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Immersion Heater / Tank
Hi, it seems that my immersion heater as failed, but the trouble is, I am away from home overseas for 3 months, and this has left my partner to deal with it. She has had a plumber around to confirm this and has been advised it will be in the region of £100 to replace the heater element. They have also said that it is…
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Laying a Carpet
Hi All, We have been looking at new carpet for our living room. Our budget is not great but we like the look of a felt back hardwaring carpet that is 8mm thick and felt backed. What is the best way to lay this in our living room. We was thinking of purhcasing the 11mm Cloud 9 underlay as well at the same time. The floor…
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Painting Bedrooms and hallway
I am looking to paint the walls and ceilings of my 2 bedrooms and hallway myself. I plan to strip the wallpaper/painted lining paper myself also. My question is what paint should I use emulsion or gloss and which brand? Does it make any difference?
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Advice wanted re outside water pipe
I hope I am posting this in the right place. My son is an invalid and has a ground floor adapted flat, he has been there for 61/2 years, the council have just given him permission to have a small conservatory on the back to house his wheelchair. The people above him have installed a water pipe down the back wall from their…
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Glowworm boiler question
I cannot find the instructions for my GlowWorm Energysaver condensing open vent boiler. As I am intending to fit a Magnaclean this summer. Can any of you knowledgeable types tell me which is the flow and which is the return.. There are two pipes in the top and they both feel very similar in temperature, in the absence of a…
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Help needed Elkay ceiling mount PIR timer wont turn off lights
Hi I just wondered if anyone has or fits these. We had one fitted in our bathroom this afternoon to bring the lights on and off automatically. It was getting a bit dark so lights were on when the electricain left. The lights won't turn off! In fact it seems to be working in reverse! Set to stay on for 2 minutes when you…
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Planning Permission query - hope this is the right area!
Hope this is the right area of the forum to post this - if not please advise where it should be put. Thanks. :) My mother has just found out that planning permission has been given to the owners of a a very small garden centre behind her property to be changed in its use to one involving carpentry/joinery. She is somewhat…
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how should i fill this gap
just removed an old doorframe from my stairs. the resulting gap in the plasterboard wall is 11cm across - on one side it is 1cm deep, on the other it is 2cm. so I was thinking put some 0.95mm plasterboard in the gap, then put some finishing plaster over that and create a gradual slope from the 2cm side to the 1cm side. or…
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Cheap Decking wanted South Wales or cheap delivery
Hi, I've told my neighbour what a great forum this is and he's asked me to find a good price for decking for him. (no jokes about him needing decking, please). B&Q have 2.4 lengths for £2.98 with 20% off tomorrow making them around £2.40. Any one know of any cheap local suppliers in or around the Rhondda Cynon Taff area?…
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Loft Insulation Question
Hi all, My parents are getting there loft insulation done in the next few weeks and we have just empty the loft over the last few days ready. My question is in the loft its nearly covered with basic loft flooring and my question is can we leave that in and then they lay the insulation over it as its going to be to much…
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dishwasher help ,installing plumber
hi, i want to buy a full size dishwasher but wondered how to install it..under my sink i have a hot and cold water tap ,,i have the washing machine attached to the coldwater one..so how would i get the dishwasher installed? it would be about 5 foot away from the under sink taps on the other side of the room.. do i need to…
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Vinyl wall tiles
Hello all Has anyone here fitted vinyl wall tiles please? I know ordinary tiles would be alot less hassle and a damn site cheaper but the elderly lady who wants the work done is insistent on vinyl self-adhesive wall tiles, hence my question. Any experiences, good or bad, from you good people? Thank you kindly.
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Water Discolouration in Toilet
Hi all, I don't think there is any way to word that title appropriately!:rotfl: Noticed today when I went to clean the loo, the water looked like someone had had a pee and not flushed, so I flushed it and the water came back looking like someone had done the other thing and not flushed! I got quite frustrated and…
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Replacing Lock in UPVC door
I am due to move out of a rented house and despite numerous requests (in writing) the Letting Agent/LandLord have failed to provide keys for one of the french doors. The problem is, I need to get my sofas out when the removal guys come and due to only being able to open one half of the double french door, the sofas won't…
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Charger Fuse Size
Not sure if this is the correct thread or if it should be motoring. The problem is that a line fuse on my car battery charger on the negative wire that clips to the battery has blow; there is no indication of what amp the fuse was. Can anyone help so that I can replace the fuse with the correct one.
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Trimming tile help!
Anybody know best way to take 1cm off the bottom of tiles. I started off doing it with tile saw but taking ages and going in a straight line is impossible. My bottom row of tiles i cut before i put flooring down, yeah i know duh!
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Laminate Flooring
I am looking to lay some laminate flooring over the next couple of weeks. It is for 3 ajoining rooms and is on concrete. I have the damp proof membrane, underlay etc and have read up on the subject. I just wondered if anybody had any tips they have picked up from doing this themselves which they wish they knew earlier. FYI…
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Damaged soil stack.
My dad has a problem with the branch on his outside soil stack. early this week i went to paint it as it was looking tatty.When i got to where the branch part of the stack is i noticed that it was crumbling away.On further inspection it appears that the collar/branch is cracked and/or broken. My 70 year old dad has…
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Chopping conifer down
I have a very large conifer tree which I would like to remove. One guy has suggested that he will chop the tree down and the 'grind the stump' and he's said the roots will die. Is this the best way? I would like to remove the stump and make sure the roots die. Thanks
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Builder vat fraud
Hello, I wonder if anyone could advise on what I should do!... Our builder (building a rear single storey extension for new kitchen) has always invoiced us for his work inc VAT in his prices. However, when we checked his vat number with hmrc, he is not vat registered and has not been for awhile! The reason we checked was…
