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Car trailer
Looking to purchase car trailer new or second hand i live in the teesside area. Please inform where to go to buy trailers
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cheap place for bath, etc in arond london?
anyone know where to get cheap bath, basin, etc in around london? a good reliable plumber in south london to fit it all would be a bonus ;)
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Granite Suppliers & Kitchen Fitters Essex
Hi, Can anyone recommed kitchen fitters that cover harlow, Essex? and Any reccomendations for reasonably priced Granite. ( I need approx 1 x 2m 2 x 3m 1 x 1.5m Thanks Dumplin
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Nicotine Stains on ceiling
I have just moved in to a house where the previous owner was a smoker. The kitchen is the worse. And the ceiling is really grim. Any way we want to decorate. Would just washing down with sugar soap and then just painting over in white be ok? Will there be a problem with leach through if we don't seal it first. Or is two or…
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Sony KF50SX300 advice needed!
I am thinking about buying the above LCD rear projection TV. However I remember reading views on this site advising of some new think Sky will be introducing next year and advising that prices will fall as a result of this. (I can't remember exactly what it was!) The TV with stand will cost £1750, but the other thing I am…
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Cooker Installation
I've recently had a gas cooker installed, which needed to be connected to electricity for ignition, lights, etc. This has been done by using the 3 pin plug supplied. However, my old dual-fuel oven used the main cooker switch. Could I connect the new cooker's wire to the main cooker switch? The old cooker had the thick grey…
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Best Boiler Prices & Advice please.
I wonder if anyone has any experience on the best places to buy a new boiler. I currently have an LPG supply and have narrowed my choice of boiler down to 3, in preferential order. However any advice on the three different listed would be appreciated. 1. Worcester 35HE plus combi LPG (best price £970 + VAT) 2. Vaillant…
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Water coming out of the plughole
I have a problem For the last day or so, whenever I use the washing machine, the waste water goes up out of the plughole in the kitchen, rather thab going away down the waste pipe. This has happened before - about 18 months ago I got a plumber in to fix it. It happend since - but righted itself after a couple of days. Does…
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How do I re-attach cistern to wall
The cistern to my toilet is coming away from the wall (screws coming out), and in order for it to flush properly, I have to hold the cistern back against the wall. I assume that I need to put some sort of filler in the holes before re-screwing, but is there any way of doing this without removing the cistern? (It would mean…
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Wood Floor Help !
I need a 20mm hight difference door bar/reducer. Been searching the interweb for ages and came up blank, I have also been to local diy/flooring shops all to no avail. :confused: Any flooring specialists out there with ideas ?
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Changing Locks
Hi We are soon to move into our new house and wanted advice on the locks! Is it standard practice for a new owner to change the locks and if so, how much do they cost approx. Also, can they be fitted by someone with minimal DIY skills. How much would a locksmith charge to change a yale lock on from and back door?? Thanks
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Drilling Ceramic Tiles?
I need to drill holes of a size 25mm in diameter into my ceramic tiles which are on my shower room walls. How will i do this and what drill bit do i need and how much will it cost. Any and all help will be very much apprecieated
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HELP! Nasty neighbour won't pay
Hello, I don't know if any of you can give me the benefit of your wisdom. We are having a problem with our neighbour (a private landlord) - the wall between our gardens fell down in February. I rang the landlord as it's a party wall and he was very dismissive and said that if it was down to him he wouldn't bother or would…
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cheap external back door
any suggestions apart from wickes, screwfix and B&Q? thanks
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oven manual wanted
help, we have just moved house and the previous owners have not left the manual for the oven it is a diplomat 610 single oven , we have searched online and most places want around £10 any suggestions or have you got one you could copy for me.
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american electricals
I want to buy an electrical product from the States and wondered if there is anything I should know about first to ensure that this product is usable in the UK? plugs, voltage, fuse...??? obviously have zero knowledge about electricals except that I might have a problem using a foreign-made one!! any help much appreciated…
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Shun knives
I've decided to treat myself to a set of top class knives and had settled on Shun but am struggling to find them anywhere. I found this site here in America which will ship them to England for a not unreasonable $18. http://chefdepot.net/kershaw.htm Does anyone know where to buy these knives at a good price? Thanks
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How to remove rust off patio
Whilst we are on subject of cleaning patios...Summer is coming i promise!!:rolleyes: I had a table which was leaking rust when it rained and left its marks on the stones. Have used pressure washer but not really shifted it. Any ideas? TIA JTx
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Upto 6 years free cover on goods
Not sure if this in the right area for the post or indeed if it has been posted before but The link below will take you to a DTI factsheet about the sale of goods act with general advice on what it covers. One of the points it raised is this For up to six years after purchase (five years from discovery in Scotland)…
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How to remove algae off wooden fencing
Does anyone know the best way to remove green algae growth before restaining fencing. B&Q have a cleaner but it seems very expensive at £3.98 a litre Any ideas would be great - thank you!!!
