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An update for you all. I got a company in who charged less. Still a lot but less money. They managed to do everything but could not run a brush panel at plug socket level and one behind tv. The reason for this was because there is a horizontal length of timber behind the plaster running about...

Thanks for your post, very fair comments and you are 100% right on the bracket. I did point this out, but I presume he will use extra strong ones and at least for the cost, I know if it flies off the wall, he will have to sort me out. I do have all of the tools, I have a drill, cable detector...

Thanks! I have done a lot in the house, but I am not willing to attempt hacking my walls around! I cannot stand when you have to plaster over holes and can't get it perfect, so as much as I would love to, I really don't feel confident enough which is why I thought I would get the professionals...

No doesn't include the tv but does include bracket. They will not be doing any electrical work that requires signing off as there are already plug points in relevant places. They will just be making some square holes in plaster and adding brush plates plus fishing through all cables needed...

Hi there, I am in a one year old house. Got one company out to do a quote for me. I want a 46inch screen mounting to a partition wall in a front bedroom. It is a plasterboard wall and has a bedroom the otherside of it. There are battens behind it. The have quoted me £390 to supply an...

Thank you for your post. By "start again", would that be: Remove everything that is currently there. Remove any rubble or flint. Strip back some of the clay. Install at least 100mm of topsoil as per 10.2.9 of NHBC Standards 2018 (as this house was built in 2018). Lay fresh turf? I need to go...

Hi there, I moved into my new-build in July 2018. The lawn was in an awful state on the day I got my keys and had clearly not been looked after between my viewing the home and becoming the owner. During the course of my time here, I have laid thousands and thousands of seeds, dug out some...

The plug socket this wire originates from is along the other side of the room. I have had to run it along the skirting board, along the bottom of the stairs to upstairs and then into this cupboard. So there are no sockets near I could drill through. Silly design. Can't understand why they didn't...

Just to confirm, pic of the tile is not zoomed. Yes grass is long as it keeps dying. Builders told me to let it grow long, but it is still going brown and dying! I dug a few holes and there is no top soil, just thick clay. Picture of roof is zoomed to help see where the bit embedded in the lawn...

Hi there, Just wondering if anyone has any ideas for ways to or products to use to neaten power lead. I am in a new build. I have two cupboards the builders neglected to put power sockets in to. At the moment, I have a 13amp extension lead going into the cupboards from a near by socket, but it...

Thank you everyone who posted. Have just got on to them now and asked that they come and do a full inspection of the roof. It is absolutely pouring down here but no sign of any leakage in the roof so looks as though I am ok. To top it off, the gutter is now leaking water everywhere. They have...

Good suggestion, I had been thinking of that but didn't know they did such slim ones. This is a good potential option for watering garden. Tank is a little pricey but something I can look in to. Hmm, there isn't anymore cement base other than exactly where it is. It is also the most ricketey...

Hi, I have been in my new build since July 2018. I have had a woeful number of snagging issues. One of which was loose roof tiles. The builders have sent someone out twice to sort them out. I returned home tonight to find the following in my back garden. Thank god it was the back as if it had...

Hi, My shed has quite a lot of space on two sides between the shed and the garden fence. It would be ideal if my wheelie bins would fit along the side, but unfortunately, they are too large. Does anyone have any ideas of what I could do with these side areas? I was thinking that on one side...

Thank you everyone for your replies. I totally agree, a kitchen extractor that doesn't vent out is a total waste of time, and I was quite surprised they had not vented out as it would have barely cost the builders anything to do this. I am in shock that they have washed their hands of this and...

Hi, My new build is a year old last month. I have been battling for a year now to get snagging issues resolved. It has become a second job to me. The property benefits from a MVHR. The kitchen has a MVHR suction pipe in the ceiling. There is a boost switch on the wall. There is an extractor...

Thanks, really useful. At least now I know how it was done. The electrician was drilling from inside through to outside, once he had completed the hole, that is when some started coming through. I think his drill bit was helping to make them come out. They didn't continue to pour out so maybe...

Thank you everyone for your posts. I think you might be very right about dot-n-dab. On the opposite side of the house (the non-semi detached side if you know what I mean) I screwed a clothes pole up in the storage cupboard. The side that faced my neighbour was an absolute bugger to drill through...

I am have a few concerns regarding mounting my TV. I am in a 1 year old new build with plasterboard walls. My stud and power lead detector is flagging up studs or power on almost every single part of the wall I want to put it on. Behind the wall is breeze block and then nothing as I am end of...

Morning, Thank you for your post. I am glad you are agreeing on concrete boards/paving slabs. My frustration is that I have no issues from any other neighbours, to back or other side of me. So why should I have to pay for this because their tenant is not bothering to look after their animals. I...