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Astini Taps
Has anyone had any experiences with Astini Taps. I'm looking at a Triflow tap from them called the Astini Azzurra and just looking for reassurance or a push to look elsewhere. Thanks...
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Afraid to Spend So Much Money
After going through the notions of buying a house, I'm afraid to spend money. A house is the biggest purchase of my life so far, but the difference is, we didn't spend that much money because the mortgage company has. So I don't feel like we've spent that much on a house. However, I am now looking at a new pan set and…
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Safestyle windows
Just wanted to feedback on new replacement window's I'd organised for my folks. They needed their entire house down,inc a porch & internal French doors with window's - so a massive job!. Called all the big boy's & few local well known local companies. Same old spiel from everyone, with the same overinflated prices. In the…
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Bosch Rotak Lawnmower blade not spinning
Hi I had a bosch lawnmower working ok and then one fine day the blades jammed and would not move. I opened the lawnmower to look inside and opened it up so much that I could not put back together, all it needed was a new blade and I mucked it up completely. Well I could never remove the blade either so then I gave up and…
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Cutting breakfast bar worktop to be used as a 'standard' worktop.
Hi all, We are getting an IKEA kitchen, but the wife found a silver sparkly worktop from B&Q which she loves :huh: As we now know, IKEA units are 600mm deep so requires worktops of around 635mm for them to overhang so B&Q standard worktops are out the question. I noticed their breakfast bars are 665mm wide, anyone know…
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is my oven also a grill?
it's a Siemens oven, 1 door there's an element at the top of the oven but it seems to be controlled by the thermostat there's 3 setting, from googling it says 3 o clock is defrosting, 6 o clock fan oven, then 9 o clock is grilling, but it also says grilling to be done with door closed only is it a grill like you would use…
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CE markings? Shower enclosure
Have purchased a shower enclosure, there are ce markings on the packaging but nothing on the glass....I presumed there should be but have found conflicting answers on the Internet are there any sellers/installers in the know that can give a definitive answer. Thanks
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Slate stake question for roofers
Are the uppermost longest 2 right angles of a slate stake sharp or does it have a point like an upside down V ? Thank you
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Chrome bottle trap for wall basin
I want to have a basin fitted to a brick wall (so not a cavity wall, and no pedestal). I'll need a chrome bottle trap. Since the water pipes going up to the basin will be exposed (no cavity wall) they'll also be chrome. When I type bottle trap into eBay I noticed that they all appear to be manufactured so that the waste…
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Bricking Up Fireplace
We currently have an old Gas Fire with surround. We have had the gas fire disconnected from the Gas supply and now looking at bricking up the fireplace so we can plaster over it. We have just been quoted £420 (South East) for removing the old fireplace, bricking up (with air vent), levelling floor if required and capping…
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Tesco Colour Corrector Annihilates Clothes...
Tesco's Colour Corrector Wiped from the shelves Has anyone else noticed how colour correctors have been eliminated from the shopping aisles/ shelves? I believe they destroyed lots of people's clothes but the manufacturer, not stores who were selling the product, such as Tesco, are willing to take responsibility. I…
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What is the correct name for this
The following is a picture of the underside of my tap. The silver bolt is too short so I can't screw the gold housing into it on the underside of the worktop. I've called it a bolt, but it's not a bolt. It's hollow in the center and has a slot cut out on the end so you tighten it with a flat head screwdriver. Anyone know…
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Kitchen ceiling leakage
All, Flat down ours had water dripping in their kitchen ceiling due to the water leakage from our kitchen. We are yet to find the source but we will find and fix it today. We have home insurance to reclaim some of the expense. Im not sure whether the insurance will pay for correcting the damage for downstairs flat? In all…
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Roofing battens
We have just had wi Dow cleaners round cleaning all upvc gutters and facias etc and they tell me in one area of our roof,the roofing tiles on bottom couple of rows hve dipped in a area, it looks like the battens have perished. Going to look for a couple of roofers for repair quotes, none of the tiles are broken and we have…
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Neighbour's problem leylandii
Our neighbour's leylandii is about 30 feet tall at the bottom of our garden and overhangs our garden by at least 8ft, causing a nuisance as little rain gets to the part of our garden under the branches where nothing grows except weeds . She recently had them pruned but only on her side of the fence. Because of their…
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Position of tap in relation to sink
I can't really believe I am writing this but here goes anyway... I am about to purchase a fairly large sink from the 1810 company which is 1.5 bowls with the larger bowl 406x535 and the smaller bowl 320x170 (Etroduo 781 or something it is called). The smaller bowl is therefore offset against the larger bowl creating a…
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Boiler service and sludge
My elderly mother had her gas boiler serviced yesterday and now has no heating or hot water. The engineer said that as he serviced it a load of sludge came up and blocked 'things'. Now she's been told that she needs a new diverter plate (?) and all seven radiators power-flushed at a cost of approx £900 plus VAT. Is it…
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loft legs/stilts for making storage space in loft
Hi I need to use the loft for storage space, I come across the loft legs/stilts that lifts the floor up higher so you can have more insulation in the loft. I don't know if this will do the trick though, Will the board which is held up by the stilts be OK to walk on? I get the feeling that if you try to walk on it it may…
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Cost of a loft extension
I know this is probably a 'how long is a piece of string' question, but here goes.... Baby number 3 on the way, we have a 3 bedroom split level maisonette which is probably big enough for us to stay in for a few more years. At the moment older children (girls 11 and 8) have a room each, but will have to share the middle…
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Burst underground leak from neighbour
Hi, Hope I can get some advice. My house has been suffering a slow leak from the cellar. House has been fine, we have lived there since 1984. We had someone come down and tried to inject some sort of fixing fluid (not totally sure) and said that would fix it. Did'nt work and cost £500. Then another plumber came down and…
