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Gut my mid-terraced or not?
Hi, I have a two bed mid terraced. Most of the rooms have the old blue plaster and the ceilings are lumpy with wallpaper on. I am hoping for my redundancy payment this year so I thought about moving out and having the rooms and ceilings replastered and a re-wire as it has the old wiring. I paid £34,000 six years ago for…
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How do you clean dried up grout on tiles
In a nutshell, builder did a cr4p job and left the tiles really messy with grout. It has totally hardened and conventional cleaners will not remove it. Any ideas what I could use?? Thanks in advance, Freda.
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if getting an electrician in to change all the lights...
can you buy any light and they can fit? ie: if i went out and bought lights for every room of the house,could an electrician fit them without any worries, or are there specifics that may mean they cant be fitted (first time house lol)
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Replacement Windows - how do I get Double Glazing without being chewed up & spat out!
I have an old terrace (100 yrs old) with original sash windows. They are in a poor state - dont open, rotton wood, cracked glass. I need them replacing asap as the house is cold now and have saved up some money for it. But I have already had a bad experience with a dble glazing company who intimidated & pressurised me with…
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Carry Cot
We have a mothercare 'carry cot' and its been used for nearly 5years by my 2 little kids and is still in very good condition. It has quite a few milk stains on the base and i would like to get rid of them and give it a good clean. I can't remove the fabric as its stiched. i also went to the dry cleaners to see if he could…
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Recommendations for where to buy my new kitchen
Hello, I want to buy a completely new kitchen. As it will be one of the most expensive purchases I have made after actually buying my house I want to make a well informed decision. It is not a massive kitchen and I do not want to spend over £3000 (so I won't be buying a handmade bespoke one!) but I do want it to be good…
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Problems with my gas supply/boiler
Hello there, I wonder if anyone can help me? I’ve been having a problem with my heating for a couple of weeks now, and it seems to have got progressively worse. The first problem being that although my boiler (3yrs old service 10months ago) is heating the water, both my hot supply and my radiators are just warm, it…
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Chair Spring
Can anyone help me with how to go about fixing what I think might be a broken spring on the chair of my three piece suite. Who would be best to get to fix it, or could it be done DIY. THANK YOU
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Displaying Christmas Cards
Don't think this is the right place but does anyone have a good way of displaying Christmas cards. I have never been able to make them look tidy.
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Trv life expectancy
Is there an expected life for trvs, a point where it is false economy not to replace them. Or do they go on until you notice a problem? Ours are about 20 years and the central heating guy says they should be replaced - there are 9 of them. What would be the typical symptoms which would justify replacement? Thanks for any…
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Plumbing problem
Hello, I have a plumbing problem and would appreciate the advice of fellow MSE'ers.I'll try and be as brief as possible but after recently having a bathroom suite fitted by an awful plumber, the hole he made in the wall for the toilet waste pipe to exit was too big. Therefore I now have a gap of about 1.5/2 inches all the…
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Two Air Bricks ABOVE the floor in kitchen wall letting in a lot of cold
Hi, There are two bricks in our kitchen external kitchen wall letting in a lot of cold. It's like an open door in there. I cannot see why there are TWO of them above the floor. Sure, I've heard of having one to lessen condensation in some old houses (ours is 1930s). Can I block both these up or replace them? Thanks Adrian
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Burglar Alarm
We recently moved and have never had a house with a burglar alarm before, but our new one does have one. The lady who lived there before us left us a copy of the receipt for the annual service of said alarm. My question is, is this really neccessary? I think she paid around £95 to have it serviced and a new battery put in,…
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Order of work?
I am planning a couple of changes to my 3 bed, 1 bath terraced house in SE London. I currently have a lean-to at the back of the house which needs to come down before it falls down. For security purposes, I will need to replace the french doors which connect the dining room to the lean-to. This would be a good opportunity…
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no hot water in flat !?!?!
Hy, I live in a 2nd floor flat, only have a water tank with an immerser (with a timer) and no hot water in the flat. cold water flow + pressure is okay - but no hot water comes out of tank - pipes are cold. :mad: Can somebody shed some light with my crude description Thanks duracell2209
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Cheap skirting and sills
I needed some good quality cheap window sills and skirting boards - anyone got any recommendations? Based in Manchester if it helps...
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Paint external pebbledash and clean brickwork
Hi all, I'd like to paint the pebbledash on my external walls white and clean up the exposed brickwork to get it looking like new too. 1) What kind of paint do I need and how much would it cost? Is it simply a case of painting directly on to the pebbledash or do I have to prep it in any way? 2) How should I go about…
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central heating taking an hour to get hot
hi all Just seeking some advice..... I have an ideal WRS 450 boiler. I have lncluded a pic of its details here. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/unixhome/heating/DSCF0499.JPG Also i have included a pic of the controller located in the boiler....... http://homepage.ntlworld.com/unixhome/heating/DSCF0504.JPG I have recently…
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Oppose planning permission
We have just moved to a new house in Dover. Semi detached house with a patio and a little garden siting next to an allotment. The owner of the place we bought it from did agree in transfering the allotment when she sold the house. When we moved to the house we discovered an orange plastic fence between the patio and the…
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new boiler
I have had a new boiler fitted and the installer was corgi regsitered. He has filled out the log book and has left that with me. He told me that i would get certificate by post. Can anyone please tell me how long does the certificate takes to arrive. My boiler was installed on 21 Nov so it has been 3 weeks now. Thanks
