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Fitting a dishwasher without buying a new kitchen
We are moving to a new property soon which does not currently have a dishwasher in the kitchen. I would love to get one, but it doesn't seem like a good idea if it would trash the otherwise acceptable kitchen... In general, is it possible to fit a dishwasher in an existing kitchen and for it to look good, without having to…
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Approximate costs of re-painting a 3 bed
I have not paid for DIY before and wonder approximately how much to budget for (good quality) paint & the supplies needed to paint a 3 bed property internally? At least 2 of the rooms currently have wallpaper, so after that has come off I assume the walls will first need a base treatment. Also, roughly how many hours of…
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Load bearing or not?
Is there an easy way to tell if a wall is load bearing or not? I've just been to view two units on an industrial estate which I'm interested in renting out for business use. I want both adjoining units and have been told that it would be fine but that I'd have to knock the doorway/archway/opening through myself. The units…
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Hard Water
I am on holiday at my daughter in Berks and the water is terrible. Soap scum floating on top of the water when I wash myself, even using jug filtered water the tea is yeuch! White scum round toilet bowl and sink unless you use gallons of cleaner. How do you manage?
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wooden blinds comany
Can anyone recommend me a company who supply wooden venetian blinds?
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Removing stains from wood floor
Hallo I hope some kind person here can help me. We have some water and grease stains on our wooden floor. Does anyone know any way to remove these without going to the lengths of sanding or replacing the floor? Thanks
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How do you get burnt on milk off an induction hob?
i was boiling a saucepan of milk on my induction hob the other day and it boiled over. now i can't get any of the burnt on milk off. i normally use a product called "hob brite" to clean the hob but that doesn't seem to do anything. i tried using a web scourer to get it off but it won't budge it. now i'm stuck and don't…
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Paint (exterior) do you get what you pay for?
Hello, Hoping someone with experience can help me We need to paint the exterior of our house. It's 1920's brownish rough, not quite pebble dash, render. i am tying myself in knots working out the best paint to buy, with all the different types and the differing coverage they provide. Has anyone got anything good to say…
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Relocating Shower Unit
I am in the process of changing my Aqualisa Electric shower unit for a new one of the same output. I have traced the cables for this shower to the fuse box and I find that there is an on/off switched box beside the main fuse box. The cables come from the rear of the fuse box named Contactum into the switched box then to…
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Pointing/repairing stone wall - what mortar to use?
Hello everyone, Along the boundary of my house there is a retaining wall which stops my house from falling down into the neighbours. This wall is effectively a dry stone wall (not sandstone) which has been pointed/set with cement/similar mortar but in a few places (this wall is maybe 8 m long, with 1 m high on my side and…
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Under pinning to correct builders mistake - advice
It appears our builders didn't follow building regulations, all unknown to us - they told us all was fine, and we stupidly trusted them. Never again - lesson learnt! We now need to dig up the kitchen floor and check foundations under a supporting peer in the kitchen, then possibly (and most probably) have it under pinned.…
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Power Flush or Clean Radiators?
Hi Would be grateful for any advice / words of wisdom :-) I live in a house built in the early 1980s. The central heating is from a gas boiler (not a combi boiler). I think the radiators are the original ones as is the central heating control panel but the boiler / thermostat are newer, indicating perhaps that the central…
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House Alarm Advice
Me and my new wife are moving into a new build home and need to get it alarmed I have read about wired and wireless and I think we will go with a good wirelss alarm but my question is which is a decent one? I have read about the Yale premium one and it seems really good? would a local company come and install it? ANy ideas…
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Neighbour wants to cut-off our water supply!!! -Advice Needed
We live in a victorian (c.1900) end terraced property. Our neighbour is currently building a kitchen extension to the back of their property. They informed me today that they had encountered a problem in the cellar - a mains water pipe which runs through their entire inner wall (from their neighbours) and into our cellar.…
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Any ideas?
Hello, looking to pick some brains! We're looking at buying a house that needs a fair bit of upgrading. It's an old 5 bed semi-detached, previously split into two flats that has been half put back together. Basic essentials that would need done include: Complete rewire and new fuseboard New boiler and radiators New…
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Cooker circuit
I've just viewed a house and noticed they had their cooker plugged into an ordinary socket on the wall. I believe that this is ok for some smaller cookers if the guidance says so, however this cooker looked a decent size, plus if I was to buy the house I'd want a proper cooker circuit and spur installing. What would this…
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Flaking Decking
I have a house that, until this last week, I've been renting out. We intend to move back in there ourselves but the places needs completely redecorating from top to bottom. Outside, there is some timber decking that has now seen better days. The decking stain has mostly peeled away, but remains in some areas. I obviously…
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Filliing in a serving hatch, anything to consider.
Hi I'd like to fill in a serving hatch connecting the dining room and kitchen. I have been told it may effect the kitchen as it will now be an enclosed room with no radiator. Will it make a difference. Secondly, any tips. Bricks and plasterboard, or would it be better to have a sliding door. Its never used btw.
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MSE Tip - Coffee as woodstain - Works a treat
If I'm not at work & not working on the house, I'm researching. Read this tip somewhere - given it a go - IT WORKS! Forgot where I got this tip now, could have been this website (if so, sorry), but feel it deserves to be recognised. (Thanks to whoever gave me the tip) Trying to match up some pine in one room with rest of…
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Locksmith in harrow
Does anyone know a locksmith in harrow?
