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Sourcing timber/pallet wood for DIY project?
Hi everyone! We haven't been able to choose a bed, so i am making one. My girlfriend has seen a really nice bed on etsy which i plan on making but i am struggling in sourcing the timber. My plan was to use the wood from pallets so i have spent a couple of days sourcing pallets of which i have had a lot of local offers,…
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Help! How do I get a skip removed and traced?
Help needed! Today I came home to find an empty skip dumped on my driveway. We didn't order it so they must have the wrong address. How do I trace the skip company as no paperwork or phone numbers anywhere, nothing. I've rang around 10 companies so far all of which say it's not theirs. If it's not claimed will any skip…
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Kitchen & Bathroom Paint
Hi all Just after opinions of Kitchen and Bathroom paint. Never used before - I have the same shade running through the house - Dulux Calico Would like it in Kitchen - Only sold in Matt Bathroom - Sold in Soft Sheen only If you have painted kitchens do you have matt or sheen? Thanks
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mattress
I have had a memory foam mattress for about 6 weeks. When it was delivered we had to open out and leave it to expand for 24 hours. They said there would be a 'new' foam smell which would disappear shortly. It's still there any ideas how I can get rid of it? Mattress is lovely by the way! Thanks
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Finding a good mattress at a reasonable price.
Hi all, Sorry to start yet another thread about buying mattresses but it is incredibly confusing and although reading other threads on here has been very useful (some of you are very kind and helpful), I am still at a bit of a loss. Basically, I know that I want a king size medium-firm pocket sprung mattress. I'm not sold…
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Garage Door Company (NE region) .. any recommendations ?
Does anybody here have any recommendation for a good installer of garage doors, for the Newcastle upon Tyne area. I am after a 'basic' manually operated white roller shutter door. I'll get a few quotations, but rather than just phoning up 3 companies at random, far better if I can at least get a couple of good, recommended…
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Washer - dryer
Now I hate the tumble dryer being on, to me it's drone, signals money being blown away. But sometimes there is no other option, with very little space and winter on it's way there are no other options. So I though maybe it's time to start saving for a new energy efficient one, or even better a washer-dryer to get the…
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Filling a gap in a tiled floor?
We have a tiled bathroom floor. The tiling butts up against the skirting board. We are going to re-tile the bathroom walls, and plan to leave the floor tiles 'as is' but this throws up a problem. If we remove the skirting to wall tile down as far as the floor, there will be the width of a skirting-board size gap between…
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Howdens question
Had a kitchen design done by one of their branches. In the course of conversation, we were told that branches were franchises and that we needed to get our installer to buy from that branch or the salesperson wouldn't get their commission. Now my upbringing was far from rural, but I'm getting a strong whiff of farmyard.…
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Gas hob switches won't turn or ignite after cleaning
My wife was cleaning our old Ariston gas hob. She took all the knobs off and cleaned them. She says she didn't use any liquid, just a damp cloth. When she tried to ignite using the electric spark, there was a banging sound and it stopped working. The knobs had also stopped springing back up after pressing for ignition.…
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Bath Screen
I have a bathroom which some parts of which is under stairs, therefore has a funny shape. I would like to have a bath screen to stop water leaking as curtain does not really help, but was not able to find proper size that will fit and made to measure glasses are expensive. Please can someone advice, whether I can use any…
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Anyone have a John Lewis Oven/ combi-microwave?
I am trying to replace my 13 year old built in single oven and built in combi microwave. The micro is completely broken and the oven on its last legs. The two have to look similar as they are right next to each other. The John Lewis ones come out really well on Which and are reasonably priced compared to other brands.…
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cleaning black marks from bricks
I have some bricks on a garage at the top which has a flat roof the bricks are all black which I assume is from the water over the years- I have seen you can get acid based brick cleaner etc to remove the stains but wandered if that is more for mould on driveways- what is the best way to remove these marks and where can I…
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Subsidence claim refused - any help please?
Well, just as the title suggests, we've had a subsidence claim refused by our insurance company. Quick back story 1. Small extension (approx 4m x 7m) completed December 13 2. Extension is now subsiding & pulling away from the main house 3. Insurance company have said that the ground is not suitable for building on (we have…
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Can flue be cut to flat roof level and covered over?
I have an old Godin wood burner which has a flue going through the wall into a garage and then up through the flat roof for a further 3 or 4 feet I guess. The stainless steel of it has deteriorated and you can see holes all the way through it. The burner hasn't been used for 20+ years and remains for decorative reasons. We…
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What does this wool at back of fridge do?
I am not planning on removing the wool. This is just a question about fridges. What does the wool at the back of this fridge do? I guess it's not called wool, what is it called? http://i.imgur.com/ghxB20R.png
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Professional carpet cleaning
Just need some advice. We had a flood, flexi hose tap connector burst upstairs flooding shower room main bedroom and half of the landing, about an inch of standing water which has then gone through to the lounge ceiling and carpet. Carpet in bedroom written off by insurers without any problems. However the landing and…
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Insulating plasterboard - where from?
We've just had a visit from a plasterer who said he would use 'special boards that would increase the u values of the outside walls' rather than normal plaster boards on the outside walls of our cold '30s house. He said ' they aren't expensive' 'about £6.50 each from wickes' , he would plaster 'straight onto them' after…
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anyone know what bulb this is?
anyone help me out, need to replace one of these but no idea what I need to buy, I have five of them in a open plan kitchen, it's an extremely small area, so want to go for low wattage...the tiny writing I can just make out on the bulb is 12v 50w 36, I'm hoping that doesn't mean it's 50w as 5bulbs at50 watts is going to be…
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Bookshelves on exterior wall
We're in the process of buying a 1900's end terrace and are considering having bookshelves built along one wall of the lounge. We have lots of books! As it's a solid exterior wall would we need some sort of insulation behind the books or will they act as insulation?
