Best window profile?
Windows & Doors
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1255 views
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12 answers
Been quoted on rehau and halo 10, which is the best profile please
Do loft steels require planning permission?
Roofing
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1252 views
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12 answers
Previous house owners removed the chimney stacks but only as far as the ground floor and top floor. The stacks still come down into the loft. We want to get a steel put in for piece of mind that they are secure from collapsing (can't take them down as they're …
Bad plastering job?
Plastering & Rendering
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1244 views
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7 answers
Hello, we recently had 4 windows replaced in our lounge bay window. They sent a plasterer to box it all in, and then a carpenter to fit the mdf windowsills. Once these were in we noticed that the window sills were all different heights and also on a slant. We …
How to stop circular humidity marks in kitchen?
Painting & Decorating
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18 answers
We had our kitchen completely redone with new walls, units, oven, floor etc and when the humidity gets really bad in there cooking you can see circular marks down the wall where the nails/screws are for the boards along with lines for the joints of the boards. Is this not …
How can I fix damp grout between floor tiles?
Tiling
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5 answers
I have damp grout between floor tiles in my bathroom, how can I fix this ?
true cost of a call out
Heating & Gas
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1227 views
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4 answers
Need an idea on true cost of a call out. Called them on a Saturday tea time but they couldn't get to us until Sunday afternoon. Once he arrived he told us it was a matter of a switch/button that had been turned off by accident, he turned it on, …
Bulging Lines on Walls
Building
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1 answer
Hi, I have 2 lines that seem to bulge out if the wall completely parallel to one another with about a 10cm gap between the on the party wall on my staircase. They span about 5ft horizontally. No cracks but they seem to be getting more prominent. No damp, it's …
Smell from ensuite shower drain.
Guttering, Fascias & Soffits
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1223 views
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11 answers
New build property. > We moved in in October and have had sewage smell in our ensuite ever since. I suspect the waste from the toilet is backing up into the shower waste as they are within 20cm of each other and the toilet is the first on the pipe …
Sink removal
Kitchen Installation
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9 answers
Hi I am having kitchen fitted by a company but I am having the kitchen removed and plastered/ skimmed by a separate tradesman ( to keep costs down) . I want to know once the sink is removed, but walls have been plastered and I am awaiting the fitting of …
Peeling paint in one room?
Painting & Decorating
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7 answers
Had a painter and decorating company come to paint the whole house in November. We have noticed in last two weeks that the paint is starting to peel quite badly in a couple of places under the coving... no leaks, moisture or damp, house is only 7 years old. There …