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Where to replace the glass in a lantern?
Not sure if this is the right forum, please move if it's not! Basically, I have a pair of outdoor lanterns and one has blown over and been smashed in last night's wind. It's completely smashed so no hope of a DIY job piecing it back together! I can't for the life of me think where I could take it to have the glass…
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I need a new washing machine
as my old one is dying a slow death. Seeing all the new ones have a cold water fill only & I have hot & cold water pipes in the kitchen, do I need a "Y" piece adaptor or do I just connect the cold water pipe & close the valve on the hot water pipe? Isn't an adaptor safet incase of any leaks?
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Looking for Small round extending light wood cheap dining table
Young couple just moved into their first home need a Small round extending light wood cheap dining table. With or without chairs. Anyone seen anything like this?
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going rate for fencing?
Hi Part of my wooden fence has blown down in the winds...thinking about opportunity to to replace that side with the concrete gravel boards and posts and the wooden panels that fit in. Will need 5 of these, 6foot height, standard length. Does anyone know if there is a rought guide to how much I should expect to pay, will…
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dolly mixture colour tiles.
Im getting some quotes for a new kitchen and think I will go with gloss white with gloss black speckly worktops. What is in my head re tiles is about 4 inch square but in dolly mixture colours - does anyone know of any anywhere. Or am i being silly
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Sound proofing a cupboard?
Our cold tank is in a cupboard in my son's room. We tend to bathe etc after he has gone to bed, and it is noisy and quite slow to refill. Would using the egg boxy sound proofing stuff on the inside of the cupboard door help at all or would the whole cupboard need lined in it? We tried to find a lid for tank but it seems to…
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FENSA Registered and Non Registeed Double Glzing Companies
Got a few quotes for double glazing. The cheapest is by a local company who is non FENSA registered. I have read up and know there is a possibility of problems when you come to sell your house as you will not have been issued with a FENSA certificate, but do know you can pay for the loal council to come out and check that…
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french door safety glass broke, how much to replace?
Hi guys not had much luck latey with our house. We bought some french doors the other week for £80. it was complete and was a very good bargain. A couple of friends have installed it but now one of the pains of glass has now been cracked :( how much do you think it would cost to replace. i am not thinking it will be at a…
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Refurb bathroom where do you start?
Hi Everyone, Just discovered the forums, oh joy, lots of lovely people to put me straight, I hope! I have just had a plumber in to quote for replacing my bathroom suite, and fitting a shower, he told me it was unlikely we could have another electric shower upstairs. We already have one in the en suite. He also suggested…
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Built-in tumble dryers
We are still looking at new kitchens, keen to have a separate washer and dryer, as we are still not convinced by washer-dryers. However I can find very few built-in dryers available, only one eye-wateringly expensive model from Miele. Is there any reason for this, or any recommendations for others, ideally german and good…
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repainting ceiling after water leak
couple of months ago water leak in loft which has resulted in the landing ceiling having an assortment of brown water marks . Bearing in mind i'm trying to sell my house so wanting to keep spend to a minimum .... what is the easiest / quickest / best way to re-decorate the ceiling ? is just coats of emulsion enough ? ..…
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Tumble dryer, condenser or vented?
Hi Everyone, I have an ancient tumble dryer, won in prize drawer seventeen years ago! Think it may be a little long in the tooth, not very efficient although it still works. Having said that, you do have to thump or kick the door to get it going! So what should I replace it with, a condenser dryer would allow me to move it…
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Rebuilding a house - absolute beginer so all and any advice gratefully received!
Hello everyone, hope you're having a great day! My Landlord recently served us notice and the wife & I started the usual search for properties. Living in Brighton, the 3 bed house we're looking for looked like it was going to cost us £1,600 a month, too much for me to be happy with. At the same time - my grandfather has…
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Homebase radiators and awful customer services
Homebase radiators and awful customer service People I am currently in a dispute with Homebase over some radiators I bought. They have not yet arrived. I'll try and document the issue as bullets in chronological order: · Best part of a month ago I ordered 3 upright radiators at £70 each. I saw them online and called…
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Brass Front Door Furniture?
The brass furniture on my front door has lost all its brass! looks horrible. Does anyone know if I can fit another brass plate without having to change the locks? (that would be far too expensive)
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Timber Ceiling for bathroom good idea?
Hi All, I've gutted out the bathroom in my do-er upper and have gotten it re-plumbed, now comes the fun part of making it look like a bathroom again rather than a tip. My question is has anyone used timber/smooth plywood for a bathroom ceiling before and would they recommend. I'm looking to keep costs down and been…
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URGENT HELP PLS - Trying to wire 2-port Honeywell Actuator to CENTRAL HEATING
I know it's a bit of a specific question but I just hope someone can help ;) CH problem tracked down to broken 2 port Actuator valve. Had a SOPAC ZV 20-2-EB. This was wired into the same Junction box (Earth, Neutral, Live and Switched live) as the CH pump. On the SOPAC Blue, Brown, and Green/Yellow were connected to the…
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help,five lever door lock.
have just come to lock our back door and when i lifted the handle to engage the five point system the handle just clicks straight up without operating the system.i,ve removed the handle but cant see anything immidiatly wrong.anyone got any ideas whats up or will i have to change the lock barrel?cant lock the door becouse…
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Which primer to use on painted mdf kitchen cupboard doors?
I want to paint over my kitchen cupboard doors with Farrow and Ball Oil-based eggshell paint that I have in stock from before it was discontinued. As a primer/undercoat, should I use oil-based primer (eg the one recommended by F & B) or a special 'cupboard door' primer (these all seem to be water-based)? The doors are…
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Central heating leak and insurance
Hi all, I had a leak in a central heating pipe which was fixed by a local plumber yesterday. The pipe in question ran up the wall in the bathroom and as a result, had to take down/break a number of tiles and plaster board. It's an old suite and style and the chances of getting replacement tiles that are the same are nigh…
