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    Sink waste pipe too low

    Hi peeps I need some advice . Long story short I had a cowboy builder in who I got rid of. He done my downstairs toilet hid water and waste pipe all in the wall I've got a new builder very happy with his work . He redone everything took all tiling off rebonded the walls ! Only issue is before...
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    Advice on rotted joist

    Hi peeps Really need some advice . So I let my current builder go due to poor work in my house I need advice on a joist isuse So when the builder took down my kitchen celling he said one of my joist was rotten in a small area. He screwed 2x2 timber underneath for support said it will be...
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    Cracks in skim plaster

    Hi peeps Had my house skimmed a year ago guy done a terrible job long story A year later all my cellings have hairline cracks and random cracks appearing on walls. Getting it all redone not a option What is the best way to remedy these. I have been told make the crack bigger using a Stanley...
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    Shiny paint patches

    Hi people need advice So I painted my wardrobes last year with Wilko cupboard paint got good result Some of the paint started to come off so I decided to paint over some sections with the same paint I had left from over a year ago I used a medium pile roller again but where I have gone over...
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    Hanging IKEA mirror

    Hi people I am a DIY amateur got a mirror from IKEA and want to hang of on the wall in my hallway The mirror didn't come with any fixings I have attached a image back of the mirror How do I go about hanging it (
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    Plumber taking the Mick!

    Hi peeps I need you advice Had plastering decorating done three radiators removed. Found a gas safe plumber well known in the area asked him to fit the three rads back and fix a loss of pressure on the boiler pr valve. He turns up first day I hand him the radiator brackets . He puts on...
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    Painting advice needed

    Hi people Need advice had my house painted decorator done a average job I have two questions . First is on the bedroom wall there was paint spots which I got rid off and I used a brush using the same tin of paint and covered the spots . In one area there is a sheen . It's Dulux paint . Shall...
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    Magnaclean leak from cap

    Hi peeps I have a leak on my magna clean two it's appears to be coming from the seal I think the o ring has gone. I am looking for a plumber to come out on Thursday but until then my boiler pressure keeps dropping . Is it safe for me to put PTFE tape around the thread to stop it leaking...
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    Skimming nightmare

    Hi people need advice So I found a plasterer on check a trade he quoted me £2150 to skim two bedrooms including cellings upstairs hallway and downstairs hallway including celling . I am not sure if this is a good price as he was the first quote had good reviews so I accepted . He has done...
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    Chipboard and laminate flooring

    Hi people Need advice So I previously had carpet in my house which was laid on top of chipboard which were nailed in to the original floorboards I had a builder a month ago put in laminate flooring all of upstairs Underneath the chipboard flooring there is the original floorboards. The...
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    Marks on cupboard paint

    Hello people Need some advice just painted some beech fitted wardrobes with wilko paint . When the light shines on the cupboard there are places where there are shiny marks? Appears to mainly be around edges where I have used a brush instead of foam roller. How many I get rid of these sand...
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    Fitted wardrobes doors not lining up

    Hello peeps Hope you are all well Need some advice moved in to a new property in one of the bedrooms lovely fitted wardrobes. Only issue is the doors don't line up some are higher then others . I have looked at the hinges and on some of the doors the screws is right up against the...
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    Kitchen ventilation

    Hello people Hope your all well and safe My gas oven was releasing too much Carbon monoxide so had to be turned off found out was faulty got a replacement . The gas engineer said I need to get better ventilation in my kitchen and suggest I remove the kitchen door as a temporary measure At the...
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    Low water pressure

    Hello people I need some advice had a combi boiler installed and since then the hot water pressure has reduced. The boiler is a main boiler! Now if the kitchen hot water is on no hot water will come out of the bath or bathroom sink this wasn't the case before. The old combi boiler the...
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