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temp and cheap way to level an area of my garden
with the weather being o.k this weekend i got my sons new pool out....i didnt realise how slopping my garden was until we had a deep and shallow end of a round pool! is there a way i can cheaply level my garden even if its temporary just for the pool. i tried wood under the legs but the liner still slopped. thanks in…
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Architectural Technician
Hi, We are looking at having a single storey extension at the rear of the house and will involve taking loadbearing walls out and putting some steel work in etc. Would a Architectural Technician do drawing for this and is the steel work something that he would do, ie work out what is required etc. Thanks Lee
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Does anyone know if we can return our next kettle?
We bought a NEXT kettle and toaster set today for £40..we got home and dd unpacked..dh put the kettle on by which point i hadn't seen it..after dh had made his drink he said the toaster was really rubbish and looks plasticy..the kettle is ok but we have decided we do not like them.. Does anyone know if we can return? Thanks
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Hillarys Venetian Blinds on Bay window?
Just wondering if anyone has had these fitted and if they were finished off as badly as this? http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa147/withnail1969/luka0509043.jpg http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa147/withnail1969/luka0509041.jpg We've paid a 50% deposit and are withholding payment of the balance until they sort it…
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ideal combi, no water from hot tap
have an ideal combi, no hot water/ no water at all coming from the hot taps. cold taps are fine. all was fine this morning - but we have had the main stop !!!! on the pavement turned off all afternoon due to a burst pipe on the neighbours drive. any ideas please?
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plumbing q) lead lock - where to buy
hi, where can i buy lead locks please to repair a broken underground lead pipe please? tried b and q, wickes etc today but no joy. will all plumbers merchants sell them.
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what to do with garage
I would like to pick your minds & some ideas please .We have a garage it is not attached to the house which is a pitty ,it stands next to our house .We never use the garage for the car we just park our car on the drive infront of the gararge .It is such a shame not to use the garage for something else ideally a playroom…
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I have lots (and I mean LOTS) of books to get rid of
Please feel free to move this if I've posted in the wrong place :) I have several boxes of books that were left in a cupboard by the previous tenant and they're taking up so much space it's unreal, there has to be around 300 books here. Basically I'd like my cupboard to be mine instead of housing a small library, so I'd…
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help, burst water main pipe under drive - fix needed
hi, the neighbour has a burst water main pipe under his drive. we noticed water coming down my block paved drive but after a lot of digging weve found the leak under his concrete drive. weve turned off the water at the mains on the pavement to enable us to dig and find the leak - and used a water pump to remove all the…
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HELP!! What has happened to my bath
Help desperately needed!!! We woke up this morning to a sickening smell of rotten eggs coming from our upstairs bathroom and on investigating saw our bath was covered in brown stains which looked like something had been spilt or sprayed on the bath and ran down to the base and down the plug. Almost like somebody filled the…
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Filtaclere Sewage Treatment FP3
Does anybody have any information, manuals or experience on these plants? The house we moved into 3 years ago shares one with a neighbour, (who controls it all and just passes me bills), and it seems to cost more that I envisaged it would to run. Between us we pay a £300 a year service charge, this empties it twice a year…
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Power Shower problem
Have a salamander pump powering my shower but lately it hasn't been working very well, but seems to improve when you switch off then on again at the mains....anyone any ideas as to what problem might be?
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Plastering help!
Ok i yesterday had my radiator taken off the wall in the kitchen and the pipes set back into the walls..this left a hole roughly 7x7" big..i last night re plastered the wall but there is a prob i thought i had fixed and this morning doesnt appeared to have worked! The pipes are in the wall BUT they are protruding very…
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Study/Store/Utility or bedroom?
I have a extended end of terrace (renovation quote posted on the "is this quote fair" board), which has a spare room which can easily take a large single bed and cupboard. However the entry is via the kitchen only. If I brick this door up and shift to entry via the main lounge instead of the kitchen (it is a large…
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Fencing open plan front garden-planning?
I live in one of those stupid open plan houses which has unfenced front gardens. As i despise my neighbour and believe that good fences make better neighbours, I'd like to put in a fence to clearly demarcate the property boundary . This would also allow me to plent my front garden,make it look better and prevent ignorant…
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Website for getting quotes for jobs at home?
A while back,i found a website on which you could register and list jobs of various kinds that needed doing in your home. Tradesmen would then bid for that job and you would allocate the work to the person you thought best. I can remember the website name. Does this ring any bells with anyone ? Ta
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Safestyle door problem
Well,just gone to drop my wife off at work (she works in a night club), gone to lock the door and nothing,the locking mechanism is screwed. I've taken the door handles off and managed to lock the door as there are 2 spindle holes in the lock mechanism, one for the handle,and one below it that does not have a spindle…
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Acrylic or steel bath?
Hello We are in the process of choosing a new bathroom suite and i'd like some advice please as this is our 1st bit of major home improvements! Our plumber has factored into his quote a steel bath. He tolds us to look for a suit we like, email him the deatails and he will source it from his suppliers for cheaper than on…
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What's involved with reinforcing a floor?
I'm having second thoughts about the bath I was buying and I might be considering a large Carronite one instead. One bathroom site states that the floor may need re-inforced to support the extra weight of the Carronite bath, especially since it's fairly big at 1800 x 800. I've just laid a new floor and it's glued and…
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lawn mowing service
I know it's not exactly moneysaving, but does anyone here use a lawn mowing service? Was wondering how much it costs (London prices!) - it's the one job I never seem to get done and it is so depressing to look at! Don't want the whole garden done, just the lawn mowed once a week or fortnight. Garden is about 50 ft long, 25…
