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Only car key broken in door lock
Oooppsss daughter (I blame her) has broken the only available key we had inside the driver's door lock. What is the precedure to get a second one from Peugeot (405 #J# Reg), costs and time taken to receive replaqcement. Many thanks for your suggestions.
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Block paving problem
I'm having block paving laid, and there seems to be a bit of an issue with the concrete surround of the drain where my roof gutters empty into. Roof gutters come down drain pipe into a little metal grid, the whol lot surrounded by 3 sides of concrete maybe each side maybe 10cm wide by 15cm high. I'd originally imagined…
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Can anyone advice .. Bathroom Wall :(
Bare with me this could be a round the houses explanation! .... We have just recieved keys to a council property and have been in stripping paper off anyway in the bathroom i started stripping paper from the wall between bathroom and bedroom, And the wallpaper is sitting ontop of bare plasterboard! .... it looks as if the…
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Kärcher pressure washer - K4.99
Hey folks, Newb here, so hello to all! I'm currently looking into buying a Kärcher pressure washer. Anyone have experience of the K4.99 model? I want to get a series-4 model, so that it can tackle challenging outdoor home-cleaning projects with ease. Thing is, this model doesn't have the detergent tank attached to the top…
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Polished porcelain tiles. Waxy coating
I have had my conservatory fitted with polished porcelain tiles (black gloss) which were coated in a protective type of wax which is proving very difficult to remove to enable the true gloss finish to shine through . Does anyone have any suggestions as to the best thing to tackle the coating on them. Thanks. Karen.
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Essex Flange ?
are these difficult to fit ? I've just bought a 3 bar pump to run a new shower column and it's recommending an essex flange fitted midway down the tank. I had intially thought i would be able to use my existing gate valve(at the top of tank) from my power shower , but that only comes out at 18mm whereas i now need 22mm for…
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LG Washing Machine Repair
Anyone know how I find a reputable person/company to repair my LG washing machine. It is very loud when spinning and seems to have a small leak (not from pipes). It is about 3 years old.
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Is there a good Upright Vacuum - 2 dogs
Me again, sorry!! There's loads of good advice about vacuums but they do seem to be mainly cylinder cleaners. As I'm all carpets and no hard floors an upright is a better option for me (I think :rolleyes: )
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Alpha Diverter Valve
Hi there I've just had the hot water diaphram replaced on my alpha boiler but the problem (of the hot water not firing up) is still there. Also, the heating comes on when I manually press the micro switch. The plumber came today, replaced the diaphram but said the whole DV needs replacing. Does anyone know roughly how much…
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Footings Problems - Any help appreciated
I have planning consent to enlarge my kitchen into an existing conservatory (no planning consent for that and over 20 years old) This is on my boundary and I need to check the current footings to placate my Build Regs Council Office. PROBLEM - My ground floor level is 8ft above my neighbours ground floor level as we live…
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Got a 20% Homebase voucher
Fair enough, please pretend this post doesn't exist!
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To knock through or not?
We have a large 4 bedroom house with medium size kitchen (13 x 9) and separate utility room. we eat in the kitchen but it is a bit cramped, I am thinking of knocking through the two rooms to make one large kitchen/diner, this would add an extra 6 feet to the length of the kitchen. however would this put off future buyers…
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External Electrics
I want to run a 240v supply to an external waterproof enclosure in the garden that will feed garden lights. My question, is it acceptable to use armoured cable back to the house, terminate the armoured cable in a waterproof junction box on the outside wall, run a short length of flex from the junction box through the wall…
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Corgi Registered Plumber
Hi I am having a new boiler system fitted in my house and i have been quoted 2 prices i.e. £1000-1200 for a Corgi register fitter and £500 from a non corgi register fitter. i have already purchased the boliers and raditors so its just a matter of installation the only H&S issues around installing a boiler is the the flute…
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Anybody got a geothermal heat pump system?
Has anybody got a geothermal heat pump system?, just looking for some information on them, would you recommend them, how much did yours cost etc? Thanks
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tiling
Hi, I am tiling my bathroom, the skirting board is off, should I tile to the floor and then put new skirting board on top of the tiles. Or should I put new skirting on and tile to skirting board. thanks very much for any advice.
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I am looking for a good value sewing machine
I have always wanted to make clothes and its my birthday tommy. Can anyone help me find a good starter machine at a bargain price. I live in Colchester Essex Thanks
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Help--- What is a pre-exemption?
I have had a letter from my local Parish Council asking if I will "" Give the Parish Council a right of pre-exemption " if I should ever wish to sell a piece of land that I own. Can anybody tell me what they mean and what it would involve-- i.e is such a thing legally binding if I change my mind at a later date. Do they…
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Best way of decorating around very large wardrobes?
In our bedroom we have 4 very large freestanding (flat-pack) wardrobes which the previous owners must have constructed in the room. They are placed across the end of the room but leave a gap of a couple of inches between them and the wall at the side and about a foot from the top to the ceiling. We want to decorate the…
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Help...Blocked outside drain!
The drain outside my kitchen (that takes all kitchen and bathroom water is draining really really slowly and therefore overflowing on the path. What can i do? Is this an expensive plumber job or can i do something about it myself? I have used costic soda once when my toilet blocked..can this be used on an outside drain?…
