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Garage conversion help ...
Hi everyone need some advice on converting a current garage which is intergrated into a living area?? Havent had any quotes as to how much it will cost..but has anyone had one done???n can give me an idea of costings? Current garage is part of the house and on the inside i can just see large breeze blocks and has garage…
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Shower is luke warm at best
My shower (fed straight from combi boiler) is luke warm at best, even after its been on for 10 minutes or more, when it was fitted a few years ago it was always very hot, bit too hot to be honest. Mrsbritishboy pointed out how cold it is now (slight exaggeration) but its a lot cooler than before, I looked on the boiler and…
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Toilet keeps flushing itself - help
The last few days, when you flush my toilet (either on half flush or full flush) it flushes as normal, you hear the cistern filling again, then it garlges and does a half hearted flush again... and again. Only way to stop it is to keep pressing the flush buttons til it stops... very frustrating :mad: I had a look in the…
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Farrow & Ball -worth it or cheaper alternatives?
I've fallen in love with some Farrow and Ball colours and had planned to use them fully through my entire house when we move.I got the colour card through today to check the colours and,although I knew they were more expensive than most,I had a bit of a shock when I saw the price list!!!! So,is their paint really worth…
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rough estimate on a simple electrical job (adding a mains)
On my downstairs hallway there isn't a suitable mains, the one that exists is on the opposite side to where I want to put electrical equipment, so it's not really suitable. Luckily the fuse box is inside a store room close the the place I want to store equipment. So i's like to get a mains fitted. I don't really want an…
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Curtains for bay window- help please I'm clueless!
Hi all, Grateful for any help. We have recently bought a house which has large bay windows in the living room and front bedroom. The overall rail size is 287cm in the bedroom. We can't really afford made to measure at the moment but don't want to waste money on ready made that then don't fit right and I'm getting very…
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Sovereign Concure PIV for condensation cure
I have a problem with condensation in my bungalow which is causing mould and mildew on walls behind wardrobes so I consulted a damp-proofing expert. He suggested installing a Sovereign Concure Unit Positive Input Ventilation Unit which would eradicate all the problems. Just wondering if anyone has had a similar unit…
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Artificial Grass
Hello, I have a toddler and a dog and would love to get some fake grass in a small area of my garden (there is patchy grass there now) approx 11x17ft. I have spoken to many people when trying to get quotes and have been told alot that it is simple to do yourself (athough the prep is hard work) From the quotes I have been…
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Cutting Slate Tiles
I want to cut a few slate tiles, and lay them on the floor of an inglenook fireplace to make a feature. What should I use to cut them? Would I be able to hire something? Its literally 6 tiles, so as cheap as possible. Thanks :)
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Under floor heating or insulation...clueless
Hello I have wooden floors. I also have a 13 month old son who is crawling toddling about alot at the mo. It is very noisy and I believe the floor is laid straight onto concrete (it was like that when I moved in) Is it worth taking the floor up and putting some sort of matting down, I assume this will warm up the floor and…
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Penetrating damp, what is the best way to fix it?
Hello dear forumites. I seem to have penetrating damp, coming into a ground floor room. The damp has appeared at the corner of the roomfrom just around the skrting board to about 2ft from the floor level. I had marked round the stain a couple of months ago and on checking today, I found that it has spread outwards by…
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NEW acrylic bathtub
Does anyone know of any charities in West or North West London that would collect a new acrylic bathtub? I have tried selling this on gumtree and ebay but no-one wants it :( Thanks !
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Freezer question
Our freezer just went on the blink so we are looking for new one. Problem is parts of the specifications don't mean anything to me. Look at the kw usage on this example is it good or bad? Noise level 41. 41 what? Any help appreciated. Overview Freezer * rating **** Capacity 220 litres / 7.7 cubic feet Storage capacity 196…
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Mantis garden tillers
Has anyone any experience of the "Mantis" tiller or can offer any comments on it? Increasing age means my ancient 5hp Mountfield is getting too heavy for me to manage but I still want to continue growing our own fruit & veg. (hope this is the right section of the forum for this query)
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How to stain/oil/protect brand new pine doors
Morning all, How should I be doing this? Stain, varnish, oil, wax etc? They are brand new 1930 replica doors in pine but at present they look too 'fresh' and 'new', so would like to dull down and make more natural....They will have brass door knobs How would you recommend I go about this and what products do you recommend?…
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Condensation in New Apartment
I've just started renting a first floor apartment that was only completed about 7 months ago. The first problem I found was that the rooms seem to lose heat quickly. I can have the electric heaters on for hours, particularly in the bedroom at night then as soon as I turn it down or off, it gets cold within minutes. There…
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Replacing an integrated fridge.
I'm looking for a new integrated larder fridge to replace my rubbish Candy one. It looks well bolted in though. Will a supplier fit a new one? In fact would they 'unfit' the old one for me?
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Placing electrical sockets.
Can someone tell me where electrical sockets (for small appliances -kettles etc) should be placed in a new kitchen? Should they be near the Base unit worktops or higher up under the top cupboards?
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Insulating Floored Loft
Hi All I was plagued yesterday with phone calls about insulation and I finally relented and let the man come to visit.. I knew I wouldn't be entitled to cavity walls as the house was built in 1910 and I didn't think he could insulate the loft as it is 3/4 floored.. It was insulated under the flooring about 20 years ago...…
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The road was dug up and now my house shakes
I live in a bungalow that has been extended up. i moved into the property in Sept. 09 and in March 10 i had a gas feed into the property. The company had to dig up the road outside my house, which is a busy road. After about 8 months the upstairs started to shake, this got worse as the months went on. My neighbour then…
