Recent cracking on south facing wall
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Recent cracking on south facing wall

Sorry to be one of those people, but my neighbour sent me this photo today, of the back of our house that only has a very narrow alleyway access (weird layout newish build estate). These cracks have appeared over the last few days, it’s a south facing wall that’s been baked in the recent heatwaves. My research this evening is pointing to structural engineer assessment but not to initially contact insurance? House is 10 years old at Christmas, so currently just within the NHBC warranty, though we are the 2nd owner. It’s a Linden homes property. EDIT: due to the way the bathroom is constructed internally, we can’t see the external wall to confirm if it’s cracked on the side also - it’s behind a built out wall that’s tiled

u/mctw1992 — 4 days ago

U5G stuck on 4G (UK)

Recently picked up a U5G as our internet provider has been playing silly lately. Took out a data only eSIM with ID Mobile, fully 5G compatible. But the U5G only goes onto 4G. Confirmed it’s very good signal for ID Mobile (they use Three), but the U5G doesn’t seem interested! Am I missing something? U5G is sitting on a windowsill at the moment

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u/mctw1992 — 2 months ago

Considering investing in house air conditioning, debating ways to fund it

Likely a hot topic right now, no pun intended. A few years ago we moved to a bigger property that is under 10 years old. The insulation is fantastic in the winter but in the summer it’s unbearable, our old property was much better in that sense. We’ve been quoted approximately 12-14k for doing the whole house with AC. We’re debating ways to fund this. Some other interest free finance, and I’ve seen suggestions before about long term interest free credit cards to help spread the cost. A colleague at work suggested discussing with our mortgage lender. Property is worth approximately £380k, we have £250k outstanding on our mortgage, over the next 29 years. I’m quite confident that we’d get the money back, however we’re really not looking to move, but rather making this into a long term home for us and young family. Thoughts on a postcode welcome!

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u/mctw1992 — 2 months ago

UDR7 regularly saying no internet after latest update

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u/mctw1992 — 2 months ago