-
Where to start House refurbishment
Hey guys i was wondering if any of you could help me out a bit im currently in the process of obtaining a house just waiting for all the mortgage stuff to go tho it still may not but anyhow The place im getting is a 3 bed semi which is just dated really it has newish windows/doors even a conservatory but everything else ie…
-
Replacement Wardrobe Doors
Hi We plan to replace existing Hinged Wardrobe Doors (7 of them,standard sizes). Looking for York or Canterbury designs in Matt White colour. Anybody could suggest a manufacturer/distributor who could supply it for cheap
-
Block off cellar vents
I live in a two bed terrace house with a cellar below the living room, there is only floorboards between the cellar and my living room and outside there is vented bricks which lets all the cold air into the cellar and comes up into my living room. I have put insulation between the roof joists in the cellar but there is…
-
What to do with this weird concrete(?) bit?
Hiya, We're redecorating our hallway at the moment, and there's a bit I don't know what to do with. Directly in front of the front door there's this ugly, slightly raised, block of concrete or something that's all flaky. You can see it in the photo here -…
-
Build a small garage ....
We would like to build a small garage on the front of our drive approx size would be 10 foot by 10 foot, its for a new car trailer I have , or maybe build a wooden construction ....The question is , would we need planning permission for this ..? Thanks...
-
What are Homebase & B&Q Kitchens/Bathrooms Like?
We're looking at doing a kitchen and bathroom (supply and installation) and were wondering whether anyone's had a Homebase kitchen or bathroom? They seem eager for business, but they want to take the entire payment upfront and their discounts (supposedly 60% off all kitchen cabinets, plus a further 20% off kitchens…
-
Obscure privacy design half way along plain glass?
When getting in double glazing, is it possible to have obscure/privacy glass half way along a pane, and then the pane becomes ordinary fully transparent glass for the next half way of the pane? Not, two panes of glass with a divide, but actually one piece of glass. Thanks
-
Garage roof advice needed
Our garage roof is flat and over the years has bowed in due to rainwater sitting on it. We want to get a pitched roof put on it so that the rain drains off. It's a detached garage and the roof measurements are approximately 17ft long by 11ft wide. We will also want a gutter and drain pipe putting on. So far we've received…
-
Large Living Room or Seperate Living/Dining Room?
I have been looking on here at the various home improvement threads but wondered if I get could some opinions on our situation. At present we have a living room with an opening that goes into a dining room area. There are no doors on at present (and no door frame in place) but it's about the width of a pair of French…
-
replacement optima alarm
My very old Optima XM house alarm has given up I am thinking of replacing it with the new version Honeywell Optima http://www.security.honeywell.com/uk/products/intruder/control-panels/gen4/462381.html I am told these panels are very popular and fitted in many, many homes so does anyone here have alarm experience and knows…
-
Rayburn range cooker service
Hi all. I've bought a house that has a Rayburn range cooker. The model is Nouvelle Gas, apparently this model goes way back to 1987. It does heating/hot water and is also a cooker. As the name suggests it runs off the gas. The previous owner had a service arranged every year but looking at the paperwork it costs 225 with…
-
Inner pane of double glazing unit shattering for no apparent reason
Hello i have a pretty new (1 year old) double glazing unit in my front bay window in my living room. I have just noticed that 1 small upper pane is badly shattered on the inside. It is just about holding together. The larger panel underneath is unaffected. I can't think how i could have caused it for several reasons. 1. it…
-
Tilt and Turn Windows
With tilt and turn windows, the handle is moved to one vertical position to allow the window to tilt in at the top in order to air a room. Then alternatively the handle can be swung to the other vertical position to allow the window to swing inwards (door-style) so it can be used as a fire escape. Is it possible the lock…
-
NHBC certificate and condensing flue
We have a house built 6 years ago and covered by an NHBC warranty. Reading their website it says that this covers flues. We have had a drip coming from the condensing flue for a while now. On instructing a couple of heating engineers neither has been able to fix the problem and say that the issue is the angle of the…
-
how much for new electrical socket?
Hi guys. Does anyone know how much it would cost to get two new double sockets installed in two different rooms? Just looking for a ballpark figure to give me an idea. Thanks.
-
Worcester Wave Heating Controls
There seems to be very little reviews or thoughts online about the Worcester Wave system - unless I'm searching for the wrong thing! I'm surprised I can't even find many threads on MSE about it. So I thought I'd fire it out there directly. Who's got one? Who decided against? etc. etc. I'll be installing a Worcester Bosch…
-
under shelf built in oven connect myself?
Just bought one off eBay for .99 pence but removing the old oven and fitting the new one is not as easy as I thought as it is hard wired in ( cable from oven into white box on wall and another cable from white box to electric socket ). How much should I pay a spark for this job or is it so easy anyone could do it?
-
Shared roof with housing association...repairs....Where do we stand?
Hi all! Please let me know if i should be posting this elsewhere! Our house is a one bed 4-in-a-block/ground floor maisonette/ground floor villa (its been named so many different things over the years...not sure what its official name would be now!). The house above ours (which is "attached" to the roof) is a 3 bed 2 story…
-
TV aerial removal
We need to get a TV aerial removed from our chimney - the bracket has become lose and I think that it will come adrift in the next strong wind. We have Sky - so no use for the aerial Who should we use for the work and what will it cost ?
-
Worcester Bosch Combi CD1 32 boiler - question
What size gas supply pipe is needed for a Worcester Bosch Combi CDi 32 central heating boiler? (There is also a 5 burner gas hob in kitchen as well).
