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It would appear that we're liable. We did have free legal advice with our insurance policy. The lawyer has advised that we're liable for any cost regardless of whether we built the extension or not. The guy from the gas company came out yesterday and said they have no idea where the pipe is...

Thanks! I'll contact a few people, but suspect since we only got a basic survey rather than a structural one we'll be stuffed. I would have thought the council would be inspecting the work as it went along, but they're denying any liability. The other panic I have is cost.....frankly we...

Hi We've lived in our current house for 5 years, it has an extension (which we didn't build). We've had a letter from the Gas maintenance company, which we think has resulted from our neighbours extension. It seems that their builder burst a gas pipe. Apparently our extension has been...

Hi I'd like power for light and possibly a socket (for a CD player or whatever) in my summerhouse. I'm not sure if this is even possible but thought that solar panels may be the answer. I thought (with no knowledge of electricals) that solar might be safer, cheaper and less hassle as there...

Well, you were all clear and to the point - lol - He quoted us £1600 to do the roof and reckoned we'd be about £4500 to replace the roof and we figured that while £4500 sounds a lot, if his 'fix' worked for 10 years it may be a mistake and more economical in the long term to replace the roof now...

Hi We've had a quote to get our roof cleaned, coated, repointed and missing tiles replaced. Our roof has Rosemary tiles and is about 50 years old. We have a few missing tiles but no leaks. When we bought the house the survey said the roof was nearing the end of it's life. We're not sure...

Advice I got was for Periwinkle, which can be a bit invasive but cut back (so I'm told!) I've planted it and it has a nice waxy green leaf and apparantly a small blue flower......it may (or may not!) suit your purposes.

Hi We are thinking about getting our roof sealed, however, I would like to check to see if there are any benefits to getting this done. What type of guarantee should we look for and what should we look for from a company doing this type of thing should we choose to get it done, Thanks in...

Thanks I'll do that!

I had a problem with my modem and XP as well, think it's a common problem. Can't you open the case and have a look at what modem it is then download it from Driverguide? Or the manufacturer's website.

Hi We have a push button toilet flush that is broken and needs replaced. It's one with 2 bits on it for a short flush and a long flush. You'll probably have guessed by now that I don't know what the 'technical' name for it is - other than a toilet flush :lol: Can anyone give me a link to...

Thanks....thought it was probably too good to be true!

Hi We´ve had 2 quotes for getting the outside of our house painted, 600 and 1200. We now wonder if there´s something we should be looking out for. The guy that quoted 600 said we should buy the paint, B&Q would do and it would cost about 120.00, there´s such a large price difference we...

Thanks guys, I knew there had to be a reason these things weren't great. Will speak to the plumber again....I think he was trying for the cheaper/easier option and avoiding a pipe on the outside of the house.....think I can live with that!

We've finally started to move on getting prices for the loft conversion. The plumber came out today and had a look at the plans, at present the plans show the soil pipe going via the eaves in the roof however he's concerned that there isn't enough slope to carry things to the main pipe running...