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Wickes Kitchen Fitting Issues & Complaint
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me? I'm looking to find out what my mums rights are and whether anyone else has been through something similar. My mum had a new kitchen fitted in Apr by Wickes. The washing machine piping wasn't fitted properly and the kitchen leaked. My mum called the fitter and had the leak fixed but she…
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TV Above Log Burner
Hi, Anyone know if its ok to put a TV above a log burner? The chimney breast has plasterboard over it so the the tv would sit on this. The log burner was recently installed and includes a chimney liner and oak beam above the fire place
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roller blind
Have to take down roller blind in kitchen to decorate, I've taken them down before and have never got them working properly again. Do you have to pull them down then take them out of the fittings or take them out rolled up, blinds are the type where you use a plastic chain type to get blinds up or down, there newish type.…
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trv's
I want to take a radiator out of a room, not getting rid of the pipework though, my question is, there is a trv on the rad, if I shut it off would it open up sometime if the temperature were to drop below freezing? Or will it just stay off without any problem? House manager wants to put fridge in kit and rad is in the way,…
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Anyone know any good locksmiths in the Columbus,USA?
I need one to fit a new door handle and lock on a back door and a good lock for the shed. Want to get it done properly! Thanks
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Loft boarding Midlands / Trusted trade sites
Hi all I am looking for a loft boarding company to come and do my loft in the midlands. However, struggling to find any with a lot of positive reviews. Any recommendations for a company or any recommendations on trusted, reliable trade sites where I could potentially find someone? Hard to know which sites to really trust…
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Slight crack in back of new fridge freezer
We bought a new fridge/freezer a year ago, and when inspecting a lump of ice that has formed in the fridge compartment on the back face of the fridge, we noticed a thin crack about 3" long, near the ice lump. The ice lump is about the size of half a sandwich, and beside it is a small crack, that looks like its happened…
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Any really small, but super bright floodlights?
We want to have 2 spotlights/floodlights on the front of the house connected to a PIR, so if anyone approaches at night it lights up the whole driveway, we live in a rural, fairly secluded area so want to make the front of the house as bright as possible, can anyone recommend a super bright, but small in size floodlight?…
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Dispute with Decorator
Hi there, just wondering if anyone can help me out here. Had a dispute with a painter and decorator who doubled his initial quotation half way through (without telling me) and made a real mess of my late father's house. I know this is a civil dispute between us. Prior to this happening he was at Dad's place and phoned me…
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Roof leaking now - how to temp repair?
Hi all, got a bit of a situation ongoing, water is leaking though the flat roof right now in various places, front room and hallway, bucket underneath at the moment. I am going to try and temporary repair it tomorrow if it would be a simple task. I am thinking of a tarpaulin sheet to cover the whole lot and bricks on top…
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Design software/app.
Does anyone know of any design software or an app for interior design? Next year I intend to have our house re-designed, dormer fitted, rewired and re-plumbed, new boiler, kitchen etc. A new bedroom will be created and I'm looking for software/app to fit beds and wardrobes in a plan rather like we had graph paper years…
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Combi randomly turning on and off
Hi I have an Ideal Vogue and it keeps turning itself on then goes off for a bit and repeats. Its like the wireless controller is not talking to the boiler. Its set to come on and warm the house to 12oC but it was still randomly turning on even when we were above 17oC, then go off for no obvious reason. Its under warranty…
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Wickes kitchen complaints
Does anyone know what is the best way to escalate a complaint with Wickes? The kitchen designer has made a mistake when ordering the units and he's refusing to do anything to put things right. I've spoken to the store manager and the kitchen customer service but nobody is willing to help. Any tips on how to escalate to get…
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Cavity wall insulation
Hi, We bought out home of a family member last year who originally owned it We had new windows fitted last week because they were 25+ years old and was hoping it will especially warm upstairs up in these cold nights. When the fitters came in to replace them I popped them up teas and was chatting away. They Said I between…
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Washing machine in bathroom
https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/31032684906426497/ Something like this, although there will not be a basin in the worktop. There will be a solid (brick) wall in between shower and w/m. No bath. Does it comply with regs, does anyone know?
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Is there a way to make velcro stick again on the soft side Im having the problem
I saw another thread on here about it but it was regarding when the hooks get clogged up. I have the issue with the soft side it sticks to. I use a knee brace and the part it sticks to has become fluffy and since there is tension when I strap the straps they just spring off now. The thing only cost two quid so wouldnt be a…
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Motorised valves
Hello! Wonder if anyone can help with a central heating query? I have a gas condensing boiler with water tanks in the loft and a hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard. I have a little wireless heating control in the hallway which I use to raise the required temperature and start the central heating. When I start the…
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When is a crack more than a crack?
Doing that typical thing of panicking/overthinking so bear that in mind. Decided the give the bedroom a lick of paint on the weekend, and some of the wallpaper behind the chest of drawers was very loose so i tore it off (it was hanging off...) and behind it the plaster was... interesting. Lots of cracks/holes that have…
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Immersion Heater
My hot water system has just given up the ghost after many years service and as much as I would like to repair it, I just can't get the parts that I need and a new unit of a similar type will not fit into the space available. I am now considering fitting an immersion heating element to my existing hot water cylinder and I…
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splashback?-glass/acrylic/perspex/tiles
hi, just had kitchen fitted and been looking around showrooms etc, noticed that many now have glass/acrylic/Perspex splashbacks and upstands instead of tiles. they look really classy. looking for advice/ideas if anyone has had any alternative to tiling, and any recommendations of where to obtain from. I think they might be…
