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Condensation in bathroom
I have a condensation problem in my bathroom, the bathroom is very cold, particularly in the winter months. I have an extractor fan in there but is not very effective, http://www.wickes.co.uk/extractor-fan+light-with-timer/invt/199809/ Firstly, I dont know what the extraction rate is on this fan. Anyone have any advise on…
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Fitting an Emergency Light
Hi All, I would like an emergency light fitted that comes on automatically should there by a powercut/RCD trips. Has anyone had one fitted and/or can one be recommended? How does it sense that there is a powercut if it is battery powered? Does it listen for loss of power to a socket (which would not help as my lights and…
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Changing from pendant to spotlight
Hi everyone Replacing a pendant light fitting with a spotlight, but a little confused as to where the wiring goes. Looking at the picture of the wires may look a bit confusing because of shadowing. Looking at the picture from left to right the first 2 cables have a red and black wire and both share an earth wire. The other…
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Patio door security - how to improve it
In my lounge I have a sliding patio door like most people I would assume. However the bit that slides is on the outside of the unit. And it has just a normal one piece locking mechanism, no additional bolts or anything. Seems a lightweight uPVC and am a bit worried by using something like…
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Wall moving .. possibly due to a third party
My elderly father bought an extra many years ago, which is not near to his house. The side wall seems to be moving, which I assume is due to subsidence. This would of course eventually lead to the roof joists pulling out and the roof collapsing. Obviously this needs to be sorted sooner rather than later. I contacted a…
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SMEG Dishwasher problem.. anyone able to help?
Hi I've been in my rented house for about 2 and a half years and have just started to have a problem with my smeg dishwasher. It's started to open the tablet dispenser, but not actually eject it, so i just get dirty pots and a half melted tablet stuck in the door dispenser.:( I've been looking through the troubleshooting…
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Help please- Advice on removing the hot water tank
We have got oil central heating.A combi boiler so do not need to store hot water The immersion heater has broken on the tank in the airing cupboard so it is unusable even if we needed it -- which we don't. I want to remove the tank from the airing cupboard to create more space. Is this a big job -- do I need professionals…
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B&Q - Any tips on haggling?
Hi all, We're about to do our first renovation on a home we've just bought... from looking through various catalogues etc, we've pretty much worked out we'll be buying: 2 sinks - £195 each 2 concealed toilets - £129 each Carcass/Fascia for 2 toilets £130 each 1 bath with front panel £114 towel radiator thing - £109 Prices…
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Washer dryer tripping electrics!
Hi all, came back home tonight to find my electric was off. I'd set the washer dryer to wash then auto dry, got home and the clothes were washed but they were still wet. Went to turn on the dryer and then realised the electric had tripped. Turned the switch back on, put the dryer on and I'd say about half a minute later…
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Additional Cable for Lamp
Is there such a thing? I currently have a table lamp in my bedroom and I wondered if there was a small cable I could buy with a switch on to make it switch on/off like a bedside lamp. If so, what's it called, I've tried googing various words with no success. Thanks
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Obscuring the windows during decorating
What's the simplest and easiest way to obscure the house windows whilst decorating takes place? The problem is that I can have anything stuck into the walls to secure poles or cords as the walls are being skimmed and then painted. Yet, I need some privacy. I've thought about using Windolene but that's going to make the…
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New fridge freezer needed?
Hi folks, I have an old Hotpoint fridge freezer which I need to replace. It was on its last legs 15 years old but me trying to clear the ice compartment with a screw driver didn't help as I cracked one of the gas lines and the gas has gone :) ) so only saving grace is it was time to get a new one anwyays because fridge…
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Where can I find this style door in UPVC
I've found a new front door style that I really like, but am thinking it would be more sensible to buy a upvc front door (for warmth, etc). However, having looked through a few catalogues am unable to find this style. Anyone any idea/s please how I can get this door in upvc?…
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clothes in the store room
Hi Guys, I need to move a lot of clothes to the store room and wanted to know what the best way is to keep them there. I was concerned about the extreme weather in the winter as the store room does not have any heating but it is safe from rain water unless there's flooding then it might seep in. Is that a concern for the…
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changing a walk in shower to a bath
hi all, we are looking at purchasing a property, however, they current owners have fitted a very nice walk in double shower. It looks great, but unfortunately we need a bath instead. (2 little ones who need bath times) The room is not big enough to have a walk in shower and a bath so the cubicle would have to go, and…
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External Drains blocked? Need access to neighbour property but hes away!
Our external drain is blocked/slow draining and overflows into the garden whenever we much water I've been in with great big gloves and scooped all the 'mess' I can reach to a U bend (my previous career working for north west water in the labs means I have a strong stomach.) I did the same with the external drain on our…
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Strange hot water cylinder!
I have a traditional vented indirect heating system, tank in the loft, copper cylinder in the airing cupboard. I am removing an old mixer shower which had its own direct hot water feed from part way down the cylinder - obvious enough. But the cold supply to the shower was taken from a 15mm rising supply that - also has a…
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Wiring up a cooker - cost?
We recently bought a 2nd hand (good condition) electric cooker, thinking we could just plug it in (always had gas before so didnt know otherwise! :o ) Well it came today and turns out we cant, and we need a sparkie to come and wire it in... We have the switch with the orangey red light next to it. And a covered electric…
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Glue for cracked freezer drawer
I've cracked the clear plastic freezer drawer and it's £30 for a new one. Can anyone suggest a glue that may work and be OK at freezing temperatures.
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Bathroom tiles
We are having a bathroom refitted. At the moment we have tiles which take up three quarters of each wall. We would like one wall left tile free (no bathroom fixtures against the wall) and then painted. My question is: Since there are already tiles there, when they are removed will the wall be easy to paint or will the…
