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Fitting a new bath
Good Evening, Just after a couple of pointers from personal experience. Bathroom is just an empty shell at the minute with the bath ready to go in over the next few days so the tiler can be arranged to come out and do the floor / walls. The bath came with brackets to help secure it to the wall, i'm sure these are enough…
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Issues with cleaner - opinions wanted!
4 weeks ago I employed a cleaner who did a great job first time, no issues at all. On the 2nd week she cancelled saying her friend's car had broken down and she was stuck there with her (she doesn't drive) so the day had to be rearranged. That time the clean wasn't as thorough and she didn't clean the shower at all. 3rd…
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stone wall problem
my cousin owns an old stone cottage and has lived there for some years. I was doing some gardening for her and noticed there are gaps in the stonework in one wall.You cant see it directly,you have to hunker down hence that's why its only come to light when I was gardening. I mentioned it to her and she said the wall…
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Outside electric meter becoming inside because of porch
Hi I am planning on building a porch. Our electric meter is outside and the porch will cover it meaning it will then be inside. Is this OK or is there a reason it should be outside? The porch does not have planning as it is within permitted development Thanks
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Bought house - Failed boiler service
Hi gang! Just bought a new house and has BG come out to have my first free service on the "new" boiler. It failed because the pressure was up at 3, there doesn't seem to be a main plug for the boiler and he said there could be leak because of the pressure. I've read on another thread that I can bleed the radiators which I…
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Structural wall DIY
Hi all, I've finally exchanged on my house and complete late next month (let the budget DIY commence) Basically, the kitchen is pretty small and the plan is to knock down the supporting wall between the kitchen and the lounge. Ive had a couple of quotes and just feel like the labour for a reasonably simple job is too high…
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Clean floor before laying new carpet?
Having just spent the best part of a day using my trusty new Titan vacuum to clear up after rewiring, I am pretty surprised just how much dust,grit,gravel, etc.,were on the floorboards and between the floorboards when the carpets were removed in my new house. Some of that was plaster chunks and dust generated by the…
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Painting 'cardboard' wall
Hello! We're redecorating our entrance hall and while removing the wallpaper off one of the walls we noticed that it was some sort of cardboard instead of plaster. The idea is to paint this wall but I'm not sure how I'm going to do that now. Should I plaster it first (not sure if it's possible because of said cardboard)?…
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I think my neighbour's new extension is going to overhang the boundary.
Our neighbour is having a new one storey extension built at the back of his house. The plans showed he would be well withing his boundary so we didn't object. Now they have put on the wood structure for the roof, I think his slanted roof will definitely overhang. I'm also concerned there will be no room for a gutter and…
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Fencing in communal garden
Hi all, I hope this is the right place to post this! I recently moved into a first floor maisonette which is share of freehold. I'm in the process of becoming a director of the management company, there is one other resident (out of 6 maisonettes) who is the other director. There is a long history of all of the other…
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Materess recommendation
Hi Looking for a superking materess and would appreciate some recommendations. Needs to be a materess which allows it to be returned on case it does work. We got a John Ryan origins 1500 but have been having some Problems with back so it will be going back. We r both side sleepers and prefer more firm materess than one…
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Green disposal
....of tree branches. How is it done? It's something I should have given some thought to before I started hacking away! The branches are too big to get into the car, so I can't take them to the tip. They're not suitable for firewood because I cannot heart on hand say that they are completely dry. Unlike grass clippings and…
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Sequence of refurbishment and estimated costs in London
We are close to exchanging on a 1930s 3 bed house (London zone 5) which is in need of modernisation. We are planning to get the following 6 changes done as soon as possible but worried about the order in which we should sequence and rough estimates of time and money for each job assuming it would be done by tradesmen: a.…
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Boiler and bathroom upgrade
Hi folks, new poster. I've decided (finally) to upgrade my boiler and bathroom. I'm going from a 1980s workhorse boiler + hot tank to a Combi. I'm going to update my bathroom, full suite change and redecorate. I'm budgeting 6-7.5k for the work. I looked at the boiler replacement a while back - I don't think I need to…
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bad paint job any answers?
I had the outside of my bungalow painted in August of last year and in April the paint started peeling off. This was paint I bought myself and the painter is coming back to rectify it this week . The question I havent been able to get answered by him is why it happened in the first place? This building has already been…
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2 storey granny annex on side of house
Hi, Would really appreciate some advice..have got planning permission and plans with basic building spec. Am looking for a builder and asked for quotes from four builders.Was shocked at the variation and lack of detail on the quotes in order to compare them,.. uncertain how to proceed also now thinking about splitting the…
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Boiler turning on when Nest says heating & water heater OFF!
Hi All, We had a Nest installed at the end of April. Currently we have a problem where the boiler is turning on even though the Nest is saying heating and hot water is off. I have turned off eco mode and auto schedule/learning and everything is on a manual schedule. So even though currently there is no schedule active the…
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Coir mat alternative
The coir matting in our porch mat well has had its day, im aware that all natural fibers shed but would like to keep a natural fiber product, anyone know what sheds the least?
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Shower is very hot in hot weather
Hello Thought I'd ask another question. I have a strange problem. In hot weather my shower (electric shower) is very very hot, even when it's turned down to cold! In really hot weather the water just too hot to shower in. We do not have this problem in the winter, only in hot weather. Does anyone know why? Thanks Annie
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Garden fence cowboys
Hello I hope someone can tell me the right procedure to follow, as I think I've employed a cowboy fencer. Said the job would take two weeks starting on Wed 30 May. Delayed till Fri 1 Jun (didn't show) Kept saying he would show up the next day, but didn't Turned up Wed 6 June at 3pm, took down fence. Didn't show up for the…
