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Computer screen wipes?
I got a lovely new laptop for Christmas (in the sales of course) with a touch screen. Now, of course, it's continually covered in fingermarks and smudges. Have just finished my pack of screen wipes and was wondering if there was a low cost alternative - effective and safe to use on the screen. Anyone know any good…
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A quick quote for the builders
I am just pricing up, I have mocked a idea up I don't need pricing on the windows/doors just the work, Remove chimney, make good the walls and roof, block up window and door insert new lintels, chop out for new door make good pebble-dash ready for painting. the photo kind of explains it. This is the only job I am having…
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Has anyone use low weight conservatory roof
Hi Just saw some posts and a Internet site offering low weight conservatory roof which helps with temperature regulation and makes conservatory more usable. Has anyone actually got any of these and roughly how much does it cost. Ta
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Advice re choosing a builder
We have had plans drawn up and approved for an extension and have asked a few builders for quotes, based on a recommendation from our architect. Most of the quotes are quite similar in terms of price, but of these: - one builder has asked for a 10% deposit (all the advice online suggests this is a no no), also his company…
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Repointing house brickwork
Anyone have a rough cost for re pointing brick work on two bed semi. Also anyone know anyone is the Stafford area that could do this ?
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Drainage for rainwater
Hi, I am doing an extension project, and need to connect the rain water to. However, I was not able to find any drainage which I can use but fall water. I am not allowed to use the fall water connection, and not disposal to garden either due to clay soil. How I can absolutely 100% ensure that no any other system exist in…
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Remove chimney stack
I'm about to look into getting a couple quotes but wanted to know if anyone had a rough guesstimate. 3 bed semi - chimney stack on the non shared side is very tall and thin and the brickwork/pointing is crumbling. The shared chimney on the other side of the house is perfectly fine. I'm not bothered about having the whole…
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Inset electric fire - where does the plug go?
This is probably a very stupid question but I have never seen an electric fire in person (we never had such a thing in the US!). The existing gas fire is broken and the chimney does not draw fumes/smoke out of the house. It will apparently need a lot of expensive work to repair the chimney, plus the cost of replacing the…
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DP or SP sockets
Hi, I've had the electrics redone in my house and want to swap the plastic white fronts for the switches for chrome ones. How do I tell if we need DP or SP sockets? Thanks!
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Euro lock won't always lock
Hi all, wondering if anyone has any ideas on this one. Family member has a UPVC door with a euro cylinder lock in it that allows you to lift the handle and lock with the key from both inside and outside. 50% of the time the lock works and you can't open the door with the handle but the other 50% of the time if you pull the…
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Engineered front door paint
Hi, I am going to be purchasing a an external door which is engineered, the veneer being mahogany. What I need to know is, can I use water based paint. There are varying opinions so I am not sure if there is a correct or incorrect answer. The reason I ask is that the paint I want to use is only water based. Many thanks, MR
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New Kitchen design - recommendations?
I want someone who will come out, measure up and design me a new kitchen. B&Q don't do that - you have to go into the store. Can anyone recommend a good kitchen supplier that does this?
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Kitchen extension cost - rough ideas please!
Hi guys, Just after any rough estimates anyone can give me on kitchen extensions. We are looking at a house that has a tiny kitchen - 2.39m x 2.34m and were wondering about rough costs for extending the kitchen across the back of the house making it 3.76m x 2.34m in total (if you see what I mean?) - any ideas??
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smell of weed from next door.....
Hi All. I recently bought a semi detached property and when I went to view it next doors garden had rubbish in (doors, tiles etc) and garden was overgrown... I was told by vendors that the house was inherited by the son of the recently deceased and they were doing it up.... anyway, there doesn't seem to be any evidence of…
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removing chimney breast, cost ideas please :)
Hi all we are purchasing our first house, but are not yet in. We have been working out what we need to furnish the house etc. We would like to have the chimney breast taken out from downstairs and upstairs, dont know whether its then best taken out from the loft or to be supported. We may look at having a loft extension in…
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Bath in front of low window
Hi guys, We are due for a second viewing on a house on Saturday (First time buyers) and we would want to re-arrange the bathroom if we bought it so we could get a separate shower in. The problem is the only real place we could put the bath would be in front of the window - now this wouldn't normally be a problem but it is…
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water softening for steam gen. iron
I have a lovely Rowenta Steam Generator iron with which I usually fill with softened water from our system. This is the info from the iron's manual - • Tap water: Your appliance has been designed to work with tap water. If the water in your area is very hard, mix 50% tap water and 50% distilled water. In some regions near…
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Son has asked me to ask you re window and door quotes
My son lives in Kent ( Tonbridge and Medway Postcode for rough location) in a mid-sixties 3 bed-semi, whose upstairs windows are built in to the roof chalet style. It still has its old dbl glzd aluminium frames, which need replacing. He has sent me quotes from recommended local tradesmen, telling me that "got them to quote…
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Recommended Builder Cheshire
Can anyone either recommend or tell me where to look for a decent builder in the Cheshire/Staffordshire region Thanks
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Interior wall paint
Can anyone suggest a paint type for interior walls that isn't emulsion. My very old house has solid stone and rubble walls which have previously had an external cement render applied. No doubt when it was first built a lime mortar was used which would allow the walls to 'breathe', but someone has modernised it with…
