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Leaking radiator.
The kitchen radiator started to leak last night I noticed a small puddle on the floor, it's not the end where you bleed it, but the other end where it's blanked off, how can I fix this. thanks
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Stick on mirror frame
Can you buy stick on mirror frames? I've just bought a new build and it has one of those boring frameless mirrors glued to the wall in the bathroom. I tried to prise it off earlier and it was pulling the tile off with it, so I've now accepted that it has to stay. I've now scratched the edges of the mirror so I want to…
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Bit of aggro cleaning paint brush (no, i'm not using water on oil based).
Had a bit of a telling as i loaned my mothers paint brush to do some painting at the house. Can't get the paint off the brush though. I was hitting some wood with some primer today. This primer to be exact: Crown Undercoat Pure Brilliant White. I noticed the tin didn't say wash in warm water. I forget what it said now -…
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Are upright hoovers ok for laminate floors?
Need a new hoover and am looking at both cylinder & upright ones. Never had an upright one before, but not sure if someone said they were no good on laminate floors. Is this true?
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South-Facing Conservatory with Celsius Elite Roof
Hi, Considering a conservatory on the rear south-facing aspect of our house. Obviously concerned about excessive heat in the summer. Two potential installers have recommended Celsius Elite glass for the roof and the performance figures do seem to stand up well when compared to other materials (other glass types,…
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How can I add a timer to my doorbell to stop nusciance calls at night?
I live in a flat and share a telephone entry system with 9 other people. There is a panel at the front door with 10 buttons on. One of them rings the phone in my flat and I can buzz them in. Unfortunately the button sometimes gets pressed by randomers who find it funny after drinking too much or by next door neighbour's…
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Vinyl. - Quality question and where to buy
Hi Went to a large call shop for kitchen floor vinyl. Prices were around £23 to £27 per square metre. TThen we looked at carpet right and there were few similar design vinyl around half price of local shop. 1. Is there anything like God quality and bad quality in vinyl. If so hhow do I identify good quality 2. Any…
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How often to do i need to change carbon filter on eletrluiax Hood
Hi Can any one advise how often i need to change the above as been in flat over 1 year
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Ceiling electrics question
Hi, I noticed one light was not coming on in my kitchen ceiling lights - the type that are recessed into the ceiling itself and held in place with a circular piece of wire - I forget the name... I've tried two bulbs assuming the first replacement was a dud but no joy. The bulbs are GU5.3 50w. So it seems that there's…
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Revitalising a fountain pen
I have a fountain pen which has not been used for a long long time, and was left with an ink cartridge attached. I put in a new one, but nothing's happening. How can I revive it?
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German radiators
Thinking about replacing the current storage heaters in my 'new' house and have been reading about German heating as supplied by (amongst others) the Heat Plan. Are these heaters as efficient/ effective as the marketing bumpff? I can't find any reviews online so would appreciate some help here. Thanks
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Key turning endlessly in euro lock
Door is Upvc with multipoint lock . It can be locked but doesn't seem to lock all points . Any advice ?....before i call a locksmith .
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Bedstar
Hi, not sure if this is in the right forum, Im kind of new here. Im moving house soon and want a new bed. Looked on bedstar.co.uk and saw some good deals. Anyone got any experience with them? Ive never heard of them before.
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Normal home design sites/magazines
I say normal. I mean for your average 3 bed end of terrace type home. I've bought Homes and Whatever they are called magazines and they're all full of kitchens bigger than my house. Are there any good sites or mags suitable for the average home and the average budget? Thanks
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Led flashing has come off on the roof
Hi, I got a leak in a kitchen today and investigation revealed that the strong wind caused the led flashing that is on our extension insulating roof from the house wall has slifhtly come off. It was holding in place by some kind of grout which has crumbled away... I have bent the led back into place by tapping slightly…
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disabled facilities grant
Hi I am having Level Access Shower put in by Care And Repair on a grant. They have said that they will make the shower area put in a extractor fan,Heater and a new door they will not put in a toilet or basin they have also said that they will only tile from were the shower will be to the wall next to it approximately 4.2…
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Floor Insulation
We have suspended timber floors with an air-brick void underneath, no crawl space access. I'm pretty sure that the cold air underneath is removing heat from our lounge, and also that some of the cold air is making its way through the carpet - there are black marks around the edge of the carpet from where dirt has been…
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Boiler gas usage
Hi there, trying to sort out some heating issues in our house (3-bed semi) and one is the amount of gas we're using. We have a Vokera Compact 24 boiler, with 4 downstairs radiators and 3 upstairs. The radiators are usually max out at 60C. I put the thermostat on high (so it never clicked off) and ran the heating for 2…
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Lighting, Boiler, Advice needed from Electrician please
Hi, please bear with me in this post as I'm not the best with electrics. A few weeks ago our Lights started tripping in the house. We had the old fashioned wire fuses which my hubby kept changing but the lights would never stay on for longer than a few minutes. After changing them several times, they wouldn't come on at…
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French Drain in Victorian House
Hello, due to a newly built terraces the ground level is now slightly above floor level in my Vicotrian House from the 1880s. This has caused damp in the interior. I assume this is the cause as there are no damp problems where there are no newly erected terraces. I am now planning to dig a trench directly along the…
