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Storage heaters or electric radiators
Hi all, first post on here so go easy. I'm renovating a property which has some 25+ year old Creda night storage heaters. Before we started ripping the place to bits we found them to be quite poor in terms of how much heat they put out, they were not really that cheap to run and are obviously not that flexible in terms of…
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gas fire issues
Hi all Had my gas safety check yesterday and gas fire has been turned off because it has the wrong coals on it. So now I either pay £160+ for a new fire or just disconnect it but keep it as a feature? I hardly use it anyway. Can a woodburner be connected to the same flue that the gas fire used? Its not a deep chimney but…
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Verges and path out to the road, what permissions needed?
We live on a rural road. the (council owned) verges stand above the road by about six inches so cannot be cut easily with my (ride on) mower, but take a very long time with a strimmer (there is considerable length of verge). We have to have the ditch dug out this year, would we need permission to at the same time scrape…
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Flag Pointing
Good Morning All, What is the best mix to use when pointing concrete flags within a backyard? Thank you.
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Humidifier
I suffer from sinus problems and waken up every morning feeling rough. When my daughter was a baby, she had croup so we paid £57 (1979!) for a humidifier and things improved greatly for her. Yesterday I decided to buy one (an appropriate size for my bedroom) and used it last night. I certainly feel a bit better than usual…
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New Door for lean to
Morning I need to buy a new external door for a wooden lean to , so the doorframe is wooden ,and the building is single skin , songle glazed Can i buy a UPVC door or does it have to be wooden (like for like) ? Also , it needs a dog flap! Cheers
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Radiators knocking
HI When my heating comes on in the morning i get woken by a knocking / clicking coming from my radiators or pipe work. I have bleeded my radiators and they didnt have any trapped air from what i could tell. The heating is on for 30 minutes in the morning and up to an hour at night only. It is a combi boiler if that helps.…
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Replacement cushion fillers for sofa?
Hi, We live in rented accommodation, and our tenancy is nearly up. We (myself and my boyfriend) foolishly left the sofa cushions without their covers, and out puppy had a field day destroying them! Does anyone know where I can get replacement inserts? Would rather not lose our deposit. If it helps, the sofas from scs :-)
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Integrated dishwasher for handleless kitchen
Hi All, Not quite sure what I'd of done without the MSE forums for all this kitchen planning! My next question is about dishwashers... we are renovating our existing kitchen with Howdens high-gloss white handleless units and I was just about to order a Siemens IQ-100 SN65M031GB dishwasher that got really good Which reviews…
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Wood burner flue TIPS
Hi, I'm going to install a wood burner into a disused chimney in my lounge. The whole chimney above the lounge part has been removed so my plan is to knock into the chimney, clean it out a bit and put the wood burner in. I will only be able to run the pipe up the chimney a bit before it will need to go out through the wall…
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Fridge not getting cold enough
Please our fridge is about 2 years old and is not getting cold enough, it is also freezing up at the back and today i took off a great big piece of ice. the water does not go down the hole in the back. our food is going off and it is showing on temp far too hot. is it the end do we need to get a new fridge please
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Best way to look after stop tap under doormat during winter. Could be leaking.
Hi there. I would appreciate some comments about our new (c1901) house. Eventually found the stop tap located under the front door mat. This is a pic of the mat well after removing the hatch and cleaning a lot of rubbish out. It's about 5 inches deep, very damp and those wobbly bricks (no mortar) are basically all that…
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Leaking hosepipe
I bought a pro Hoselock hosepipe 3 years ago it suppose to be anti kink. Which is put away in a Hoselock container. Recently its had two leaks the hose consists or two layers maybe more I can see what between the layer where the small less than 1mm hole is. We only use it to wash car and very occasionally garden, certainly…
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3 port valve replacement
I've got a conventional heating system (Y plan) with a 3 port valve. The valve head/actuator has been temperamental lately and has now started making a clicking noise when in the mid position. I'm thinking of changing the head (not the valve) - is it as simple as it looks? i.e. isolate the electrics, remove the head, then…
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Gas Fire replacement advice, pre cast flue.
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wooden v plastic shed
i have a mobility scooter which i keep in a plastic shed at the moment but it has started to go mouldy on the seat etc, Im guessing because of the damp air getting into the shed, if i buy a wooden shed with a base will this help with the mould? thanks
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Toilet Pan connecting to the floor
Hi guys, I have a small toilet room with a sewer hole in the floor, 12" off the wall. I am trying to find a floor-connecting (close coupled) toilet to replace my old one, but have had no luck. All the toilets I see have a sewer outlet at the back, not at the bottom. Is it possible to find a toilet with the sewer at the…
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Advice re adhesive foil strip above integrated dishwasher...
One quick question.... our kitchen fitter has put a 2 inch strip of self adhesive foil underneath the worksurface above the integrated dishwasher and he has done the same above the integrated washer/dryer.....is this wide enough or should it go all the way to the back of the worksurface? (I did notice beforehand that this…
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room layout help again
Hi, we are knocking down our existing outbuilding and conservatory and replacing with an open plan kitchen/diner with a large roof lantern. Current layout is below http://lc.zoocdn.com/bb04ac6d43cc30b06b840b94b4240b140a08f098.gif We also want to close off the living room and insert a stud wall between it and the dining…
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Installing a new Cooker Hood
Hi. I'm in a bit of dilemma with my new Cooker Hood we bought. It have two wire outs (not earth), and installation guide is completely rubbish. Googling I understood it is a category 2 appliance. As we are not keen to install a new power outlet, but have a socket near-by, can we use a "normal" 3 pin plug ignoring the earth…
