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asbestos water tank removal?
Hello there, I've had a survey done on a house I intend to buy and although I can cope with getting a new boiler, sorting electrics, roof lining and the odd window, I wasn't prepared to hear that the water tank is asbestos cement. I don't know if this tank is in use, but I was planning to replace the very old boiler with a…
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SCS sofa cushions
Hi, I recently bought a second hand SCS sofa which has pillow back cushions.My hubby isn't a fan as he prefers standard back cushions. I'd like to buy or have made some standard back cushions for it. I popped into our local SCS store and enquired but they said the supplier may not supply them and if they do they're likely…
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Adjustable beds
Hi, I'm not sure where to post this so sorry if it's in the wrong place. I am paraplegic and want to buy a 4' wide electric adjustable bed with vertical lift. I have looked at Laybrook Beds and Willowbrook Beds and wonder if anyone has any experience of either company and the beds they supply. I'm not looking for any…
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If carpet length is too short then.....
Quick question... I'm looking to fit new carpets to 2 bedrooms and a through lounge. I've found very cheap remnants that's I'm looking to buy. The remnants are 6m x 4m. Which will fit the bedrooms, but the through lounge is 7.7m long. But the bedroom fitting will leave a 2m strip wide enough to "plug the gap" in the…
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Convert Shared Freehold Basement into a Basement for our Flat?
Hi, We live in a big old Victorian house that has been converted into 7 flats. We have one of the Ground floor flats and it sits over a good size cellar. The house is a shared freehold property. We'd like to convert the Basement to provide extra rooms to our flat. I am aware of the likely construction costs to do this.…
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Door to door salesman: government subsidy backed free cavity insulation
Hi folks, I've just had this door to door salesperson knock on the door. He's from "energy saving people ltd", https://www.energy-savingpeople.com. He told me that he could put in loft and cavity installation in the house free of charge, covered by a government grant. He just wanted name and contact details and have me…
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Insulating a loft
I have just bought a house and am looking to insulate the loft, I have read a fair bit about insulating using loft roll between the joists. This seems to mean that the heat is kept in the house and as a result there are fairly large temperature variations in the loft in summer and winter, I am wanting to store some stuff…
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How do I deal with an unprofessional plumber's work?
Hello! I desperately need your help and advice as to what I could do about the work done by a plumber. Here are the details: Tuesday 17/7/17 Overflow pipe from my hot water cylinder was dripping water. British Gas had already quoted £2,400 to put a new cylinder. To get it done cheaply, I phoned and booked appointments for…
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Vinyl flooring
We're hoping to buy a new build, which comes with no flooring. As we will be decimating our savings with the cost of the move we were thinking of using vinyl flooring for all the rooms apart from the stairs. Would that work or is it a silly idea? I'm worried the furniture might damage the vinyl quite quickly, but if it…
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Forgotten how mid-sleeper comes apart
Hello again... Im changing the kids room around, got halfway through taking apart a mid sleeper but can't figure out how the slats come out of the sides. Its this bed:…
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Mould Help!
I wonder if anyone can give me some advice about mould? I have a holiday hut in Scotland. No power, no water, lots of rain. The hut is 50 years old but in good nick. We bought it and started doing it up a couple of years back. I took a couple of skip dived chairs and a door up last year. After a while they all developed…
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Plywood Fascias on Garage??
Hello MSE forum members, My garage desperately needs re-roofing - the old felt is leaking and I fear the timber beneath will become damaged soon. My question concerns the wooden fascia board trim around my garage: I'll need to replace this fascia when I get the garage roof fixed since it is a bit rotten in places. I do not…
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Laying monoblock without a "whacker"?
I'm planning on replacing a couple of small gravel paths with some monoblock, because I've got all the materials free / spare, and I figured it'd be easier to keep clean (next to a lawn). There almost no foot-fall on them. All the guides seem to imply I need to rend a whacker/compactor for the type 1 / sand layers, but I…
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Window changes and planning permission
Hi there. If you want to make changes to windows/doors that are part of approved planning permission, I understand you need to go through some sort of amendment process. Even if you are just moving a window 5mm to the left. However, assuming all PD rights are still available (no conservation area, no article 4 and no…
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Neighbours main electric box in our house!
Our property used to be part of one large house that was converted into two, we own the smaller part of the property and I cant remember when it was converted but we have lived there for 7 years. We are currently doing major renovations to the property (back to brickwork and major extensions) our builder has found a slight…
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Cleaning plywood floorboards for new carpet.
So lifted up the old carpets in preparation for the laying of new ones yesterday. Was treated to the sight of paint covered floorboards, which had gone dry and very dusty. There was an odour in the room I couldn't get to the bottom of, it seems to be the old paint under the carpet turned to a fine dust. I'm not happy just…
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Move washing machine to utility room?
Hello, A bit of a vague question with a few what ifs but hopefully you might be able to point me in the right direction about what's possible/ required? I've just moved to a new house and the washing machine in the kitchen. The house also has a separate utility room, where the boiler is located. I guess?? the boiler has…
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Wording objection to planning application
My neighbour has applied to erect an 80 x 40 workshop and vehicle store within 40 ft of our home. As we live in a very quiet rural hamlet this would cause us a lot of disruption and distress due to noise / pollution etc. but I am not sure exactly how to word our objection. Our lanes are narrow and only just wide enough for…
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Extension advice: 4 beds or 5 beds?
Looking for views please. We are in the early stages of planning a large extension and within the space available we are able to fit in a master suite with dressing room and en suite and two further bedrooms. The smallest (5th) bedroom will be approx 10x10. Due to its location this could also be used as another dressing…
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Waste dumped in my garden!!
Hi I hope some of you knowledgable guys can help. While I was away from my house, someone has dumped a load of rubbish (including a birdcage) in my garden :mad: Unfortunately no one seems to know (or is willing to say) who is responsible. The main issues are 2 big bags of what look like topsoil. Photo 1 Photo 2 I have…
