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    Should I fill the gap?

    Hi All, I took the skirting off to fit an Ikea PAX wardrobe flush to the wall and noticed a large gap between the plaster board and floor. The gap is about an inch. Do you think this should be filled or left as is? I was worried about a draft and a potential for damp as it's against an outside...
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    Wardrobes flush against wall that backs to outside

    Thanks folks. Do you think if I left the skirting on ( about 15 mm deep ) that would provide enough of a air gap or is there not going to be enough air flow there? I should add I have cavity wall insulation in the wall that this is backing on to - for what that's worth :/
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    Wardrobes flush against wall that backs to outside

    Hi folks, I am fitting wardrobes in an L shape in a room with one of the walls that the wardrobes will be on being against the outside. Should I be concerned about this for damp / mould reasons? I've no reason to believe the wall is damp but I remember in an old house a bookcase I had against...
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    Sealing gap under skirting

    I want to say thanks for all the replies here folks. Really appreciate it. Been off the forum due to some family issues but it's made me well please to see the replies - as I say thanks all. All great comments, and I totally get the point that letting it breathe by accidental gap is not the...
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    Sealing gap under skirting

    Thanks, that's a good point. I was wondering if I should leave the skirting boards to give a bit of an air gap to help with mold as I am putting them against an outside wall?
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    Best way to fill gap under skirting - before carpet

    Thanks, I will rid them but it was to stop a place for them to hide / breed.
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    Best way to fill gap under skirting - before carpet

    I was thinking about sealing the gap and created a different thread. I was wondering whether a gap was good to allow the room to breathe a bit? I had carpet bug larvae escape into the gap, hence I was wanting to seal.
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    Sealing gap under skirting

    I recently ripped up my carpet in preparation for a new one. I noticed a few carpet beetle larvae. I caught most of them but one escaped under a gap in the skirting board. There is about 3mm gap between the bottom of the skirting and the floorboard. I was wondering if sealing under the...
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    Ademco control panel stopped setting properly

    I wonder about this Zone 8 when I don't have a zone 8. Any ideas why that could be saying it is tripping? Thanks.
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    Ademco control panel stopped setting properly

    Thanks for this. Yes, I should have said that. The power is still on at the box and the keypad (I'd used a stock photo of the keypad, I've now updated it to my one). Everything looks fine on it. I can't recall ever changing the battery :) I assume the battery is in the main alarm box? If I do...
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    Ademco control panel stopped setting properly

    Hi all, I would really appreciate a bit of help here please. I have an alarm box is an ademco xpc microtech accord 8 with the control panel as picture. I had to switch the power off at the circuit breaker and later that night when I went to set the alarm to the "Night Set" (Easy Set 3) it...
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    Air Brick Please Help

    Good shout. I thought it was solid... it probably is block and beam. Not sure how to prove but it's a good assumption. Now I've got myself a situation... sigh. I have land at side of house which slopes slightly to house. It is made up of hardcore, whin dust and a layer of artificial turf on...
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    Air Brick Please Help

    Thaks for the reply. Been out... twig in hand and yup. I can stick it in really far. Bricks are varying heights. None are level to solid ground but some level with ornamental stones with hardcore under them. Also some level with some artificial grass I have round the side.. where nothing...
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    Air Brick Please Help

    Hi All. Would love a bit of guidance please. I have a 15 yo house with concrete floors and cavity walls... now filled with insulation from Eon. I have air bricks very close to the ground. All the reading I am doing is taking about these for venting under a wooden floor. A couple of pages talk...
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    Tamper Light on...

    You my friend are a gent. I had someone do that and it cleared. So the box isnt forcing that arm in far enough to push the switch down. Wonder what changed. I.ve used electrical tape on the inside of the cover with a small rubber to force the tamper arm down so I can get the fault cleared.
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