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  • crumbling walls

    will I need to plaster all the walls as when I removed the old paper bits of the wall came away? thank you.

    Asked by Roland on 31st May 2023
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    Removing living room spots, connecting a feed to centre of room for pendant light.

    Hi - I'm wondering what a going rate would be for the disconnection and removal of 6 living room spot lights, and sending a feed to the centre of the room. I have identified the spot that feeds the others. All I would need is the physical lights themselves to be disconnected and removed and a new cable connected and fed to a pre-made hole for the central pendant light. I would be filling/plastering/painting the leftover holes myself. There is no access from floor above. The main circuit board is very close too. Many thanks

    Asked by Stuart on 27th Mar 2024
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    Wired or radio link smoke detectors

    I’m having a loft conversion done and to comply with building control you have either replace all the internal doors to fire doors or have a smoke detector in each room. I’m thinking of going with the smoke detectors in each room. My question is what’s the difference between the hardwired detectors and the radio link ones and also which one can I tap the wire into the existing light fixture and run trunking to the smoke detector.

    Asked by Ashish on 30th Jan 2025
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    time frame to gain planning permission for an extension

    I am hoping to apply for planning permission soon for having a large extension added to my back garden. How long does it generally take to get planning permission approval? Is it a long process? Is it difficult to get approval or in most cases is permission given?

    Asked by Monika Lydia on 13th Aug 2020
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    Cost to fix loft hatch

    What sort of cost am I looking at to fix a badly installed loft ladder? I think the hole has been cut in the wrong place and it's too wide, so there's a large wooden frame to cover the gap in the ceiling.

    Asked by Monika Lydia on 9th Mar 2023
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    Grass growing after decking removal

    My family and I moved into a new house recently. There is old decking at the end of the garden and we’d prefer to have an all grass garden. If we have the old decking removed, is there any chance that grass will grow again there? My partner and I asked the previous owners and they said the decking has been there since the early 2000s. Or we will have to install artificial grass instead?

    Asked by Simon on 16th Oct 2020
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    Remove the upstairs chimney breast

    Hi, I'm not sure if it's a chimney specialist, or a builder who has to do this. But basically the house is a semi detached It has a chimney in the living room and the room next to it as well ( kitchen) Upstairs two room and they both have the breast However in the kitchen, they have removed the chimney breast. My question and quote is Can I get the chimney breast in the bedroom upstairs removed? And how much would it cost. Separately the one in the living room and the room above it master room , canthe upstairs be removed if the downstairs is going to be replaced for electric?

    Asked by Layna on 10th Apr 2024
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    Removal and bricking up an external door

    Do I need planning permission to remove and brick up an external door

    Asked by David on 3rd Sep 2024
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    Is bedroom tiling possible

    Can tiling in a bedroom work? Is there something that can be done to make it work, whether it be purely down to the general design, layout and look of the room? Is there perhaps something more I could do or something that a designer could come in to help with? As I’m interested in the possibility of laying tiles in my bedroom to give it a sort of Mediterranean look?

    Asked by MRS DAKIRI on 29th Apr 2021
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    Floor tile reglazing

    What exactly is ‘tile reglazing’? What does it involve?

    Asked by Greg on 16th Aug 2021
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