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  1. Jeff543

    Hopper overflow and water seeping under flagstones

    Could this cause problems to the house? Grid in hopper at side of house overflows in heavy rainfall.
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    How much new brake pads and disks etc 2016 Ford Mondeo?

    What would you expect a garage to charge for following work on a 61,800 mileage Ford Mondeo; 1.essential services 2. engine flush 3. 2 new disc brakes 4. 1 new pad-brake ? Thanks
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    Rotted front window temporary interim solution?

    Our big front window-frame is decades old and is rotted. Until i get a company in to install a new window, how can i cover this rot up in bottom right-hand corner? Thanks.
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    What are these stains in ceiling and walls of porch cupboard?

    Cupboard in porch.
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    Top of Porch rotted

    Any advice on sealing/mending the cracks in this front-door porch? Photos of top of porch from from bathroom window.
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    Replacing locked-shut window-handle.

    The handle has locked shut but there's no screw there so i can't get into it as in photo; what could I do to fix it if I unscrewed it apart it anyway?
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    Great tip if UPVC window-handle locks shut when window is open

    upvc window locked shut - Google Search as seen in this video link. It happened to me earlier in 30 C summer heat. Kitchen window was open, couldn't close it, (the pins were catching as per usual in hot weather) but this time even swivelling the handle from left to right just could not get...
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    Porch -surrounding gap fill with what?

    I've encircled and put a red arrow of the gap i want to fill , it's white wooden frame at top of the porch. i was going to use foam-filler but the foam will slowly spill down. Any tips on keeping the foam-filler up right up into that gap? Foam-fill it up then lodge something into it like...
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    Door handle moves but door not opening

    Don't know how I'm going to open this unless I saw around the handle.
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    Hole at bottom of kitchen wall

    I had the original Central Heating unit removed. Long story short there's a gap at the bottom of the wall in between dining room and kitchen as you can see (photo is from the kitchen side obviously) . I can see a piece of wood in this gap and there is anew radiator now behind the gap on the...
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    All lights out, all sockets still working

    I put the upstairs light on and it went out, i thought it was the light bulb but no lights in the house are coming on. I have never checked fuses on the box which is less than 2 years old I reckon. I take it it's some sort of surge that has blown the fuse, are these modern fuse-boxes...
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    Big hole in kitchen ceiling

    I had 1970s Central Heating removed from kitchen and this was the result; as you can see the massive metal vent was hanging out of the kitchen ceiling then it was sawn off leaving a hole as follows; ...see attachments. I will be putting a cabinet or cupboard over the hole so it won't be seen...
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    Big hole in dining- room wall when Central heating vent removed.

    I had the original central heating apparatus removed and where the hot air-vent was is now a big gap in the wall in between the dining room and kltchen. Any ideas on how to fill this up? I was thinking putting house bricks there and then using easi fill.
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    Hole in wall down to the breeze block, how to fill up hole?

    I had the old central-heating apparatus all removed but it's left holes in the wall down to the breeze block level. Does it need cementing over or would polyfilla do the job? The square hole at the bottom is an old central-hating vent that goes right through the wall, i'm not concerned about...
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    Hot water back on after 27 years but it's milky

    Hot water back on after 27 years (now i have a boiler installed) but it's milky coloured. Do i let taps run and if so for how long? Is it likely not just air bubbles?
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    Covering up hole in kitchen ceiling

    Any tips on covering this hole in kitchen ceiling? There was a 1970s air vent there, goes upstairs, now obsolete of course.
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    Removing iron gates and posts

    Any tips on removing iron gates and their posts from cemented ground? Also what is the best course of action for dealing with aftermath ie filling the holes?
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    Strong wind blows UPVC Window shut.

    Any solutions? Photo as attached.
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    Limescale brown toilet stains UK

    Anyone effectively got rid of that brown limescale stain in pan of toilet. I heard that 'baking soda' in the USA with bleach can do it. Only problem is you can't get baking soda in the UK, any alternatives?
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    Filling brickwork gap halfway up house

    Are there any other ways to fill a wall-gap in without mortar (as shown here)? If not what tips do you have for cementing this gap in?
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