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Repairing torn floor?
Is there any way that tears in vinyl flooring can be repaired? I was moving furniture in my kitchen and it looks like something must have caught on the vinyl and ever so slightly torn it. The tear is tiny, about the size of a 50 pence piece, and if I press it back in to place it doesn't look too bad as the floor has a…
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Cement mix
Hi A query for the collective wisdom on this forum - what constitutes a weak mortar mix,6:1 7:1 8:1 ? (for bedding in a shower tray) Many thanks in anticipation.
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hive heating worth the cash?
timers gone kaput on my Worcester bosch boiler and rather than buying a new timer and paying for someone to install it could it be worth getting a hive system installed? Anyone used this system? cheers
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Damp bathroom and dripping extractor fan
Hi all, Own a semi detached house with a central bathroom (no windows) after a few years the room has becoming very damp including some black mould. The fan isnt working well at all and im looking to re do the bathroom asap do you have any solutions for this (looking at getting a very powerful fan installed) currently have…
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house built in 1967 Asbestos in artex?
were buying a house built in 1967. is it likely to have asbestos in the ceilings? my wife is very very concerned, as we have a young child, and we may need to drill the odd hole in the ceilings to fit pipes.
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Moving a Toilet Window
I am planning to move a downstairs toilet and hence move the toilet window further along the side wall (gable end) of the house. It is a single opening frosted window (recent UPVC replacement). I am moving it about 1.3 meter and bricking up the old position, so not an additional window, but re-position of the existing…
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Glasgow Tiler
Can anyone recommend a good tiler in the Glasgow area? I'm having the kitchen re-fitted and I need approximately 5 square meters of tiling to the walls and approximately 7 square meters of floor tiles or vinyl floor tiles installed
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Treating doors, skirting & stairs - paint & the like?
I'll go with the skirting & stairs first off. We were going to strip the whole lot but this is becoming a task & a half so we may just sand the rest down ready for painting. We're taking chunks/strips out of the wood even by being careful when stripping. The Mrs said she wanted them done in gloss white - something with a…
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Boiler help
As I type this I am being serenaded by our boiler - kettling so loud it wakes us up in the morning. It also goes through spells of not reigniting to boost temp when needed so we have to manually ignite it with the knob. Boiler is an Ideal Minimiser SE installed in 2001 by BG. We have put in anti noise liquid for a second…
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Diy emergancy kit
Do you have a kit in the cupboard for emergency diy ? such as a screwdriver set, tape, plyers, what else should be included ?
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Insulation/Gypro Thermaline?
looking to oinsulate my cold walls (old house). Currently there is woodchip on the plaster. Would it be OK too scape the paper off in many places and use 'dab it' (as with plasterboard,, to make the board stick ? Ie would the dab it stick to the foam side of the board ? (saves battens). thanks
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Condensation in attic
Tons of it. Never used to be a problem. We did never used to leave heating on for so long but with a new baby we've got to leave on at night. Also, recently had new plastic fascias. Wondering if builder has blocked up ventilation he shouldnt have? Any suggestions?
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Radiators turning off etc.
Already had the thermostat replaced so its not that. Either gets boiling hot or freezing cold. Radiators seem to go off at random. Only way to get them back on is to turn thermostat up to 30 wait for boiler to start up again and then turn back to desired temp. Any ideas?
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Want to boil water on open fire, would fire bricks help
Hi all I have an old Victorian fireplace in my home which I recently opened up and light the fire every evening. I would love to be able to boil a little kettle or teapot of water. If I had a 2/3 fire bricks stacked at the side. Would this work ... it is a big fireplace so there would still be lots of room left for the…
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Best under floor insulation for ground floor room (floorboards)
I have a Victorian house with timber floors on joists. About to have a new carpet in the living room and thinking of under floor insulation at the same time. It is a suspended wooden floor on joists, no access from below. Suggestions?
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party wall agreement
About to build an extension within 3m of neighbours. We get on well and they know what we're doing and have no objections. Is it OK to not bother serving a party Wall notice? Is it just an agreement between neighbours or is there a legal obligation to have this? and will building control or our builders want to know…
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Washer dryer, damaged floor?
So I've got someone coming to fix my washer dryer today and have pulled it out from under the work top ready and noticed a large round grey patch under the machine, any idea what this could be? The machine bangs and rattles when on spin and the dryer sensor has gone again so things take hours to dry - I've stopped using it…
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Central heating radiator mystery
This one has me baffled, quite frankly. One of my radiators is really doing my nut in! When I start up the boiler, ALL the radiators warm up nicely and get hot. Although the problematic one stays hot for about an hour or two, it then settles itself down to just a lukewarm position. I faffed around with the TRV (turning it…
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spanners
Hello am in the middle of renwing my tool box , i want to get some decent spanners , any particular recommendations ? cheers!
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Does anyone know anything about Lathes??
Hello, possibly not the site to post this but as I'm registered here I thought I'd give it a go. Is there anyone out there who knows their stuff on old lathes?? We have an old Myford lathe for sale that belonged to my late father. I suspect it is an ML2 lathe but was wondering if someone could confirm it for me as it has…
