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Damp proof membrane - condensation?
Hi I am raising the floor in my dining room and about 1/3 of the way through. I have put a damp proof membrane (DPM) ontop of the original concrete floor and am laying beams ontop of this. I have noticed that alongside the edge beam there has appeared condensation on the DPM against the wood. Is this normal? The wood had…
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oak floor needing some tlc
hi all our 1930's house has wonderful oak flooring in the hall and lounge which unfortunately is now starting to lift, squeaking and opening up in various places did have it sanded and varnished 5 yrs ago i suspect it will need lifting and relaying(gulps at the cost involved) anyone have any wise words? def want to…
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French Doors - Floor too high
I am in a right pickle and need some advice. I am having an extension built and we are having two sets of french doors (double doors with panels either side) fitted. After the walls were built I got the window company to come out and measure and make the windows. The problem is that the doors have been made to a height of…
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Does this sound like damp?
Whilst looking round an old edwardian house that we are hoping to make a bid on we noticed that in the main bedrooms all the wallpaper is peeling. In the top right hand corner (an outisde wall) there was a straight dark brown horizontal line, which amost looked like it was just caused by a wardrobe sitting there. When we…
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Spiders On Internal Windows
A friend of mine has just moved into an older flat and is having problems with spiders on the internal windows (modern upvc), more so in the bedroom. There is a vent but that is closed. Is this a sign of damp?
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Ceiling tiles - polystyrene or asbestos?
Is there a fool proof way of telling the difference? We are looking to buy an edwardian semi which needs complete renovation, which includes removing tiles on the ceilings of the bedrooms and kitchen. In one bedroom there is also a row of tiles around the top of the wall. We noticed a couple of white mouth/nose masks on…
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French Electric Plugs
I'm about to purchase a property in France and intend to bring some UK electrical equipment over to furnish the property. The usual stuff, a kettle, bedside lamps, and an LCD TV. I've done some googling and understand that you can cut of UK plugs and rewire to French Plugs (two or three prongs)....but I cannot seem to find…
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DIY book
I would like to buy my new SIL a DIY book for his birthday. Any suggestions /recommendations for a good basic book? Thank you .
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Reducing (not completely removing) depth of chimney breast
Hi there I live in an upper floor maisonette (there's the ground floor, and that's it - just two maisonettes) There are several chimneys, but the one in the kitchen area is HUGE. It is 52 cm deep. For this reason, I'd like to reduce it down to 30cm deep, just like the other chimneys in the house. The loft belongs to me…
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Where to buy cheap paving slabs??
Hello. We moved in a new house last year and the garden is plain mud . So we are going to lay some paving and lawn etc. Im trying to find cheap paving slabs . I have tried the local..milton keynes freecycle site to no joy. Due to the fact we need quite a few i think its best if we buy them new... so where can i buy cheap…
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Flavel CA10FRS 100cm Dual Fuel Range Cooker
Does anyone have a cooker like this? If so, can you look at the instruction manual and tell me what sort of electrical supply it needs? ie, do I need a 30A supply fitted? Thanks all Dave
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Home renovators beginner tool set
Hi MoneySavers I will *hopefully* be purchasing a house in need of renovation very soon. Can anyone reccomend a decent tool set? I have around £100 to spend. Many Thanks in advance Tom
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PVC/Silicon on New Windows. How to remove?
Hi. Any one please help. New windows put in at wkend. Looks as though there's alot of grime marks, I think they may be PVC. I've tried removing the marks with hot water & glass cleaner but no luck. The marks are now looking like scratch marks. Is there a way I can remove these marks? just hoping I've scratched them. Sharon
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Sky Help please.
I have unplugged my sky+ box to move it and now I cant remember where the white wire goes? Not the power cable but the other one. Anyone with a sky+ can you have a look for me? Thank you.
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Need to copy tape cassettes to CD
Not sure if this is the right place, but will post here anyway. I have a lot of cassette tapes, (dating from when my car was regularly broken into for its CD player and tapes were a safer option.) I now want to transfer them to CD and or MP3 player but the cassette drive on my home stereo is kaput. Can anyone recommend a…
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Alleyway noisy when windy
Hello, I wondered if there was anything I could do about the noise that is generated through a narrow alleyway next to our front door when its's windy. When it's windy it can sound like there's a HGV driving past. We've not long been in this house and it took quite a while to work out what it was. Thanks, Woo
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Withknobson / DIY-Kitchen / Crown
Hello, First time posting on this board, so apologies if going over old ground. I've spent hours researching a new kitchen which I am planning for our house once the extension is completed. My mind is spinning with all the hints, tips and advice I've gathered, however I have narrowed down my choice of suppliers to 3 or 4,…
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New lounge floor
Hi we have walk through lounge approx 5 x 8 m We are thinking of laying wood floor but dont know what is best. Its a walk through room to kitchen. We always remove shoes to try and keep carpet clean. We're also considering re carpeting the whole house as ours are not good quality. this would include: Lounge 3 bedrooms and…
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Appliance sites that offer disconnection and reconnection of cookers
Hi all, I'm planning on buying a cooker but non of them offer the disconnection of the old cooker AND reconnection of the new one, checked shop4electricals, appliancedeals, applianceonline, but they don't offer it, anyone recommend a site that does? Cheers
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Matsui washing machine could be bust again
Purchased 1st March 2008 from Currys. We've got the £2-89 per month option so anything wrong with it is covered 16 Sept 2008 - Engineer called out as both lights flashing which signalled motor failure (according to manual). Engineer couldn't find anything wrong, blamed a minor power surge. 16 February 2009 - Engineer…
