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Satellite Box
Hi its me again the novice DIYer, Long story short. 1 of the screw things on the back of my Sat box the wire came out resulting in loss of signal, so pushed it back through, then my recordings were failing as wire not in right, when you strip black sheath? off ,there is some wire then some foil? then a plastic strip with a…
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Does it matter there is no felt in the roof?
we are looking at houses and around here they are generally 1930's terrace,semis and none seem to have roof felt even on the ones with new roofs. Is this normal? One house we didnt even bother to think about offering as you could see the roof had loads of holes, I guess we wouldnt have seen them if there was felt in place.…
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Broken front door lock.
Hubby and I are in rented as our home is being dried out after a leak. Just got back from movies and door will not lock, something has gone. I knows it's not a terrible emergency but feel it ought to be resolved immediately I.e. burglars ! Management co is Countrywide and they do not seem to have an emergency number, we…
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Is it worth insulating a garage ceiling below a bedroom?
Hi, is it worth insulating the ceiling of an integral single garage directly below a bedroom? We live in a modern 2005 built 4 bed house with an integral single garage about 6 x 2.6 meters. The house is well insulated and easy to warm up and keep warm. The 4th bedroom is directly over the garage and usually feels…
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Flooded flat - Insurance claim?
I own an upstairs flat. Apparently my plumbing caused a leak/small flood in the downstairs unoccupied flat. The first I knew was a call from the owners. I did see a wet carpet and they had broken the back of a cupboard looking for the leak. Their plumber looked at my plumbing and said it was my stop !!!! and the pipe…
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Outdoor security light, remote control - recommendations?
I've just moved house and am now located at the end of a rather dark lane, so I want a security light fitted on my house or garage, with several features: ! 1. Remote control that works say 150 to 200 yards so that I can switch it on when I enter the lane when walking home in the evening. Alternatively (but presumably more…
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Lead Paint - Will liquid Sandpaper work?
Hi, Our stairs are painted a horrible colour of gloss and we would like them white but it tested positive as there being lead in one of the layers so we know we can't sand it. Does anyone know if liquid sandpaper would work?
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Can a company charge for installation during cooling off period
Elderly mum was cold-called. Nice salesperson came round and talked her into signing up for a monitored alarm system, five year contract at £11.00 per week - £572 annually. They were round the very next day to install it; however the contract has a 7 day right to cancel "cooling off period". On our advice she has…
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Advice on replacing a building with a log cabin, or similar
Hi I am looking to replace a prefabricated asbestos bungalow, which I don't feel is safely habitable, with possibly a log cabin, double mobile home construction or similar. Aiming to keep costs as low as possible and building as simple as possible but do want to end up with pleasant living space (the current bungalow is…
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Signed Contract with SafeStyle & want to CANCEL
Hi All We have finally decided against buying the windows and doors from Safestyle and we called up to cancel the contract, only to be told we are out of Cancellation Period :mad: Date of events:* Visit - Monday 05.11.2012 & survey fee paid of £60 * Survey - Thurs 08.11.2012 - Composite door could not be fitted, so waiting…
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Advice on buying blinds
Hi everyone, I usually post on the mortage free board as that is my main goal. We bought this house as a doer upper a few years ago but due to financial probs we havent done much yet as we were scared we would have to move. Now this all seems to be behind us so we are beginning to think about decorating in the new year and…
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water coming through light fitting..
Hi, I had a plumber out earlier to try and establish what was wrong with my bathroom, whilst inspecting under my bath, think he undid a pipe and some water came out of it, which dripped through my ceiling! it was coming out from the light fitting too, which is a hanging type sort of metal bars curve down and out almost…
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New home, getting electrics checked
My daughter is buying a 4 bed house built in 1974. All very 'up together' and has a modern consumer unit we are fairly sure. Of course the surveyor doesnt check the electrics so she is getting someone in to do this before exchange of contracts. Can anyone tell me what exactly the electrician checks and roughly how much the…
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Advice needed for drying out after a flood (with photos)
I did post this in the flood section but there seems to be very little traffic there so may be here will work better. For at least 6 months the washing machine was emptying straight under the floor boards instead of to an outlet pipe so we discovered a lake when we lifted them up. The problem has been fixed but water is…
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Leaking stopcock
Hello all, I need to repair a leaky toilet valve. I went to turn off the water under the sink and after turning the stopcock only a little way felt some water on my fingers, now there seems to be a bit of a leak coming from around the stopcock where it joins the bit that you turn. Any suggestions to what I can do to sort…
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Advice: Bathroom tiles or paint it? And extractor fans
Hi, 2 questions for you lovely people We are doing our bathroom out and atm it has half/half (paint/tiles). Now we were thinking of tiling it all. But a friend said it will look cold and have no where for the steam to go as its a closed space. Now what are peoples opinions on this. Yes we will tile the splash areas but not…
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window and kitchen sealant strip
after using sealant guns for kichen and bathroom jobs over the years I am never fully satisfied with the final results. Has anyone tried the Polycell sealant strip on their kichen/bathroom? Also when we had new DG windows put in a few years ago it looks as though the fitters must have also used a type of sealant strip for…
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In what order should I do the refurbishment work?
Howdy, I've just purchased a maisonette that requires a bit of refurbishment and I was wondering in which order I'd need to carry out the works. As of now, I'd like for the following to be done: * Refurbish the downstairs toilet (will need new commode, basin, wall tiles, vinyl flooring, fresh paint) approx 1.5 sqm *…
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Chimney support
Hallo, The previous owners of our house removed the chimney breast from the living room ground floor and first floor bedroom sleaving stack inadequately supported. We sought building control regularisation and instructed a structural engineer. S.E. feel we need to build a 70cm sqaure pillar in the main bedroom and run a…
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Four bedroom 1930s semi on S.Coast - woodworm
No panic but a recently bought house with suspended ground floor has evidence of woodworm. Fortunately it is possible to crawl under the ground floor to inspect joists and floorboards. So if next spring demonstrates that the woodworm in these timbers is still active. What is a ball park figure for getting these ground…
