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Electrician cut off my garage circuit
Hi there, In dispute with an electrician at moment. I got an electrical test done and it found the garage light circuit was not earthed. The firm that did the test quoted £70 tops to find and solve the earth problem (along with other remedial works as result of test). In end got a different electrician to do work including…
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Sofa bigger than the property door
I went to IKEA last week and saw some sofa which were bigger than the property entrance I am renting in and that sofa cannot be disassembled. Interestingly there is already 2 sofas in my rented property and I was wondering how on earth did they get that in the property if the entrance door was not big enough. Any clue!
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Problems with leaking Megaflo
Every 4 years or so we have had our Megaflo replaced as it starts leaking from the area where the imersion heater element is. We get our water from a borehole and have to treat it with chlorine to remove very high levels of manganese and iron. According to the plumber something in our water is attacking the metal around…
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Contractors went into administration - what are my rights? Insurance job
Hi, I am fed up with trying to deal with my insurance company - the one with the red telephone lol! Hoping someone can be more helpful than them! In August 2009 (yep so blooming long ago) my downstairs neighbour had a house fire and we were affected, the whole house etc had to be re decorated and all our belongings…
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(No) Heating problem - ACL Mid position valve
Good Morning, A little bit of advice for a complete novice please so I can at least know what to get repaired. We have a boiler with wall mounted timer (Ideal) in the utility and in the upstairs airing cupboard a plug to a wall socket leading to the wiring junction panel (?) which, in turn, goes to an ACL mid position…
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alterations to structural walls and installing RSJ's
hi there first thread, so here goes. i am currently looking at buying my first house and want to undertake some works but I need some rough figures to figure out whether i can afford undertake the works i would like to do. basically i want to to know, How much it would be to create 8ft openings in structural walls (so for…
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Leather sofas anyone...
Hi all, I have been reading through the threads for the last few days to find someone tell me where I can find a good leather sofa ..but so far I've only come across a lot of unhappy ppl with not much success at the likes of DFS, SCS, Harveys etc.:( So I'm now convinced I shouldn't even consider them because I may end up…
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painting a shed
I have, horror of horror, blue sheds in my garden and they are looking a bit grubby and the paint is flaking off so I want to get them tidied up and looking neater. Personally I am not keen on blue but am also not keen on diy and think I am probably less keen (and able) at diy than my dislike of the blue sheds. So my…
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Picture hanging
Hi Does anyone know if you can get (or what I could use) to hang pictures on a slanted wall (i.e. in the attic bedrooms where the velux windows are? / < how to hang a picture (flush) to a slanted wall????
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Tap problem
Hi Mybathroom sink hot tap has just stopped giving water. |i can still turn it but to no avail. Is it something that I - a person with NO plumbing skills - could do?
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plastering
hi any plasterers on here, i need a bit of advice. recently bought a house and having stripped the wallpaper found the plaster was hollow and just fell away from the wall/lathes. what would be the best way to redo the wall, take off the laths, plasterboard it and skim or apply new plaster to the laths and then skim??
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Neighbour's tree fallen into Dad's garden
Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes An old and largely dead crab apple tree about 15-20 ft tall which was in my dad's neighbour's garden, close to their adjoining fence has fallen down in the winds and crashed into my dad's garden. It has damaged the fence and some of his plants and there is obviously a lot…
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Great 'Used kitchen' Hunt
Great 'Used kitchen' Hunt There are tasty ex-display and second-hand kitchens bargains on eBay, TheUsedKitchenCo and even for free on Freecycle. Yet with second-hand, it's not as simple as buy it, whack it in. So we'd love to hear MoneySavers' top tips on the best places to buy, how to ensure it fits your space and what to…
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Heating issue
Hi all Just wondering if anyone would know what is causing this problem. My heaters warm up to near roasting normally then cool down, yesterday to a luke warm and today to pretty cold. To resolve in both instances I switched off then switched on again and seems to be heating normally again. Can anyone advise? Thanks
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where can i buy lego n mario fabric?
my 2 lads love lego n mario and wanted lego n mario bedding ive looked on ebay but its expensive :eek: so thought id buy the fabric and make my own but can i find any??:mad: nooo please help a mum out :D
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How to fix a mushroom mortice lock
I have a mortice lock on my bathroom with the mushroom style knobs. On one side of the door the knob keeps pulling off, its attached to the lock itself rather than being screwed to the door. How do I stop this?
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kitchen extension or not ????
advice from people much appreciated. we are in double minds whether to extend the kitchen or not. Ours is 3mx2m, clearly in need of refurbishment. Couple of kitchen fitters gave quotes, around £2000 (new units and a built in cooker). Our biggest dilemma is whether to extend the kitchen ( to make it 5mx2m) as all the houses…
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Are Reconditioned Boiler Parts OK?
My Sime 80E combi boiler needs a new Ignition PCB (it'll be the 3rd one in 10 years, seems to be the main weak spot on this model). I last bought one online 2 years ago and the price was £85 with VAT and delivery. I'm now looking at about £130 from the same firm, and they're still the cheapest I can find. However I've…
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folding french doors - any good ?
we are looking at these and pretty tempted by the wickes oak veneer or the white soft wood ones. nagging doubt is over the durability of these types of doors. We hear upvc doors drop and deform due to the glass weight, wood will swell and deform as well as need more maintenance. Recommended are aluminium for combating…
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repairing victorian interior plasterwork
I have just moved into a victorian terraced house, and in common with many of them some of the original features have been removed and some are damaged. I would like to repair some of the coving and cornices as well as some rather nice plasterwork around the doors. I know that there are specialist firms who will take…
