Load bearing wall?
Building
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I own a 1920’s 3 bed semi. There is a solid internal wall on the ground floor I want to demolish part of between the dining area and kitchen. There is a stud wall slightly to the left of this wall on the 1st floor. From this am I right …
Laying underlay on concrete floor
Carpets, Lino & Flooring
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My mum just had her carpet fitted yesterday . Bought the thickest best underlay .and good carpet . But since fitting it’s snells bad even today like a cat litter box also found out they have glued All the underlay to the floor. she had the grippers down Any help …
Bad smelling paint?
Painting & Decorating
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I painted my room with deluxe Matt emulsion from a tin which was opened last October. I started to notice a funny smell but stupidly continued to use it. That was three weeks ago. I used a fresh tin of Dulux in the hope it would cover the smell but …
may have damaged drywall/plaster
Plastering & Rendering
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I am currently removing wallpaper in a ten year old house. It is coming off in multiple layers. Most of it is coming off leaving a white paint like substance behind. However in places this is also being removed leaving behind a greyish soft slightly 'furry' textured covering. Also in …
Builder has walked of the site. What do I do now?
Building
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My builder has walked of the nearly completed building site leaving some of his equipment and a whole lot of rubbish. Can i sell his equipment to pay for the rubbish to be removed?
Silicone filled air brick?
Plastering & Rendering
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Hi, I have 2 air bricks on the front of my house, 1 is beneath the damp proof membrane and is ok, the other is around 5 bricks higher up and 2 to the side and has been filled in with silicone. Any advice appreciated on why this would've been …
Cost of replacing a single roof tile?
Roofing
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A single ridge tile has shifted on the roof. Roughly how much would I be looking at to get this fixed?
How much to run electrics to shed?
Electrical
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I'd like to run electrics to our shed in order to get a light and an electric socket would be nice as well. The nearest electrics would be in garage which is about 6m away. How much would I be looking at for this type of job?
Gas Servicing/failure and issuing gas safe certificates
Heating & Gas
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I have a gas boiler and a gas fire in the same house, if the gas fire fails its service but the boiler passes can a certificate still be issued for the gas boiler on its own as the plumber we used for the job suggests not?
Emergency Plumber
Plumbing
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Hi, we had to call out an emergency plumber last Sunday for a leak under the sink. He came out and said he didn't have the part and he would come back on the Monday, but we had to pay again for another call out fee, which made it very …