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    Strange paint problem

    WE painted the papered wall below the dado rail in our hall with good quality vinyl silk emulsion paint two years ago. We kept the remains of the paint in a sealed jar for touch ups if necessary. 6 months ago touch up was needed for marks left by our grandson's stair gate and there was no...
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    soil pipe

    I have an old ( about 1850 ) cottage I'm doing up at the moment. We have the normal pipe arrangement from bathroom etc into a main soil stack which is vented above roof level. Also at the other end of the house is another stack coming from I assume the sewer run and venting above roof level ,it...
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    soil pipes

    I have bought an old cottage which has an original WC outside the back door and a bathroom above. All bathroom outlets enter a single stack which then goes beneath floor and into drain from downstairs WC. There is an inspection cover at the rear of the house and close to it ,on the back wall is...
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    old cottage

    Recently I bought a cottage built in 1890s that has been ,at various time a shop and off licence. A the rear a good quality cement block parking area has been laid to the back wall and under the front on one half under a large window a concrete base is laid up to the wall. The side facing...
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    uneven floor

    Just bought an 1890ish cottage in need of much work for retirement starting next week. In a ground floor room i could feel under the carpet that the floor was uneven, this was commented on by my surveyor but he seemed to think nothing of it. My idea was to expose floorboards so I stripped off...
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    Damp in old house

    Just bought an old cottage,about 1890, solid walls and unable to see a DPC. I have two cellars and during a rain storm I watched as water dripped into one cellar from ground level, the other cellar is dry lined. I have to repair guttering and I intend repointing, on some of the the ground has...
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    more on re-wire

    After the help before I have another question. My intention was to put LED downlights in the kitchen ceiling of my new place but I've noticed that the professionals on here don't seem to like them. Is this correct and if so what is recommended please.
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    re-wire

    I've bought an old cottage which needs a re-wire. Because we're short of money I can do this ( I'm competent but not registered ) with the intention to get a tradesman to put in the CU, make final connections and fully test the system,with certification. Is this OK?
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    light problem

    I can carry out simple electrics, new lights, sockets etc. New kitchen and between it and the main house is an old utility room.At the house end we blocked an old door and unearthed a light switch for the room. I wanted this moved to the kitchen end of the room,so I thought simple ,disconnect...
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