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Carpet for room where furniture is moved a lot
Hi I'm looking for advice for how to tackle my sitting room floor, please. I've got a long sitting room that has cheap, loose, dark finger parquet under the current carpet. Up one end will be the TV and a sofa that won't move about. In the middle will be a sofa that will be turned 90 degrees one way for TV watching, be…
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re-hanging a door and advice on cloakroom basin
I have a tiny toilet that is separate to my bathroom and has no sink in it which really annoys me. I have been thinking that if the door opened out instead of in to the room I might be able to fix a tiny cloakroom basin in there. Is it a fairly straightforward job to rehang the door and are there any reasons why someone…
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Get upto 20% off Building Warrant Fees in Scotland
Hi folks, if you're considering to do any builder work in Scotland you will probably need a Building Warrant. Well, seek out an Approved Certifier of Design and benefit from upto 20% off the building warrant fee. You can find certifer details on the Scottish Government's web site. Regards Graham
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Delivery company have damaged paintwork
I have finally had a new LG American FF delivered however, the delivery company has damaged the paintwork around the door from my garage to utility and the door between utility /kitchen. They've taken the gloss off down to the wood on the architrave on doorway and the doors both have scratches. They've also scratched the…
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What should I do now?
Hi, We have recently had our kitchen ripped out an refitted by a builder who is a the husband of my wifes work collegue. He's done a good job apart from a couple of bits that need doing. We bought a cooker hood to match the cooker and he messed up cutting the chimney part. This was back in april, I have spoke to and texted…
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Who would I need??
Hi there, have seen a house I like but it needs some work on it. i am not sure who to approach. The mrs wants to knock through the kitchen wall and create a conservatory/kitchen extention and add a utility room. So the utility would be on the side of the conservatory. The the conservatory would extend back over the lounge…
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Neighbours tree question
My neighbours do nothing with their garden. A garden firm come in once a fortnight and mows the grass, but everything else just grows wild. We live in a semi, and they have a tree that is now taller than the houses. It's 5m from the house wall with a 3m spread and it's just on their side of the boundary. I do have their…
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Cantilever Umbrellas- any good
Want to buy one, as they look good and look as though they provide plenty of shade. Anyone know if they are any good - compared with the usual brolly that goes in the hole of the patio table. Seen one in our local store £80.00 thanks.
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get rid of blue ink from carpet?
How can you get rid of blue biro ink from a carpet. my dog just chewed up a pen on my new carpet Grrr... !
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Faulty cooker of faulty consumer unit? please help
I bought a new kitchen inclusive of oven and hob (homark 02-700401) over a year ago and stored it a spare room until I was able to fit it. I finally got round to putting it in a couple of months ago and tried it out, albeit very briefly and all seemed ok. Since then I have had a new Protek Supra range ip40 RCD consumer…
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D.I.Y Conservatory
I've been looking at conservatories and have seen that kits are available. Has any body tried , or managed to build one? If so could you give me a quick talk through as to how skill full a person needs to be to build one , How long it takes ( I'm thinking a week at most)....And mainly any pitfalls or hidden problems that…
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Buying a log burner - help with chimney liner needed
Hi Hubby and I are about to purchase our first log burner. The log burning stove itself has a 5 inch outlet, we now need to buy the chimney liner. We have been advised by 2 different companies with what to do. One company said to get a 6 inch liner and the other company said to get a 5 inch liner. Help please :)
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An umpleasant day - again!!
Got to my house today to be greeted by a unpleasant smell, lifted the manhole to be met with a blocked chamber full of human waste - not very nice!! Now I know the chamber was spotless a few weeks ago - I keep a regular check and it was fully blocked with debris last year - two sacks full. This must have come up from the…
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Schock sinks
Hi Looking around for a black composite sink, bowl and half. Has anyone come across schock sinks. Was trying to post a link to one but as a newish user I am forbidden. Have seen the sinks on line at the kitchen appliance centre. Any advice would be appreciated also on the colours, can't see a difference between onyx and…
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Coving repair
We are in the process of re-wallpapering and painting our sitting room. We have a plain cornice running aroung the room from the edge of the ceiling about 7" deep. Some of the plaster has come away and we will need to re-skim it. We have been unsuccessful in searching for a coving trowel to help with the skimming. Have you…
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Bosch Washing Machine Problem
I have a Bosch Maxx WFL 2450, about 10 years old. It's stopped spinning or running any washing cycles. It will fill, drain and pump out fine, but do nothing that requires the drum to rotate. There is no visible obstruction within the drum, the drum rotates freely by hand, and I've removed the drain hatch and checked for…
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Double glazing windows
Hello I need new double glazed windows. Can anyone recommend someone in Sheffield? thanks
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To bidet or not bidet? Survey please?
New bathroom coming up and my husband thinks it should have a bidet, I don't. Would people leave their thoughts please? T.I.A. Murph
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Resin bonded gravel driveway ?
We've got an ugly concrete driveway in front of our house, and for various reasons it isn't practical at the moment to dig it all up and lay a new one. I was looking around for any cheaper options, and I came across the idea of a resin bonded gravel layer on top of the concrete. It looks great in the pictures - does anyone…
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What has caused our water pressure rise?
Hi all, I wonder if you can help. Earlier in the week we had a water pressure rise in the house, this ended up causing an unknown slightly corroded pipe to burst under our shower, causing water to pour through our kitchen ceiling, the tiles under the bath needed to be smashed to get at it quickly. Now there seems to be a…
