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My washer is knackered - any one had same problem
My SERVIS washer has broken. It is a 6kg 1600 spin thing. However it will wash fine but when it comes to the spin it will just kepp trundling round and draining the water. It seems it doesn't seem to have the energy to move a whole lot of wet clothes. Bloke has just told me it could be one of the boards - any one had any…
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Smell coming from floors??
I recently purchased a first floor maisonette. The property has a smell which has been described as a cross between moth balls and old ladies (apologies to any old ladies reading this). The smell gets into clothes and soft furnishings and is most noticeable at the bottom of the stairwell by the front door. I have been…
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Are these jobs D.I.Y-able?
Hi, We have a couple of things that desperately need doing, but we just cannot afford to pay someone. The biggie is our toilet. The cistern suddenly started overflowing and was gushing out of the overflow pipe onto the roof (also shoddy in places..spot the common theme..lol) which caused water damage to our downstairs, and…
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quick gardening questions
i have offered my services to my nan as a gardener to help tidy the garden up a bit. nothing overly fancy, it just needs a good cut of the grass, a bit of weeding, and general tidy up. i've noticed that there are a few bald patches on the lawn. the grass as a whole grows well, and has a gorgeous deep green colour to it.…
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Back boiler- can I get a new gas fire??
Morning all wise and wonderful MSE's. My query is this, please excuse my ignorance, if this is a stupid question. I have a granny fire in my house, which I'd love to replace. However, I went to the fireshop for a look, to see what I fancy so I can scour the net for a bargain, and he said.... "Modern fires are not…
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freezer 10 yrs+ extended warranty worth renewing
I've have freezer over 10 years that has always had the coverplan renewed every year. my question do you think it worth me renewing now. I rang up the helpline to see if parts were still avaiable and he didn't have any imformation to give me We have had a item in the past with an extended warranty less then five years old…
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moneysaving garden makeover!!!
hi all i moved into a council flat 6 months ago, and the garden out the front is a total tip. its only small, and its 'sunken' ie the level of the grass is about 5" below the level of the path. the 'lawn' itself has just been left to go to meadow, and there are weeds all over the place. i am absolutely skint, but would…
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Getting sofa upholstery (unremovable) cleaned
I have a sofa that badly needs cleaning. It is an old, antiquey style wooden framed one with modern pale upholstery that stains easily - not difficult in a house with leaking children and enthusiastic dogs. We sometimes get things through the letterbox offering deals on cleaning three piece suites and carpets, but all we…
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Garden seat cushions??
Any one know where to look for garden cushions?:confused: Ive done the usual ones like B&Q, garden centres, Woolies Argos etc but finding the choice very poor!! I need some replacement recliner cushions and either cushions for a 3 seater swing chair or even a 3 seater bench cushion would do!! Have looked without much…
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Removing wall tile adhesive
Hi all, This is more plain old advice than moneysaving, sorry!?!? I have retiled my bathroom walls and floors. One section, we decided to leave it for a bit of paint to break the room up. However, I had already put the adhesive on (and the tiles) and removed them and then stupidly left the stuff to dry on the walls - for a…
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Hammering in washing line spike
Just splashed out on a new posh brabantia rotary washing line that comes with a very hefty spike and just been trying to work out the best way of getting the spike into the ground. Any advice on suitable tools/methods? Bashing it with a rubber mallet go me nowhere :o
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Question about bricks
Don't know if this is in the right place, please move if not. We are shortly going to be having a builder in to re-lay our drive, build a new retaining wall between us and next door and a few other bits of building work. Our neighbours down the road have recently had similar work done and it looks really nice except the…
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Installing a downstairs bathroom, advice please
My father has had a stroke but does not want to move out of his home. Problem is, the bathroom is upstairs. Would it be very expensive to have a bathroom (toilet and shower) installed downstairs? Would he need to get premission/plans? I have phoned round 20 builders today and no one has answered their phone.
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TV noise from rented bed-sit
Hi all. I would appreciate a little advice on the following: I currently own a terrace house. My bedroom is on the first floor, and the bed head is against the wall seperating my property from the neighbours. The neighbours property is a shop on the ground floor and rented bed-sit on the first floor. Due to the layout of…
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faulty item and no one will help! arrgh
I bought a acer lcd moniter last demember from comet. Last week Ive started having problems with it. I think its the cable as its not recognising the computer, Ive also tested with my laptop to rule out the pc. Anyway I called comet who said I needed to contact acer. I rang acer who were unhelpful in fact they were so rude…
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New bathroom suite - Advice
hi everyone My OH gets his bonus this month :j :j and I've decided we are going to purchase a new bathroom suite. I've never really had any major work done on the house before so just have a few questions. Any reccomendations for where to buy from? I dont really want one of the ultra cheap suites you can get these days…
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painting black ash bookcase
I have decided to paint a large, old but perfectly useful black ash bookcase. I shall either end up painting it pale blue or cream and should like advice on how best to go about this please? Thanks.
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Anyone used wallsandfloors.co.uk?
I am putting together the components to do up a bathroom and the prices on this site look very good compared to Homebase/B+Q etc.Also there is free delivery.Anyone have any experience of this company or can recommend another online place for bathroom wall and floor tiles? Thanks cslogg
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super glue
Hi any Idea's how to remove super glue from kitchen unit door
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Gas Boiler help please ..........
My boiler packed in this morning :( It's about 15 years old and the last time I had it fixed, the engineer said I was lucky as they have stopped makig parts for it now, but he could still fix it (it was a friend of the family, so he wasn't talkng nonsense, but he's not in Edinburgh anymore) I guess I am going to have to…
