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Grants for energy efficiency
We're just about to buy a house, built in the late 70s and needs all new central heating put it. I was wondering if anyone knew if there are local grants available for central heating, loft insulation, cavity walls etc? We are not eligible for the Warm Front grant - are there any others? Found some information on grants…
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Cavity Wall insulation
Hi, I’ve just had an “energy assessor” round to measure up for cavity wall and loft insulation. Apparently, one of my cavities (the end wall) is 83 mm, and the other 2 are 62mm. The 62mm cavities are fine, but the 83mm cavity isn’t covered by a grant (I applied through the Tesco £198 scheme), as this only covers up to…
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Solum Treatment?
We are currently looking for a new house. In many home reports on the style of house we like (old ones!) we see the phrase "The solum appears to be untreated" I understand the solum is the ground below the house and that in many old houses there isn't a subfloor - a frame was built on the solum and the house built on that.…
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Boxing in CH pipes in a coved room?
Our ancient single pipe CH system is about to be replaced. In 2 corners of the living room the pipes will run floor to ceiling. At one end they will be almost hidden by wall to wall curtains that hang 6" below the coving, at the other end they are hidden by a book case. My options seem to be 1) sink them in the wall 2)…
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Guttering help needed
Hi all, Recently, our guttering has been leaking and causing damp in 2 rooms, it needs to be replaced at the front, no downpipes at the front and at the rear, where there are 2 sets of down pipes, one from the first floor and one from the extention. I am one of these people who can't do anything handy around the house so…
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What to put in Gabion baskets
I'm building a retaining wall in the garden using gabions (wire mesh baskets often seen on motorways etc) Usually they are filled with some decorative stone at the front and the rest of the basket filled with rubble I've just dug up the garage floor and need to get rid of 2.5m3 of tarmac Could I use old tarmac to fill the…
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Ultrasonic cat scarer high pitch sound ,will the council do anything about the noise?
Someone nearby has installed one of those electronic cat scarer things, people are not meant to hear them apparently, well i can, and if i go into the garden or have the window open i hear a highpitched sound every 20 seconds which is very annoying. I understand kids can also hear them Will the council do anything about…
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Suggestions for a reasonable tile supplier
Ooops should read reasonable priced!! LOL Hi at last my husband has agreed to the bathroom being redone, no laughing now as we inherited the suite 21yrs ago! when we moved here, AUBERGINE!! Anyway out it goes soon . Anyone have any good suggestions of where we can get a good price on tiles. We live in West Yorkshire and I…
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garage foundation
Hi I'm after some advice on our garage foundations prior to going ahead with the job. We are hoping to knock down and rebuild our brick garage. Also hope to add a shed to the space behind the garage so therefore would like to extend the concrete foundation. Our thoughts are to have a new concrete slab poured over the whole…
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Scrap value for boiler
ok, so with refs to previous posts, I am having a new condensing boiler fitted tomorrow. My 15 year old vaillant combi is going perfectly....does it have any re-sale value either as it is, or for parts, or for scrap??
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Qoute advice
I have a builder coming around 2moro to qoute me on some work so iam asking if any builders on here can give me a rough idea on what the following work would cost so i can avoid the cowboys lol Work to be done is as follows - *Hang 1 internal door ( door supplied ) *Fit 50 sq metres of laminate flooring on to chipboard…
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Woodworm in Loft
I am looking at buying a house & viewed one the other day. I have been told it has woodworm in the loft space which was treated in 1992 but it is back again. How serious is this if it needs to be done again? Moneysaver
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vertical radiators
Anyone got an opinion on these. I have a really old radiator in my lounge that stretches for 6 foot across the back wall. As there is a sofa in front of it, the heat doesn't reach into the room. To create more room I was thinking of replacing it with a vertical radiator that would only need to be a couple of feet wide and…
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Floor joists faulty - what profession do I ask to repair?
Hi All I am a landlord and even when I bought the property 2 years ago the Kitchen Floor (no cellar) was uneven and sort of sloping at one end. This is obvious when looking at the skirting, as there is around an inch gap. Anyway after a while I had some work done to the house, and in a kitchen wall we found a redundant…
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The Curse of the Samsung RS21 Fridge
Hi Guys, I noticed at the weekend my Samsung Fridge Freezer had risen to temp's of 15, and was making a buzzing noise. I have read the older posts about the problem and realise that i need to call Samsung, the problem is I have just bought this house and the fridge freezer came with it (I paid an additional £200 for the…
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Obtaining Building Control Certifictate
I have just had a kitchen extension. We have had the building control officer to do his final inspection. We have 9 downlighters in the new kitchen. He said 2 of these should be energy saving fittings and as they are not then two other light fittings in the house must be changed. Also because of a slanted roof, our cooker…
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Making a gate - please help
:o Hi I have just built a new 6ft fence at the bottom of my garden (with a bit of help) with rails and featheredge boards. I started making the gate today using leftover timber (the rails). The frame is 5ft tall by 34" wide. Used mahoosive nails as my drill is rubbish. I have a horizontal bar in the middle. I tried cutting…
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New Whirlpool Oven
Just wondering what the best approach would be to my problem. I've just bought a Whirlpool oven from Comet. Price was £530. On unpacking the grill pan, then reading instructions, I find that there is no grill pan handle included, and if I require one, I can purchase one as 'an extra'. Whilst I have no objection to…
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Alternatives to Wickes Slab worktops?
:) We've got a quote for our kitchen (how much drama is involved in renovating a house??) and we've picked the wickes slab technology worktop (see http://www.wickeskitchens.co.uk/ProductDetails/ProductDisplay.asp?Category=223). The reason why we've got that is because we can fit a small undermounted ceramic sink and they…
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slate fire surround
hi, i have a stunning old slate fire surround that has a few odd chips and a crack, does anyone know the best way if possible to fill these ? are there any like slate fillers available for these repairs that could be sanded to blend in ? any help would be great thanks -
