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Leaking shed
My shed roof is leaking badly and has killed my lawnmower!! I can't quite afford to replace it for a few months so wondered if I got a tarpaulin and draped it over the roof and hanging down sides slightly, would the rain be repelled for a time? PS I suspect it may contain asbestos which is why it will be more expensive to…
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Trust a trader Vs localheroes
Has anyone experience with either? I'm looking at a variety of work in my home and it's all going to add up fast anyway. I tried trust a trader and that gave me a list of people.that I can contact. Meanwhile local heroes effectively gave my order out and I was given a specific person that would do the job, rather than a…
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Cut Ring Main
Afternoon All Long story short, I've drilled through the ring main in the kitchen and cut the cable (yep, idiot...I knew the cable was in the area, just a moment of madness) I've cut out a section of plaster and exposed the damaged cable and cut it cleanly and insulated the ends as a temporary measure to keep the RCD happy…
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Scaffolding for loft
Can someone who has had a loft conversion tell me how long scaffolding has to be up for? We are having a Velux conversion so no dormer which will add extra time to the conversion so it will not be needed for that. The issue is it is going to be sat on our front garden and basically want it gone as soon as they don't need…
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Local Authority caused damage to my property
I own an end of terraced property at the end of a row of council houses. The council have commissioned work on the properties next to mine and are replacing roofs within the area. They have erected scaffolding in order to do this work, the end of the scaffolding is about 1 meter within my boundary and has been put on top…
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Cost of fixing carpet caroet at thresholds
So I've had to have fitted caroet taken up to rectify heating issues. Employed someone to re fit the caroets, he did an ok job with the exception of the carpet thresholds, where the capet meets the bedroom doors. Tradesman I got to fit the caroets isn;t able or willing to do a good job of it. I've had a quote of £70 from…
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Droopy wall
This is a bit long-winded: So I have this upstairs bedroom that occupies the front right hand corner of the house. It has a breeze-block plastered internal wall running rearwards from the main front house wall that it shares with the upper landing on the other side of it and that has nothing but living room ceiling below…
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Cleaning Concrete Coping Stones
The previous owners of my house replaced concrete coping stones on the (knee high) wall around my patio with a wooden alternative which I don't like. I've still got the original coping stones and I want to put them back on but they've been out in the elements for a while. Can anyone give me any advice or tips on what's…
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Diplomat oven not heating
There was a powercut in my flat and since then I am unable to get the oven to turn on. It is an old Diplomat Select 610 with an analog clock. The clock is ticking and the oven doesnt sound like it is not working however, when I turn the temperature nob the light does not turn on and ultimately it does not heat up. I have…
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Loft insulation calcs
Im having a bit of a brain freeze moment, so please help: Loft is 4.2m x 8m Insulation roll size (100mm deep rolls) Width 1140mm length 7.28m Area per roll 8.3 m2 So do i only need 4 rolls???
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Ants :(
just come back from a holiday to find a smallish swarm of ants in kitchen! things really creep me out to point where im struggling to be able to cook in there or eat breakfast or make a tea even! :( I have put Nippon baits down, and today they are going crazy over it, so hoping a good sign.. question is tho.. i have…
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Damage to boundary fences by overgrown plants
The boundary fence which I believe to my responsibility has become badly damaged due to next doors extremely overgrown garden. My neighbour is a tenant of local housing association and does have various physical and mental impairments and for these reasons does not have the capacity to maintain the gardens at the property.…
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Heating not coming on...
Hi All, I hope that you can help me to identify what type of heating syetsm i have and then where i can look to refill the system with water.. We moved into a property 3 weeks ago and the previous owners have emigrated ( so I am stuggling to contact them to ask) and in the meantime it our radiators have been on/off…
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Exposing original "Builders Opening" fireplace for stove - party wall issue?
Hi all, Long time lurker, first time poster. We are just about to complete on our first major house purchase (both previously owned flats) and so have never been involved in any significant building work before. There are a few things we want to do to the property so this site has been invaluable for information, but there…
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Boiler Pressure drops cant find leak
Hi there We are a couple renting a 3 bed house and in the past month have had a new bexi combi boiler fitted after issues with the old one. After about 2 weeks we noticed the pressure would drop to 0 overnight. I checked all radiators and visible pipes and no sign of a leak. This has now gotten worse to the point that…
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Broken Miele Washing Machine
So we’ve just had the Miele engineer out to our four year old Miele Washing Machine as it had decided to not spin and the engineer has advised us that it’s the motor that needs to be replaced. He’s saying that despite us having a ten year promotional warranty on the machine that it has done over 11,000 hours and is only…
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Carpet cleaning (and drying) - effect on chipboard?
Hi everyone, We had our upstairs carpets professionally cleaned this afternoon - about 8 hours ago. They still feel very damp. This has made me a bit concerned about the chipboard underneath - surely getting the carpets that wet could damage the sub-floor? Of course I understand that the carpets needed wetting in order to…
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Water too hot - Help understanding new boiler system
Hi, I’ve just moved into a new rented house. The water is too hot and the system is confusing to me. Previously lived in combi boiler houses which I found fairly simple. This seems to be a conventional boiler, Ideal Classic RS30. This is downstairs. It has a dial, 0-6, and that’s about it. In the hallway is a control which…
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Advice on a washing machine with bearings going out.
About 7 years ago I purchased a rather expensive Hotpoint WMUD942K washing machine. In the last month or so I notice the drum sounds a lot noisier than it used to, comparing it to the noises on youtube videos, it does indeed sound like the bearings are going. I'm just wondering what to do about it, given the initial cost…
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Lancashire Fire Ltd.
Just had a couple of fires checked over - one older than the other turns out to be made by Lancashire Fire Ltd., with the plate giving the model & serial No. I couldn't find any info via an online search. Anybody heard of them? Were they bought out by anyone? The aim being to be able to get a manual of some sort for a…
