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HELP!!! floor weight ?
Does anyone know what the weight limit of a floor is on a new build house. We currently live in a 3 storey town house the livng room and kitchen are on the first floor. I am due to give birth in 4 weeks and wanted to use a birthing pool in the living room Combined weight of pool when filled with mother and child is around…
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Door Hinges
Hi, Does anyone know if you can get internal door hinges in either a black iridium finish or a smoked nickel finish. Many thanks V
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Kitchen price - they taking the mickey?
Hiya, have just be quoted nearly £6000 (just worksurfaces, units and their accessories) for a small kitchen (12' by 6') in the range shown from Howdens. We are in Harrow, NW London. Update: should emphasize this excludes fitting ! Is that a "taking the michael" price? We are only buying one appliance from them - the cooker…
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21 in internal doors
I am after a 21 inch moulded internal door. None of the DIY stores stock them. Any ideas as to where I might buy one - preferably in Berkshire? Thanks Steve
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Double storey extension
Hi there We are looking at building a double storey extension about 3.5sqm x 6sqm. We will be reusing all windows and probably have to buy one more. We are in a 3 bedroom detached at the moment and the extension will be added onto the back of the property with a new bedroom, and new kitchen/dinning downstairs (existing…
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Bathroom glazing
I have on my bathroom window glazing what looks like little flowers and if you look very closely between them you can see out. Anybody know what this pattern is called as there is nothing like it in all the brochures i have.
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Painting garage door - advice needed please
The paint on our galvanised metal garage door is flaking badly and needs repainting. I really would like to strip the door back to metal before painting again as it looks really tatty where the previous owners have just repainted over the flaked off bits. Is there a quick way to strip the door - could I use one of the…
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Main Joist replacement
In the process of having a new bath installed last weekend, the plumber discovered that the main joist beneath was wet and probably rotten, the result of a poor seal on the previous bath. I'm now entering the claims process, and an Assessor is visiting this week. The Plumber suggested that all the bathroom fittings will…
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Cost of converting to a kitchen diner?
Can anyone advise a rough cost to knock down the wall in to the kitchen and put one up to divide part of the lounge diner, making a kitchen diner. Wall to be knocked down is 10 foot (not supporting wall) and wall to be put up is 18 foot. Thanks x
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Looking for a stylish toilet for downstairs loo
under £150. Can anyone recommend anywhere please? Got our last one from Victoria Plumb but they don't do it anymore. :( Thanks x
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Practical Kitchen decor
Hi, I am just about to get a new kitchen and would like to check other's experience of some items I am choosing between. It seems loke a lot of currently fashionable kitchen trends are not all that practical to use and keep clean! Does anyone have experience of... White gloss kitchen units ( ikea ) Real oak worktops…
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Faded red kitchen doors
I have a lovely red fitted kitchen that is just over two years old. Unfortunately doors near the window are now orange due to light fading them! The original company that fitted them is bust but I have sourced the company that still makes them. It says that bright colours do fade and can only offer replacement doors at…
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Planning application refused, next step?
Hi, We submitted plans for a 2 storey front/side/rear extension and single storey rear extension that has been refused. The reason for refusal is: The proposed extension, by virtue of its significant bulk, forward projection and greater ridge height when compared to the roof of the existing dwelling, would not respect the…
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Free Recycling and a Cleaner Environment Advice
I'll bet alot of people already know about this, but have you investigated whether there's a local Freegive group in your community? The only rule about participating is that everything must be free. It's an online exchange where people give and get things for free. A wonderful way to recycle, reuse, and reduce…
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standalone kitchen rinser
My standalone rinser has the option of being plumbed in to hot or cold or both via a thermostatic mixing valve. Looking at the price of the valves this is not an option at the moment. So anybody gone one way or the other. Plumber suggested cold for rinsing, but i rinse with warm so i am thinking on the hot feed. But am…
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Oven & Hob Advice
Hello My electric oven gave up the other night .... :mad: So i am looking around for a replacement but i am limited as i need one with a 13amp plug ... I only have one cooker point in the flat which the halogen hob is wired into... My question really can you wire and oven and hob together on a single cooker point??
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What would you do to the living space in this house?
We are in the very slow process of buying a house that requires quite a lot of modernisation at the moment. This is the current floor plan... Our plan is to halve the 2nd bedroom to fit the bathroom upstairs, then knock through to the bathroom and extend at the side downstairs to make one massive kitchen/diner. By doing…
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Dulux paint pod
If you have bought a paint pod and wonder if it will work with ordinary paint, the short answer is kit it won't. I tried using ordinary paint and managed to gum up the paint pod tube and the roller head. Ordinary paint won't come out of the roller. Daisy
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Paula Rosa Kitchens
Has anyone got any experience of Paula Rosa kitchen units. I ask because I have recently been working on one. The web site says that they are high quality. The one that I have been dealing with looks like a load of old tat to me. It is certainly no better than many that I have assembled from the sheds.
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Ironing presses
Hi I have started a small business doing ironing. I have a steam generator iron but find ironing double sheets and duvets time consuming and they never look as good as ones coming back from a laundry. I have considered buying a steam press or steam roller press on ebay but am not convinced that they will really save much…
