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How to cover window when showering
Good afternoon. Can anyone please give me an idea of how to cover the window when having a shower as my wife is worried as the bathroom window is very large and right where the shower is. Many thanks
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Entry / Exit point for TV Cables behind wall
Not really sure what I'm looking for, or if such a product exists...basicly I'll be running various cables behind the plasterboard (couple of HDMI, couple of ethernet, speaker cables etc) to behind the TV. I do NOT want to terminate them into a specific connector box, just have them popping out of the wall, is there a…
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Purchased kitchen dilemma
Hi all, First time posting on here so hope I get everything right! My partner and myself have been very naive and bought a new kitchen with money borrowed from a good friend, on the premise that we would be approved for a loan to pay him back. Needless to say, we weren't approved... Are we within our rights to 'return the…
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Worcester Bosch 24cdi replacement?
My old boiler might be the way out (tempted to add a pun here but didn't!) Can I please ask a very general question to those in the know before I seek quotes. Current boiler is 20 years old Worcester Bosch 24cdi Combi The question is - in the world of Heating Engineering, is it a relatively simple job to replace an old…
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Water flow restrictors
We have a water flow rate restrictor fitted to the shower to reduce the cost of running showers - I was wondering whether these could damage the water pump in a boiler ? The thing is that, surely a boiler water pump is designeed to run at a certain flow rate and pressure and suddenly blocking the pipe by 50% must put…
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definition of "replacement window"?
We are having an extension/remodel done on our house. As part of the remodel, we are switching around some existing windows (i.e., because we are moving the location of our kitchen, we are likewise moving our existing kitchen window to the new location of the kitchen (where another window previous was). The extension,…
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Mold help
Hi all! I'm in a bit of a dilemma. My husband and I live in a 3 story stone cottage in Wales that have night storage heaters (don't give off much heat), on the 3rd floor is a large attic we don't use often but has a double sofa bed and a few excess stuff but lately I have realised that mold is growing on the sofa and on…
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Pointing, any ideas on cost?
Hi all! A little advice required. I rent my old house out and they've contacted me today to tell me there are wet patches on the living room awall. I know from when I used to live there that the pouting wasn't the best as its a relatively old house. Any ideas on how much reporting will cost its a two bed end terrrace.…
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Moving meters
We would like to have our gas and electricity meters and fuse box relocated but are pretty clueless about the process. I understand the energy company moves the meters and the distribution board moves the supply but that's about it. Has anybody else had this done who could advise me on the procesd - who does what and in…
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What to do if a tradesman doesn't show up
I have a bit of a problem and need to find out what to do. I am renovating my house, bit by bit and after searching around, found a good plasterer to do work for me. However he was always a bit unreliable. Always late to get here, but at least he got here. He always quoted me a price, and when job was done, always asked…
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kitchen sportlight lights gone? need rewireing?
Hi out kitchen spotlight that has 4 or maybe 5 light bulbs(couple replaced over last couple of months), we turned the light on yesterday and there was a flash and one bulb went, this morning we turned it on and all bulbs went and it tripped all the lighting in the house, we are deciding tog et a different type of light or…
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What makes a loft 'habitable'?
What makes a loft 'habitable'? I had a quote for a loft a couple of days ago, from £5,000 to £29,000; it wasn't made clear which things would make it 'inhabitable'. He said about roof height, which could be bypassed by measuring the 2m height by measuring from the stairs into the loft. My loft hatch is in a cupboard, with…
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Shower plug/drainage replacement
We have recently moved into a house and the plug, drainer, disposal thingy ma-jig has oxidized. Is there anyway of replacing just the top silver plug hole thing without having to go under the shower? And if so any helpful advise on where to buy?
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British Gas Homecare 4 contract renewal
My Homecare 4 contract ends shortly. I was paying £45.00 per month until I reviewed it 3 months ago and they reduced it to £32.00. The renewal price offered was £49.32 per month! After a phone call, this reduced to £41.92, still a long way from £32.00. If I am a new customer, BG will charge £32.00 per month for the first…
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Window causing mould?
Hi, The seal on my double glazing is broken, the landlord has agreed with this, and I'm getting mould on the walls where the window is, it's getting quite bad, I've cleaned it off but it comes back a day later. The landlord is trying to accuse me of causing the mould by not giving the flat enough ventilation and by drying…
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Confused and naive about kitchen renewal
Hi, So, I need a new kitchen, and I need to do it as cheaply as possible. Ideally, the following needs doing: Removal of stud wall back by about 18 inches (it's small, about 1.5 metres across) but does include plumbing to the bathroom sink) which would need moving too. Kitchen removed. Kitchen fitted. Floor of kitchen…
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New Windows/Doors current install problem
Hi, Starting today we getting new windows and doors fitted. Fitters fitted 6 windows so far with lots left remaining however 5 of those 6 windows have like huge gaps between the frames and the brick work. The fitters filled the gaps with expanding foam. Theres gaps on top, bottom and sides. In mm what is the acceptable max…
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Quick question about the bathroom light regulations
We live in a 1960s semi and have a pull chord controlled bathroom light. We are redecorating our place and I thought of replacing the pull chord with a switch on the wall but cost of that is unjustifiable - electrician to do the wiring and plasterer to plaster the truncated wall. So, I was wondering if having a PIR…
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Plumbing Question (central heating)
I had to access some unseen parts of pure oil fired central heating system today to replace a motorised valve. While I was at it, I noticed a small seep around the pump (see picture). Itt is the smallest of seeps and doesn't even drip on to the floor. It just dampens the hot pipework before evaporating causing a buildup of…
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front door advice
I'm after some advice for a new front door. Am thinking of a nice fairly brightly coloured composite door, which seems to be the default choice these days, but just thought I'd run it past people here with a pic of the house - not really any period features to work with unfortunately! [IMG][/img]
