-
Help mouldy bathroom
Please can someone offer some advice?? we have recently redone our bathroom ourselves, we used expensive anti mould tile grout and sealant, now 6 months on it is covered in mould, i have tried everything to get it clean and feel kind of conned by the company selling it, i could have just bought the cheaper version and had…
-
is there meant to be muddy water at the bottom of a manhole?
I have been having trouble with my drains, the gully from my kitchen empties very slowly and the toilet does not flush properly - the water rises up the bowl before it empties. I tried caustic soda a couple of times, but it made no difference. I lifted up the manhole to see if it was blocked, it had a bit of muddy water at…
-
Floor tile adhesive
Planning on tiling my kitchen diner just now, its a timber T&G floor overboarded with ply. Tiles I'll probably using will be : http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod1070/section1365/Rustic-Slate-Black-Floor-Tiles.html Adhesives I've been looking at but cant decide on are... BAL RAPIDSET FLEXIBLE (£40 for 20kg) TOPPFIX SUPERFLEX…
-
Extending Shower Head/Extendable Holder
Hi there, I have got a 7.5kw electric shower that is perfectly adequate but all for the fact that it came with one of those standard slide-rail shower head holders. What I am looking for was a shower head holder that protrudes from the wall more - I need the shower head nearer the middle of the bath. The reason being that…
-
Fondital Boiler reliability
Hi Folks Does anyone have any experiences of a Fondital boiler system? What reputation do they have for reliability? Thanks very much, Mark
-
Using portable toilet at home
My house has only 1 toilet. At present, few of my guests are staying with me (only temporarily for 3 months). This is causing some trouble with only 1 loo. :o I am thinking of getting one for the outhouse. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palm-Springs-Portable-Camping-Outdoors/dp/B0013B6XX8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327317793&sr=8-1…
-
Understair Loo
Just looking for some advice on being able to install a toilet under the stairs. The architect has come back and said we can't do this due to building regs. Just wondering if there's a way around this? Ceiling height, yes its not very high, but tall enough for one person to wash their hands. Saniflo will take the waste…
-
Help with low voltage downlights
Hello all I'm getting some downlights installed in my house and after surfing the web to research which ones to install, I've hit a brick wall :( Would someone be able to help answer some questions please? I'm getting low voltage v12 downlights. I know they need a transformer but does EACH light need one individually or…
-
Wire through house wall - sealant
Hi All, Hope someone can answer this. What is the sealant the cable/tv companies use when they put a wire through your wall (as i want some) Its clear and doesnt go hard - stays rubbery. Also - anyone know where to buy it?
-
Shower enclosure
Very soon I'm about to revamp my bathroom, fitting an offset quadrant shower tray and enclosure. Having looked at friends and familys enclosures, the first thing that hits me is how grubby some of them look on the glass itself with water marks, now I know this can be avoided by wiping clean the glass after every use, but…
-
Damp patch on lounge wall
Hi all, I've just noticed a damp patch on my lounge wall and I'm after ideas as to what the cause could be. The damp patch is about 2ft across and about 6ft up the wall. It's an external wall and I don't think there are any water pipes in the wall (but not 100%. I thought maybe the damp is coming from outside - the…
-
Radiator Help
Hiya guy and girls, iam after some help. im looking for some of these radiator conversion kits (not sure why called that because they dont convert anything but improve the look of radiators ive only found them with wickes but unfortuantly they dont deliver to my postcode, shetland, so im wondering if anyone has seen them…
-
kitchens in cardiff
Has anyone had any experience of Kitchens etc (company name) in Cardiff? We were thinking about buying a kitchen from them but they are very expensive.
-
Brick built conservatory - new roof
Hope someone can help... We have a brick built conservatory with a plastic type roof. We were looking at bricking it in and making it into a proper room as while it looks nice, it is cold in winter and hot in summer. However, we are not sure we can afford to do this so we are thinking if it was possible to give a brick…
-
Cracked new Ceramic Hob-any ideas please?
Hi-wondered if anyone has any ideas on this? Just fitted a new Ceramic Hob,was putting shopping away and dropped a tin on it-cracked one of the corners,one of those cracks with lots of tiny cracks around it. Its not that big (about the size of a postage stamp )but of course really spoils it as it is in an island in the…
-
how do I remove vinyl flooring in wet room
just bought a property that had a wet room for a wheelchair user and want to remove the vinyl flooring that looks like its stuck down directly onto the concrete floor. anyone know the best way to get it up thanks
-
Emersion Heater
Hi, Our boiler has totally conked out but thankfully we have a small emersion heater at the top of the boiler which whilst it won't give us heating will at least give us some hot water for the morning. My question is- how long will the water last at a hot temperature? I want to put it on for a bit before we go to bed and…
-
Washing machine waste plumbing- advice needed
Hi, I thought I was being really clever and saving money by plumbing in my own new washing machine- it's the first time I've done it, but I've seen it done before and did some google research and it seemed fairly simple. It's all done and I put it on for a test cycle but it won't drain. It's showing an Error message which…
-
central heating problem help
Looking for some help on what I should do next, a few weeks ago we had a plumber attach two raiditors to the wall these had been off for months as we are having a lot of work done in the house, so the plumber attached the raiditors and also did a chemical flush as the raiditor in the rest of house were bearly heating and…
-
fitting a multi fuel stove
I am wondering how much work is involved in fitting a multi fuel stove. I have a chimney and a there is currently a gas fire fitted, but would like to have a multi fuel stove fitted. I will still run my heating off the gas but would like another source of heat, in previous houses I have had either an open fire or a parkray…
