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You have just been told your property needs an EICR before you can sell or let it — and now every forum thread you read seems to end with someone paying thousands for a full rewire. If you have been…
You’re not adding a bedroom — just an office, maybe a home gym. So surely the rules are lighter? This is one of the most common misconceptions we encounter at Fixiz. The truth is that loft conversion building regs UK…
If your RCD keeps tripping UK homes experience this more than almost any other electrical problem, and it is one of the most misunderstood. An RCD — Residual Current Device — is not malfunctioning when it trips. It is doing…
A planning refusal does not have to be the end of your project — but only if you respond to it correctly. Every week we speak with homeowners who have received a decision notice, felt deflated, and then made the…
You agreed a price, shook hands on the scope — and now the invoices keep climbing. If you are dealing with a bathroom fitter charging extra UK homeowners are increasingly reporting, you are not alone, and you are almost certainly…
You served the notice. You waited. And then your neighbour said no — or said nothing at all. If you are dealing with a situation where your neighbour refuses party wall agreement, the good news is that this is far…
There is a particular kind of worry that comes with a smell you cannot see — and if you have noticed a musty smell under floorboards returning each spring or lingering through autumn, you are far from alone. In our…
One of the most common questions we hear after a client receives their report is: “Do I need a full rewire, or just a new board?” The answer lies squarely in the detail of your EICR rewire or consumer unit…
If you’ve ever pushed a kitchen base unit back against the wall and found yourself staring at a yawning gap — sometimes as wide as 6 cm — you are not alone. Kitchen units not flush with the wall is…