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Central heating installation...how many quotes to get?
Hello all I am looking to get central heating installed as we've had a £380 electricity bill for 3 months with 2 storage heaters. British Gas have given us a quote for over £5000 (5 radiators, boiler + installation) for our 2 bedroom house. I've got another installer giving me a quote on tuesday but would like to know how…
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DIY Electrical Work? Legal?
Hi, I dont know if anyone can help me. I want to add 2 downlighters to an exsisting circuit in my bedroom. It will be running of the same switch as the original light so will just need extra wiring. Does this need to be done by a qualified electrician? And does it require certification by the same if done by myself? Thanks
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Electrical Q: making extension lead from old cable?
Hi, We've just bought a new vacuum cleaner which has a really annoyingly short cable and we've been having to use an extension cable we have but this is on a reel and too cumbersome to move around the house with. We found some old lengths of cable and want to make an extension lead for the vacuum. We have two long lengths,…
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Black mould growth/ damp
Mum and dad have lived in this 3rd floor council flat for 36 yrs and had new windows put in about 2 years ago and ever since there is a continual black dampness in ALL rooms around the windows and in one room that has two outside walls smells dampish. I need some advice please as my mum has COPD and dad has just passed…
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Help - Sparks flying!
Every time I plug an appliance into an extension socket sparks are flying out. I have done the obvious (I think) initially I threw my hairdryer away because I thought it was that, it then did it with a brand new treadmill and then a laptop. I bought a new extension socket, sparks still fly, tried the extension in 4…
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Kitchen floors and walls help please!
Hi, can anyone help me with some kitchen colour/flooring advice please?!! We have bought a white gloss kitchen, black granite effect worktop, but now we're a bit stuck with what colour to put on the walls and floor! We're thinking some black/white/clear mosaic tiles on the wall, but we don't think we want a black floor as…
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is fibreglass insulation near halogen spotlights an accident waiting to happen?
just beginning to plan our next project with the house, which will be to properly insulate and board out the loft so that it can be better used for storage purposes. the loft is over our bathroom. The previous owner installed halogen spotlights into the bathroom ceiling. above this in the loft, the area between the joists…
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scrap metal
I don't know if this is the right board to post this on but I have been tidying the garden today and I have heaped up a small pile of scrap metal. We were wondering if it would be worth taking to a local scrap dealer or would they laugh as its such a small amount and also is it going to be worth the petrol getting there!!…
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Low cost fencing ideas?
Hi all, Can I ask for some ideas please. We've moved to a house with a garden, and on both sides there is fencing about 4ft high - concrete posts and gravel boards, with the panels slid in between. The panels are a bit ropey, but the posts seem solid enough. Trouble is, we are neighbours from hell. In the nice way of…
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Modifying Ikea furniture...useful link!
I've searched the forum and not found this mentioned, and I thought it was SOOO MSE that I had to share it! I have been searching for a large, low coffee table for my living room but not found anything suitable even at a price. Then I stumbled upon this website: https://www.ikeahackers.net and found the perfect thing…
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Looking for designer radiator - what do I need to know?
Hi, we are looking to replace the old single panel radiator in our dining room with a "designer" radiator. The radiator is going to go on the wall that we plan to paint rich red, and we are looking at black radiators. We have seen this one that we both like, and it £270 (Reina Neva): The question is, does anyone know where…
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Any cavity wall experts out there?
Slightly odd question here that you can't answer definitively, but opinions would be very welcome. I have a house built c1920, which I've always assumed would have solid walls. I measured the thickness of the walls once and they came out as being too thin for cavities (I can't remember what the measurement was - 9 inches…
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Contents Insurance Despite Subsidence.
Hi All, Can anyone offer me any help? I'm trying to secure contents insurance for my flat but there was an incident of subsidence on the property 4 years ago. I'm in a second floor flat and there was a tree root problem to the ground floor flat's extension (ie in a wall that only rises one story- the external walls to my…
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hoover washer dryer seal disintergrating
hi, i have just bought a hoover wdyn854d washer dryer from next. it got delivered on wednesday and i fitted it yesterday, i have done 3 washes and 2 dries and now ive noticed that the seal part which is between the door and the drum (not the door seal) has a large amount of rubber particles on like the rubber is…
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Painting a room-is there a "right" order?
When I'm painting I tend to do all the woodwork first before painting the walls, as I hate painting woodwork and want it out of the way! I'm away to paint our bedroom and wondered if there is actually a "right order" as to what to do first and the reasoning behind it? Thanks
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victorian sandstone gutter problem
Just wondering if anyone has a solution for this. My daughter lives in a mid 1800s house and has a problem with water flowing straight off her roof at one end because the sandstone guttering on the front of the house is'nt collecting the water to take it away. It is'nt a solution to put up normal guttering apparently,have…
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gold bathroom taps how to clean and restore the gold finish?
I have gold taps that are going a bit silvery, is there anyway to restore the finish? I have tried using vinegar, salt and flour in a paste but this did nothing.
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Hanging mirror and weight
I purchased the Levanger rectangular mirror from Ikea and need some advice on hanging. There are two holes either side so you set it on two screws in the wall and let in drop a cm or two until it slides into place. The mirror weighs 12kg and will be placed above the fireplace through plaster and into solid brick. What rawl…
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Advice needed for flooring in dining room please!
Hello all, Just wondered if anyone could help. We are having a new floor put down in the dining room. It is a heavy traffic room as we have to walk through it from the front door to the stairs, however it is also a room with the table in (where we eat and entertain!) as well as bookcases and the desk with the PC on. I am…
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Combined Bathroom Light/Fan - any good?
Hi there I am looking at buying a Greenwood Affresco bathroom ceiling and light fan http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/greenwood-airvac-affresco-2383-17142 Just wondering how good it would be? Anyone have one of these or similar? Thanks
