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    Wall and fence fallen down

    Thanks all. Yeah the wall is knackered so was always going to need sorting. I think I'll try posts and gravel boards as that's what's in place further down. Of course I'll check whether it's actually my responsibility first. Previous owners didn't know so I'll have to dig through the deeds or...
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    Wall and fence fallen down

    Hello all. The wall and fence that sits on top fell in after the panels got waterlogged while it was also windy. Not ideal timing as I'm renovating the house and wasn't going to tackle this until at least the summer... Anyway does anyone have any ideas that are cost effective for now? There...
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    Move entrance to stairs or not!?

    Hello all, I'm currently renovating and extending a house and one thing I'm yet to commit to is the location of the entrance to the stairs. Currenty, it's in the corner of the living room but it would make much more sense if ithe entrance was in the hallway which is the other side of the stairs...
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    MCB tripping, another thread...

    Thanks for your help all, I'll have a proper read through later. No changes have been made and I've not hung anything up. Rodents could well be an issue as could weathering. I'm pretty sure it's an MCB as it's almost identical to the MCB in the image above. The issue has been happening the last...
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    MCB tripping, another thread...

    from another thread: "The cause of an MCB tripping is the current on the circuit is bigger than the MCB's value. So an overload causes the MCB to trip. On lighting circuits this is usually caused by a filament lamp blowing, or some other fault with a lamp or light switch. It can also be caused...
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    MCB tripping, another thread...

    Hello all, There is an MCB in my fuse board that has just started tripping a couple of months after moving in. It's almost certain I'll get a pro in to fix, but I want to try and save them some time by trying no narrow down where the fault is. The MCB is for a lighting ring that includes most...
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    Can I buy a new ignition for old gas fire?

    Hi all, I have just moved home and have an old gas fire. I put it on one night and all was toasty but now I can't turn the ignition to light it again. I've got to get a gas installer in but if I can have the part ready then I'm hoping I can add it to the job. So the question is, is this a...
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    Extending wood door and fitting weather bar.

    Thanks for the responses. Just getting on to someone now and see what the damage on a custom size one is. Cheers
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    Extending wood door and fitting weather bar.

    It's a Sterling Colonial Hardwood.. http://www.doordeals.co.uk/products/external-doors/solid-external-doors/hardwood-colonial-6-panel---mortice---tenon.aspx Laminated Veneered Lumber/Engineered timber according to the description I'll be gutted if I have to buy a new one due to all the...
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    Extending wood door and fitting weather bar.

    Hello all, I hope someone can help. I am getting a front door fitted soon and to cut a long story short the door needs to made 2" longer to fit properly and I've already painted it up to it's final gloss coat. The door will also need a weather bar fitted as it's a front door. I want to get...
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    New bathroom flooring - lose tiles or lay on top?

    thanks for getting back. Yes they're ceramic tiles (I think... large/stone looking though) I'm after the black and white chequered pattern, but I've only found this in vinyl and vinyl tiles... The room is large for a bathroom, almost 20m2 The subfloor is wooden. Not really any...
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    New bathroom flooring - lose tiles or lay on top?

    Hi, I want to put a new floor in my bathroom which for some reason is tiled in 2 different styles. These are large tiles and textured. Ideally I'd like to have black and white chequered flooring but this seems only to be available in vinyl, which my brother is trying to talk me out of. If I...
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    160mm bath shower mixer for cast iron bath or a work around?

    Thanks, I should have mentioned they need to be wall mounted style as the holes are sort of in the bath not on top
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    160mm bath shower mixer for cast iron bath or a work around?

    Hi all, I'm new to this forum but read lot's of useful information here and I've just bought a house that needs work so it's really handy having this forum... anyway. I have an old cast iron bath that I want to get a taps shower mixer for. Problem is the pipe centres are 160mm apart and I...
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