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Second hand kitchens?
Just wondering has anyone bought a second hand kitchen off ebay or anywere? Me and my husband need to replace the kitchen but it's got to be done on a budjet so we've been looking at second hand ones...has anyone fit a second hand one?? did it work out? Has anyone got any other ideas?:money:
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Tips to make a new house more homely
Hi, Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I have finished a renovation project, and while I love it, I have been so focussed on getting all the big stuff finished, I haven't had time to think about the soft furnishings and homey touches! We have very little furniture and threw out heaps of bits and pieces when…
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chimney removal advise
we are going to remove the chimneys in our 1930 s semi both are on party walls (we have agreement in place) one in the dinning room going through to the back bedroom and one in the lounge going through into the front bedroom then both joining into one in the loft and out to the stack,we will be removing them one at a time…
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Looking for ideas for shelving area
Hello we are doing some decorating work on a flat we will be moving into soon and I wondered if anyone has any suggestions on how to do out a small area (0.75 m x 0.75 m) where an old back boiler was taken out of from behind the gas fire. Hubby wants to wall-mount the tv above where this square (about 0.50 metre deep) is,…
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PVC window mould on sealant
Hi, We have PVC windows in our house and they are mouldy due to condensation build up over the years. I don't want to pay someone to come out and redo so advice is greatly appreciated. The mould is only on the sealant at the base of the frame and goes up about 12 cm at the sides. The rest of the sealant is fine. 1. Can I…
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Siemens Condenser dryer gets hot but doesn't dry?
Siemens Novotronic T230C Condenser dryer gets very hot and spins but the clothes don't dry. No water comes into the waste water container. I took out the filter below and made sure that wasn't blocked. Any ideas what could be wrong?
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Bosch Tassimo t40
Does anyone know if this can do just black coffee?
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Gravity Fed Central Heating
Hi All, Ive had couple of plumbers and BG around trying to give quotes on a new boiler to replace my very old one. The problem i now have is trying to let them know what type of system i have due to limited access to lofts etc.They all thinks its a gravity fed system but as they cant see all the components none are too…
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Shower and combi boiler
Hi, Over the last two days I have noticed that the pressure to our shower has decreased and the pressure on the boiler. I was wondering if the two are related. I have a Greenstar 28i junior. I am unsure of what the pressure gauge should be at. It currently resides at just below 1 when off. I thought it was more than this a…
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Combi boiler water pressure dropping
Our ferroli combi boiler needs re pressurising every day as it drops to almost nothing. What's likely to be the cause and would it be an easy job to fix? Will be getting a service on it asap.
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Bosch oven inner glass broken, do I need to replace it?
I hope someone doesn't mind helping me with this. The inner glass panel on our Bosch electric oven HBN730550B/03 broke last night. We looked online for a replacement part last night and it's about £150. As you can imagine, we could do without that! But we didn't know if it was for the pyrolytic cleaning purpose or is…
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Advice, Concrete blocks for outside walls???
Please help! We are having conservatory built 4,35 X 2.75, 3/4 high brick side walls, glass roof, 1/3 high brick to front then glass to roof. I looked out yesterday and they were building the side walls out of concrete blocks NOT brick, I stopped them and asked them what and why they were doing and there answer was as you…
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Ceramic Edging Strip
I am after a ceramic edging strip about 6-10 mm wide. B&Q do some at 12mm wide but unfortunately it is just not quite narrow enough. Thanks.
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Buying a kitchen on ebay!
Hello. My oven is on the way out and when looking for a local replacement on ebay, I stumbled across several people selling fitted kitchens with integrated ovens. some selling for £150 or even less I would love a new kitchen, mine being dilipidated and falling apart, but always been thinking £6k+ so.... now I am thinking…
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Help! Kitchen floor choices, choices....
We are finally nearing the end of our kitchen extension - the extension bit is made, the old kitchen came out, walls are plastered and sparky's laid the cable:T We've already got the new kitchen (Howdens, gloss white units with wild walnut worktop) delivered but unfortunately our kitchen fitter cant fit it for another 4…
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Company that cleaning kitchen floor and seal grout - worth it?
Our kitchen floor tiles are quite nice but the grout is really mucky and it's difficult to get clean. So I'm tempted by a flyer that came through our door from Carpet Care. It says that they can clean filthy grout lines and apply sealer to keep them looking clean longer. Does this all sound possible without damaging the…
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Jual Domestics bad experience
Bought one appliance and after one month I did not received anything. The customer service is not helping as always reply that they will let me know once they have it. Asked for the refund and still waiting. I will not recommend to anyone. As soon as I get my money back, if I manage to get it I will pay some money more and…
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Elkatherm Electric Heaters
Hi I have very old storage heaters and was considering the idea of putting in gas central heating. However as i only need 2/3 radiators it is working out as really expensive (not sure going to be in the property long enough to recoup the cost). I have been recommended these heaters by a friend and was wandering if anyone…
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Electric wall mounted heaters
hi guys, Im hoping im putting this in the right place so appologies if its not. I want to buy wall mounted heaters for my flat. I have seen them somewhere and they are quite flat heaters which plug in and can be mounted on the wall. There is no gas in my building and gernerally the flat if very warm so i dont want / cant…
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Boxing pipe works in the kitchen
the Hot/cold pipes to the bathroom are going up from the boiler in the kitchen and we need to box them and tile over to a hight of 50cm, what will be the best stuff for this job? We have enough leftovers to choose from of either 6mm ply, regular plasterboard and Aquapanel.
