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Mouse
Whilst watering our garden I noticed a Mouse at the bottom of our garden it had came from our neighbours garden I have noticed it before. Any ideas on how to catch it!!!. Thanks, Garcon6
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Joint Planning Permission: “Grampian” planning condition
Hi, my neighbour and I have both put in a joint planning application to build a kitchen extension with a 4m tall party wall. She wants to build asap and I will build when I have the money in 12-18 months time. The council sent an email today: [FONT="][As you may be aware, a separate planning application for a similar…
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Solar PV electricty generation
Hello I understand that if you were to have a PV installation, you would get around 43p for each KwH you generated. If you fed the electricity back into the grid you would get a further 3p However, having just checked my most recent electricity bill, I see that I'm paying around 12p per KwH. So does that mean that your…
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Water supply to shower.
I am in the process of going to connect the water supply to my Aqualisa Quartz Electric 8.5 Shower Assembly. Do you think that I would be ok fitting HEP2o connectors / piping to the mains, or should I use copper connectors / piping ? regards Bob
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CW Insulation & vents
I've just had a local, fairly well regarded, company out to quote for CW Insulation. In my front room I have a gas fire. There is a vent in the floor (about 4" x 8") and an underfloor airbrick on the outside wall, the combination of which I assume provides the necessary throughflow of air into the room. I was told that…
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What to use on external wall by extractor fan
I've purchased this fan to be fitted in my bathroom, which has a backdraft integral flap on it - apparantly. http://www.allaboutelectrics.co.uk/airflow-quietair-bathroom-extractor-fans.html It will be fitted to external wall in bathroom - but what do I fit on external wall? Can't just leave a hole in the wall on the…
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Laminate flooring threshold advice needed
I've just laid laminate flooring in our diner and need some advice regarding securing the threshold. On the diner floor I used 6mm fibreboard underlay and the adjoining kitchen is floored with 2 layers of vinyl (the lower being glued to a concrete floor). The threshold is 1.6m wide and laminate boards overlap the underlay…
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Erecting a Fence - Getting the top level.
Hi We're erecting a garden fence and are trying to work out the best/simplest method of getting the fence level at the top. Our garden slops upwards with a difference of about 10 inches at the bottom end of the garden. If we follow the ground level, mounting the fence on a 6 inch gravel board, the fence panels height will…
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Latex based tannin blocking primer
Hi, I'm currently in the process of painting an old dressing table. However, after applying 2x coats of primer, areas of it are stained yellow, which I can only assume is due to some tannin in the wood. Can anyone recommend a primer that will prevent tannin coming through before I apply my topcoat? Thanks
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Value for money paint?
Am looking to paint a bedroom white/slightly off white with a matt emulsion or eggshell type finish. I am on a very tight budget. Would I be right in thinking that the value paints at B & Q are not worth it in terms of coverage (the walls are currently a pale yellow so shouldn't be too difficult to cover with white!)?…
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architect wants £400 a month till new build is singed off
hi all new here needing advise, bought a plot of land with planning permission and drawn up plans by a certain architect company, this was a complete package. was a private sale. the architect in question, has been in touch with me, saying since he owns the copyright to the plans and drawings he needs to be paid £400 a…
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peeling plaster-cause and remedy?
i live in turkey where it is dry and hot but for some reason one wall in my house has shed its plaster. its upstairs and downstairs on a contiuous walls. the rest of the place is sound and painted with the same wall paint. could it be the actual construction of the wall and deeper investigation needed? i am going to have…
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price of iron & alloy ?
just took load of scrap to scrappy,just curious what the genral rate is i got £151 for 0.84 ton (iron) & £45 for 0.056 ton (alloy) it was all clean.i was surprised/pleased with alloy but thought the iron might of been worth a bit more. so im curious if this is a fair price,if so i will use them again.
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Cracking tiles in newly renovated bathroom?
Hi Folks, We had a house completely renovated this time last year. Several of the walls were stripped right back to the brick and brand new plaster was put on. In the bathroom on the wall by the bath (which also has a window) we tiled from the bath up to the ceiling. I looked the other day and there is a crack now going up…
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Drilling Tap Holes in an Enamel Bath
I would like to drill two holes in the corner of my Enamel Bath and fit new taps. The bath must be about more than 20 years old at least. Has anyone had this experience before? Or is this a job to stay well away from ? regards Bob
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vacuum cleaners - buying
Hi I would like a HEPA filtered vacuum cleaner and was wondering where, online to buy the cheapest but decent vacuum cleaner, can anyone point me in the right direction please? Many thanks
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Damsel in Distress - Ground Floor Flat, Stopcock Won't Turn!
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could advise me. I have leaking and dripping tap in kitchen sink. I want to change washers etc but can not for love or money turn the stopcock off. So far have spent over half an hour trying. Is there anything that would help, WD40 maybe? I really would rather not have to call out a plumber…
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can you paint a cooker
i have a rangmaster 110 and its green my kitchen is black and white i have looked at the panels but their £140, could i paint it or spray it? thanks
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Central Heating Quote - Is this ok?
Hi - I have a 4 bedroomed cottage that we are renovating with no central heating at all. 12 radiators. I have been quoted £10,600 to install an oil/wood/solar system in my cottage - do u think this is reasonable? They are installing a Rayburn which I am supplying and connecting up my own oil tank. I am also supplying…
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Paint on bathroom windowsill not drying!
Last Sunday we painted a bathroom windowsill with Crown Multisurface Primer & undercoat. It is the second time we have tried it. The windowsill was previously woodstained. This time we used paint stripper to take off the majority of the woodstain, allowed this to dry, then sanded with an electric sander, then used white…
