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    Loft Conversion: Part PD part not, how to approach planning?

    If the PD work will still be PD after the PP work is done then you could wait and hope they don't attach silly conditions revoking PD to the approval which would then mean you need to apply for PP again anyway. If the PD work will no longer be PD after the PP work is done, then you have 2...
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    Neighbours Fencing

    Yes it's possible, might be easier if you offset them though. let's see the mess he made tho with a photo
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    £2,816 per week for:

    I reckon someone with ocd couldn't stand seeing it so bought it to clean it up.
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    Living in Old Building, white 'salts' forming on wall

    What are those cables? They could be funneling water down to that point where either an absorbant point is whicking it in or the nails holding the cable are taking it in. If the gutter is full it could make it worse as more to funnel
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    Living in Old Building, white 'salts' forming on wall

    Can you post a photo of the area inside and also the outside, indicating where the patch is? Might help with suggestions on identifying the source of the damp, maybe a downpipe, heating pipe, window cill etc.
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    Block paving ID

    Looks like tegula too but could be anything really...
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    Solar panels on block of flat roof

    Just because the roof is flat doesn't mean the panels have to be.
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    Suitable finish for new, oak-veneered, interior doors

    I used sanding sealer on my doors made by xl
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    Suitable finish for new, oak-veneered, interior doors

    How is the moisture content kept under control whilst the door is in storage at the warehouse, retailer and various other places they will be stored before ending up at your house, before the finish is applied?
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    Sinking fence post close to house wall

    It's digging out that bit of concrete to sink the post into the ground he's worried about not screwing into the wall.
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    Sinking fence post close to house wall

    Unless you are digging under the wall, removing the size of a post and refilling with concrete to hold it is probably unlikely to cause issues but them I'm no expert. There is still the chance that it could be something like a pipe embedded in concrete or similar. Is there anything like a...
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    Sinking fence post close to house wall

    2nd pic looks a bit like a pipe with an elbow, I would dig around it a bit more to see what's what. Get the water out if you can as it would make it clearer. Do you have a magnet/metal detector (eg a stud wall scanner)
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    Short on Washing machine body.

    Begs the question, why is there earth leakage? Maybe it's expected to a certain degree on such an item?
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    Short on Washing machine body.

    Mains tester? Are live and neutral reversed somewhere?
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    Loft Conversion - Removing Water Tank

    If they are in the middle of the loft space, it may be possible to move them to one end and keep them without losing too much space.
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    Spot the fault

    There have been numerous postings from "the other side" on this, reasons vary from the landlord isn't interested in resolving problems with old wiring, the tenant wants to run a fish tank on a circuit of its own, the tenant is wrongly informed by a friend that old colour wiring is dangerous, or...
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    Cable rating for lighting circuit?

    Make sure the JB's are Accessible or MF
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    All round drills for women

    You could go for something like this http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/power-tools/drills-drivers/hammer_drills/Bosch-PSB-680-RE-Compact-Hammer-Drill-10957601?skuId=11448305 I have one of those and it's fine for general light work, it's quite light itself. For general stuff I wouldn't bother...
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    changing 2 gang, 2 way light switch - HELP!!

    Post a photo of the inside of the back box so we can see what's going on in there, also if you can post a photo of the back of the existing switch where the terminal markings are
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    Spot the fault

    Scary! At least they labeled the cables and in English, or was that you? Why didn't they get the tennents sparky back in?
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