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Accidentally drained some radiator water
Hi, I was letting some air out of a radiator and didnt notice that I hadnt returned the screw to the right place [its a dark corner..], came along a few minutes later to find water all over the floor. Not sure how much, at least a mugful but maybe not as much as a pint. Do I have to get more water in the radiators now? Is…
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Neighbour Dispute
Not sure if this is correct place to post this but hoping someone could advise as I'm at my wits end. 😩 We live in an end terraced house. Our elderly neighbour next door has a right of access to the path round the side of our house. She never uses her front door. Her family never use the front door either and all traipse…
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Best way to cut down noise from upstairs bedrooms?
Hello, My question is as the title really. We have a small chalet bungalow with 2 bedrooms upstairs. The kids have a room each up there but a fair bit of the noise made up there makes it's way downstairs. The rooms are both mostly regular floorboards with chipboard sheets along one side (previous extension) The joists are…
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Extractor fan for oven in chimney breast
Hi everyone, I've been looking on this site for an answer to my current kitchen issue but to no avail unfortunately, so thought it would be best to create an account and ask for advice. We bought our first home in February this year and we're planning to renovate the kitchen. There's a chimney breast in the kitchen which…
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Dropping Kerb!!
We are planning to drop the kerb, for which we require planning permission. The council has asked for a scaled drawing of the existing layout which was rather easy to get.:think: But I am stuck with getting hold of " a scaled drawing showing the proposed layout of the front garden together with a cross section of the front…
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How not to destroy bathroom tiling?
I am [STRIKE]a bit[/STRIKE] hopeless at DIY so hoping people can help with the most cost-efficient way to do this... I have a back to wall toilet in my bathroom. The cistern is hidden inside a false wall which is tiled. I need to replace the ball valve in the cistern but I don't know how to do it without destroying the…
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How do I get rid of this?
Hi all, I recently cut down a butterfly bush but now I'm stuck digging the rest out. I tried to dig under it like I did with the rest of the shrubs but my spade just ended up bending. Any tips without calling a professional?
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Best place to buy kitchen units? We already have the worktop and doors >>
but need to buy the base units I see that B&Q do them, as do Wickes, Howdens etc, but does the quality of the units matter? They aren't seen or anything (we have also ordered the plinth, and the panels that match my kitchen atm). We are just looking to add a breakfast bar and two cupboards :)
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garage roof joist hanger
all, i need to change my garage ceiling which does not have any weight on top of it . Would you run two peice of wood prarallel bolted to the wall which then all joists are hanged off or bolt each joist to the wall individually ? what is the pros and cons in your view. Pros for me is less driliing in wall and easier but…
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Can I widen my driveway opening?
Good morning folks We moved into our house last year (in a conservation area) and are lucky enough to have a single driveway. The driveway is tarmac and is in v poor condition so I am looking to replace it fairly soon. The other half of the front garden is grass which tbh is somewhat wasted so ideally we would like to…
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Dismantling self build furniture
Has anybody ever successfully done this? It's highly likely I'll [STRIKE]have to[/STRIKE] be moving soon and I have a king size, solid frame bed with drawers underneath, bought from the huge yellow and blue warehouse/shop. It took me hours to construct it (not easy with only one pair of hands) so the idea of dismantling it…
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Extension or Rewire first?
Hi, I am in the process of buying a 1950s property. It needs a full rewire, CH etc. I also want to extend the kitchen at some point. Would I be financially better off if i extend kitchen first & then rewire whole property. Or, could i just rewire house as is, & tell electrician i am planning to have extension at some point…
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How do I cope living next door to this awful neighbour?
Trying to keep it brief... We have lived in our house for 18 years,during which time the boundary features had remained the same, until... Last year a new neighbour moved in who disputed the boundary in the back garden. He wanted to build an extension and said the fence gave us 8 inches wide more garden than we should…
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Advice please regarding fence
Hi everyone, We have recently moved in to a council property with the intention to buy as our first home next year. This means that the council still own the property and gardens until then. When we took over the property, the housing officer and health and safety chap from the council said that since we have children,…
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Dummy question about washing machine detergent
I recently purchased a big tub of Vanish 'Oxi action' powder in a sale and would like to give it a go as I often find stains on some of my clothing even after a wash and it usually takes a few washes before they disappear. Anyway usually I use the liquid detergent where you fill the cap up so far then chuck it on top of…
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Coat of installing cold water tank in loft
Am currently doing up an old cottage which has no hot water system - apart from a little wall mounted water heater in the kitchen and an electric shower! I'm on Economy 7 (gas not a option) so run round like an idiot late night or early morning while on cheap rate filling airpots with hot water for the day. About to…
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Need insulation boards for a bathroom which we can tile on and plaster over!
So we are converting the garage and one end is going to be a bathroom ~ we are tiling in the shower and above the sink but everywhere else will be plastered and painted. I need to get an insulation board that is also waterproof? I have found the mormax multiboard is this any good?
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Garage breeze block wall
Hi, I hope someone can give me some advice. I have just purchased a barn conversion, I am so pleased to get this as it is in a great area and has everything I need. The barn is connected to three garages which are currently open plan. This property was slightly over my budget but with some negotiating with the seller I…
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Renovating slate flag floor.
I took out some carpets and lino from the floor of my kitchen and beneath many layers were slate flag stones laid on earth. They were all raised and then a damp proof course laid before re-placing the flag stones. I now need to make them look nicer by somehow cleaning them and then sealing them etc. Has anybody done this…
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Botched Garage Conversion
Hi, I am currently in the process of having our single integral garage converted into a bedroom. The conversion is almost complete but we are not happy with the results. The work was started Monday 24th July. We had been communicating with the foreman for a couple of weeks, about what we wanted done and decided on a price…
