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Need to remove a border around a room?
My daughter has a border in her bedroom that she's now outgrown (on top of the wallpaper). It goes along all the walls at the very top - what's the best way to remove it? Use some heat - a hairdryer perhaps?
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wiring mains smoke alarms
probably an obvious answer ( and i think i know it!) but would like to check. I am doing a loft conversion on my bungalow and have to have two mains smoke alarms, one downstairs (optical) and one upstairs (ionisation). i have bought the optical one already (kidde) with lithium backup. my question is, I don't have to buy…
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Help. Penetrating damp from derelict neighbour!
Help. Penetrating damp from derelict neighbour! :j hi, i have a problem with my property. my neighbouring terraced house is derelict, with a little amount of roof, lots of weeds and a whole load of water/ rain coming in. as you can guess i thus have a damp problem! i can get into the house, as its been derelict for…
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Bathroom paint and mould
We have a wet room as a family member is a wheelchair user. It has some kind of board with a sort of vinyl covering on the walls by the shower but the other walls are just painted. There is a lot of black mould on the painted walls and ceiling edge. Am going to clean as much off as I can and want to repaint but wondered if…
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Order of decorating
Hi Currently getting refurbishment underway. One area I am unsure about is order of fitting fireplace vs flooring. Currently plastering is in progress. Once complete do I get the new fireplace fitted or get new flooring fitted then install fireplace? Thanks
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Damp in flat after chimney work
Firstly, apologies for the epic post... (secondly, this is the second time I've typed it out - I keep getting refused posting rights even though I'm logged in.... :mad: ) Right. Me and my girlfriend live on the ground floor of a 4-storey tenement flat in Edinburgh. We bought the place in January 2005 and love it, never had…
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electric hob oven - glue residue
I have a Tricity Bendix Electric hob oven. I have used the frying pan tonight and for some reason have a very small sticky residue on the hob. It looks like glue or sellotape or something similarly sticky has found its way on to the hob and then with the heat of the hob and cooking, it has stuck fast... Im not sure what it…
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Kitchen Finesse
Hi, First time poster so hope i get this right. Having viewed many other forums discussing kitchen suppliers i wanted to ask if anyone could provide any feedback on Kitchen Finesse - http://www.kitchenfinesse.co.uk/ . They have priced a new kitchen for me which looks competitve and of reasonable quality, but i'd appreciate…
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garage
If you have planning permission for a garage in your back garden,and the plans were passed for car storage,are you allowed to store house hold items,e.g sofas,beds? Also what is the law when parking om the road,are you allowed to mount the pavement,as property is on a bend in the road? Can anyone help?
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Which fridge and washing machine to buy?
Firstly I hope Ive posted this in the right section, I could do with a little bit of advice, im moving into a flat next week due to my girlfriend leaving and I need to buy myself a fridge and a washing machine as she is taking the current ones. Ive budgeted about £400 for the two and was thinking £150 for the fridge and…
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Thermostatic mixing valve and dishwasher
I have a dishwasher which can be connected to hot or to cold fill - max temperature of water must not exceed 60 degrees. I have solar panels and am keen to use this as a water source for the dishwasher. Any snags if I fit an adjustable thermostatic mixing valve inline in the water supply to the dishwasher?
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Falling Plaster
Hi all, Im new to these boards but an avid follower to the site! Im seeking advice about my parents house.:confused: They live in an end terrace house, around 20 years ago they paid to have the whole outside of the house pebble-dashed, unfortunately the guy turned out to be a 'cowboy' and the stoned never lasted very long.…
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Advice needed - House Harling
Mum and Dad are looking into getting some repairs on their old stone build cottage. It has harling (pebbledashing) on outside which is 50+ years old. There are cracks in some places and they are not sure as to the best thing to do 1. Chip out and replace cracked areas with new harling and then paint the outside of house.…
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Laminate vs Wooden Floor
Would anyone in the know be able to talk me through the pro's/cons of different types of flooring. Looking to do the lounge/dining room (seperated by french doors) in something. Have got 3 kids (6,5 and 7mths), so one of my concerns is noise made by toys etc, also hardness for little ones head as he falls over ;) ). Have…
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UPvC back door
Does anyone know where I can get a upvc/pvc back door, pretty standard size, but designed to open outwards? Searched the web but with no luck so far.
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Broken Washing Machine
I recently moved house and my washing machine fell over in the van breaking the tray where the detergent and conditioner goes and dislodging the top of the machine so that it won't fit under the worktop any more. Does anyone know if this kind of thing can be fixed and the likely cost? Cheers
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are my freezers really using this much electric
hi all, i went away for 3 days and when i came home i had used £2 of electricity. the only things i had on were a fridge freezer and a chest freezer. they are full and not empty. I ask this question because for a while i have been using a very large amount of electric and had a suspicion that my next door neighbors were…
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Heeeeelp plumbing in washing machine
Please can somebody advise a total girl how to plumb in a washing machine :o The lady in the shop said that I just remove the old one and put the cold water bit onto the new cold water thing but there is a hot water pipe on my old washer and I cant work out how to stop the water coming out :mad: the new washer is cold fill…
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Leaking Bath Mixer Tap
Bumping this up from thread on anther topic. I have taps similar to these: http://www.wickes.co.uk/Como/Como-Bath-Shower-Mixer-Taps/invt/417600 When the cold is turned low or off the back pressure causes water to leak as a spray from the nut connecting the tap to the base unit. Does anyone know how to service this type of…
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Toilet problem and it's spreading.. help please!
Good morning all. I have lived for 2yrs in a 4yr old new build flat. As I am on my own I have used the mostly the ensuite toilet. About 6 months ago the toilet, that has a built in cistern, started to make reverberating noises on flushing and filling up. This built up until the noise stayed all the time!! The toilets are…
