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Tiling a wallpapered kitchen wall
Hi all. Basic one I know but I'm (still) very new to this DIY business. The kitchen in our new home is entirely wallpapered. I find this a bit odd and would like to vary things a bit and prevent dirty marks by adding some tiling around the sink and worktop area. Will I first have to remove the wallpaper that is there at…
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Overcharged by plumber?
Hello I wanted to ask your advice as I think I have been overcharged for some plumbing work. (I feel very stupid but I was very busy and getting stressed and only realised afterwards) I had a problem with my toilet which was overflowing and I worked out that an inlet valve needed replacing. I called a local plumber who…
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Cheapest place to buy bracket to wall-mount 40" Flat Screen?
Hi Have been looking around but these things seem to vary greatly in price. It's for my sons bedroom. If anybody any recommendations I'd be very grateful :beer:
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replacement windows, a question please
It is true, that the larger the windows the more expensive they will be to replace? or, does the price depend on quantity of windows needing replacement? thank you
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Yeoman Exmoor conventional flue gas fire parts needed!
Hi i got a yeoman exmoor second hand recently and got sent wrong parts for the flue spigot (cradle bit at top) which the pipe bit sits in and the blanking plate which seals off the back which wont be in use...problem is Yeoman got taken over by Stovax who no longer seem to have the older models parts in stock as they now…
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Complete plumbing quote advice needed
Hi there, doing up my victorian terrace circa 1910 i've had 2 quotes for 5k recently from 2 separate guys both registered plumbers able to do the lead replacement scheme with United Utilities replacing water mains pipework, also got them to quote for a vaillant ecotech boiler and 6 rads and valves and all fitting, fitting…
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Blocking out noise
Hi, am wondering if anyone can give me some advise please. I live above a bit of a strange guy. He seems to sleep all day and is up all night. Unfortunately, my bedroom is above his living room. Most nights I hear his tv, music and if he's entertaining his lady friend, well I'll leave that noise to your imagination. What…
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Thank heavens for the internet and patience!
I am so relieved. Our boiler has been on the fritz since June and so we have had no hot water for five months and only sporadic heating. The first plumber (a relative) let us down badly. Because it was a family member it kept going on and on as I felt obliged to give him more time/another chance to sort it etc and…
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Warning: Homebase Natural slate black floor tiles
Basically a warning for anyone to avoid the following product. We saw them a while back at around £12 per square metre reduced from £25 so bought 18 boxes. More than enough with a few spare metres for wastage to do our kitchen floor. Or so we thought. The 18 boxes managed to do about 60% of what we needed. Tiles were…
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Wall insulation - gap in cavity
Once I have replaced my single glazed windows with DG, I have up till now intended to put cavity wall insulation into my mid-30s semi. I have encountered a potential CWI difficulty in the outside wall and would value views on a) how much of a difficulty this may cause, and b) whether it is easily remediable. The house…
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Recommend a Dehumidifier
Hi all, We live in small 2 bed flat and have started to have condensation issues on all the windows. I know this is the cause of the problem but we do dry washing in the flat as we have no place to hang it outside and cannot afford a tumble dryer yet. We do have all the airvents in the flat open all the time inc the window…
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John Peters.
A corner suite , purple colour with lots of cushions round (Carbis Collection) at John Peters. Sale on the internet £1199 (inc footstool) Sale in store £1199 (excluding footstool) Sale advert on the telly last night £899, did anybody spot whether it was with the footstool or not, or could you good people keep a look out…
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Does no-one repair gas fires any more?!
My first post. Have subscribed to the newsletter for a long time, but never been irritated enough to post on the forums before! Our gas fire (Valor Homeflame, approx 15 years old) has developed a problem, it now won't fire up - it ignites, but won't stay lit. Having had a very similar problem with a boiler before, I think…
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Microwave over the oven
Hi, I am planning on wall mounting my microwave over the cooker as I am desperate for worksurface space. The only issue I am wondering about is the heat from the gas burners. I have tried to look for headproof bracket/shelf but can't seem to find anything. Has anyone tried this before or know of a suitable shelf I can use?…
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Recommend me a Slimline 700Hx600W DPSC Radiator
I'm looking for a Double panel single convector 700Hx600W radiator for my landing to replace an older style double panel radiator. The protrusion from the wall must not be over 100mm, the smaller the better as there is a narrow bathroom door perpendicular to it which the radiator overhangs. So I would like some…
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Decorator Warrington area
Hi I'm looking for a reliable, reasonably priced decorator in Warrington. Does anyone have any recommendations please
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Bathroom Radiator brackets
I purchased a Chrome Towel Bathroom Radiator from a discount supplier .My builder says the brackets are incorrect as the screw bolts are loose and don't fit in line as the gap is too big. The supplier is 100% adamant that once it is secured via the the brackets onto wall -it is totally secure- and it would require…
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Oak staircase cheaper than anywhere else....anything I'm missing?
Tradesmen in the Highlands are generally much more expensive across the board than their counterparts down south so getting a staircase made locally isn't really an option, it would be too costly. I can get pine strings and pine or mdf treads off the shelf but oak has to be ordered and a lot of companies seem to use…
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Is this a party wall?
Two flats in a house on the end of a terrace: one flat (flat A) is on the basement/ground floors; the other (flat B) is on the 1st/2nd floors. The owners of the two flats jointly own the freehold for the whole house. Does the bit of the wall coloured in red count as a party wall? (ie the end terrace wall, at 2nd floor…
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supporting wall question builders quote is 2k !!!!!!!!!!!!
we are taking down a supporting wall, it needs an rsj, the builder has quoted us nearly £2k for the job of knocking down the wall, inserting a steel rsj .. no pillars, this includes a structural engineer drawing for the the council and an engineer drawing to sign it off correctly it sounds very steep to me, the wall is 3m…
