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Wall Mounted Television
[FONT="]I’ll be in the market shortly for a new television but I’d like to ask a question about what sort of support I would need if placing it on a wall.[/FONT] [FONT="] [/FONT] [FONT="]Here is where I’m at. There are two spots I can place the tv. [/FONT]* [FONT="]Is on a countertop, and to be honest I’m…
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New Built - Floor Tile Grout "disappearing", to regrout or to just seal otherwise?
We bought a new built house around 2.5 years ago and got all Bathrooms fully tiled from floor to ceiling. Over time the grout around the outer floor tiles (where floor meets wall) has cracked and in parts disappeared. We now have a gap of a few mm between Floor tiles and the wall. We knew this would/could happen, but as it…
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Hate the cold bathroom tiles - how to make the bathroom more welcoming.
Hi I am looking to redo the bathroom. I hate the cold bathroom tiles but I want to tile everything in the new bathroom as I have a large family. (We will talk to the builder about different ideas and are currently looking into underfloor heating.) On a hoilday to Germany, I noticed they have lovely tiles which dont make…
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Advice need stained wooden front door painted
I'm planning on having my front door painted and need some advice. It already has a stain on it. Does this need to come of before its painted? Also what paint needs to be used? Someone mentioned that Leyland trade is a very good paint. Should I use Truguard Flexible Exterior Gloss? Can it be mixed to the colour I want?…
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Shared access ... neighbours bins
I have a mid terrace house. Part of the way up the back garden is a path that runs across the garden giving neighbours access to their back gardens. On the house side of this path, running along side the path, is a hedge. On the garden side of the path, again running along side the path, is a fence I erected some years…
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Best place to buy wooden handrails for a staircase
I'm looking at getting a handrail for our staircase as its very steep and the stairs are narrow. It's not an open staircase so we have just been using the walls to steady ourselves. I've been looking at Richard Burbidge wooden Round Staircase Handrail Kit from Screwfix. Just wanted to know whether there were cheaper/…
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Floor before kitchen fitting?
I'm having a new kitchen fitted and also having new flooring. The floor is going to be wood, but not sure whether to have the floor put down first and then the units fitted, or fit the floor around the units. My kitchen fitter said you can do it either way - he said he likes the floor down first which I do like the sound…
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Concerned about tap water quality - what do I do?
Hiya Hubby and I ill recently, bloating nausea and upset stomach. I'd like to test our tap water, should I buy a kit, if so which one? Or should I approach the housing association for our block of flats? Or the council? Also we bought a new fridge with a non plumbed in water dispenser 1 month ago so I'd like to test the…
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Japanese Knotweed on neighbour’s property
[FONT="]On discovering that the numerous, over powering weeds growing between my brick wall (built at the same time as my house in 1930's) and my neighbour's wooden fence are Japanese knotweed that could damage foundation etc and devalue my property, there is also one of them growing in my garden. I sent a letter to…
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Can i fix plasterboard to mdf using no more nails?
Hi, Tryimg to box in under the stairs. Stairs are 1cm thick mdf (well al, i can see from underthe stairs is and i dont think there is another layer on top of it under yhe carpet)., so fixing battons to the mdf is very hard because it is so thinand dont want to go through the stairs. Can i glue some of the plasterboard…
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USB Electric Socket
Hi I've changed my double socket which was double pole with a new double socket but it's a single pole. I've wired it up and both sockets work as does both USB sockets. Wondering if I should replace with double pole which was originally there or if this is ok and safe. Thanks
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House extention cost
I have planning permission for a double storey extention. I would like to have an idea of average cost and materials. Also existing house (3beds) needs some tlc aswell. Any recommendation for tried and tested builders would be highly appreciated.
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Extra large wood sheets for shed roof
Hi everyone We recently moved into a house which came with a shed in the garden. I would guess, based on other stuff the previous owners had, that the shed dates to the 1970s - but it has been well looked after and is still in good condition... except for the roof where the felt has worn through and the plywood sheet…
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bathroom tiling
I appreciate the detail is sketchy but I'm after a rough idea since I haven't done it befure. I have a normal adult size bath and shower over the bath. The wall on the 3 sides of the bath is tiled to the ceiling. Floor is vinyl. The 4th side of the bath has a curve. Rest of the walls are painted. The length of the…
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35 year old marley roof flat tiles
Advice needed please ,as i am in a dilema. Our det 2 bed bungalow was built in the year 1980 & i recently priced up for replacement upvc soffits & bargeboard repair which came to £400. i also will require ridge tile replacement in the next 2 years, i guess 25 ridges @£4 =£200 + labour, so possibly it will cost up to £1000…
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Vanity Basin or Inset Basin ?
We moved into our house two years ago and noticed there was a crack in the bathroom basin which was a Lecico Victoriana range. We want to replace the basin but are finding it really difficult to get the right size and shape to fit into the vanity unit which is rounded at the front corners. I went into a Bathroom showroom…
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Value added by wood burner
Hi all - I've bought a house with a wood burner in the living room, but it's quite old and I'd like to board over to be able to have the wallspace. There's another opening in the same room where a fire once was and I'm weighing up whether it's worth putting a wood stove here. In reality I quite like some of the electric…
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Broken Lever Latch - how to open door ?
We have a broken lever latch - but cannot open the door to remove the catch Any suggestions ? I have taken off both handles and 4 bits of metal fell out - that look as if the are designed to "square off the round hole" so the handle shaft fits - but when I try to refit them - they don't stay put ! (This is our inner front…
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Decorating with old tea chests
For years I have harboured a secret fantasy about facing off a kitchen wall with the sides of vintage (varnished) tea chests. Well here I am with an old cottage kitchen in need of total refurb (nothing to spoil but the woodchip :eek:) and suddenly along come some tea chests. They would fit in perfectly with the planned…
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Two Way Light Switch Wiring help
Hi all Got a massive problem. We have eventually been decorating our living room, and as usual removed the light switch plate from the box. And, in all of my 5 years I have never seen any wires come out. Problem is we are now stuck with two red wires and I have no idea where to put them. The plan is to change it to a…
