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Anything Valuable in a Washing Machine?
Not sure if this is the right board. But to cut a short story shorter. Washing machine died. New one coming Friday. Was going to call Council collection but decided to advertise washing machine for scrap or repair for free. Had 30 replies in 2 days and now been offered £10. Its got me curious. Whats in my washing machine…
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Boxing in pipe above boiler
I have just spent the last week re-doing our kitchen, but have been left with three ugly, rusty old pipes coming out the top of the boiler. First off, is it safe to box around these pipes? Secondly, assuming it is, what would people recommend? I want something as simple as possible that I can paint the same colour as the…
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security door chain upvc door
I want to put a security chain on my front door, its upvc, a few websites selling chains said not suitable for that type of door! any ideas?
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Carpet slipping off stairs
We had carpet fitted throughout our house 2 years ago. Now with 2 cats and a bit of a dislike of the hoover they are looking a bit worse for wear... but the problem actually has nothing to do with cats or hoover! Basically the carpet on one of the steps has come away from the inner corner where the tread and rise meet.…
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Roof torching & building survey
Hello I'm wondering if anyone can offer some advice please? We moved to our house in November 2007 & had a full building survey done beforehand. The house was built in the 1930s. A roofing specialist has come out to us this morning as we've had a slight leak in the flashing around one of the chimneys (a neighbour of my…
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Electrical fault - who's liable for damaged appliances?
Hia, I'm writing on behalf of my housemates... we're in a very large building that's being 'reused'. We are not full tenants but do pay rent to live there. Anyway - yesterday there was some kind of electrical fault in the building, where 400V were found in some rooms. Appliances with internal fuses blew them out, and…
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Boiler Repair Question
Hi All Had a Worcester 37CDI fitted in late 2009. It started to leak and i've been told the secondary heat exchanger has gone so i called Worcester to envoke my guarantee to be told that it was only for 1 year for that part! Gutted! Worcester quoted £315 inclusive for repair with 1 year warranty. My man quoted £212 + VAT…
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Does combi always need to be on external wall?
Quick question, does a combi boiler always need to be on an external wall. The place we were going to put it is no longer an external wall but has a flue chimney (this is where old boiler is) - would this work? Thanks
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Quote for plumbing/rewiring seems far too high
We've just had a quote from a builder recommended to us. the building work seems fairly reasonable, but the plumbing and electrics seem way over the top. the wiring is all new in 2 bedrooms, a living room and bathroom. This is to be run from the existing fuse board. It includes halogen spots, fans in 2 bathrooms, and…
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Attaching a hose to a large Kitchen Swan neck mixer tap - Help please?
Hi - I live in a communal block of flats and we did have a tap outside that I could attach my hose to to clean things like my bikes with. About a year ago it stopped working, the plumber came out and capped it off - have no idea why Anyway I could really do with running water outside cos it's a pain to keep lugging buckets…
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Nes uk
Has anyone used this company for loft installation just had a call from them
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slate effect flooring
We are currently planning a kitchen make over and have found some flooring we love...it's slate and comes it different sizes and colour variations, so when it's laid it's not all one size tile. However, I have been reading on old threads that slate is cold and a pain in kitchens as it is naturally uneven so the cabinets…
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Blocked sink/Bath
Both the bath and sink are blocked, they share a waste pipe and when I called the HA they said they will send someone out to fit a separate one for the sink next week as the original set up caused problems with water coming back up through the overflow when emptying the sink. Anyway they are doing this next week!! but have…
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Front garden fence, what should I expect?
Could anyone give me a clue as to what price should I expect to pay to have a fence put up (approx 30 ft in length)? A family member removed the privot hedges from my front garden and charged me £90. I then bought the picket style fence panels(x5), posts, post spikes and postcrete from wickes which came to £255 with…
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Please please help me with choosing carpets!
Hi, I'm really bewildered by the choice out there. I need carpets for upstairs bedrooms, one of which is a toddlers bedroom/playroom. This won't be our forever and ever home, planning to move out in give or take 3 years. The rooms aren't that big so I'm planning on having a light coloured one (am I too mad?)..maybe…
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Transporting a washing machine
Can anyone give me some advice on transporting a washing machine please. I need to replace the one I'm using and have decided to buy a second hand Bosch one to tide me over. Do I need to buy transit bolts or is there another way of making sure the drum doesn't move? Any advice would be welcome!
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Will i have to change gas pipes??
Good evening all We have a Halstead Finest Combi boiler and before long its likely to have a broom handle sticking out of it where ive beaten it to death. It keeps playing up and i think its nearing its demise. We have been saving for this but our concern is that we will have to change our copper gas pipes to 22mm. I…
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Boiler problems
Hi all- first time poster here:) I have a Worcester 24i boiler (I know they're extinct now!!) Wouldn't fire up last week- pressed reset button- now it keeps tripping all the electrics in the house after 15mins. It is on a MCB at the mains. Any help/advice would be really appreciated:A
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Parquet Floor Repair
We have a parquet floor which needs some attention. Around 30 oak block tiles are loose and some have risen. It looks like there is a bitumen base which has gone dusty. We want to sand and reseal/varnish to bring the lustre back up. It is by no means a perfect floor but would look good with some treatment.We are by no…
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Replacement for fluorescent light in kitchen
I have just replaced my fluorescent light in my kitchen, it is a polylux f36/830 which I managed to buy at Wilkinson. The plastic cover is cracked and at the moment I am using sellotape which is not ideal to stick it together. I have been trying to buy a replacement cover and cannot find the one I have got. The tube is 4ft…
