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How to get black marks out of a plastic coat
My daughter has a lovely coat but has got black marks on it, almost like a footprint or something, I can't work out what it is. I've washed it, tried vinegar, bleach, rubber, toothpaste but nothin g seems to work. Any ideas?
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Cob walls
is anyone familiar with cob walls? We are moving to a Devon farmhouse soon and I know that putting up kitchen units is a bit tricky but what about things such as pictures?
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Is it worth paying for Solignum Architectural woodstain?
Hi, I just wondered if there were any experienced fence painters who could tell me if it's worth paying for Solignum Architectural woodstain :) I've got a biggish fence that needs painting - I've calculated that it's about 25 square metres in total. I want to use a coloured fence treatment and I'm trying to work out how…
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Fire Regulations - Building Status
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone is in able to help in defining whether my home is subject to any sort fire regulations. I am one of four directors of a company for a Shared Freehold (collective enfranchisement). In each flat there is an owner, shareholder/director. Effectively then, these are privately owned flats. As…
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Best flooring for small shared hallway
What is the best, durable, dirt-hiding, easily cleaned flooring option for a 3x1 metre shared hallway? As it's such small area, price is not such an issue. Can probably rule out ceramic tiles, but other than that, open-minded.
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Wall fixings for metal shelves
Hi all, I'm looking to fit metal shelving to the walls in the under the stairs cupboard. e.g. The previous owner tried to attach some shelving straight to the plasterboard which hasn't held and the shelf needs propping up. So I need to drill through the plasterboard and into the wall behind. I'm guessing it's the grey…
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Laminate Flooring 'dropped'
Hi I have laminate flooring in a ground floor flat in South London. I noticed yesterday that in one area next to the skirting board (about 2 feet long at most), the floor appears to have 'dropped' i.e. I can actually see through to the garden but this is because it has dropped where there is a ventilation brick, not…
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To stabilize painted wall or not to stabilize? and how to remove existing paint
I've searched but the only thread I could find hadn't any answers. The paint on my rendered external walls continues to flake intermittently. I've tried to remove it all with a double handed scraper and power jetting, but it doesn't all come off and flakes again later on. I've painted it twice, over the years, using a good…
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Appliance trolley- good idea?
I'm planning a utility room and thinking about putting washing machine and dryer on trolleys so they can be pulled out more easily for repairs etc. I don't want to use them if it's going to turn out to be a bad idea, because then the worktop will be the wrong height. If it works it could save a lot of hassle. Anyone done…
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Liability of new kitchen supplier
Dear All, I recently had a new kitchen installed but I am not happy with the hood that was fitted (used to extract the smoke and steam from the cooker). The supplier I am dealing with, who designed the new kitchen and supplied all of the fittings including the hood, supplied a hood that was installed over the cooker but as…
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Oven intermittently tripping the power.. when it's turned OFF
I've seen lots of advice for people with ovens tripping the fuse when turned on, but I've got a bizzare situation where turning the oven off intermittently trips the power. Usually more likely to occur if the oven has been on for longer. Any ideas before I get a sparky in?
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Unused hot water outlet for washing machine
I'm going to be getting a new washing machine soon. My current one has both hot and cold water inlets, but all the new ones I've seen only have a cold water inlet. What do I do with the unused hot water pipe? It has a small 1/4-turn tap, so I can turn off the water. But it's directly behind the washing machine, so I won't…
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Is this damp?
Hi This evening as I walked out of dd room I noticed this on the wall: https://twitter.com/payrollexcel/status/881578829973684228 Unless I have been blind I have never seen it before and maybe has come in the last few days. The wall in question is part of an extension wall built in the 80's. It over looks the garage and…
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Water Pressure in Mains causing problems
Hi, I'm new here but thought I would join to ask a question about the water main running alongside my property. I have a problem that started about 12 months ago, the property before then was perfect, we now have a humming noise, vibration and pressure within the house that was not there before, I have isolated the…
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Shower question (plumbing)
At present I'm in a 1940s semi which I plan to get refurbed, I am running a reliable gravity fed CH system. However as part of the refurb I was going to consider an unvented CH system, my question is.... if I have the water cyclinder replaced will I still need a pump for a mixer shower, the mixer head will be above the…
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Low water pressure
I live in a rural area in a small group of properties and we all have problems with water pressure though it seems some are worse affected than others. The pressure in my property at best is low but if I try to fill a kettle when, say, next door is having a shower, the tap water slows to a trickle. I understand this is a…
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240v socket
Morning Last night I tried to plug in my electric toothbrush into the 240v socket in the bathroom - a common occurence! The plug wouldn't go in and, when it fell out the red indicator light on the unit stayed on. Is this unrepairable? What can I do to fix this please?
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Paint walls before of after skirting is fitted
Hi I have recently had my walls replastered and I'm currently waiting for joiner availability to fit new skirting boards and architrave. I've chosen my colour scheme so am wondering whether to paint my walls 1st and then touch up anything required after the skirting has been fitted or am I better off waiting and having the…
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Extending Wires
HI, Looking for some advice about extending wires. We have Sonos speakers mounted high on the wall and I want to run the wires through D Line Decorative Trunking 16x8mm. The issue is that the wires aren't long enough to reach the socket so need to be extended, but the trunking is fairly tight so I can;t use big blocks. I…
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Oak framed orangery
We are replacing a rather tired flat roof extension with an oak framed orangery. We have had a four firms in to quote. We are looking for a frame supply and full construction including any brickwork and internal finish. The suppliers have offered timber as follows. 2 have air dried oak frames 1 has green oak frames and…
