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Leaking roof after recent snow?
Woke up this morning to find drips falling from the ceiling onto my face. In the attic i have drips coming out of the end of the felt sheets from the roof and the water going through the insulation down into the house. This is the first time i've noticed this and wondered if it might have something to do with this recent…
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New tumble dryer
We are looking to buy a new tumble dryer and would like to hear some recommendations if anyone can offer some? Looking for a condenser one (so no hole needed in wall), grey (to match washing machine) and have around £300 but could spend little more if necessary. Looked in Curry’s but not that impressed. Doesn’t need to…
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O.m.g!!!!
Woke up this morning to find drips falling from the ceiling onto my face. In the attic i have drips coming out of the end of the felt sheets from the roof and the water going through the insulation down into the house. This is the first time i've noticed this and wondered if it might have something to do with this recent…
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Wiring for Danfoss TP7000m CH Stat
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]A few years ago I had a new boiler and the Danfoss TP7000m stat hard wired to the boiler.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Over the next three years the stat display dimmed to nothing so for the moment I have replaced it with a 99p light switch.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]However on removing…
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Forced entry....possibly under section 17 - help
I came back to my flat today (I was last there last weekend) only to find my front door was almost snapped where the locks are and screwed shut from the outside. I immediately thought I had been burgled and that the neighbour screwed the door shut when they discovered it was open with nobody inside. I knocked on neighbours…
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Leak under basin
here's a pic: https://imgur.com/a/rx9pj the black bit has a leak at the bottom, not massively but enough to need fixing. I can twist the thing round and round but doesn't seem to tighten. Is there an easy way to fix this without taking it off which i think would require disconnecting all the other parts and then…
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Removing red wine stain from carpet?
My lovely husband knocked over a glass of red wine last night and about a third of a glass landed on our light beige carpet. :eek: He immediately blotted it with kitchen towel and gave it a wash with some water, without scrubbing. We put some bicarb on it overnight and the stains are now a grey colour, but still obvious in…
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Planning laws for garden buildings
Do you know what the planning laws are regarding a wooden structure in my front garden? If I don't have to get planning permission it will just be a large shed/tool/wood store. If I have to get planning permission I may decide to build part of it as a carport high enough to fit my work van under. It will be in the front…
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checks on tradesmen
hi what checks do you make with a tradesman prior to employing them? -limited company/vat number? -insurance? thanks
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Ugh! My attic has snow in it.
If, like me, you live in an older house with plain tiles, it might be a good idea to check your attic. I've just been up into mine to check the mouse traps and found a couple of rapidly melting snow drifts up there... and a dead mouse.
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carbon monoxide alarm suggestions
I'm looking to get a carbon monoxide alarm / detector, and there are so many I don't know where to start or what is a good brand etc. Does anyone have advice?
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New dishwasher
[IMG]http://<blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/lectw"><a href="//imgur.com/lectw"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>[/IMG] Bought a new inbuilt dishwasher as a direct replacement for a dead one. Below is something I've not seen before. In the non…
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Roofing Quotes and Questions...
Hi, please can anyone give a rough idea on costs. I live in a 3 bed Victorian terraced house... 1) I would like to slate my roof (welsh slate), which currently has concrete tiles. The house originally had slate, so now the beams are slightly cracked and might need bracing. Also, there are tears in the roof lining so this…
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Putting up a splashback, best way to clean wall?
Hi guys, I am putting up a glass splashback and have a plain, painted wall in the place I want it to go. The problem is, the wall is a bit grubby from the oil when cooking so the wall is stained. What is the best way to clean the wall so a splashback can be put up? Would warm water on a sponge be enough or would I need…
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Help return won’t fit through door!
Hello everyone, I am new to the site but am hoping for some advise. I ordered an electric reclining chair from very in November it stopped working and I eventually managed to get very to send an upholsterer to check it. He said prob been fitting with wrong motor, might work occasionally but will burn out shortly if it…
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Removing kitchen radiator to make more unit space
So we've very recently bought our first home and there are numerous cosmetic things that we want to change over time. One issue for us is although the kitchen diner space works for two of us it won't be enough storage space for us when we have a family, so either we remove the radiator alone and put more units in or we…
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tip from a gas engineer on frozen condensate pipes
Hi, I know it's a bit late now but just thought I would share some tips. All of the condensate pipes I seen frozen where terminated over a grid or gutter. The external air gap causes the freezing and increasing pipe size or insulating the pipe won't do much to prevent this. Trace heating might but it's not something I've…
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Kitchen companies wont send quote without deposit
Been to Wren and Magnet. Got an independent and Howdens next. Also looking at diy-kitchens. Wren and Magnet wouldnt send a detailed quote of what I'm getting without paying deposit. I can't do business this way. I don't recall this nonsense with B&Q with my last kitchen.Can you recommend anyone who will actually send me a…
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Worried about roof moisture?
Hi, I'm new to the forum :-) I recently bought a house and today went up in the loft for the first time. I noticed that the felt "underlay" (not sure if that's what it's called) looks to be very wet. I can't reach it to feel so I don't know if it is wet, but it looks pretty soggy from the picture I took. I'm just wondering…
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Homebase Clearence Outlets
Has anyone visited one of these stores...and able to report back on the outstanding - or otherwise savings on offer?? https://www.homebase.co.uk/clearance-outlet-stores Reading trade press reports, it looks like the Australian buyers might have over estimated the value of their purchase. £37million of stocks they don't…
