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Electricity and water
This will sound stupied but here it is How far can electricity travel through water to electricude you? Here is what I am thinking, I have lots of wires under the bathroom floorboard and if water leaks through the waterproof sheet and drops on an exposed wire, does it travel all the way back up to you? Or the lightings…
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4 week old belfast sink
hi there, we have a lovely Belfast sink fitted last month and this morning I noticed there are some defects which appear to be scratches under the surface of the bottom of the sink, the surface of the sink has no grooves in it, the scratches seem underneath the surface porcelain as they only appear on the bottom of the…
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Building contracts
We are about to commence on a major building project shortly and have identified the building firm. They have offered us the option of using their own contract which is quite comprehensive or a JCT contract. The latter is quite simple in its structure and contents. We are not sure which one to use. On the one hand JCT I…
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Replacement Bay Window - Double Glazing
Hi Guys One of the big 4 Window companies. A double glazing company has measured and manufactured 'J' shape bay (one large and two smaller windows) double glazing windows. The result is that the bay window is the wrong size, gap of 12cm, probably much more. 1)What the installer did in his first attempt was leave the window…
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Awful damp smell
I have an awful damp/musty smell in my flat and do not know where it's coming from. I've looked everywhere and cannot see any leaks etc. Any ideas of what tradesperson I call? Plumber, builder? Your help would be appreciated :)
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combi or not?
Currently have a non pressurised system , oil fired boiler and hot water tank and awful electric shower 4 bed house Seems to be a difference of opinion with plumbers over a combi , get ride of the tank or get a oil fired efficient boiler and new tank (pressurised as we want a mains fed shower in the future) I know combis…
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"dip" in laminate Floor
Hi all We just had some laminate floor installed. its a really nice job etc but theres a small 1m area that dips slightly in the middle of the room. its noticeable under foot and you can see it dip a few mm if someone heavy walks on it. Had the fitter come back and he said theres not a lot that can be done as the "dip" is…
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Looking for a new, FAST washing machine
I’m having a new kitchen fitted and need to get a new, fast washing machine. I’m really struggling with the reviews from Which and other consumer websites as they seem to put an undue premium on efficiency / economy and noise. I don’t care how noisy it is (it’s going to live in a utility room), and I don’t care if it costs…
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Broken window hinge
Hi The small window in my kitchen has a broken hinge It is double glazed. The window can open slightly outwards anyway as normal, but I can't close it to open fully the other way. Not too bothersome as I have no extra factor so I get ventilation and it doesn't look broken as it's opened out slightly as normal. Just I can't…
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Worcester 24i boiler.....wireless thermostat?
I know it's possible to replace the mechanical timer that's fitted to the boiler but is there a wireless thermostat/timer that can replace the mechanical one?
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Chainsaw Recommendations
Can anyone recommend me a decent low-ish priced chainsaw please ? I've seen dozens online, ranging from about £70 to several hundreds. I want a petrol-powered one, can't justify spending hundreds for the occasional use it'll get, but prepared to pay a bit more than bargain basement for a decent machine that'll work well…
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Guttering
Any god sites that supply guttering, not clued up in this dept but need the main one replacing at the top of the house so I guess it has to be a heavy duty one ?
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Building a curved brick edging around my lawn
I am redoing my lawn and would like to make it look neater with a curved brick mowing strip all around the edge. The plan is to use red brick pavers, laid side to side, soldier fashion. I don't know whether to bed them in sand, or to use a concrete base. My feeling was to do a concrete base so they would never move, but…
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Problems with neighbours - advice?
We recently moved 150 miles to a village on the West Sussex coast. A few months ago we decided to tackle 2 30ft conifers and several 20ft shrubs in the front garden. After attempting to shape things we decided to take the trees down and reduce the height of the shrubs. This was then when our neighbour (a local Parish…
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Bathroom paint peeling off
for those of you who are DIY gurus... the ceiling paint in my bathroom is peeling off almost like wallpaper. Looking at the plaster on the ceiling, it looks like it was painted without being primed. I can remove most of the paint, though there are some patches where the paint is not coming off easily even using a wallpaper…
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Replacing windows
While we are dog-less we thought we crack on with refurbishing the house double-time. We've nearly completed 'phase 1' (clearing out stuff we don't need, giving a lot to charity, recycling or throwing away, tidying, reorganising etc - resulting in roughly 3 empty rooms!) and now onto 'phase 2'; the refurb. The purpose is…
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Planning permission question
Apologies if I'm asking a question that has been answered elsewhere or I should be able to find but I have searched and couldn't find a complete answer. Currently in the process of buying a bungalow so that we can add a rear dormer extension and also a couple of front facing windows. The question is whether these items…
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Kitchen work surfaces/worktops?
We're in the final stages of the design process for our kitchen, and have come up against a stumbling block when it comes to worktops. We're looking for a black granite style worktop. Having watched laminate worktops deteriorate in our last house, we would rather not have laminate again, so we're looking at solid granite…
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Casement night vents
Window furniture seems to be a minefield... The brass fasteners supplied with my wooden casement windows were fairly cheap and a number have failed (the suppliers have replaced them), but I'd like to replace the upstairs fasteners with night vents. It seems that these are fairly easy to find in cast iron, but rare in…
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Small oak furniture shops
Bit of a long shot i think this one but i'll try it all the same. Some companies are known for being good for the haggle. It's even listed on this website somewhere if i remember right. Some of the small shops, there's a more personal feel & you can get some good deals with them. The place we bought our bed from (a small…
