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Has anyone used Smart Architectural Aluminium or Murcury Glazing Supplies?
We are thinking of getting them to do the aluminium patio doors for our house but it is such a big expenditure, so I'm afraid of making a mistake! Thanks for your views
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eggshell feature wall/ emulsion for the rest?
Being a bargain hunter is not without mishaps I have just moved into a new build and am keen to personalise it with some painting I was in B&Q tonight and saw that they have reduced all their fired earth paint by 50% I scooped up - buying a couple of 2.5 litres pots of nice classy colours and another couple of bright…
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Scratches on Amtico Flooring
Any guidance as to how to remove or disguise much appreciated. They are not really deep but unsightly - caused by a piece of grit stuck under a door
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Anyone know if this is a Cactus?
I am advised this is a cactus, can anyone confirm this and does anyone have any idea the name of it? (sorry the pic being on its side)
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Worcester Bosch combi boiler
I had the above boiler fitted nearly two years ago. I have the following two questions if someone knows the answers please. 1. Have just realised that in order for the warranty to be valid I need to have the boiler serviced every year. As nearly two years have now passed is it too late to have the one-year service done? 2.…
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Installing outside electric socket.
I want to install a double weatherproof outside electric socket. There is an existing interior double socket on the side wall of my house about 50cms from the rear wall. The other side of the wall to that would be an ideal place for the new socket. Is there any reason why I shouldn't run a spur from the interior socket…
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Dyson decision to make!
I have a 10 year old DC08 animal cylinder. I recently booked a service as it needs a new turbine head and is generally not as good as it once was. A complete service plus new filters is going to cost me about £95-£105. They've also offered me a reconditioned DC28 - so around a year old but in basically new condition for…
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Timber sash windows - spiral balanced or traditional weights and pulleys?
We've made the decision to replace the existing 1970's slat/louvre windows in our Victorian house with the traditional sash windows that they used to have. We've had people round to quote, and some companies provide spiral balanced sashes, whereas others do the traditional weights and pulleys. It seems the traditional…
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Denby Giving Away A Free Wooden Spoon
Hi Guys, I've been on here for a while and you guys have helped me out alot...mainly mobile stuff... I've just noticed Denby are giving away a spoon for free: http://www.denby.co.uk/cookshop/free-spoon/icat/freespoon You only have to add to basket then use code "SPOONEY".... I hope this is the correct place to post...…
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Oak Floor Risen - Help!!
Hi everyone, We have a real oak floor which has been down without problems for 9 years. Recently, over about 3 weeks an area of the floor near the doorway buckled and rose about 3 inches. The installer closed down several years ago and a carpenter informed us the floor was irreparable. Our Insurer sent a surveyor to…
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Cheapest temporary fence
Hi all, I am digging out a hedge with a mini-digger. After the hedge is removed I will need to put up a temporary fence until we get a proper one put in. Privacy isn't an issue. It just needs to be high enough to keep next door neighbours dog out until we get a permanent fence up. What is the cheapest option. Thanks, C
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The perfect off-white...
We have finally made it to the fun decorating part of doing our Victorian terrace up, except it's not very fun as I hate making decisions (I've made enough in the last 8 months to last a lifetime). We are looking for one neutral colour to paint the whole house in, then adding bits of colour in each room. Looking for a warm…
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Garden / Patio - What would you do?
Below is a photo of my (scruffy) garden. We want to tackle the unsightly anduneven existing concrete that's there. The cheapest solution is probably a loadof gravel on top of an anti-weed membrane, but I understand we’d need to first removethe concrete ? I have reservations about doing this in case we cause damageto any…
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Convert loft for storage space
Hi I just want to know I plan to use loft in a better way as the loft space is huge. I had a british gas engineer come out and said we have about 100mm insulation which needs to be topped up. I am planning to top it up to 270mm and then put loft legs and some sort of wooden board on the top so I can store some stuff…
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Toilet seat and lit won't stay up
We had a new close coupled toilet fitted and the seat it came with seemed a bit flimsy so we replaced it with our old one. It won't stay up. I thought if the little protuberances on the underside of the seat were cut off it might work as the new one is hollow and they are flush with the underside of the seat. Is there any…
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PVC or Marble tiles for Kitchen window sill?
Hi I've just had my kitchen renovated and I'm at the stage of putting on the wall tiles (marble). My kitchen fitter recommends that I don't put these marbles tiles on the kitchen window sill as it could cause Porous between the tiles over the years when water is splashes in this area, he suggest putting PVC for the kitchen…
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Shed: To Build Or Not?
Hey, I'm looking at getting a 3x3 shed in my garden and ready-built they're a lot more expensive to buy then I thought.. Does anyone have any experience with building there own? Would you suggest it? Thanks!
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Fridge freezer problem
Our fridge freezer which I consider to be new (bought 24/04/13 from Argos) seems to have developed a fault. I started to notice milk going off about 3 days before the stated date so I decided to measure the temp inside. Using a digital and alcohol thermometer over the last few days, it seems to hovering a 10c! My…
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fixing a Tapworks ultra 9 water softener
We have just moved into a house that has a Tapworks Ultra 9 Water Softener. It looks around 2-3 years old, but doesn’t appear to be working. Are there any diagnostics that I could try myself, and is it even worth trying to fix it. We do have very hard water in our area (Purley near Croydon).
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DIY wine rack using terracotta pipes
I saw a beautiful wine rack in someone's basement while I was on holiday in Portugal last week. It was made from small sections of hexagonal terracotta pipe and looked a bit like this: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/913QiO6Zo0L._SL1500_.jpg Has anyone managed to make on of these themselves? I've looked for the pipes…
