Skimming failed
Plastering & Rendering
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My ceiling in living room was flaky and uneven due to patch up past years. It’s concrete and an older building. I decided to get it plastered skimmed. Thought it would work but it didn’t. Cracked and blown out most places. I have informed the builder. I am left very …
Quote for plastering lounge
Plastering & Rendering
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We have received a quote of £900 for re-plastering our lounge (average size). If you could tell me whether or not this is a reasonable price, it would be much appreciated.
Slugs in toilet cistern?
Plumbing
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1 answer
I have discovered slugs in my toilet cistern, Where have them come from? And how can I get rid off them? Thanks Jacqui
Ceiling bulging following plastering?
Plastering & Rendering
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I have just had artex living room ceiling plastered over. Since then have noticed a huge bulge in part of the ceiling and one or two smaller bulges. My family have owned this house for 40+ years and have never noticed these until now. Plasterer says not to worry it …
Does circuit board require updating?
Electrical
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I moved to my home 25 years ago and still have the same ancient circuit board. It has 4 blocks with wire round! Do I need to go to my supplier to get it updated?
Indicator pull switch for 12V extractor
Electrical
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We have a 12V extractor fan installed over the shower in our wet room. The fan is operated by a separate pull switch on the far wall by the door. As we are in our eighties and a bit deaf we can not hear if the fan is running. Is …
Best time of year to cut back a hedge?
Gardening & Landscaping
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Is there a recommended time of year to cut back the hedge so that you get the benefit for the longest period of time?
Is it possible to install concrete board alongside plywood?
Tiling
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I am repairing one square meter of bathroom floor which has gone rotten because of a bath leak. I intend to extract that section and replace with concrete board then retile. However the rest of the floor is a chipboard or some sort of weak plywood. Can this be done …
Advice for poorly layed patio?
Gardening & Landscaping
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We got a builder in to re-do and add to our current patio. He didn't dig down far enough, didn't appropriately level out the earth and then didn't put hard core across the entire space. Only in the areas that he though needed raising to meet certain levels of the …
Is this plumber lying about the faults? (Boiler repair)
Plumbing
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I had a plumber come round in attempt to fix my boiler. However he charged me for the electrodes which didn't fix the problem and claims the gas valve also needed replacing, but needed to connect the electrodes to actually know that fault. Is this actually true then or is …