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    Tips for a great lawn please

    Hi all, Any good tips for a great lawn please?
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    Fuse socket

    Hiya, I have a socket with just a switch on it and a fuse high up the wall in my hall, I think it used to be for the doorbell. Can I replace this with a single socket for an air freshener please?
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    Replace hive (CH & HW) with mini Combi version

    Hello, My Hive has packed up, we currently have our old version which controlled the CH & HW but we have had a new combi boiler fitted it was working just using it for the CH but has since failed. I have bought a new setup, hub, mini and receiver combi version. Looking at the receiver bracket...
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    Shower mixer tap pull valve divertor thingy mi bob

    Hi, is this valve complete please? I changed the hose a while ago ant it dropped out so not sure if I have lost a rubber grommet or spring because it currently still comes out the tap whilst the shower is on. Thanks team
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    Games room in loft

    Hi, I have a fairly modern loft with trusses / struts etc (not quite sure what they are called sorry), I want to create a games room where my son can play video games and 3D print etc, it’s not going to be a bedroom. The area is boarded and nothing heavier than the existing stuff up there will...
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    Laminate subfloor

    Hi, Just removed the carpet and underlay from my snug room, this is a garage conversion with an insulated wood subfloor finished in chipboard. I have done laminate before and have removed the skirtings etc, the flooring needs a 10mm expansion gap. To keep out any draughts shall I tape (which...
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    Outward opening front door UK

    Hi, Need a new front door, are we allowed outward opening front doors in the UK? Any other reason this could be a bad idea? Just need more space in my hall. Ta
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    Loft installation alternative

    Hi, I use my loft for storage and it is partially chipboarded, are there any other alternatives to rock wool please?
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    Rats (or mice or birds) in wall cavity

    Hi, it seems we have something in our walls, not seen any evidence yet but only scuttling noises, help.
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    Ideal standard classic boiler not working

    Hi, The boiler is firing up and you can see the flame through the little peep hole but no hot water or heating, we have a storage tank upstairs. Anything I can check before I give up on the old girl please?
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    50mm x 50mm oak finished wood

    Hiya, I want to build a surround around my log burner where the paving slabs meet the laminate flooring (expansion gap). I want a length of 2 by 2 or 50mm in old money, but I can't find anything online or Amazon etc, I don't have the car this week hence the online order. Can anyone help me out...
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    Dryer vent from internal room

    Hi, We have an internal washroom that has a washer and dryer in it (dryer on top of washing machine), we used to have a condensing dryer but it took ages so I bought a vented model. My rationale behind this was we have an extractor fan in this room which I removed and isolated and then...
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    How does my boiler work please

    Evening, We have an old Ideal standard FF with a large water tank upstairs. I can’t put the heating on without the hot water being on so I was thinking. I think I understand that when you put the CH on (with the water of course) the radiator water pipes run through the tank and heat up the rad...
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    Open staircase in living room

    Hello, Our front living room has an open staircase leading to the bedrooms and a bathroom, the hall upstairs runs parallel to the stairs. We get a lot of heat escaping upstairs and the room takes a while to heat up. We can’t fit a door or build a wall so looking for simple solutions please...
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    Hearth trim ideas

    Hi, Recently fitted a laminate floor, just got to sort the thresholds and the little trims etc now, I took the skirts off so that bits sorted. See attached picture, I need ideas on products available to cover the gap near to the hearth, I want it so it will be tall enough to create a lip to...
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    Shower mixer tap

    Hello, Swapped the shower hose on my bath mixer tap but now the tap runs at the same time as the shower, the connectors fitted together fine and this wasn’t an issue before I meddled. Even if I pull the button thing up myself it still comes out of the tap. Took it apart again and it is just a...
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    Sealing skirting boards

    Hiya, Removed my skirting boards and fitted a laminate floor, refitted the skirts, should I seal the top and bottom of the skirts please? What’s the best light oak coloured product please.
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    Main bathroom bath

    Hiya, My shower in the main bathroom is leaking from the top of the bath where the tiles meet the bath, it’s siliconed at the moment and tonight I decided to have a nice hot bath, it was only when I was lower and there was a lot of weight in the bath did I notice the bath moves lower than the...
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    Plastic sheds

    Hiya, thinking of getting a small plastic shed for the garden, are tools, fixings etc ok to store in these or will stuff go rusty? Ta
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    Draughty floor

    Hi, posted before about this. Just have a couple more questions please. We had a laminate floor ages ago that got damaged when the fridge leaked so we had LVT fitted, now the LVT is a lot thinner than the laminate which meant the skirts now hover above the floor and it creates a draught in the...
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