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Dormer cost
Hi all. I have a chalet style home and the upstairs bedrooms have sloped walls either side due to the shape of the house and size of roof. the bathroom currently has a dormer (when i bought it) but i was hoping to get a very rough estimate on how much a dormer on either side of the house about 3m long to square up the wall…
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new underlay or not
Hi, My husband and I moved into a new build property in December and are looking to redecorate. Nothing wrong with the way it is now, they were just built with the basic cheap carpets etc. We want to start by replacing the bedroom carpet and as it is only 7 months old do we really need to buy new underlay or can you just…
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Boiler Cover/ Heating Cover
I'm looking at boiler and heating cover, I would be interested in if you think boiler cover and heating cover is worth it. It costs about £15 a month and you get a free service but there is a call out fee of £60. Therefore the annual cost could be more than the cost of a call out of a local boiler engineer. What are your…
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Polished concrete floor
Hi I am looking for any advice on a polished concrete floor and in particular a product called Cemfloor which I believe is a liquid screed. I am putting UFH into a new build and want a polished floor finish. I've seen cemfloor down and it looks very nice but I am wary about the floor cracking. Can anyone advise on the…
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Garden Tap
I've recently brought a replacement garden tap but cant for the life of me get the tap to 'screw' on so that the tap is straight and tight to the wallplate. When fully tightened the tap sits horizontal to the floor, I daren't tighten anymore for fear that the tap will snap. I've tried using more and less plumbing tape…
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Lateral Opening Door Hinges
Hi I am trying to find if anyone has fitted Lateral Opening Door Hinges to kitchen cabinet doors? I have found them online but can’t find a company that can show them in action before I purchase, I live in East Sussex. I amtrying to hide a chimney breast with doors and rather than them opening out I want them to slide over…
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Temporary Weatherproofing Of Plug Socket
Long Story Short! Double wall socket will be exposed to the elements for a couple of weeks due to a porch replacement and thunderstorms are possible in the area. I have covered the sockets with a plastic bag and bin liner followed by Gorilla tape to try to bond the bags over the sockets to the brick wall. Don't know if…
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Yorkshire Water Broke My Toilet
I'm wondering if anyone has some sage advice: YW (Yorkshire Water) did some work outside our house which caused dirt to get into the cistern valve so it no longer closed. YW came and and cleaned the valve. All good. Weeks later the valve will no longer close again - YW come out clean the valve again. All good until 7am the…
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Change 2 separate taps for mixer tap on bath?
Hi, Is it feasible and cost effective to change two separate bath taps (hot and cold) for a mixer tap?
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Tiling job completed, am I being too fussy
Tiler has done a job for me and finished today, generally im happy with it. However I did point a cut around a cabinet where it looks a big rough to me and he said its the best he could do, am I being too fussy: I have had to pester him to mitre the trim and adjust some pretty uneven grout lines etc and I could sense he…
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Sticking ceiling mounted curtain rail
I have a ceiling mounted curtain rail with a cord. I think a guest has hand pulled the curtains and now the cord is very tough to pull. I can't see anything obviously wrong other than one side the thin string that connects the curtain hooks looks loose and could potentially be getting caught with the master thing? Anyone…
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House renovation - what order should we do things in?
Hi everyone, My bf and I have just moved into our first home and it’s quite the project. We are in the process of organising the house to get re-wired and we’ve had two quotes from electricians (one for almost £4K and the other for just over £2K). Obviously that’s a big difference but one is an individual carrying out the…
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Accidentally bought integrated washer, can I install it freestanding?
As the title says, what happens if I use an integrated washer freestanding? Will it shake itself to bits? Can u put it on wood to dampen the movements ? I don't care too much about looks :rotfl:
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Carpets - length vs width
Hi All, I currently have a carpet remnant in my basket from an online retailer, which measures 4m x 5m, there is the exact same carpet at a cheaper price measuring 5m x 4m. These are to be cut between the stairs, landing and hallway. (I've worked out the the joins are on the steps, no matter which way we go) It's a wool…
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Intergrated fridge freezers.
Not too sure about replacing these. We have an intergrated fridge freezer sized 50/50. This needs replacing but how do I go about finding one that will fit where the current one is. I have looked but nothing seems similar to what we already have. I have noticed the one we have has a middle bit of around 5 inches that…
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Terraced house window sill advice
Hello, We have a 2 up 2 down terraced house. I want to try and tidy up the front. We have had new windows and will eventually get a new door, but, for now i'm looking to paint the sills. It looks like the two top windows don't have sills so i'm wondering what to do about painting? Usually I'd paint the lintel and sills to…
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Structural engineer for loadbearing wall
Hello, We have a structural engineer coming round in a couple of weeks to do calculations for us to have a single door extended to a double door in a loadbearing wall. Has anyone had this done, and can tell me what kind of access they are likely to need? i.e. are they likely to need to take up carpets to look at…
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Loo fill and flexi hose
I need to replace the fill unit on the loo - the last two were a plastic thread that fitted onto a rigid copper pipe and I think the lack of flexibility is causing the inlet to leak more often than it should. I spotted a brass thread version below.…
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Window can't support above brick work
I’m in the process of buying an old house (300 years old) and the building survey has picked up that a downstairs UPVC window is supporting the bricks above and it’s not strong enough. The survey says: "To the front elevation there is some evidence of cracking to the brickwork immediately above the dining room window which…
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Huge double glazing quote
Hi, I would love your opinions on a double glazing quote I have received. 14 x windows (includes 10 wood effect upvc Georgian style sash windows the others are small windows I.e. small toilet windows. All windows are ‘laminated glass’. 2 x French doors and 1 x side door. All wooden effect Upvc. The quote from a popular,…
