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Hello, We and our friends bought identical fridges, within a few months from each other. Both produced in the same country. Ours has been making a rattling/grinding sound since day 1, theirs does not make this sound (see: attachments). We used the REW app with the professional loudness mic, measuring C-weighted SPL, and at 1m, there's 3 decibel difference (keeping in mind that indeed 3dB is a doubling of the sound pressure). Samsung sent a technician, who agreed that something seems to be wrong with a compressor. He replaced it and the fridge was perfect for an hour (I could hear it, but it was normal). Then it started making the noise again. Samsung sent another technician and that one says that it's a normal fridge sound. He explains the difference between our and friends' fridges as a different way of routing pipes in a factory, but that it's still a normal operational sound either way. Samsung refuses to do anything now since the opinion of that technician was submitted. My question is whether there is a point in me getting another technician to voice his opinion? I would have to pay for his visit out of my pocket... I can hear the fridge sitting 6 meters away from it and it is bothersome enough that I have to close the door, otherwise I cannot focus. The audio files are: - sound inside the fridge - sound 1m away - sound 1m away of our friends' fridge 1_our_fridge_inside.mp3 2_our_fridge_1m_away.mp3 3_friends_fridge_1m_away.mp3

Thank you for the response! :) Do you think that the contractor made a scheduling mistake - first the pipes were 'finished' and only then the plaster was put around them? Could this be why the wall is so 'cut up'? Or is it what always happens?

Hi, I need advice whether I should pressure our contractor to redo the plumbing under our kitchen and utility sinks (see: pictures attached). The kitchen supplier said they couldn't hide the pipes more. What are my options? Is it reasonable for the pipes to looks like these? This is a new build house (the contractor is still on site), but the pipes look like excavated from Titanic

We are building a 3-storey house with a staircase void (1.5m x 2.5m) from the ground floor all the way to the roof. We are deciding on the height of the guarding area. What is the minimum height you would feel comfortable with? If it's above 1m, would you prefer a rail attached to the wall (example) or a different rail height along the stairs and along landings (example)?

Do you think they would need to be able to turn though and approach the toilet still on the wheelchair? It's the only toilet downstairs.

Hello, I have just found out that due to M4(1) Building Regulations, we will need to swap our toilet (privately positioned) with the sink (the toilet will have to have 250mm overlap with the door). This will make the noises more audible outside and the toilet readily visible upon opening the door. Am I reading the regulations correctly? It feels like this is exactly how toilets should not be built (note: the accessibility points are not valid since this is a guest toilet, and no guest will transfer onto the toilet with the door still open). Below is the new design. Anything I could do to fix the issues listed? Thank you in advance :)