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Police damage but they won't pay
Can you help. Brothers house was broken into by the police, due to a neighbour reporting they could hear someone shouting for help but did not know where the shouting was coming from, after knocking on several doors of others neighbours who all answered and confirmed they could not hear anything they got to his door no…
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Neighbours building drive on public land
Hi, I don't know if this goes into here or not but saw other neighbour problems here. I live at the bottom of a cul de sac, everyone has driveways that can fit 2 cars on, some more, but parking with one of the neighbours has always been an issue. The cul de sac is quite narrow at the top and then opens out into a large…
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Banging/knocking from flat roof
About 18 months ago we had a flat roof extension built on the back of our house and all has been good. I've noticed recently though that there is intermittent banging/cracking/knocking noises from the roof. It isn't constant, I just notice it now and again when I'm sat in there, mostly during the day. I've done some…
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Shower cubicle glass thickness
Hello, my plumber has left me an MKM 'Bathroom Collection' book and would like me to choose a cubicle. I only want one door and have a choice of 8mm thick glass at £1,184 or 6 mm thick glass at £504. I'm 67 and not always completely steady on my feet ... and about 13 stone. Should I go for the thicker glass in case I have…
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New concrete window sill
Hi I'd be glad of some advice . I want to remove an old conservatory from the back of my house. I believe its about 20 years old. At the moment the kitchen window has no concrete sill as it's internal . Can I have a new sill installed and roughcast underneath without replacing the window . Is this a big job and which trade…
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Our home renovation project - Opposite of MSE philosophy!!
I've always tried to follow MSE philosophy of saving and using money with care which has set us up well to mid life (40s). But COVID showing how fragile life is, and childhood memories of watching Kevin McCloud quiz home owners why they have 'risked it all' in the name of design has made us do something that's the total…
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Boiler on constantly
I have an oil-fired boiler. Recently it has been on constantly, even though the timer is switched to the off position. There is a frost thermostat which I thought might be the problem and so I replaced it but it made no difference. I have switched off the boiler itself but the central heating pump still runs so I am…
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Confusing window quotes.
So I need to get 6 largeish windows replaced (4 approx 3ft x 5ft and 2 narrower either side of bay, all bog standard white UPVC). I thought getting 3 quotes would give me some idea of what to do but they are all completely different! quote 1- £2,700. Im abit sus though as this guy has no reviews newer then a year and a…
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Pressure valve
Hello, Just a query about a Mains pressure valve located near the mains stopcock I've attached a photo and can anyone tell me.. 1) is the pressure gauge measuring the stopcock side or the property pipework side? 2) should the gauge fluctuate up and down when taps are not in use? 3) will how open the stopcock is affect the…
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Cost of replacing flat garage roof, 6 x 3?
Hi.Unfortunately my flat garage roof needs to be replaced, it is well over 20 years old. It leaks & the original roof material is lifting.It looks like the old boards have seen better days too as the edges are all wet. The garage roof is 6 x 3. Before I start getting quotes, can anyone help with an estimate for how much it…
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Help in cleaning outdoor ceramic table
Need advice on cleaning an outdoor ceramic glass patio table. Its a dull ceramic - not shiny. Uncovered table after winter and there is what appears to look like a water mark/stain on the table. It won't come out with just hot soapy water and I know you can't use anything abrasive on ceramic table tops. Any idea what I can…
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Food defrosted by accident, risk eating or not ?
So over the last week I have been using a back-up chest freezer in the shed while awaiting our new freezer which arrived today. So I went in to the shed to get my food out ready to put in to the new freezer. I noticed a smell of southern friend chicken, and I then noticed a large carrier bag of food had been left out on…
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Architect mistake with planning application
We got an architect to draw up plans for a driveway as we need planning permission. The construction would involve building up our front garden to make it level with the street. We agreed to go for the largest dimensions possible, given the space available. He advised that officially this would only be big enough for one…
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New British Gas Boiler Complaint
Hi, i don't know if anyone can advise but at least I can get this off my chest and advise everybody else not to get a boiler from British Gas. I'll try to be brief, but basically we feel we were badly misled by BG and don't know what we can do about it. Last year when we had our 20 year old boiler serviced by BG the…
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Need to cover/fence one side of open pergola
Hi, does anyone have any DIY solutions on how to fill the gap on one side of my wooden pergola? I am not a DIY person as such and can't afford a carpenter. The gap is 8ft 6 and I can't find any fence panels wide enough. I need to fill the gap as I have a nosy neighbour and the fence between our gardens is broken (but it's…
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Does my roof need drip trays
I bought my house a year ago. It is an end of terrace hip roof with torching / no felt. I had a roofer complete all repairs and replace soffits, facias and guttering. Yesterday another company knocked on my door and said I should have also fitted drip trays. He left his card. I feel this may be a company trying to just get…
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Remove wall mounted gas fire
Does anyone know a reasonable quote for getting a gas fire removed and called off? Been quoted £170 which sounds high. Thanks
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Quartz Composite sink
Anyone know where I can a quartz composite sink ? Even when I put quartz in the searches all the sinks showing on websites are granite not quartz composite? Thanks
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Soundproofing through floor
Hi all, I live in a 1st floor flat that used to be a council house estate, built in the late 80s. Most probably timber joist structure with laminated floor. The flat has pretty good soundproofing, if I have loud music on for example you can't hear it in the staircase or outside (brick walls). However it's almost like the…
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Buying home - survey revealed patio and flowerbed at height of DPM
Hi all,I was after some advice a survey on the property we wanted to buy (5yr old new build) has reveled the patio they had built is too high. They have a very small gap filled with pebbles in between it and the house, however the patio and pebbles come to around the DPM, the pebbles slightly exceed. They scoop out the…