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    gutering keeps comeing undone

    hi, we had new fascias and guttering 3 yrs ago, must be the 3rd time now ive had to clip this guttering back on, it has a large drop at the front of the property, 1st - time i pushed it back in 2nd time i wrapped water proof tape around joint (inside) to make tighter fit - this worked but...
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    minor weep from isolating valve

    from were it connect to the pipe not the ball joint - i tried to nip it up but wouldnt move, do you think undo it and wrap some ptfe around the olive ? i dont want to make things worse thanks its only very minor goes green after a few months
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    slightly bigger hair line crack on mortar 2mm

    on the mortar that joins the back of the house on to were our conservatory starts, i dont know how good the footing are, but it cracks on the inside and the outside i keep filling the inside (once a year) and a bit more often on the outside just looks unsightly i just put in a bit of sand and...
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    upvc door rubbers seals

    any way to quieten these down?? we have a door thats very noisy when opening it? anything that you can spray on / apply etc thanks (almost like its to tight) :)
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    outside man hole / drain cover

    hiya all, when we moved in we had a lot of decking around the back of our house, a few years on the joists on the step to the decking was rottingsto i decided to take it apart and m but made a slab / concrete step, underneath i found a drain so made a step fit over it with allowing access...
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    change upvc door hinge

    we have a newish door (2 yr old) never seemed to be the best of fit - complained to the company who tried to adjust it two years down the line - one of our hinges has cracked in 2 bits, as i think they just made adjustment on this hinge, (from what i read they should have adjusted it on all...
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    how much for the following

    replacement double glazing unit (supply and fit) just the unit size 210 x 80 x 40 for our lean to conservatory i look at a few prices online and it seems around the 70.00mark are taking the beading off problomatic on a old window??? thanks
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    moving a slab

    hiya we have slabs that run at the side of our drive, that had sunk - i managed to put some hardcore under them - i could hardly move them as they are really big, one has sunk that i cant move that has been concreted in that has a inspection chamber in the middle of it. (its only low a...
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    advise on drain please

    hiya, we have lean to conservatory at the back of our house that has been there for around 12-15 years almost as long as the house has been there, by the looks of it when they put the conservatory up, they had to move the drain from what i think is just the rain water pipe for the roof of the...
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    price for plastic verges

    had the following work done, just though id like to know what people would charge for the following.... universal plastic verges fitted to front of typical 3rd detached, (front integral garage and small roof above front bedroom just front 2 blokes woking on it, no more than 3-4 hours...
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    help with fixing trellis

    been thinking about buying something like this http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/540074/?source=123_75 next door have put up a green house they spend a lot of in, we get on well with next door but i dont really want to look at them every 5 mins, i dont really want to start fixing to his...
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    facia glue (for trim)

    hiya, one of my joining bits has a crack in it and i want it replaceing but the company that did it said that it might not be easy as they possibly glued it there coming out as i am having some more work carried out by them and there going to take a look ive read that people use super...
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    wife made a mess of the kitchen

    adivse please, the kettle lid popped open (she assuress me she pressed it shut) and its made one of the kitchen cabinets bubble, any ideas to fix this (not real wood its vinyl type door hence the bubbleing) apart from murding the wife, any ideas?? i have made it look a bit better by...
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    not dripping but water drop hangs from

    the overflow on the small tank in the roof,obviously outside may just be the cold weather (as just noriced) not causing a problem as i aware and i checked that the overflow isnt overflowing in the tank any thoughts please thanks[/list]
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    what is wrong with my heating system (air)

    hiya all, ive had every man and his dog out to look at my heating system all suggesting different things (so confussed to say the least) we had a aerjec fitted that didnt do anything in my eyes, as we have to bleed x2 rads every 2 weeks has happened for 3 years now since the boiler was fitted...
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    concrete fence post

    been doing some work on the gate (cladding a rought iron gate) with feather edge wood and rather pleased with the results it actually looks like a wooded gate, and the security and privicy is much improved question is as it has the extra weight i noticed when pulling the gate to the concrete...
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    cladding iron gate!

    i plan to mount some wood on it! was planning on mounting a bit of wood at the back and then rough sawn timber on the front ? was hoping to screw through it. any advise and help please ? thanks
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    clad wooden garage door frame in plastic

    i want to do the above or get a local company that have worked for me in the past, to make the garage door frame as maintance free as it can be! only thing is though as the door moves up and over there is little gap between the door and the frame, any ideas please, my only suggestion is...
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    clad wooden garage door frame in plastic

    i want to do the above or get a local company that have worked for me in the past, to make the garage door frame as maintance free as it can be! only thing is though as the door moves up and over there is little gap between the door and the frame, any ideas please, my only suggestion is...
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    auto air vents

    hiya all, we have lived with problem in our house for 3 years now, (air in x2 rads) had x2 plumbing heating engs out all of which cant see any problems - had a aerjec fitted that didnt do anything. was thinking about putting x2 air vents on the culprits? any one have any history, of these ( i...
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