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Latice Windows HELP!!!!
Hi, New to the forums, basically I moved into a new house. The issue is all the houses on the street have really nice latices that are simple 1 bar down the middle and two across on each pane. The issue is that my house has double glazing in every window and its a single pane glass on pvc. My question is does anybody know…
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Problem with laminate floor above me
I own and live in a 3 year old Redrow apartment and the property above has a laminated floor throughout. I can hear everything, even when they turn off the lightswitch at night. I am an owner but above is rented out by a private landlord. I can understand why a landlord would prefer laminate as its cheap and hard wearing,…
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Two storey building extension
I am considering a two storey extension to my house and have heard various costs per m2 to use as ready reckoner but am not sure how this is applied. If my extension measures 3m by 3m at ground level and I use a ready reckoner of £1500 per m2 should I calculate at 3m x 3m x £1500 = £13500 or do I use 3m x 3m x 2storeys x…
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Changing A Tap Washer
I'm fairly confident about how to change a washer but the problem is that my dad showed me how to do it on a set of old fashioned 'twirly' taps. This set is similar to to ones I have, does anyone know how to take the tap part off? http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8320311/Trail/searchtext%3EBATH+TAPS.htm…
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Hole and cracks in plasterboard
I have damaged the plasterboard on an adjoining internal wall near the stairs, in fact there is a hole in it! Other parts of the plasterboard are slightly cracked. Presumably I need to first cut out a neat hole, fill up the gap with something, polyfilla it over, then sand it down? The board will remain uneven though. Would…
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Carbon Mononxide Alarm
Britishgas engineer has just visited for annual boiler service. He recommended fitting the BG Carbon Monoxide alarm for £29.99. I currently have the FireAngel CO-808 model which the engineer condemned as not fit for purpose even though the alarm appears to be working as per the test instruction. I was therefore not…
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revamping very old wardrobe
hello, hope this is the right area, we have sourced an old wardrobe off freecycle, and we want to paint it. its quite old, unsure exactly, but my Mum remembers her Gran having a similar one and Mum is 69. its mahogany finish, apart from front door is made out of what seems to be thick plywood. and has lots of marks and…
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C/H Header tank has hot water in it
hello all, need some help on my c/heating. the system consist of the following 1. standard boiler aprox 11 years old 2. hot water cylinder in airing cupboard with large water tank above. 3. in the loft a small c/h header tank. 4. micro bore pipe to raditors via trv`s i fitted 2 years ago. 5. thermostat in hall way (rad in…
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Persimmon water leak
Hi I know i am going to join a massive queue of persimmon complaints but am at my wits end. I bought a persimmon townhouse in May 2010 and in November we had water pouring in above the dormer window on the top floor and through to the second floor bedroom resulting in a lot of water damage. since then we have come through…
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Names for pieces of hardware?
These are all from an IKEA pack. Could you help me with the names of them, please? Thank you.
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Electrical quote in London
We have contracted a builder to help renovate our 3 bedroom terraced house nr richmond in London. We!are generally very please with the quality of his work and broadly please with the value but think his final electrical bill is too high. The original quote was based on 60 points so the cost was £3600 which seems quite…
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Plumbing Adaptor
Hi All, I am looking for something which I'm not sure exists. Eg similar to the Y piece adaptor here http://www.4cleanerfloors.net/cgi-bin/product.pl?PID=213690&query=FLDPLUMBING%20FLDTAPSADAPTORS&path=66991,325402:325429,513505 But it does not need to split in two & it should be n shape. Eg, fits to the thread facing up…
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Advice needed about insurance claim and builders
Hello everyone, Just thought I'd see if anybody has any general advice. Our bathroom ceiling has a huge crack in and mould on and needs to be taken down and a new ceiling put up. We went through the insurance, who sent out a trace and search guy to see whether there was a leak in the pipes in the roof. Turns out we have a…
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concrete post for fence panels, next door does not have slot
we are going to replace our old rotting back fence and put in concrete posts and slotted fence panels, however next door has the concrete posts and panels already. the back fence of theirs does not have a post that has a slot so we can slide our fence into it, is that normal? what is the best way around this. i have bought…
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Rug Doctor
Help! Like any other British person who is faced with long holiday weekends I decided to hire a Rug Doctor from B&Q. I cleaned all of the carpets in my house on Saturday. I left all the doors and windows open by day and put the dehumindifier on by night. I came in to the house last night and the place smells horrible. Like…
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Double Glazing Bay Window Problem
My housee has two bay windows at the front, the bay between the upstairs and downstairs windows is tiled and not made of brick....im not sure im explaining this very well but the point im trying to make is the first floor window is resting on something that is not 100% solid imo....found an image that shows what its like:…
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power flushing
I'm getting a bit fed up with the negative attitude towards power flushing. British gas etc charge extortinate rates for this service, and command a monopoly by refusing to allow their customers to have it done cheaper by another company. They tell them that they can't guarantee their customers systems unless they complete…
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Land registry help needed re our drive
We have bought a cottage that is in a row of three cottages. Our cottage has a drive at the side of it. When the cottages were built the drive wasn't registered to any of the houses. All houses were granted right of way over the drive but not ownership of it. Is there any way of getting the drive put into our name as it is…
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what 2 ask double glazing salesman ?
got a guy coming out and was wondering what sort of things i should be asking him regarding quality/glass/materials/soundproof etc . any advice much appreciated. thanx
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Home Insurance Needed But Will Be Away Traveling For 3 1/2 Months
My Mother in Law intends to visit her two sons in Oz later on this year and wants to go for 3 1/2 months. Does anyone know how she can get home insurance to cover her for her house whilst she is away as it doesn't seem to be clear if anyone provides this. Her current insurance allows her house to be 'unoccupied' for a…
