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Shower curtain rail for corner bath?
I have a shower over a corner bath but am struggling to find a rail for a shower curtain. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Bay Window Poles - Where?
Hi ppl Looking to get a Bay Window Pole to go straight across a window and around a corner. Anyone know where to get these from? I would have thought normal poles would be ok as long as you have an elbow joint but nowhere seems to have them like this Cheers WJUK
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Combi boiler probs
Hi I have had a biasi combi boiler 24S for 5 years now and the central heating part works fine but the hot water diaphram switch takes about 20 seconds to come on and it only works when the hot tap is full on it does not work at all if the tap is only half on. Is this the diverter valve or the diaphram switch problem, can…
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Free Sky+
Ive heard rumours of people recieving flyers / promo's about free Sky+ box and no monthly subscription. Apparently those recieving this are existing customers wanting to cancel, or ex customers. Anyone know if you can get this deal if you are not already an existing / ex Sky customer???
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Has anyone used www.boxsash.com the Sash Window Company?
I found this company (The Sash Window Company) while browsing on here I think, but I can't remember where. Anyway they are coming out to do me a quote and they said that if they can remember who recommended them, they will send that customer a cheque! So I'll do it on a 1st come 1st served basis - if you're a previous…
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Supplier not collected faulty item
I ordered an item over the internet that on delivery was found to be broken. I duly informed the supplier who agreed to send out a new item and to arrange for the broken item to be collected. They next phoned to confirm a delivery date for the new item and I checked that the broken one would be collected and they confirmed…
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Another kitchen thread......
Hello, I am going to embark on re-vamping our kitchen, just a question about what order things needs to be done in. - Work surface - Retile above work surface - Replacing old kitchen cupboard doors - Lay new flooring - Paint ceiling and part of walls This isn't the order i was thinking just the items that need to be done.…
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Adt Alarm's
Hi Moneysavers, This is my first post and i was just wondering if anyone would be able to help me. I moved into my house last year and the alarm was working fine until yesterday - the alarm went off and now its flashing 6 numbers one by one and CE twice - i read the hand book and it says to write down the code and contact…
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Hot conservatory - air conditioning?
Hello, I have a large conservatory (must be 5 metres by 5 metres roughly). It obviously gets very hot during certain months and the fans that I have in there don't really take the edge off enough to make it enjoyable to sit in! So, I am looking at getting an air conditioning unit. I want to get it right 1st time, rather…
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converting old (wood burning) fireplace into gas fires
Wonder if anyone has convert an old fireplace into gas fires before. We have a chimney 1930s fireplace which we would like to convert into gas fires. Is it as easy as just buying the gas fires and ask a CORGI gas installer to fit it? Do I need to knock down some bricks to fit this? Does this just depends on size -i.e if I…
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help with washing machine !
My washing machine is not draining properly :confused: :mad: :o I washed a door mat in it this morning it IS machine washable and ive washed it many time BUT its only supposed to be washed @ 40 degrees max i put it on 60 by accident ! :o so the rubbery stuff on the back all came away and now theres bits left in the drum…
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FIRE! Help needed!
Hi Today i have been doing a bit of spring cleaning, pulled the dryer out to give it a sweep behind and the pipe that takes away the hot air dislodged. I put it back in and happily continued cleaning. This evening i put the dryer on, came back 20 minutes later to a kitchen full of black smoke. I unplugged the dryed and…
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Help buying a fan
Getting ready for a hot summer. I am looking to buy a fan, slimline tower, but there are so many and could not tell the difference by their different types. Please does anybody know what I should be looking when buying one? Thanks
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HELP!! My dishwasher has a life of it's own!!
I'm hoping somebody can help me, but I'm not sure if this post is in the right place!! My son kindly loaded our dishwasher after sunday lunch, and thoughtfully put some washing up liquid in with the load!!!?? Now after about three hours of trying to stop the foaming, and cleaning up the bubbly mess, the dishwasher just…
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New filter for old Candy dishwasher - anyone know where to get one?
We have an old Candy dishwasher which is still working fine (touch wood!) but the filter has started to disintegrate. I've been trying to find out if anyone still sells these, but am having no luck. I think my best hope might be a small spares/repair shop somewhere or something similar, but I'm open to any suggestions…
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New to Painting
Hello I'm having a go at painting a room - although to be honest I'm new at this. The lines are very wobbly and i've got some wall paint on the ceiling and vice versa.... can anyone give me some tips please to make it look better! thanks
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limescale in Swimming pool
Hi Can anyone help, i've taken on cleaning/maintaining my neighbours pool,the tiles had a rough finish to them, which i scraped off with a window scraper(took all day and yes pool is full), applied limescale remover around waterline(from pool company), gone back today to vacuum and it's the same. Short of draining the…
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Cheap Laminate flooring??
Does anyone know where to get the best priced laminate flooring and underlay suitable for kithen/bathroom i.e water resistant??????
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How much 4 loft conversion
Hi, we are thinking of having a loft conversion for a bedroom with shower ensuite our loft is aprox 35ft -20ft. We would like the dorma style, has anybody had this done if so how much did it cost and how long did it take? we live in the south east and if anybody could recomend someone that would be great. Thanks for any…
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Painting over wood treated with wood preserver?
Hi, My ex partner made me a lovely picket fence. Unfortunately he thought it would be a good idea to cover it in wood preserver before I painted it. This means that the paint peels, never really adheres properly no matter how well I prep, prime, undercoat and paint. I'm sick of having to re-paint every year and after…
