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Firewalls in apartments.
My ground floor flat has terrible soundproofing issues and we decided to have part of the bathroom ceiling taken down to see what the problem is,There is no seperating firewalls between the rooms so it is just one big open space and there are gaps everywhere so no wonder the sound is travelling everywhere.Should the…
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Advice needed on timber framed double glazing.
Been stripping paint off my rear upstairs windows, but it seems clear they're rotten and need replacing. Could anyone give me an idea of what kind of cost I'd be looking at to replace with timber-frame double glazed units (I'm in a conservation area so have to have timber frames). Two windows, size is approx 50inches…
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Cleaning out a water softener
Hi, Have read the thread about softener recommendatons, but can't see anything about cleaning them, hope I'm not repeating anything here. I have an Aquadial softener and have noticed that when the salt levels are low, there is a lot of dark granular deposit in with the salt, and the inside of the salt reservoir is a bit…
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Help in finding copy of instruction manual for washing machine
I need help in finding a copy of a instruction manual for a HJA8513 Diplomat washing machine. I can't find it on washerhelp website as someone has already suggested, does anyone have any other kind suggestions.:)
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Gas Connection
We have just bought our first house which has no gas connection. There is gas in our street which most of our neighbours have in their homes. Just wondered if anyone has any experience of costs of having the connection put in? We are planning on installing gas central heating. Many thanks
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WB greenstar 27 CDI installation query
The above boiler WB Greenstar 27CDi was installed last year by a local WB accreditted installer a year ago. Today I had a survey done for insulation and the surveyor was looking around and opened the airing cupboard & told me the gas boiler who is installed in the airing cupboard does not meet the necessary front clearance…
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Garage Conversion
Not sure if i'm in the right section, but here goes.... I live in a link detached property so next doors garage is attached to my house. If he were to want to convert the garage in to a room, would he need to apply for planning permission or could he just go ahead & do it?
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Handles/mortice knobs for new door
I've just had a front door fitted, but the handle sticks out about 75mm from the door, which prevents it opening fully and will soon damage the plasterwork. The extension on this handle also presents another door on the downstairs toilet from fully opening. My previous door had a mortice knob which probably stuck out about…
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Calor gas bottles - £30 just for the bottle!!!
£30 for the bottle then £20 to fill with gas. Just realised I could have just bought an empty bottle off ebay for £5 and then exchanged it. Gutted. I see the £30 agreement thing is sorta like a hire agreement (and, yeh, you're not supposed to sell the bottles). If you take bottle back empty to calor gas and want to cancel…
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Alarm system removal
I have an old house alarm that the last owner installed. I am now decorating the hallway and need this horrible box and wires out the way. The last owner left me a manual (a pile of photocopies) I cant really make heads nor tails of it. What i want to do is turn off the sirens so i can remove the box from the wall and rip…
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Gas Work Required
We recently had a gas engineer come in to our flat we have just bought in order to do a service. He has told us that our whole system is in need of modernisation. The boiler is about ten years old. There is a fairly grubby timer with it although it works fine in turning it on and off. It has pins for off and pins for on.…
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First time house buyer/upgrade seeking advice please
Hi Everyone, thank you in advance for any help offered or direction given, My brother and myself have recently purchased our parents 4 bed Semi in Liverpool and have funds to overhaul the place, we're seeking advice on where best to purchase a kitchen and bathroom, we're looking for modern designs with a good life span and…
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Changing Cooker Hood Carbon Filters?
I didn't actually realise that this was necessary but after seeing grease running down my cooker (ick) I discovered that I have two big circular carbon filters inside my cooker hood. I rent, and they cost about £40 to replace, so I was wondering if there was another way around it that was cheaper and more eco friendly? Is…
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New washing machine...
Help! We need to purchase a new washing machine. This is something we have never done before so do we have to hire a plumber to fit it? Do any of the larger electrical stores plumb washers in for their customers and take the old one away? Many thanks for your help! S
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New Mattress
Hi I need to buy a cheap mattress...tried to clean the one i have using tips on here and it has bleached the mattress. Anyone know where i can buy a cheap mattress...so i can get my very hefty deposit back? cheers and thanks H
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DRAINS - please advise, think ours need replacing.
Hi folks Would be very grateful for some advice relating to the drains in my house. The house is kind of old and in need of updating. One of the issues is with some of the drains. A brief description - the main drain runs under the house from back to front, accessible from the basement. There is a drain at the back (point…
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Can damp cause raised markings..like these?
Can anyone please help diagnose what is causing unsightly marks on my walls? They are basement walls and raised marks appear near the floor level. I normally sand them down and repaint, but after a few months they reappear. Elsewhere on the walls the encrustations appear as small hard raised dots. A little while ago I…
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Please advise: Council grant work - major problems
HI, I wonder if anybody could help advise me. My 90 year old gran had her house done up in grant work about 10 years ago. This was a major project taken up by the council and they were renovating blocks of houses at a time by one particular contractor. Now everything seemed OK, except for the damp proofing. My nan stays…
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Gloss paint on wood: anyone used a roller?
I think I've mastered applying emulsion to walls well enough for a decent finish. And I did a section of MDF skirting and it looks okay. But I am now about to paint flat doors with gloss paint. I've sanded them down well to key the new paint. I'm using one coat primer if there is bare hardboard showing, then two coats…
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Homebuyers Survey Missed Damp
Hi all, sorry I am aware that this topic has been brought up before, however there are a couple of questions that are still nagging away. We recently commissioned a homebuyers survey at the advice of the company doing the survey (e-surv...<gulp>) after originally requesting a full buildings survey. The survey went fine and…
