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  • How to install a wet room?

    The current ensuite is 8’6” x 4’10” with a tiled shower cubicle, WC, pedestal sink and a radiator. What is involved with converting the room into a wet room? I’m guessing the biggest job is removing the floor to replace with waterproof flooring and adding a drain. I’d like to put the rest of the suite back in after to save money. How much money should I be putting aside for this sort of job?

    Asked by kashif on 15th Apr 2020
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    Painting over fence paint

    Hi, my decking has been painted with fence paint and has stripped and worn when rained a few days later. Can I paint decking paint ontop of the fence paint or do I have to remove it first?

    Asked by Anthony on 22nd Sep 2021
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    Solar panels in front garden

    Can you install solar panels in a gated front garden?

    Asked by Akinfolayan on 4th Oct 2022
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    Planning where to put cooker and sink in kitchen

    How do I work out the best place for my cooker and sink to go in the kitchen? Are there any no-no's?

    Asked by Michael on 22nd Dec 2022
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    Mixer tap before electric shower

    We have a cylinder that can run on electric but also gets heated when the oil burner heats the house. However, our shower is electric that means we heat up the water for the shower even if the cylinder is full of hot water. Could a set-up work where a thermostatic mixer tap would get cold and hot water, mix it to say 40C (if there is hot water in the cylinder) and this would feed the electric shower? If the water that come in is warm enough already, it would not need to heat it (or just a little) if it come in cold, since there is no hot water in the cylinder, it would just work as an electric shower and heat the water. I could fit the mixer tap in the hot press right the opposite side of the wall to the shower.

    Asked by Am on 18th Oct 2023
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    Electric certificate shortened due to advisories landlord

    Hi If my electrician can’t get the works booked and completed by the time the domestic certificate runs out mid July as shortened due to two advisories is the property insurance invalid or is it that is is okay as long as works booked and ongoing . My certificate is one for a landlord tenancy that I thought was valid for 5 years until 2022

    Asked by Anna on 28th Jun 2021
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    New room, New kitchen

    Hi, I've asked similar before but I need to describe it better. I would like to know a rough estimate in time & money, that it would be to relocate the kitchen from the back of the house into the current living room at the front of the house. Plumbing for a sink, washing machine & dishwasher are required. Electric sockets, electric cooker socket & installed & new lighting. The carcasses of the cupboards that are salvageable can be re-used but would like new worktops & cupboard doors. A radiator needs removing & tiles for the wall space between the worktop & top cupboards would be needed. Obviously I know it'd be an estimate without exact measurements for pricing. There are no walls to knock down, nor is it a listed building. There is a manhole out the front of the house . The boiler can stay where it is. It's a 3bed semi-detached house & basically want to swap the rooms to meet our needs. Appreciate your time answering my question, thank you.

    Asked by Louise on 18th Sep 2024
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    Heavy toilet cistern

    I have a mid rise (Very heavy) cistern that needs to be fitted to a tiled plaster boarded wall. There are no battens to fix it to where it needs to go and the wall behind that is very old disintegrating brick, so I was wondering what sort of weight would be safe to hang to the wall and what fixings would be best If it it possible to do? Many thanks.

    Asked by Joe on 6th Sep 2021
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    Hoover Frosr free freezer issue

    My frost free freezer is leaving ice at base. Have defrosted and still a problem. Can it be fixed cheaply?

    Asked by Paul on 22nd May 2023
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    Internal doors Doroughe / Thurxton

    Hi I am looking to get internal doors changed and looking at heavy Doroughe door or Thurxton door. Not sure which one would look better as have the 4 frame ones and two downstairs which are glazed kitchen and dinning / room lounge. Which one would add appeal and I don’t want glazed downstairs so have all the same throughout Which ones will look good look great ? Thank you so much 😊

    Asked by Paul on 30th Apr 2024
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