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Bathroom/shower renovation advice
I'm looking to replace the shower cubicle and the tiles around it. We are looking to replace tiles and underlying surfaces for all walls of a shower cubicle, the fixtures, tiles and one more wall worth of tiles in the rest of bathroom. Perhaps a similar job to the other bathroom, that one with a tub shower combo, should…
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Planning extension - adding value versus meeting family needs
Not sure if this is the right place but I would love to see what people think. I currently live in a 3 bed, 1 bathroom mid terrace with small front and back garden. House is valued at £70-80k. Mortgage is currently £36k. We have 2 adults and 3 kids in the house and it's a bit cramped. 4 bed houses in the local area are few…
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Samsung fridge freezer ice dispenser fault
Hi, Our Samsung RSG5U has developed a fault and Samsung technical support aren't open on the weekend so I'm hoping someone here can help. The ice dispenser flap is opening and closing continually. I've turned the fridge/freezer off at the plug and turned it on (apparently this resets the control panel?) but it's still…
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Wall plaster or cement
Hi all, I did some rewiring of my house and some of the walls seem to have been made as what I call mud. It is 1930s What is it? Do you plaster over it or cement and then plaster? We did chase the wall and caused a whole area size of a fiest to crumble Do you fill that with cement?
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Removing fence paint from bricks
Evenin'! I wonder if anyone can help me. A couple of weeks ago we put up a small fence on top of a half height wall, which my daughter then meticulously painted with fence paint. Great... Until we had a torrential downpour immediately after she'd finished, which resulted in loads of paint being washed down the wall :mad:…
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Laying a concrete floor
Evening All Basically I had damp in my downstairs suspended wooden floor and it had to be removed, this has now been done, and all areas have been treated, walls stripped back etc. I want a concrete floor to match the rest of the downstairs (this was the only remaining suspended floor), and I've had enough of trying to…
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Bath direction in relation to floor joists
With regards to a standard size 1700mm long steel bath, I can position it along one wall of the bathroom and the joists run perpendicular (right angle) to the length of the bath. This obviously gives maximum support. The drawback is its directly under a window. Alternatively, I can have the bath positioned against a…
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Recommendations for a new built in single oven please?
Hi, We are looking to replace our built in single oven with a new electric one. Our budget is around £600 max. There are so many brands out there, and we have no idea which one to go for. Any recommendations please ?? TIA
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flys
My flat is full of flies in the summer (doesn't matter how much I clean and sterilise everything). I don't like the sprays because they are only very temporary and the smell is awful. Does anyone have a good deterrent for flies?
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Budget flooring advice please
So underneath the monstrosity of a 30 year old carpet lies a minging vinyl floor. Its a large room at 8 x 4M and a rented house. How can we update this in the cheapest way possible. Bearing in mind there is a baby on the way and pennies are tight.
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Brand new dishwasher won't turn on!
Sorry if this is in the wrong thread, newbie here. We've just moved in to our first house and it came with a brand new Electrolux integrated dishwasher. We loaded it up yesterday, switched the power on and pressed the on button - nothing. If we hold the power button down the lights on the display light up but as soon as we…
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Can I extend off the side of my home?
This may seem like a simple request but my home is only the top part of the house. The house is split into two, a lower and upper flat. Both have their own entrance and private land to enter. My upper has a side entrance and ownership of the side of the semi detached part of the house. I want to extend to the side into my…
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Potential fraud by misrepresentation - uPVC products
We feel we may have been the subject of fraud by misrepresentation and I'd be grateful for some advice. Brief scenario: Quote comes through door from a recognised household name for a certain uPVC product. Quote looks reasonable. Even has the company's web site on the brochure. Appointment is made. Salesman is asked "Are…
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Gloss paint for skirting and internal door frames
I know this has been discussed over the years but I can't find or remember what product was highly recommended. I was going to skip painting the skirting and door frames but the colour now completely stands out as a pale stone/dirty beige but especially in the hallway since I've painted the walls in matt, apple crush and…
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Radiator Feed Before Zone Valve ?
My son has just moved into a house. We put the boiler on to get hot water and noticed the uncontrolled rad in the hallway getting hot. I thought maybe the zone valve was stuck but no other rads were on so went and had a play and noticed a tee between the pump and zone valve with microbore running off, I assume, to the…
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New Radiator. What does the blocker do in the radiator please?
Hi I bought this radiator http://soak.com/300x1190mm-white-four-panel-horizontal-colosseum-radiator--roma-premium_p31238915.htm and amazingly it lined up with my old valves, one being a TRV4 valve but these radiators look symetrical in every way as if the could be put in upside down or back and front reversed. The thing is…
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Rockdoor trained fitters
Hi please could someone explain to me what is the difference between a Rock door trained / recommended fitter and a "normal" door fitter Thanks
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Bush oven/grill not working?!
Hi there, hope somebody can help! We've been away for a couple of weeks and having tried to use the oven for the first time today it isn't working! It's a dual fuel Bush AGE96Rs, gas hob and ignition fine, electric/digital clock fine, but the oven and grill section do nothing when turned on!! I'm googling like mad and…
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Toilet Cistern question.
Hello folks... We have the following cistern and toilet in our shower room at the moment... ...Shires Waverley Close Coupled BS10 cistern with lever in white Ref No U022601 ...Shires Waverley Close Coupled HO WC Pan White Ref No U339801 Our question is, would it be possible to fit a cistern of a greater capacity to the…
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Steel Beams - non standard?
Hi All, I've received the first quote for my extension (awaiting a few more) and it's come back quite a lot higher than originally anticipated. One of the builder's reasons for this is the steel is non-standard and has to be specially made. Now I have no idea what constitutes a non-standard steel so I wondered if anyone…
