couple of years so we would prefer not to spend the £1-£1.5k that it's likely to cost for a new door. Is there…
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to have a water meter, yes or no?
I received a card from Thames Water "its time to go smart" claiming I could save as much as £200.00 a year. I am the only person at the property, and I live in a two bedroom home with my cat. whats the pitfalls and benefits of the meter, and should I try, or through the booklet in the bin?
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Hanging / Nailing Kent Peg Roof Tiles
Hi all, When we moved into our house a few years back, the previous owner had left a load of clay roof tiles in the back garden. I think they are old Kent peg tiles. We're in the South East. Traditionally, these would have been hanged over the batten using wooden pegs. I'd like to create a new wood store, and roof it using…
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Ants in kitchen
We have a seemingly endless stream of ants in our kitchen - They come in through a wall vent from outsideIs there anything, recommended other than ant powder that we can use to kill them ?Powder has to be walked through and just kills that ant
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Paint and/or primer for a new front exterior door.
Could do with some guidance please. This is the door: https://www.wayfair.co.uk/home-improvement/pdp/lpd-doors-carolina-unglazed-hardwood-external-door-lpdd1296.html?piid=10042804 I was thinking the following two products but these are pricey and don't know if they're worth it:…
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Mist coat or not?
Hi ya, I have stripped the wall paper of the chimney breast wal. I want to mist coat the wall because it wasn't done by the previous owner and hopefully stop.the patches showing though the new paper. ( Grey) you can see in 1 of the photos what I mean with the old paper. Do I need to clean all the paste off the wall or can…
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Oil vent cap if that is what it is?
Hi folks, I have an old oil tank for central heating in the back garden probably about 36 years old. On the top at front there is an opening with conical cover to put in oil, while more than half way towards the back of tank at top, there is simply a red lid type cover about 3 inches in diameter that simple screws into…
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Any advice on how to save on costs when replacing heating system?
Currently have a one pipe system in a 2 bed, 1 bath mid terrace house in west London. There are four single panel radiators. One (bedroom) has been cold for 25 years. One (bathroom) works ok. The other two fluctuate between lukewarm and cold (they are one or the other, bedroom and living room above/below each other). Had a…
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Bathroom Basin +Mixer Tap considerations.
Is Bathroom Basin size Esssential when ordering replacement as new. Current Basin has 2 single taps Is it Simple to. order a Single Mixer tap. I'll check measurements today though it's going to be small sized basin maybe 500mm's Is there any reason not to order slightly larger from. 600mm's.
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A lock with a SIM card to open via Internet?
My friend moved abroad and wants to sell his house without spending money on agencies. For that he wants to install a smart lock which he will open remotely over Internet for unattended viewers. What locks with a 3G SIM card are available on the market and which ones would you recommend? There will be no mains power, so…
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Party Wall work
My neighbour is planning to have some significant building work done that requires a party wall agreement, however they are using a builder that is not registered with any trade organisation & appears not to have the different forms of insurance that are either legally required or would protect neighbours (& the person…
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Which Dulux paint type?
Hi I'm about to paint my corridor type hallway in Dulux Natural Hessian. I've used the Easycare Kitchen version which is good and would probably do here too. Has a slight sheen which is fine and feels scratch resistant. Have used the retail Walls & Ceilings Matt but would like the paint a little more durable. Then there's…
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Possible Planning infringement
Hi All. My neighbour who brought the house next door at auction has been developing it for a year now. Has now decided to feed piping out the side of his new extension. This was not on his submitted plans. Also the extension heights differ from his plans we have come to notice. Where do I stand with reporting this?
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Expecting a massive price uplift - radiator install
NEW UPDATE AVAILABLE - on page 3 A few weeks ago I had a local heating engineer quote me a price to install a new radiator onto the existing system (not replacement - new install). Said it would be less expensive if I sourced the parts myself and he wrote out a list of exactly what was needed. The list included a freeze…