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Outdoor Furniture
Hi everyone, We're in the process of getting a new patio, and I plan on getting some nice rattan type furniture for it like this ... http://www.diy.com/departments/soron-rattan-effect-4-seater-coffee-set/876066_BQ.prd But I was wondering how this fares outside in the British weather. Will i need to store the whole set over…
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Electrical Earth Fault
Hi . Any help from a spark would be good . My main earth into the house occasionally causes some trouble .It was rewired 12 years ago and has a RCD . The sockets trip out and I drop the socket switches and flick them all back up and all working good for a day or so . Before when trying things in the meter cupboard. I…
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TV Bracket Wall/Rawl Plugs and Coach Screw Quandary..
Hi Everyone, I'm hoping somebody can clear this up for me. I have bought a new cantilever tv bracket and it is on the wall (very secure), but it only came with 4 plugs and coach screws for 7 holes, so I'd like to put the other three in. I've already drilled the holes (10mm bit and 80mm deep), but I cannot find the plugs…
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Builders extras
Apologies if this is in the wrong section of the forum, but I'd really like to know what others on here think of some of the extra costs I have been asked to pay for by my builder, for a job that is not yet finished. I had a side tandem garage demolished and rebuilt as an office, shower room and utility late last year, and…
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Weatherproof rattan garden furniture
My daughter has a lovely set of garden furniture by Hartman which I find really comfortable and, thinking ahead, I would love to have something like that. I am after an L shape sofa configuration with a dining table sitting between. Just wondered if anyone has similar from a cheaper source as I can't justify the cost of…
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Artificial Grass Problems?
We had our garden landscaped in November 2015 and we had artificial grass replaced our lawn. Since the installation, apart from a few days in a row, it has been raining pretty much every day. It rained immediately after the install and was very windy and as a consequence the kilndried sand was blown around the grass and…
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Boiler fire up time/sequence
Guys. Hoping for some advice. System is traditional vented system. I have a Main boiler with a three way motorised valve( it is a copy of the Honeywell one) and pump in airing cupboard next to the hot water tank System is controlled by a Drayton miTime wireless thermostat/timer. The issue seems to be that any change in…
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Carpet company charging for "TLC"
I've just ordered two rooms of carpets from Tapi and the invoice included £20 for "TLC". I emailed to ask what this item was and received the reply: "Our TLC service covers delivery of the product plus hoovering and clearing away of any scraps of carpet and taking away. This does not include uplifting old flooring." But…
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Unusual front door knob replacement wanted
Hi All, The previous owner of this house for some reason fitted a bathroom door knob onto the front door (it also has a latch lock and a mortice lock). Inside the door is a standard deadlock fitting. On the inside face of the door is a knob with turn that engages the deadbolt. It has an external knob with key, but the key…
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Price of internal doors to conservatory
Hi all, At the end of our living room we have bi fold doors leading to a conservatory (a very very cold conservatory!). These arent fitted well and are a bit old so im looking at replacing them. Its one door that opens as usual then two panes which look like doors and fold together. This allows the whole area to be open…
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This new Bosch washing machine is broken, isn't it?
Bought a new Bosch unit in the sales as our old one was getting noisy. The machine is one of these: http://www.johnlewis.com/bosch-wak24260gb-freestanding-washing-machine-8kg-load-a-energy-rating-1200rpm-spin-white/p1587472?s_afcid=af_78888&awc=1203_1452976919_b88550c66a02320c245cb07ac49d4049 When the drum is rotating…
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Covering for kitchen floorboards advice?
My kitchen is over a cellar. The kitchen floor is varnished floor boards (laid directly onto the floor joists) which I like the rustic appearance of and find practical for spillages etc However, because the cellar has no ceiling I get quite a draught through the joints of the boards and gaps around the edgings, and this…
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Neighbour's woodburning stove
I live in a 1970's semi. My neighbour has recently installed a woodburner. Our chimneys are back on the inside wall of the houses. Originally both houses had coal fires with back boiler. We now both have combi boilers and the coal fires have been removed. The chimney breast is still in my sitting room and has been bricked…
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Kitchen Extension - Change or Keep Boiler?
I currently have a British Gas RD1 360 boiler. Although badged as British Gas it is really an Ideal Classic 360. It is at least 12 years old and has recently had a new genuine fan fitted and the wiring loom replaced that travels over the front of the heating tank and has sensors at the ends of it. It is not a condensing or…
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Query on renewed sealed glass unit in D?G
Just had a sealed glass double glazed pane replaced . Checking the outside of it this morning, the black sealing strips all round, have a quarter inch gap each at the bottom of the upright piece on external bottom corners . I dont know if the seals are replaced automatically , or if these are the original seals that may…
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Single storey rear extension
Hi, I am planning single storey rear extension to my semi-detached house. I have a drawing form an architect and it was submitted for planning application (permission has been granted). But this drawing is just like floor plans and does not go into detail. I read something about party wall agreement (since mine is semi),…
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Asbestos garage roof
Morning all I have a garage with an asbestos roof that has been leaking for some time. I understand risks etc so no posts telling me how dangerous it is to drill etc please. We have tried patching up etc but the time has come to get it replaced or sealed/covered. I have seen specialist coatings but they are only available…
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New Gravel Driveway - Help....
Hi, I am laying an extension to our existing driveway by taking out an area of grass down 200mm and then backfilling with hardcore 150mm compacting and adding a layer of 50mm gravel. My question is this, I believe we need to use a permeable sub base, I've been told MOT type 1 is permeable but I don't think technically it…
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Avoiding re tiling whole bathroom by using a wall panel?
The plumber who just came out to quote me for putting a bath in place of my shower cubicle has said that he's not prepared to do the job without taking the tiles off the wall and fitting the bath in underneath as it will leak otherwise. I really don't want it to leak and cause problems for my neighbour below, but my whole…
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Epson coral e cylinder boiler
Hi I have the above and not been able to get hot water from it fir two days Any one now of company which services this sort of boiler I live in NW9 area of Lo ndon
