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Is my fridge broken, do I need a new one or can I fix it?
The problem with my fridge is, water pooling in the bottom. I dont know where all the water comes from (it seems a lot for condensation) and its costing me a small fortune in kitchen towel to mop it out each week (too much water for cloths). and it smells. its a home king fridge from coop that i bought about five years…
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Skirting Boards
Hi All, Recently moved into a new build house, have not decorated for the last 6-8 months to give the house time to settle, I have decided to pick up the brush and begin to paint, but has anyone got any tips on how I can repaint the skirting boards without getting any paint on the newly laid carpets How can I paint right…
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Washing machine.
Changed things around a little in the kitchen, W/M now fit inside an old "scullery cupboard", bit of a phaff getting it in through the door, framing is tight, but once in, it is a perfect space for machine. New W/M arrives today, I have been thinking about knocking up a box section frame with castor's (not braked) sit…
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Kitchen appliances needed
Got a bit of a dilemma in that the rental place we are in, doesn't have a working washing machine, an adequate fridge, no freezer or tumble dryer at all. The fridge is a very small thing that's fine for a single person or working couple but no use at all for a family. Especially since where we live has one shop and we need…
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Outdoor Lighting
Hi I have 2 outdoor lights the tall 3 headed kind and I am looking to connect a PIR motion sensor to them. Do I just connect the main cable coming from the switch to the PIR then connect another cable from the PIR to the first light? I have posted this before but can anyone assist me? Thanks
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How should i decorate my daughter's room?
Daughter is getting her own room. She wants the walls to be painted magnolia. Relatives had their walls skimmed and then painted. Over the years some had hairline cracks which looks awful and needed attention. My house is old so has the usual imperfections on the walls. My plan is to strip existing wallpaper (which is in…
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Which underlay with Homebase Parawood flooring on concrete floor
We want to buy the Homebase Parawood solid flooring that we are going to lay on a concrete floor. We are trying to work out which would be the best underlay for this but are getting very confused. The floor is slightly uneven, so we don't think that the thinnest underlay would be quite good. We got conflicting info on…
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Your successes, your failures?
I looked for but couldn't find an old thread about our good ideas and our mistakes in the home......so I'm resurrecting it. My successes........ oak flooring Ikea kitchen with 9200mm wall units. I can't reach the top shelves without steps but they're great for storage. concealing the bins behind a brightly painted fence…
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Painting over wallpaper?
Hi all, Looking for some advice, moving into a new house tomorrow (renting) and one of the bedrooms needs some attention! Can't afford to pay someone so we're going to have to paint it ourselves but to be honest haven't got a clue what we're doing. The room is currently painted bright yellow and from what we can see it's…
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Painting Nursery Furniture
We are planning for the arrival of our first child in December, and have been given a good quality cot from some relatives, however the cot is a pine cot, which does'nt go with the rest of our decor / furniture. I'm considering spray painting the cot (hvlp spray gun) matt white. Do i need to use special paint? Or can i…
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finestpaintandpapers.co.uk 20% off Designer Wallpaper
:j Just saved myself 20% on designer wallpaper at finestpaintandpapers.co.uk 20% off when you spend £150 on wallpaper and paste 15% off when you spend over £75 on wallpaper and paste exp 31st August 2011 Designers Guild, Zoffany, Sanderson, Cole & Son, Farrow and Ball - they are all in there. Also they sent me 5 free…
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Magnolia paint
Just a quick and dull question. My house is 95% magnolia as it was when we moved in. I have got matchpots of different magnolias and they are all different. Have found one that is really close in B&Q but seems dear considering we are going to slap it on the whole of the insides! Are B&Q and others value paints any good or…
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hoover 5 yr parts guarantee
my hoover washing machine has packed up at 15 months old, rang the hoover hotline, yest the parts are free but £115 for the engineer to come out - contacted local repair chap who has cost me nothing & said the main computer board has gone - whats my next move? - do I get it repaired via Hoover and then argue the toss with…
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Re-siting Back Door
Can someone tell me if re-siting the Back Door so it ends up opposite the Front Door is allowable? The door is in the Kitchen and there is a "passage" hallway before you get to the front Door but it will be inline with it. I thought there might be some regulations as maybe a fire risk. Also, if it is allowable, would I…
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Wrought Iron, Iron or Steel Driveway Gate?
Which is the best driveway gate ie Wrought Iron, Iron or steel gate please.
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uPVC window - condensation between panes
Hello. I have a uPVC window that is steaming up between the panes with water gathering on the inside. I understand this means the seal is gone. I assume that the part that 'tilt & turns' needs replaced in it's entirety? Would that be correct? Or is it possible to prise out the section that has the double glazed section and…
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Who is to blame? house builder or me?
Hope this in the right place. Hi hoping someone can give me some advice for my parents! Six years ago they bought a brand new house, Yesterday they had water coming through their utility room ceiling. They got the house builder to come out to have a look as they have had problems in the past with the heating system so they…
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Condebsation on inside of velux running down wall
Our bedroom is a loft conversion with some velux windows in our room. We have shutter blinds for them at night to keep the street light out. When we wake up the inside of the windows have a lot of condensation on it and sometimes (due to gravity) it runs down the window and down our wall leaving a streak. Whats the best…
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Anglian Rated B Windows vs Local Firm Rated A
Hi I have had Anglian windows round and they were very good and not pushy like others I have had around but noticed their windows are energy rated B. The local firms tell me there windows are rated A. As A is better than B I should go with the local chaps however when I asked Anglian about it their response was that the A…
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Burnt on to pyrex dish!
Hello The other day I cooked some tandoori chicken in a pyrex dish and now the marinade (tandoori spice mix and natural yoghurt) is burnt fast on to my pyrex dish. I've used washing up liquid and cilit bang with boiling water and scrubbage but to no avail at all. Does anyone have any suggestions of how to get this off? I…
