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    What's this in my loft?

    Hi, Went in loft today & found this growing/there. Is this some form of wasps nest or fungi bloom? All help appreciated!
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    Damp patches on carpet on hallway floor

    Do you have a dog or cat? You might find that they have found a new toilet area!
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    FENSA

    FENSA are next to useless. I had an issue with a window fitting company where the new windows caused the curtains to flap about when it was windy. They were not interested & where on the window companies side! In your case the window fitting company should have sent a surveyor round who...
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    Water ingress into Garage/car port

    Hi All, I have a double garage consisting of two seperate single doors. One opening is a fully enclosed garage. The other has one end open & is classed (planning permission) as a car port. Both suffer from small amounts of water ingress at the bottom of the external walls. At the front of the...
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    Obsolete electrical fittings

    I found one of them while I was digging a hole in my back garden for a drain! Still have it, slightly greened. Offers!
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    Brickweave Manhole cover

    Hmmm I think I might have not been very clear with my question..... I purchased a man hole cover for block paving & ned to know whether the blocks in the removable cover should be cemented in place or laid in the tray on sharp sand (with kiln dried sand filling the gaps). Help would be...
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    Brickweave Manhole cover

    It sure is
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    Brickweave Manhole cover

    Hi, I have finally got round to doing a job that I noticed when I moved into my house 3 years ago. The previous occupants had brickweaved over the man hole cover (leaving the bricks lose so they could e taken up). I have purchased one of those manhole covers with a tray for brickweave but now...
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    Complaining to FENSA

    FENSA not very good then?
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    Complaining to FENSA

    Hi, Does anybody have any experience of making a complaint via FENSA? I had a local window company fit some windows/doors. there were problems from day 1 which have developed further & now four months on the company has stopped speaking to me! I have had the window manufacturer's warranty...
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    Gaps above concrete lintel

    Hi, I have concrete lintels above all my windows & doors. Each has a couple of bricks above without any mortar between them. I believe this is for drainage. As I also have cavity wall insulation can I fill these in or reduce the size of them (at present they are a full brick in height)...
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    Boiler condensation coming out of flue

    Hi all, I had a combi boiler fitted August last year to replace storage heaters. The boiler works well but produces a lot of water which drips out of the flue. This would be OK apart from the fact the meter box is underneath it & it splashes on it making the wall wet. Should this happen or...
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    A fence question

    Hi all, This might sound a very stupid question but here goes:- how big are 6ft (width) fence panels? Are they 1.8m or 1.82? :oops: Here is the reason I ask:- When I moved into my house there was a six foot fence in front of a five foot fence acting as a boundary with my neighbours...
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