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how easy or hard to lay a fence on a sloping/uneven garden?
we are looking to put a fence up but our garden is pretty uneven although also i was describe it as reasonably small too, how big a task is it to do myself?
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Tackle Condensation - PIV Unit Advise Please
Hello All This is a very friendly forum and found lots of information about how to tackle condensation. I have tenants in my house and after 6 months (oct) i visited the house and noticed black mould on the Windows and outside walls of the bedrooms and Bathroom. The house is an ex-council Parlour house. So to sort the…
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Cutting boundary hedges and trees
Living out in the sticks, my nearest neighbours make the Harry Potter Dementors seem jolly. Despite efforts to get along, they have made it very clear they have no interest in being civil. However, most of the time, this matters nothing to us. But we need to cut the increasingly massive shared boundary hedge and trees.…
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New kitchen installation
Hello, I'm buying a new property and need to rip out the old kitchen and replace with a new one (but keeping sink in same place). I also need someone to lay down new tiles. It's a U-shaped kitchen measuring 2.3m x 2.7m (i.e. small). I asked around and B&Q incredibly wants £8000+ for installation. I think Ikea would charge…
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Pressure washer advice please :)
Hi All Hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction, thanks in advance...... My outside walls are painted white and over the years green grime has built up on the walls which don't see alot of sunlight and/or are behind plants. I've thought of buying a pressure washer to see if I can remove this rather than…
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Carbon monoxide alarm
Having a solid fuel open fire fitted, and Hetas fitter has told me I need a Carbon monoxide alarm. Question - are they all similar or do I need any special make/type? thanks
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Fixing window hinges
Hi all. I have a few windows where the hinges seem to be on their way out as the windows dont full close anymore allowing slight draught. theres also a bit of wobble when they close and so on. one window is on the 3rd floor and the other is on the 4th floor...so quite high up. If i were to get someone in to replace the…
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Mould help?
Does anyone know what kind of mould this is? The house is only 7 years old, and not damp and have no mould or damp anywhere else? Is it a simple condensation problem or do you think i need to call someone? Also there is no shower in there, its just a toilet. http://postimage.org/image/gke4p3gcl/…
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Is Metabo a good make?
I'm looking at buying a new SDS plus drill to replace my old Makita, and I've seen various makes and models but the one that stands out for money for what you get is the Metabo KHE 32. It has a better capacity in concrete than either the equivalent Makita or DeWalt and is a fair bit cheaper than both. While I trust the…
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Need some advice on furniture placement
I have one bedroom left to furnish. It has been decorated. My original plan was to have the bed up against the party wall with the neighbour's house. However, i'm having second thoughts as there is a lot of noise that comes through our party walls. You can even hear people talking! So, I was wondering whether having fitted…
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cleaning a George foreman grill
I was wondering, what would be the best way to clean these grills. Any advice tips welcome-Thanks.
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Kitchen applicances
HI there, we have been to a local kitchen fitting company and he has quoted us for CDA applicances. Well I have been reviewing this on the internet and they do not get a good write up. Can you anyone recommend any brands please? We will be purchasing: Induction hob Double oven Built in microwave Slim line dishwasher Many…
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How much..outside tap?
How much would you pay for a plumber to fit an outside tap up to a max of 3m copper tube with internal isolation valve (for winter) and outside bib tap suitable for screwing a house connector on to and for the work to be done at your convenience eg weekends ?
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walk in bath opinions, please
Due to having a back problem I want to fit a shower in my bathroom but keep the bath. There is room to put a shower enclosure but it means moving the toilet and washbasin and putting in a new waste for the toilet, retiling, buying a shower enclosure and new shower fitting etc, which I assume would be a lot of work and…
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Time for a boiler service?
Well as I have some spare time on my hands, I'm trying to make sure the house is all good. My boiler hasn't been serviced for 20 years (since I bought the house, in fact) so I'm just wondering, is it a good idea to get it serviced? I'm caution of the fact that as it is so old and hasn't been serviced for so many years, if…
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Loft Conversion
Hi all We are considering having the loft in our property converted to an extra bedroom with en-suite and would appreciate some advice to get us started. The property is in Sutton Coldfield, a large 1930's 3 bed semi, the loft looks ideal for conversion as there is little central woodwork to be done. There were plans drawn…
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Do you need to sand/varnish new pine floorboards?
Hi, We've had renovation work in the kitchen of our old Victorian house, which has included laying brand new untreated pine floorboards. The rest of the lower floor has the original line floorboards that we plan to get sanded, sealed and varnished by a flooring dude. My question is, the new kitchen floorboards just look…
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Kids playing on garage next door
Hi all, My partner and I are having an issue with some kids on our road, and wondered what your thoughts are on this? Next to the drive there's some garages (not owned by us). Some kids are using them to play on, using our wheelybin to get up on top of the garage. They get down by using our wall at the back of the garage,…
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Help please, need to change washer on sin tap
We have a dripping tap in the kitchen. We need to change the washer so had a look at some videos on youtube and they made it look easy. Trouble is we have managed to pry off the circle at the top of the tap and remove the screw underneath but then it says the top bit will just pull upwards to get to the bits underneath but…
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cold calls about guttering on property
Hi, Has anyone heard of this, I keep getting calls (got another call this morning) about a new government scheme and the 'new law' on replacing my guttering and wooden boards behind the guttering, which will 'allow my roof and attic breath' he said 'otherwise my roof will fall down'. I asked if this was the law, and he…
