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Concrete Floor Slab Movement
We've recently had an extension completed on our home, with all work signed off by the building inspector / building control at the district council. It's about 9 months since the work was completed and we've noticed gaps appearing under the skirting boards in the extension and where the old building meets the extension,…
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Roof tiles
Dear MSF Forum Friends, I need some advice. My builder has put concrete tiles instead of matching clay tiles. Please advice if it will be a problem in future? which one is better. It is very confusing for me. He obviously breached contract. Now saying he will walk off if asked to do this again. What can i do? I have…
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Opinion re: Plumbing Issue.
Morning all :) Got back from holiday in June to find a steady drip coming from overflow. Problem is a leaky valve within toilet cistern, (old-fashioned type with ballcock). Raising ballcock doesn't shut off valve, still have a drop once every 10 secs or so. Normal daily use hides this problem. Obviously had intended to fix…
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Scottish and Southern energy-asking for powerlines in garden to be buried
Hi all I'm not sure if I am posting in the right forum, apologies if this should be somewhere else. We recently bought a house that has powerlines running through the garden with a pole with a transformer also in the garden. From the transformer pole we have smaller lines attached to two other poles in the garden that feed…
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End of tenancy clean NIGHTMARE
Hi all Hopefully someone can advise on the following..(apologies for the length) We have had a professional end of tenancy clean done (cost £200) on the rental that we left last week. When living there, we always looked after the property well and left it in a good condition when vacating before the clean. Essentially,…
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Difficulty finding owner for Party Wall consent
Hi! I'm having some supports added to a chimney, which requires party wall consent from my neighbours on both sides. One side is fine - they are owner occupied, and can give consent. The other side is more difficult. They rent, and don't speak english (apart from their 8 year old kid), so are difficult to communicate with,…
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Paint Fumes
Hi All, I had a bedroom painted almost two weeks ago and the window has remained open ever since, however the smell of paint is still quite strong. How long does it take for this to diminish? I have cut up several lemons and placed them at various positions within the room to no avail. Thanks in advance.
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B&Q Bathroom
Evening all I hope someone can offer some advice. Brought a bathroom from B&Q Feb 2014, installation started 6th May 2016. However 17th May 2014 that installation was complete......... however defects were soon apparent We had the bathroom redone in June 2014,then since then we have been having problems ever since. 24th…
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Can I Fill in the Old Master Phone Socket?
Just moved in. I've done a visual inspection of the house and wires. The phone line coming from the pole enters the house elsewhere and has a corresponding socket on the inside reading BT Openreach. The cable coming into the house also enters in the same area and has a correspoinding socket with NTL (so old Virgin Media)…
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Neighbour's roof damaged by our builders
We have had our loft converted in recent weeks. The work is now finished. My neighbour died a few months back and his house has been unoccupied since. His son came to talk to us lat week and said that the builders had promised him to fix the roof of his conservatory that they dropped something onto at the start of the…
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Newly screeded floor
Hi, I have just had my kitchen floor latex screeded. The contractor has said that it will be ok for my cats to walk on it now but they have wet paws and will probably want to come in and out. Will the wet paws cause any problems? He is talking about maybe putting another layer down but that's not 100% yet.
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Cavity Wall Insulation - what are my options in this dilema
Hi all, I bought my house from its previous owners around 9/10 years ago. It is a semi-detached house. Over the last few years we have started to notice issues with the inner wall of the side of the house, firstly the wall paper peeled off and now the plaster is blistering. It is quite bad now actually as its blistered on…
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securing a carpet door bar (chipboard floorboards)
I wonder if any DIYers out there might be able to help.. The carpet door bar between our bathroom and hallway has come undone at one end. It used to be tacked down, but the nail came undone. We then tried a screw which held it for a while, but now that's come away too. Hopefully the photos will show what I mean The…
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gas pressure drop
I had central heating installed a couple of years ago - with proper gas safe certificate. First year's service was fine but the one I just got shows that the pressure (which was 19) is now 13mbar. the gas guy called gas emergency to raise the meter working pressure but that didn't work and the boiler is now classified as…
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Telephone cabling
I've got some CW1308 telephone 2 pair cable (link) and this module to connect it to (Click MM465WH): I've tried googling how to connect these together but I can't find the answer. All the examples I've found have 6 cables, one for each pin on the module, but I've only got 4 cables. Have I bought the wrong cable or the…
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Dropped kerb without permission
My mum had a dropped kerb and driveway installed out of the front of her house. It doesn't cross any path etc, or public walkway, as her garden was from the house to the road. The road is a U shape. She wishes to sell the property, but she didn't have any permission for the kerb from the council, and a friend of a friend…
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Wooden or Plastic/Resin Shed
I am looking for a new shed to replace a rather sorry looking wooden shade in the garden. While I have no prior experience in buying one - I am wondering if the resin (I saw one on Amazon - Ketler made) ones are better and if there is any drawbacks. Any thoughts?
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Paint. Matt vs Silk
I've always thought matt was better thank silk as it wouldn't "shine" as much. Plus, it's easier to make touch ups. But I read an old thread that suggested silk was good for wiping clean, it doesn't reflect light like a mirror but it's more subtle. Lastly, it says silk, although shows imperfections more, it lasts longer…
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How much to charge for ironing service?
Hi, I have been asked by someone I already clean for if I will do her ironing and she is asking for an hourly rate. I have no idea what is reasonable to charge. I have just done some of my ironing and this is what I can get done in an hour, I have no idea if this is a good amount either haha Looking for some help on this,…
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Any recommendations for fence paint, please?
I need to treat an untreated wooden fence, there seem so may available. Are the water based ones any good ? Screwfix are selling Ronseal One Coat 9ltr for £6.99 which looks a good price but I'd rather pay a bit more if there is something else that will do a better job. Any recommendations please?
