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    Shower screen leak, replace with cubicle?

    Hey all I had the bath replaced with a shower unit a couple of months ago, it included retiling. My main motive was that the Mrs struggles getting in and out of the bath. Job looked fine, but to be honest i regret having a 3/4 length screen instead of a cubicle as you have to be really careful...
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    A simple job .. famous last words

    New bathroom, simple job- screw in a caddy... I will silicone it, but i am definitely in the doghouse
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    Flat roof, EPDM vs Felt

    Hey all In the middle of the current storm i have not one but two leaking points on the flat roof. I had a quick look in the storm to see if any tiles had fallen onto the flat roof, but cant see any. I wasn't able to properly get on the roof however due to the wind so it could have been...
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    Squirrels!

    Hey guys This last year or so i have had a lot of work done in the garden, gone are overgrown bushes and instead i have a mix of bushes, hydrangeas and roses. Everything is going fine (although my roses do not seem to realise it is autumn and are putting out fresh buds) BUT! - we have a huge...
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    Bath panels vs bath tiles

    Hey all. As part of the seemingly endless house refurb i am having a new shower put in, i am getting on in age and due to a lot of radiotherapy and poor health find it hard getting in and out of the bath so i am replacing it with a shower tray. Not ideal as i had a new bath a couple of years...
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    Mulch/Wood chips, fire risk?

    Might be a daft question guys, if so- apologies. Had some large tree stumps ground down today, i was reading up on whether it is best to leave the chips to compost or to remove them and replace with topsoil To my surprise i read that woodchips/mulch can be a fire risk and can spontaneously...
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    TV on party wall -breezeblock

    Hi All, Our new tv is too big for the table we normally have it on and space is an issue- the obvious answer is to mount it on the wall. We have checked with our neighbour to see if he minds us using the party wall (its a semi detached) and he is fine, and he pointed out that due to age he is...
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    Making good wall after new electrical sockets

    Hi Guys We decided to replace our gas cooker as it is working but ancient, but were told we needed to move the socket as it was above the cooker- fair enough. The electrician completely disconnected everything from the old socket (there is just a hole there now) And rerouted the cabling, he...
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    Had old gas fire removed, crack behind it in breezeblocks?

    We finally got our decommissioned gas fire removed today, big hole in the wall as a result! I noticed there is a vertical crack running up the breeze blocks behind where the gas fire and old back boiler used to sit... , as shown on photo No idea how long its been like this as old gas fire...
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    Green flux on 18 month old pipe, corrosive?

    Hi All Had a new boiler 18 months ago, but not really seen pipe work as i keep laundry in there I cleared out the laundry today and saw this green stuff on the pipes, presumably flux? Is this dangerous? will it be corroding my pipes and how do i get it off if so? i have texted the plumber who...
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