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Vaillant design fault
Before I write to vaillant just wondered if anyone else has/had the same problem. We have a 4/5 year old ecotec that had a leak from the Aav. Having just had that part changed that is apparently liable to leaking I was surprised to hear that another part is leaking and needs replacement also. This time it is the…
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Loft conversion partition wall query please
Hello, we applied to convert my loft and got permission, however, I received a letter from my neighbours saying I did not inform him of that and I should have a partition wall surveyor. I asked my own architect/surveyor about it and they said there's no need. I also received a letter from the council saying I had…
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Wood Burner Installation
I have purchased a Wood Burning Stove and having a problem to get a sensible price to install it. I have a flue built into a chimney so it just involves moving the stove under the flue and connecting the exhaust pipe to the rear of the burner and the flue above. The first Hetas approved installer put the phone down on me…
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Straight edge laminate worktop
Hi all. Hoping for some advice here. We are currently planning our new kitchen and I have loads of questions /issues that I need to resolve. The one I can't seem to get a solid solution for is our worktops. The design I have settled on will be a sort of U shape kitchen, with one end of the U being made up of a 900(+?)cm…
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DIY 'repair' to my rotavator.
I have a garden rotavator I've recently got hold of second hand and I would like to give it a 'f'ace-lift'. It has a belt guard which is metal and beginning to rust over and painted white. What should I use to clean this of the rust present and also what type of paint should I get to re-paint it and other metal parts white…
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What would you expect from a cleaner in 2 hours?
Hi, We used a cleaner for the first time today, she was lovely and did an okay job, but we paid £24 and possibly were hoping for a little bit more than what we got For those of you with cleaners (or those that are cleaners!) what should we generally expect to get for 2 hours work (£24)? We did originally want 3 hours but…
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Rewiring house
Hi I'm getting my house rewired in a few weeks. Have hired a good sparky who comes recommended from a few Friends Just wondered if I could any advice on things I need to do and look out for. I have already got plans of where the sockets will go and also TV points that will be needed. Also mentioned smoke alarms. Anything…
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How much wall re-prep before tiling?
I have agreed with my tiler that I will knock off the old tiles before he comes to fit new tiles. Here is the result: There is a lot of old adhesive left on the wall in places. In some places, the skim coat has come away, along with the top layer of the plasterboard, leaving a dark paper texture. What do I need to fix…
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Bi-fold doors
I want to put some bi-fold doors in my kitchen to fill a 1.65m to replace windows. Has anyone any experience of Solarlux or Origin or any tips?:)
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Roof replacement
Looking for some advice. I recently requested some quotes for a new roof to be installed on my house, it had been leaking, some of the supporting boards had broken away and we had some loose tiles. We were advised when given a quote that our roof was fine, the boards were not an issue and they could be replaced from the…
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Radiators only work on one floor?
Hi experts! We have lived in our house for 4 years and have never had what you could call a warm home. The last three years however, only the upstairs heating has been working, we use electric heaters downstairs. We had the system flushed 18 months ago. I have a newborn baby, so since September, I have been on a mission to…
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Is this Lecky following legisislation?
I've got an electrician round now doing some work. My normal one is on longterm sick, the guy doing the install now is new to me. Whenever new cables and for sockets have been routed in the wall my normalelectrician always seemed to put them in conduit as far as I know. This current one hasn’t and hasn’t plastered over; in…
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Oiled oak windowsills
We have oiled oak windowsills in our new (to us) house. Over the past few months we have stored oilatum, a light parafin oil based bath additive, on the windowsill in the bathroom and a fair amount has been spilt onto the wood. It has been absorbed into the wood and is very obvious. I want to varnish the windowsills to…
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folding doors internal
Looking to get a 3 panel folding oak veneer internal door for the lounge , i can see this http://www.wickes.co.uk/ashton-oak-veneer-folding-interior-doors/invt/221749/ which fits the bill , but i wonder if anyone can recommend another retailer to look at ? The linked doors seem a tad on the steep side ?
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Buying reclaimed wood for shelves
Hi all Bit of a DIY noob here.. I want to get some shelves up - ideally quite long ones (2m length) and I've been advised getting reclaimed wood is a good idea as new wood can warp more easily. I also like the idea for a number of other reasons - it's a good idea to recycle where possible I believe, and I feel it'll look…
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Will a self-levelling mixture work?
There has always been a wooden strip, 9 inches wide, across a recess - between our dining room carpet and where the patio doors start. We want to carpet right up to the start of the patio doors/frame, but when we took the wooden strip up it revealed a line of brick and a back fill of rubble up to the frame. Assuming we…
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Zanussi oven not working
Hi Please can anyone help My Zanussi oven went "pop" and now there is no heat whatsoever. The hob and grill work fine. Could this be the thermostat or heating element? Product no 948904208 mod ZKC 6020s Are these easy to replace? I have just phoned zanussi and they have quoted me £112.00 call out :eek:
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Quality self assembly wardrobes
We have very tight staircases that do a U turn half way through 4each flight of stairs so we are unable to get whole wardrobes up the stairs. However, we want to have good quality sturdy long lasting wardrobes for our bedroom. Any ideas? We'd have liked solid oak if our staircases allowed!
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Big window insulation
I have a massive window in one bedroom which seems to let in a bit of cold. Not sure if it's not sealed properly, or more because it's a sloping bit of the roof (attic style) so the bricks don't help. Does any have any hot tips on how to improve insulation. Would buying some massive foam squares and putting that in front…
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Electric Regs:- length of cables...
For all you sparkies out there. Long story short, quite a few years ago i moved into my flat. It had 2 storage heaters in it both in the same room on opposite sides. Due to the bloody stupid positioning of them i removed them, leaving the main switches in but disabling the cables etc. Since then i have been using plug in…
