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Garage/utility/workout area/man cave
... that is just some of the items on my retirement wish list! Am looking for ideas from anyone who has created something along the lines of the above. This is not a typical "garage conversion" scenario, I have a blank canvas and maybe up to £15k-£20k to spend. Background: Recently retired and moving to a 3BR semi in a…
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Bleeding oil boiler after running dry
Hi everyone, in the interests of money saving can you help me figure out how to bleed my boiler? It ran dry after using a very unexpected amount over the last 7 weeks since our last 500 litre delivery. Hopefully you can see these images: ibb.co/kfjXc7 ibb.co/cSsJH7 I can also link one of the inside of the boiler unit…
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Moving an electricity cabinet in the hall
The missus wants to see if we can move the small cabinet in our hall containing all of the electrical gear - big thick cable coming up from the floor, meter, junction box, consumer unit etc). It would need to be moved from one wall, near a corner, to the the other wall near the same corner. (not too far but difficult to…
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Suggestions for Garden Furnitures
Hi, Would like to get some suggestions for garden furniture. We have a new patio area in our house which was recently built and were not sure what to buy in terms of furniture. We are confused between the following: 1. Sofa Set 2. Dining Table /Chair set 3. Swing Seat Any idea which works best for a family of 4? with two…
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Advice on Fitted wardrobes
So we have 2 floor to ceiling fitted wardrobes (sliding doors) in our house which both look like they were built in the 1980s! Would really like to re-vamp them. Any recommendations on companies to use or rough estimate on price? Would i pay less for a re-vamp than I would if i was having them fitted entirely from scratch?…
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Neighbour gas meter relocating to his garden
Hi i checked the price of having my neighbour gas meter moved to his garden from my terrace and it costs around 800. Because when i bought the house the meter was there i assume he has an implied easement to come and read it. That woukd not be a problem but now he wants to run the pipes up the wall which will look ugly. I…
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Bungalow rear extension height limitation
Hi, just wanted to post for some guidance from anyone with experience adding a rear extension to a semi detached bungalow under permitted development (England.) I'd like to build a rear extension to our bungalow, full width. I am not keen on having a flat roof and would prefer to have a pitched roof on the extension where…
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Bathroom firm asked to cease work midway through a
We’ve had cause to ask our bathroom fitter to stop his work due to various failings in his work. We’ve asked them repeatedly to send us invoices and to communicate through letter but they keep texting us. Can anyone advise the best way to deal with this? We’re happy to pay him for work carried out to date and for which we…
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Front doorstep ideas
Help! I no ideas whatsoever what to do with our front step to look half decent and wonder if anyone can offer any suggestions? Well under a grand ideally! First thought is to shutter and concrete it to form a better shape, then just tile. But what to do with the step where it meets the driveway? I don't want a thin wedge…
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Electric Underfloor Heating Running Costs
Hi, I'm new here and was wondering if someone might be able to provide me some advice. I'm in the process of looking to buy a house and I have found something that I like. The only issue is that it's electric only, there's no gas supply. It has been recently converted and has electric underfloor heating as the main heating…
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Installing an electric oven to replace a gas model
We are currently trying to replace a terrible freestanding gas oven. Ideally we'd like to switch to an electric model, but there are a few issues: (i) The only available place for it is next to the sink (where the current oven is). We've read about the safety regs for the oven and sink to be at least 30cm away from each…
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Extra invoice from builder
What would you do in this scenario? We had an extension/new kitchen that was completed in February. We had an agreed price and paid weekly invoices. We also added on and agreed some extras (e.g., flooring/tiling) which were all paid for. At the end there were a couple of things they didn't do so I asked for a final figure.…
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advice conservatory or extension
Have talked about either conservatory or extension. What we want is a conservatory type extension - with parital brick then glass sides, patio end door and a proper tile roof. The room in the house it is constructed off to be open and a continuation of the room (no seperating door) What has always stopped us commiting is…
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Neighbour Issues...
Just want to get some general opinions here on a situation my OH and I currently find ourselves in. We have recently moved into a new property, we've been to see it a few times before exchanging contracts and were happy with the price, the size and the location. Although we have now found a problem.... the neighbours. The…
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Best roof pitch for a lantern
We are having an extension with a roof lantern and I have read that 25 degrees is the standard pitch but our builder is saying ours will be 15 degrees, could this be an issue? Thank you very much
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Fire place opening re-furb - is this right?!
Hi there, We have just purchased a house with a hole (I have no idea what it’s called!) that within sits an old cast iron wood burner that we will be replacing in the coming months. The surround for the wood burner is shoddy, with the previous owner building a hearth from wood and tiles, and the inside is badly tiled. We…
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How much space do you lose converting garage?
Hi All Wonder if someone can help. If the internal dimensions of an unconverted garage are 2.4 metres by 4.9 metres and we get it converted, what could I reasonably expect the internal dimensions to be after insulation plastering etc? Is it 10cms all round? (So Internal dimensions would then be 2.2metres by 4.7 metres or…
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Buying house with no lintels
Hi, I'm buying a house and looking to complete next month. I have just spoken to a local window fitter as I am looking to replace the French doors and kitchen window. Surprisingly the window fitter has actually done work on this house before and replaced the double glazing. He has just mentioned that none of the houses in…
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Washer dryer sold with incorrect energy efficiency
Hi, I bought a washer dryer from Boots Kitchen Appliances, after much deliberation on which model to get. One of the reasons I chose this particular machine was that Boots (which is powered by AO.com) had advertised the energy efficiency rating as “A’. It was delivered on Saturday, but I have just noticed this morning that…
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Ideas for making use of a (very) small space
Looking for suggestions to make best use of some dead space in a bedroom. The room has a chimney breast with recesses of differing size. On one side there is a bedside cabinet; the bed is then wider than the chimney breast so protrudes out onto the other side. There is a chest of drawers in this recess, but that leaves a…
