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Just found a cockroach crawling down from air vent in bathroom
Congratulations to me. I’ve recently moved into my new flat . It is an old house circa 1900 split into 4 flats . Wooden floorboards , stud walls etc. I moved into an empty shell , but had the bathroom gutted out and a new one installed . Kitchen revamped except tiling and cupboards. The bathroom has new laminate flooring ,…
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One radiator stone cold and cold pipework
Moved to a new house yesterday and tried the central heating out. Its a early 70s build and the boiler is at least 20 years old (recently serviced though). None of the radiators heat up very evenly and 1 of the 2 in the lounge doesn't work at all. The pipework to and from it is stone cold. We have checked the valve is open…
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Split faced tile help!
We have fallen in love with the split faced tiles from Crown Tiles but we want them as a feature wall in our bathroom. Now they will end up coming into contact with water due to where they are but I have read that they don't need grouting. Does anyone know how we can have them in the bathroom whilst still being water…
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Concrete floor worries
10 years ago I had a single storey extension added to my house. This extended the kitchen and added a bedroom with en-suite. Last weekend we took up the lino in the kitchen end and found it was wet underneath. The next morning it had all dried out so I assume to cause of the wetness is not a major leak. Today it is raining…
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Boiler leaking from the heat exchanger, fixable?
Hi all, Preface this by saying I'm not plumbing expert, wonder if I could get any advice from any experts out there. Had a long term problem with our heating system, the pressure (as measured by the pressure gauge on the boiler) was slowly dropping over several months to the point that the boiler would shut off with a low…
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Laura Ashley
Just went to my local high street and the Laura Ashley is closing down, as is another store nearby. They have had a drop in profits due to the weak pound. I hope they don't go bust as I don't think anyone else does what they do - reasonable quality though a bit pricey. I got a whole bale of fabric (the fabric I wanted…
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Trench around outside of house
Does anyone know who I’d hire to slightly deepen the trench around the outside of my house and replace the filling? I’ve had a damp report done as one of the rooms is a bit damp and has had a bit of mould come up. The main recommendation from the (independent) damp people is to make the trench around the outside deeper (to…
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Smelly Wood Fired Hot Tub
Hi all, We are renting a cottage at new year and it comes with a wood fired hot tub. We stayed in the same cottage last year. It takes about 6 hours of wood burning* to get it up to a pleasant temperature so it's a fair time and wood investment to use which we don't mind. it holds temperature fairly well over night, only…
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Installing new raised lintel cost estimate?
Afternoon, I'm wondering if there is anyone with experience who may be able to tell me what kind of price range I'd be looking at to have a new lintel installed in my fireplace at a raised height? The idea is to house a range in there and the current stone lintel is a bit low. The only pic I have handy is below, this is…
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Is this broken recliner fixable?
I bought a 2nd hand recliner on eBay recently. After about 4 hours normal use in total, the chair snapped off the base pole. I can’t post pictures for some reason but it’s broken off right at the top of the swivel base tube. Is it possible to fix this at all with replacement parts or is the chair a write off? The chair is…
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New boiler price?
Hi Guys We had British gas come round for a quote as out boiler in our home we recently bought is quite old. He was very honest and didn't try to sell to us but said there would be a few extras we would have to pay etc etc which totalled to £3,475. He said that he payed less himself for a boiler from a random person so was…
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ktchen/living room flooring
Does anyone have any recomendations for flooring in a living room and kitchen - not open plan but lead into each other. Cant have tiles and am leaning towards solid wood. Have messy dogs and husband. I either have the same in the kitchen and living room or solid wood in living room and a different flooring in the hall and…
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Room has been lined can I paint over it?
imgur.cXm/a/7B0S6 (Replace X with o) I removed some really horrendous wallpaper in the living room but was careful to not take the lining paper off too. The lining paper appears to be in good condition; although it is dirty and has wallpaper paste on it. Can it be cleaned and painted over? I rather not have to remove it…
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Will a certified Electrician sign off another persons work?
I’m a landlord of a couple of terraced Houses that my wife and I have renovated from the start. This ‘renovation’ involves buying run down/burned out houses etc and literally stripping them back to the brick. We then use different trades (Electricians, plumbers, plasterers etc) to completely build the houses back up. We…
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Fence first or patio tiles?
Having a new tiled patio laid and new garden fencing installed on our mid-terrace house. The concrete hardstanding is ready for tiling but I don't know whether to get the tiling done first and the fence (plus posts) after, or the other way round. Builder - who is looking after the patio tiling - says get tiles done first…
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Conservatory replacement in tricky location
My nice house has a bodged conservatory, added by a previous owner, complete with substandard foundations, which is looking very tatty. There could be sewer pipes underneath, shared with neighbours. Access for machinery is limited, anything larger than a wheelbarrow might be a problem. I suspect the foundations might need…
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Best carpet and flooring fitters
Hi, I was wondering what would be the best way to go about getting estimates for carpet and wooden flooring fitting? Are there any recommendations? I'm looking for a cost effective way.
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Painter Decorator Tiler Recommendation Near Hayes
I'm looking to paint a 2bed flat and do some regrouting of the bathrom tiles. Can anyone recommend a painter, decorator local to Hayes please?
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Room Thermostat Installation
Hello, I'm installing a room thermostat to switch my boiler on and off. I have a radiator in the hall with no TRV on, just 2 lockshields I think its used as a heatsink if all the other rads are up to temperature. Can/should I install a TRV onto this radiator when the thermostat is installed? The thermostat will be in the…
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Chimney Lining
Hi Everyone, I'm feeling a little dejected and worn down at the moment having bought the house of horrors earlier this year and it needing complete renovation (we knew it needed work doing - just not quite so much). Yesterday I got a chimney sweep out to take a look at the chimney (so far the survey has failed to have…
