-
Does anyone know when B&Q / Wickes sales are?
We're looking at buying a new kitchen from B&Q and am wanting to know when the sales are. I don't want to pay their 'everyday low prices' when I know there's sales throughout the year. Same goes for Wickes. We're replacing all the internal doors and have the same thing. Any help would be gratefully received!
-
Floor tile adhesive
Hi we have bought ceramic floor tiles to fit to a concrete kitchen floor. The tiles were a good price but adhesive seems to be a total rip off! Any advice on a good value adhesive? Salespeople obviously push high price products but it just has to work and not end up costing more than the tiles!! We need approx 12 square…
-
Stop tap saviour.....?
Getting the bath replaced, as the old one is cheap and has multiple cracks in it. Neighbour is an electrician, sound bloke, knows everyone, recommended a guy who could fit us a new bath. Taken an age to get round to it being fitted, today was finally the day. Left him my keys (I'm very trusting), came home from work, keys…
-
Black-Leading ?
Wasn't sure whether this should go here or on the OS board - apologies if it's in the wrong place. I have an open fire, which I use for both wood and coal fires, with a seperate decorative cast metal front piece/grill to stop the fuel falling off the grate and adjust the air flow (fender?) It doesn't have any kind of…
-
Help! Rads upstairs are warm even thought heating off
Hi Can anyone help with this? Just noticed that my rads upstairs are all fairly warm even though central heating has been off for several hours. One rad in particular seems the hottest and it's the one furthest away from boiler. Anyone got any ideas before I try and get hold of a plumber? Thanks
-
Chimney damp problem
Hi, I have a damp patch on the ceiling of our bedroom which starts from the corner of a chimney breast. It runs about a foot down the wall and chimney breast from the corner of the ceiling. I have had the chimney lead flashing replaced and then the whole chimney taken down and lead tray replaced on advice from a roofer.…
-
Is there any way to clean (or lighten) yellowing plastic?
I have something made of plastic which originally was cream but has turned a reasonably deep and nasty shade of yellow over the years. It has been in a cupboard lately and seems to have got even worse. No smoking household btw so nicotine doesn't play a part at all. Is there anything I can do to make it look any better? It…
-
Timer delay switch for dishwasher?
Morning all, is there such a thing? We want to put the dishwasher on to take advantage of a night time tariff, and the machine we inherited doesn't have a delay facility. Is there anything that can do this? I've gone a few searches but can't find anything specific, just wondered if I'm missing something?
-
Architect - who do i complain too
Okay, be as brief as I can Had a local architect to do some artic drawings for us at the beginning of the year. Not cheap as you can imagine. Builders ordered the timber , and other materials. We paid for them, ( especially ordered because of the size ). Well over £3,500. THen low and behold, the dimensions was slightly…
-
How do I fix blind? (pics)
I have a roller blind that is opening less and less. I cannot pull the cord any further as there is a stopper on it (not sure what correct term is), but the blind has only gone 18inches up from the bottom. Hopefully the pics below will show this better I was going to take the blind down but the screws you can see in the…
-
How much to replace front and back door
Hi, I was wondering if any of you fellow MSE-ers had any idea hoe much it would be to replace a front and back UPVC door? I intend on getting a couple of quotes before I get anything done but I was just after a ballpark figure so I know roughly what I need to have in the bank:eek: Any help would be muchly appreciated :D PS…
-
Looking For A Solution To Sweating Pipes
Nothing to see here
-
Fan not working in cooker.
We have an electric cooker that I guess is approx. 10 Years old , as it was in the house when we bought it.Over the last 2 days I have noticed that the sockets downstairs have been fusing ( although its just the RCD that has been tripped) and noticed that each time it was when we were using the cooker/oven.Yesterday I put…
-
Energy efficient and dimmable replacements for E14 SES golf ball lightbulbs?
Hi all As per the thread title, I'm looking for energy efficient and dimmable replacements for E14 SES golf ball lightbulbs. They must work on a standard dimmer switch. Have found a few options on the web but am a bit confused as to whether they will work with the dimmer switch. Any advice gratefully received.
-
Opposite of midas touch... now I've messed water up
Ahh!! Mum has a powershower but it's never used as she has baths. She said I could use it. I did and had a perfectly normal, uneventful shower. When I went to leave there's hot water pouring out of the overflow. We went to check the tank upstairs, and the water was hot and above the overflow pipe. It was also leaking from…
-
low water pressure - what to do
it appears my cold water pressure is quite low. My shower isnt particularly strong, and turning on a tap at the same time reduces it to a trickle. Is there a way to increase the pressure of the whole system rather than just putting in a pump for the shower, because as I understand it i cant use suck a pump with a sealed…
-
Loft hatch in bathroom
DH and are thinking of knocking down the adjoining wall between out bathroom and toilet to make a bigger family b.athroom (and advancing abit of the wall forward as currently its an L type shape) To make it the best size the placement of the new wall would mean that our loft hatch would then be in the bathroom…
-
Dimplex Opti Myst
Anyone seen, used , got one of these? The flame effect certainly looks good
-
B&Q 20% discount
Hey MSE'ers, I used the 20% off B&Q I saw on here last week today, i bought some new flooring for my hallway. I checked it online before i went to pick up and it was £354 with no discount. When i got to B&Q they had an extra 30% off wood & laminate flooring, got the whole lot with underlay for for £177, so just wanted to…
-
TrayMate vs Aqualux Shower Trays
We've ordered the Aqualux Shower Tray from the online retailer but received the TrayMate Whitestone Low Profile. Are these brands of the same quality? Just trying to decide whether it is worth contacting the supplier to ask for replacement. From the pictures, they look the same.
