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Repainting black garage steel door
Buying a house and it has a solid black garage door. Want to repaint a blue or teal. Do I need to remove old pain, sand or clean before painting. Should I use a primer? What type of paint is best to use?
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Replacememt flex for hedge trimmer
Hi Whilst using the hedge trimmer I managed to cut through the flex, how much do you think I should expect to pay for a replacement? I have a figure of £20-£30 with a max of £50, is that a reasonable price ?
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New roof or not?
I live in a 'traditional' 1930s semi-detached house. Have learned that the chimney stack needs work doing to it, at least re-pointing and lead work, or better taking it down several brick layers. The question I'm debating is whether to also have a new roof done!? Well, the scaffolding is already in place. Moreover, better…
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Roofer damaged neighbours roof
We have a semi-detached house. Recently we had a roofer make some repairs to our part of the roof. (the roofs are separated by a narrow flat box gully) While up there the roofer noticed the neighbours hip iron was unstable (all cement perished) so he cemented it in. He did not mention he had done this to either myself or…
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Double Glazing Repairs
Can't beleive it;s happened during 2018 though I've been hear since 2009 Any MSER's could maybe guess cost if I want a local tradesperson to repair living room and bedroom double glazed windows which have been soacking wet past few weeks inside. Is it hundreds per window-I've stopped short of getting quotes as I want to…
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Smart Alarm System
Hi, Just wanted to see if anyone here had any Smart alarms w/ motion detection that can be monitored via apps. I have had a few quotes from companies and just wanted to see if anyone has anyone they can recommend? One of the quotes involves a system with 2 motion camera's inside the house that send a 30 second clip to a…
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Problem with dishwasher
Anyone know anything about dishwashers? When I turn mine on it fills with water then starts bleeping an error message and stops the bottom is full of water. Is this something I can easily fix myself? Filters are all clear. It’s a Beko. Thanks in advance :beer:
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Do you have your boiler serviced?
In the last 11 years, I've lived in three different properties, all of which have had a Worcester Bosch boiler. In that time, I've only once had a boiler serviced, and it appeared to me that he just took the cover off and vacuumed the inside. Is servicing a boiler actually necessary? What is the engineer actually servicing?
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Re-oiling wooden banister handrail.
Hi all The wooden handrail on my staircase was treated with Danish Oil at least 10 years ago. I haven't reapplied any since then and am looking to freshen it up. Is there anything specific I should use to clean the handrail before applying more oil? Thanks for any advice.
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Which Hammer Drill is Perfect?
Extremely sorry for the confusing question. My hubby is out for working purpose and in that meantime I made a beautiful wall art myself. Now the problem is I have so many hammer drill options to drive screws into plaster. But I am not sure which one is great for this job. I have to do it standing on a ladder. So it's…
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Old Hot Water System Explanation
I have an older hot water system with a tank. In the loft there's a large black tank full of water that feeds the hot water tank. I guess water from this comes in from the main via a ballcock valve. There's a pipe leading from the bottom, which I guess feeds the hot water tank. There is a large pipe that bends round and…
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Lampshade Renovation
HI Guys, I have a plain lampshade I want to decorate for my girls bedroom. But I don't know how/what to stick stuff onto it with. Can you use any glue? Or does it need to be something special as it's a heated light source? Thanks in advance!
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Cardale garage door operation
Does anyone else have a garage door that, in an emergency eg a power cut, cannot be manually opened? My garage door has a handle including a key lock that seems to be superfluous. There is no cord at the back of the key barrel that would disengage the door mechanism and allow manual operation. I would have thought that it…
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Tiles - Topps Tiles
I am looking to buy these tiles http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod46281/vyne-white-gloss-tile.html But the price seems really high. Does anyone know of anyone else that sells these / a way to get discount at topps? Thanks in advance!
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Guttering - replace now or not.
Yesterday we had a roofer out to deal with a leak from our gutter and also to see if he could locate the cause of an awful reedy noise from the felted roof of an upstairs bay window during the recent high winds. When he'd fixed the leak he said that whoever put the guttering on had nailed it to the fascia board instead of…
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Hairline cracks in plaster
Hi, We have recently bought a newly renovated 1930s semi. In the alcoves either side of the fireplace, cracks of less than 1mm have appeared vertically from coving to skirting where the solid walls join the alcove plasterboard. Hope this makes sense. I think this has happened because we have put the heating on a fair bit…
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HELP!! Dodgy Window Firm Contract!
Hi, I'm really desperate for some advice. We were asked by doorstep salesman if we wanted a free quote for windows, who then pressured us into signing a contract for 3 windows for £1350 to be paid in full in one go! We've had some financial difficulties since then, and can't afford to proceed with the business, but how…
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Extend Dropped Kerb
Morning everyone , We have lived in our house for approx. 20 years now , the house has a double driveway and dropped kerb , the dropped kerb doesn't quite get to the edge of the driveway and if 2 cars are on the drive it can be a bit awkward - more so since we have recently got a bigger car . On one side of the driveway is…
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Pipework question
I'm having a bedroom studded and insulated, so need to take the rad (which will be replaced) off the wall. Due to the wall moving out a few inches I need to remove the pipework to allow room (current up pipes are flush to current skirting, so in the way). I plan to cut them under the floor them cap them off until such time…
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renovation order ??
Hi, as advised I'm starting my own thread. Oh and I are no strangers to DIY, We are now taking on our biggest and last project, this time we need to employ many trades men, really not sure which order to start in.....what would you guys do in which order. Jobs requiring immediate attention New roof RE wire Wood work…
