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Painted fence panels - this appears.
I've painted my fence panels with Ronseal Red Cedar this Wednesday and when I came home from work yesterday the attached had appeared on the panels. Pictures. Points to note:* I've painted the panels before with the same paint (but got a new tin this year) * The panels are probably 5 year+ old * The panels didn't do this…
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Gas boiler venting through chimney and other questions...
I had a new boiler fitted approx 12 years ago, it is a gas boiler that supplies my heating and hot water, i have a hot water tank, and an expansion tank and cold-water tank in the loft. The boiler is situated in the middle of the house and currently vents straight upwards through my chimney via a liner. I am thinking that…
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Land Registry Current Title Plan Discrepancy
Hi I own the lease on a maisonette with a private garden. On the Land Registry Current Title Plan the red outline indicates my garden is smaller than the area currently enclosed by the original walls and fence the developer erected to enclosed it. The ‘extra land’ could not be part of another property as there are no…
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kitchen contract
Hi looking for some help, my mother who is nearly 80 has ordered a kitchen from Leekes in Llantrisant. She has paid a deposit but they have said she must pay balance before fitting (total cost near £14k). She did question at the time but sales guy said you won't have any problems! ! I have told her not to pay upfront like…
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Damp Proofing a Basement
We have recently moved into a 140 year old house in Morecambe and we wish to convert a basement room into a liveable area. However, it has rising damp. The room is actually underground on only one of it's four walls - the level of these rooms is above ground level at the back (if that makes sense).but the damp is present…
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How much does a professionally fitted home security system cost for 3 bedroom house?
Hi all, How much does a professionally fitted home security system cost for 3 bedroom house? I already have home security system but it is out of date. What are some options I can explore? Do people sell their old systems? Can I re-use my curreny sensors for my new system to bring the price down? What do you guys suggest?
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Air vents
Hi everyone. Hope someone can help. I have a gas fire and back boiler for my central heating. We do not use the gas fire in the front room. Is it safe to block up the air vent if we just use the back boiler for the heating? Thanks in advance, Laura
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moving mains electric cable
Hi, help needed. We want to install a new front door. Had a surveyor over on tuesday, he did the measurements etc, but at the end of his survey he said that if we want to continue with the installation we would have to move the mains electric cable as it is currently going through the door frame and their company dont do…
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Permitted development
Hi Can anyone advise on the extent of Permitted Development? I would like to build a small conservatory at the back of my home (owned and not ex-council) 4.5Mtrs x 3Mtrs with glass on the front and both sides glass with one door to access garden. The roof would felt (Firestone) rather than glass. Would this size require…
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Aluminium windows trickle vents
hopefully one of you DIY'er can point me in the right direction; I would like to install a trickle vent to improve ventilation though the window frame is an old style aluminium, like this one: Would I be able to do it myself or would I need to call someone? uPVC windows seem easier to have trickle vents fitted, this…
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Outbuilding in garden
Hi all, Some advice if poss - we have in our garden a fairly large brick outbuilding divided into two rooms with a brick wall dividing them. The roof (wooden joists in metal brackets + felt top) over one of the rooms has collapsed possibly from damp ingress over time or possibly just wasnt secure enough considering the…
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Rewiring old house
We have just had an offer accepted on our next house, which needs a lot of work, don't mind as I am fairly handy. It is going to require rewiring, to what extent I don't know, I will find out in a few weeks. Question is how hard is it even just to do first fix and then get sparky to connect, trying to keep costs down to a…
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I think my estate agent has lied to me
I asked my previous estate agent, as i rent a property out, to do tanking all downstairs of my property. At my last visit I suspect they just covered up and did not do taking at all. How to an untrained eye can i tell if tanking was done or not? Thank you
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Has anyone done an extension REDUCTION?
Hello, We viewed this property today and the place is great but they've built such a long rear one storey extension it makes the garden tiny! Basically a courtyard now. Has anyone ever done an extension reduction before? We don't actually need such a long kitchen in the rear, which is what they've done and we'd actually…
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Is £350 a fair quote for tiling my new kitchen please ?
The £350 only includes grouting and tile adhesive for a 6x6 square metres of tiling. I will have to pay for the tiles themselves. Could someone please advise me whether this is a fair quote and whether there is any value in getting another quote. Thanks
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more problems in my new kitchen
Tonight when my husband was cooking, cupboards next to extractor fan was getting wet. I never noticed that before but noticed every time I put extractor fan on, its blowing air to my face from its hood. Its sucks but not very powerfull considering its an expensive appliance and blows out into kitchen. It is connected to…
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How can I tell if I had tanking done in a property
I have a new tenant in the only house I rent out my father sold me. House is in a area I'm not familiar with. The tanked advises, as he's in the building trade, that he feels the downstairs has not been tanking. He says no tanking has been done. Anyway my issue. SO, is there a way to tell if tanking was done on the ground…
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Cutting holes in floor joists ?
I have a few options for venting a new shower . By far the simplest would be to take the ducting through a floor joist so a need for a 100 mm hole. Does the UK allow something like this ? http://www.metwood.com/cold-formed-steel/products/joist-reinforcers%E2%84%A2 This would be one hole in one joist set about two foot from…
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Mold possibly from sealant around bath
Hi Guys, The wife noticed the other day light green mold on the bedroom wall with some damp patches. That wall adjoins the bathroom, and on inspection it seems the sealant around the bath was a bit moldy and not fully sealed! There doesn't seem to be any wet patches or cracks downstairs, which makes me think it isn't a…
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Chasing in CH pipes
After having removed a ceiling in the lounge (lots of mess & dust), I find myself wanting to lose the central heating pipes to the radiator and also relocate the rad. Chasing a couple of channels in to the non load bearing wall is not a problem, nor is rerouting the copper pipes. So..... The current plan is to run the…
