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    Fixing a threshold strip

    Any clue what kind of thing it might be? There's no visible fixture…
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    Fixing a threshold strip

    Hi, does anyone know how I could fix the wobbly threshold strip on my front door? Sometimes it's a bit loose and this stops the door closing properly, which isn't good! I've attached a picture. I think it's adjustable, and that the middle strip you can see should lift up so I can access screws...
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    Toilet noisy when refilling

    Any idea which fluidmaster I'd need, and whether it'd clip into the right bit of the concealed cistern as the existing one does? I've attached a pic of the one I've got, which fills from the side, and attaches to the hose via a sort of plastic sleeve you just push on.
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    Toilet noisy when refilling

    Hm, I think it should perhaps have a flow restrictor in it (since I'm pretty sure it's mains-fed and it says the pressure shouldn't be above 1.4 bar). Could high pressure be causing the noise? I think the flow restrictor is a little helix type of thing that should be slotted in where the pipe...
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    Toilet noisy when refilling

    Yeah, the plastic one at the end of the hose is fully open, as is the standard service valve on the copper pipework leading in. Tweaking the white plastic one closed a bit seems to make it quieter, but it means the cistern takes twice as long to fill (about 2 mins instead of 1 for full flush).
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    Toilet noisy when refilling

    Where would that be fitted, if it was? The feed pipe leads into the top of the cistern, then a braided hose connects the feed pipe to the inlet valve. Isn't it strange that the noise still occurs when it's just the braided hose with the inlet valve disconnected? The connection is in the picture...
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    Toilet noisy when refilling

    I've got 2 fairly new Ideal Standard toilets with Conceala 2 cisterns (hidden, which makes problem-solving pretty difficult). When they refill, they make a kind of low-pitched howling noise. My first thought was that it could be debris in the ball valve, so I disconnected the valve from the...
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    What's this valve for...?

    Can anyone let me know what this thing is, below the drain valve? It's just above the mains stopcock under the sink. Why might it be corroded after only being installed a year ago, and what does the screw do? Is it a water pressure restrictor, or an isolation valve, or something else? It doesn't...
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    Wall cabinets on plasterboard

    I bought some wall cabinets from Ikea (the Fyndig ones), as I wanted something fairly cheap and cheerful to use as storage. Except they don't fit on a hanging rail like another cabinet I've installed, but just seem to screw into the wall with only 2 screws. The unit weights 20kg without anything...
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    Dodgy laminate?

    ...so would you suggest there's anything specific I can say they've done wrong? Is there anything that can be done to improve it? The photo is of the worst bit on the edge, but perhaps if they removed the mastic and put down beading it'd be likely to last longer?
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    Dodgy laminate?

    It's a housing association thing. Actually mostly it's been done OK, but the floor that came with it doesn't look the most durable... I don't know anything about the karndean stuff, but I think it's the vinyl click type. I can feel slight ridges along the lengths of some; not sure if there's...
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    Massive gap between skirting board and floor

    oops… I swear I didn't take that upside down... I'm guessing there's no easy way to check if it's a leak, but there's no sign of it in the basement. How can they patch this up though? Or better just to live with it? It's not draughty or anything but I can imagine mice strolling right through...
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    Dodgy laminate?

    Hi, I've got this wood effect laminate stuff in my living room, and the way the edges have been done seems really weak and a bit shoddy. It's been siliconed in around the edges, which I thought was a no-no (doesn't it need to float, and isn't it normally beaded?), and the 5cm or so nearest to...
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    Massive gap between skirting board and floor

    Hi, I live in a new build and the defects period is about to end soon. The ground floor has granite tiles (or something similar) in the kitchen and bathroom, and the gap between the bottom of the skirting board and the tiles is huge, about 15mm. Picture attached. Is this normal? I'm guessing...
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