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Removing rose bush from near house - potential problems?
Hi, In the spirit of "less really IS more", and for a low maintenance life (I wish!), I'm wanting to remove a very old rose bush from near the front elevation of my house. The rose bush is over 70 years old (in fact my house is 150 years!). :p At ground level, it's only 9-10" away from the front elevation. I trust the…
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How easy is it to fit an oven thermocouple?
my oven stopped working yesterday. It ignited ok, but as soon as let go off the dial, the gas went out. Having had a read on tinternet, i think the thermocouple needs replacing. How easy is it to fit one to a BEKO DVG695?
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Dripping quarter turn mixer tap
This is a fairly new set of mixer taps,less than two years old and has started dripping....thought it might be the washer but appearsthat you cant buy new washers for this type of tap and that it has to be a new cartridge....Any suggestions of what might be the problem considering the taps arnt that old Many Thanks
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No Fensa Cert
My fiance had some double glazing fitted to her flat in 2003, this was done by a company that is no longer trading, and they did not issue a fensa certificate. Now its time to sell, and the buyer's solicitors say they want a certificate, and they have been in touch with fensa, who say no cert was issued for that address.…
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Has anyone done Lime Plastering?
Hi Folks, This maybe a but niche for this forum.....I hope not We are in the process of renovating our newly bought house (400 year old stone cottage) and am a DIY beginner. It needs a complete re-plastering as the previous owners botched up the old Lime Plaster by patching it up with a mixture of artex and cement over the…
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Changing radiators and filling central heating system
Hello, I have a combi boiler and whilst the weather is warm wish to change my single rads to double rads. I have done this before but had a back boiler at the time and wonder if it is just as easy to drain and fill the system using a combi boiler? All advice greatly received!
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Tile Paint
I am planning to spruce up our kitchen and have been thinking of painting the tiles rather than going to the expense of re tiling. There is nothing wrong with the tiles at all but I fancy a change of colour. Has anyone any advice to offer on whether this is a good idea please? I dont want the tiles to look amateurish and…
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industrial dehumidifiers
I had 3 industrial dehumidifiers in my flat for 6 weeks on 24 hours a day please can you tell me the cost of this on my electricity?? as i need to be reimbursed by the landlord 1.5kwVoltage240V
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Urgent advice needed on lighting in new extension / building regs
Hi, We're in the process of building an extension, above our existing attached double garage. This extension will house a new master bedroom and en-suite bathroom. Today we've had the electrician around, and he's told us he needs to know today where we want the lights in the bedroom. We had planned to look into this this…
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Laminate floor on concrete: damproof needed?
I'm going to laminate my kitchen floor, half of which is concrete which was laid about 7 months ago, so it has the necessary insulation and damp proofing. Do I need to lay a damp proof membrane on top of the cement floor before the underlay? Thanks.
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Car crashed through Garden Wall - Who is liable?
A car crashed the garden wall at the weekend. The driver was drunk and had taken the car from his friend....who now claims that he stole the car. The car demolished the wall and the police were called. He was arrested at the scene. The police provided insurance details for the car and said that the owner would be liable…
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I need a wall demolishing
I need a brick wall demolishing as soon as possible. Can anyone recommend where I can look on the internet for someone to do a good job and at a good price? The house is in Chester. Thanks.
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Protecting Laminate Flooring from heavy furniture
Our 3 peice suite has a metal base as its a recliner set 'very heavy', would i need to put carpet underneath to protect Laminate Flooring ? i know you need it for small furniture coffee table ... but what about bookcases, display cabinets ? would i need to use some carpet underneath to protect floor or would it be ok as it…
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Bridging a tile gap
We're changing our kitchen worktops to granite, unfortunately these are 300mm deep instead of the 400mm laminate ones we're replacing. We don't want to re-tile so have to find a way of bridging the 100mm gap between the new worktop and the tiles. We've been thinking of tile trim or something similar but can't find a…
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Small bedroom with stair block in
At the moment we have my 3 year old daughter in the smallest bedroom. It has a block in it over the stairs meaning the only place to put a bed is under the window. We put a piece of wood on the block and it's been used as a nappy changing table. She's got loads of toys now and hasn't really got room to play in her room,…
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TV Turning Itself Off - Fixable?
Help, my TV has started turning itself off a few seconds after I put it on. Does anyone know why this is or whether it is cheap to fix. It is a 32" Panasonic CRT so too large to take to a shop. Does anyone have any suggestions or will I have to buy a new one?
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Pebble dash-can you still get it done?
Does anyone still do pebble dash? Our unpainted pebble-dash has been endlessly patched, none of it really matches. Would prefer not to just paint over it as will then have do it every few years, so would rather have it all taken off & redone. Spoken to a couple of people but they say that they don't do it anymore. Any…
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How to keep a coal barbecue going?
Question for those barbecue experts out there.... Here's the scenario... I've finally managed to get my coal barbecue lit and all the coals are nicely glowing red after waiting half an hour. But within another half hour, the coals have died down in heat. What's the best way to keep the BBQ going? Should I keep adding coal…
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cold shower !!!!!
I have cold water storage tank in the loft and a hot water cylinder for the hot water in my house. I have a thermostatic shower valve fitted ( new only last year), when I take a shower it runs nice and hot for about 20 seconds and then goes luke warm / cold !! I had the valve changed about 9 months ago so would not be…
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Neighbour complains about a dirty car!!
Hi, i don't know if this is the right place to post but i am a bit in shock. We are in the process of having our driveway reflagged. This is being done by a professional company but due to weather problems it was started on friday and has carried on over the weekend. After the builders had gone this afternoon a new…
