-
FLIES! loads of them! why!
I have noticed that in this warmer weather, I tend to get loads of flies coming into the house when I have the windows and the french doors open, they come in, fly around then leave again, but why are they coming in? I keep a clean house, no food lying about etc, but they seem to love my lounge!! Could it be because of the…
-
Joiner in Fife Area
Hi to all in the Forums Looking for a joiner ( the chap i usually use is on holiday for the next fornight, and although no great rush for him to return from holiday i dont know how busy he will be on his return ) So All you Fifers out there, can anyone recommend a joiner ???? Someone who is reliable, clean, and not overly…
-
Carpenters/joiners in Cheltenham area
Can anyone recommend a carpenter/joiner in Cheltenham who can give a free estimate for tidying up the wooden doors/windows in a block of flats just off the town centre?
-
Help new Railings have rust
had some new balcony railings 18ft long put in, took simply ages to find someone and get my head around it. I was a bit uncomfortable with some of the sloppy bits at joins but now about 3 months later there is rust showing at some spots. A guy working round the corner had a look yesterday and said he wants £85 to put it…
-
Galvanised steel guttering - extinct?
A couple of 6ft sections of my galvanised steel guttering have rusted through. It seems possible to buy cast iron (at a cost), aluminium (which can't be joined to steel anyway) or plastic. Steel seems to be completely extinct. I wouldn't mind used guttering from a reclamation yard, but I've had no luck there either. Just…
-
damp advice - what to do now!!
Hi all Heres my familys problem Background 13/05/09 last visited front bedroom, as broke ankle and have slept downstairs until 22/06/09 went to bedroom yesterday as going back to work and needed work clothes, and found that the bedroom had suffered water damage from somewhere. Front Walls and side facing walls are damp to…
-
Smell from kitchen sink - plumbing advice needed - photo attached
I have a bad smell coming from the half bowl sink next to the main kitchen sink. I think it may have been plumbed in badly as it began when we had a new kitchen fitted. Can anyone have a look at this picture and see what they think ? I think there should be some sort of trap or u-bend connected to the half bowl (on the…
-
Suspended Ceiling Tiles
Hi, I'm looking for some replacement suspended ceiling tiles, approximately 25-30. I first went along to B&Q and Wickes, but no joy. I've searched google for them and come up with some online stores. They seem OK, until they slap on £30 for the courier. Does anyone know of any shops in Yorkshire / Lincolnshire / East…
-
Door for alcove
Hi I am about to having my garage converted and we are knocking throught into the lounge from the new room. This entrance will be under the stairs and so the doorway will be sloped. How can i get a door for here? we have cheapy panneled doors (modern house) Is there a way we can get a nice door?
-
Door dipping / stripping in esher / surrey area?
Hi all, Can anyone recommend door dipping around esher / cobham / claygate area? Should there be anything I should be aware of with dipping (I've read about some types can damage the doors if left dipped too long?) We've recently moved into a 1920s semi and after ripping off 3mm ply from all of the doors we're left with…
-
funny noise on washing machine
Sounds like a penny rolling round and round, but it happens when machine first starts and at certain points of cycle, and while the drum is NOT moving! It is about 6 years old, and Hotpoint - so know it doesn't owe me much! We have had a few odd repairs, not costing a fortune, but wondered what it might be before I call…
-
Where has paint on offer currently please
Does nayone know of any high streey stores that have dulux or crown paint on offer at the moment please?
-
indesit 1dl40s DISHWASHER
Any reviews? kind regards
-
Weeds coming up through membrane
Hi, A few months ago, I laid membrane onto bare soil and then overlaid this with pea-shingle. The reason was to keep weeds at bay in my large garden. To my horror, the weeds are still growing through! Rather than start again from scratch, would it be okay to spray lots of weed killer onto the shingle/membrane to kill off…
-
Road surface water run off
Bit of a story, so grab a cuppa, get comfortable and many thanks for taking the time to read this. I recently moved into a house (April) and since then have had the benefit of lovely weather, apart from one day when it absolutely tipped it down for a couple of hours. During this rainfall we aquired an impressive 'stream'…
-
Radiator Tails
I need to replace a TRV with a lockshield valve on a radiator. It's in a really awkward place, and taking the whole rad out would be a real hassle. I can get the TRV off easy enough, but getting the tail out, or rather, getting a new one in, is going to be a nightmare. Do I have to change the tail or can I just reuse the…
-
Sliderobes or Spaceslide or other? OPinions Please (fitted wardrobes)
We are loooking for fitted wardrobes at the moment. I have fell in love with some from Sliderobes, they are what I expected to pay (£2500), but after browsing a bit, I found a company called SpaceSlide which are offering the doors for around £700, and I would pay my own joiner, max. £500...thereby saving me a HUGE amount…
-
electricity bill way high help.
i wondered if any one can help i nkow i havent been paying enough monthly on my elec account. it seems extremley high. we have switched off extra frezer in shed we dont tumble dry washing machine once a day dishwasher once a day shower is on three times a day 2 fish aquariums both now shut down to minimum requirement all…
-
Help Blocked Drain in the garden (soil pipe drain)
We have two manhole covers in the garden and we looked in them tonight to see what they are like (we moved in 10 weeks ago) And one of them is blocked to hell, its disgusting, its nearly at the top and its just looks like loads of brown poop and toilet paper mixed together So basically its blocked I am not sure if its a…
-
Leaky Stopcock in downstairs toilet
We have a leaky tap like stopcock in our downstairs loo but cant seem to stop it and cannot freeze it as it is an iron pipe not copper or the other way round i forget but anyways does anyone know how to fix it??? Is there like some sort of putty or something that will hold it and stop it??? ta v muchly in advance
