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    Help with Gas Cooker and Hob connection

    Please see photos. I am planning on installing built-in gas hob and a separate gas oven. But I only have one rigid gas outlet in kitchen and one oven switch. Please advise what I will need to ensure and instruct my builder needs to do to both gas and electicity switch supply in order to...
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    Downstairs loo does it need vent?

    Our downstairs toilet is positioned 6ft away from garden manhole. Does it need to be vented / AAV? Please see photos. Thanks.
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    Roofer quoting me £5,800 for these jobs (pics) Heathrow

    Quote 1: From first Roofer, £5,800 Price includes: Replaceing main roof gutters with deeper gutters rather than fixing and cleaning (he says they are too small, but our neighbours both sides have same guttering as us) + new felt instead of fixing flashing (he said felt is bubbling up) I will...
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    Eroding brickwork above bathroom window

    Please see attachments, I am seeking advice on the kind of job and amount of work involved, e.g. large, medium, small job, I need to specify and best options for repairing this window frame, for instance, is it a simple matter of chasing out the damaged brickwork and replacing with new bricks...
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    Help with cracks and gaps in brickwork surrounding windows

    We are looking to replace old aluminium windows with either PVC or Timber sash windows. But the brickwork and timber around existing windows is eroding and there are large to fine gaps in brickwork. The paint on concrete windows sills is chipping away. I urgently filled large gaps last year...
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    wallplate bricks moving and holes how to fix /w photos

    My property is old vicotiran house in a London borough built in 1889. The loft has a course of brickwork laid on the wall plates and appear to have been stuck down with lime mortar. The bricks are moving and the mortar is crumbling and lots of gaps appear everywhere. It is obvious the mortar...
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    Chimney cowl for mice prevention?

    Hi, what kind of chimney cowl is available to prevent mice from entering, given mice can squeeze through 6-7mm holes? We have 3 gas chimneys in old vicortian semi we are looking to protect from mice entering. Thanks
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    Curtain pole collapsed taking plasterboard with it - how secure permanently?

    Going to let the photos do all the talking but I am not sure how these screws appear to have slid out of the wall. If I want to put the pole up in same position again, do I need to use some special compound like this one by Toupret? https://www.toupret.co.uk/joint-skim-fill.html Or mount the...
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    Is this asbestos in my loft - Victorian house, London?

    Hi, I am clearing out old loft insualtion and picking up debris along the way. House is Victorian in borough of London. Is this old insulation I am rolling up contain asbestos? And underneath the insulation this crumbling stuff between the loft joists - is this asbestos? Many thanks
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    Thames Water says 900 - 1,000 Litres Water Usage per day

    I live in West London, and water is supplied by Thames Water. I have an analogue water meter outside my property. Number of occupants: 3 adults Number bedrooms: 5 Property Type: End of terrace Rain water drainage: surface soil runoff Hot water system: * Vaillant ecoTEC Plus 637 Boiler *...
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    How can I remove these fence posts?

    How can I remove these concrete fence posts they are embedded in my concrete driveway. I am not comfortable using a jack hammer nor a large circular saw. I have this small saw: DeWalt DCS571N, would it be possible to use it to cut then out of place? When putting new fence posts in, I am...
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    3 Gang Light Switch - 1 light not working

    Attached is photo of my kitchen switch. The 3rd light is not working as shown in the picture. Power is going to 3rd ceiling pendant when the 3rd switch is on and stops when 3rd switch is off. But the light itself does not go on. The 1st and 2nd lights are working fine. I have since...
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