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Sandtex woes
We have recently repainted our house using Sandtex masonry paint. The house is rendered, and was previously painted using Sandtex, and was in good sound condition. It's all fine, except a small area of wall, about 30 cm by 15 cm where the paint refuses to stay on. For the first attempt, there was over a week of warm dry…
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Sealing under my UPVC door sills
Hello, I had my UPVC doors and windows installed at least 10 years ago. Recently noticed some black in the corners inside which is probably mould/moisture getting in so had a look outside and noticed they haven't sealed under the sills of any of the doors. They sealed down the sides of the doors. I assume they should be? I…
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Fitting new kitchen cabinet knobs?
Afternoon all, Ok, so I'm about to demonstrate that I know nothing about DIY! My wife has new handle for the kitchen units. They've come with a threaded screw that's too long and touches the built in appliances so the door won't shut completely. Is the only fix to buy shorter bolts? The old one's are too narrow to refit…
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Programmable thermostats
Can you recommend me a programmable thermostat please? We are in a rental house at the moment and have Hive here, but have been very unimpressed, it regularly loses contact with the heating and so turned the radiators on full blast a number of times when it was already 25+ degrees in the house. I don't know if it's just a…
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En suite
Hi, trying to decide if building an en suite will be worth while or will just spoil the size of a bedroom. House is four bed with bedrooms on two floors and currently only has one bathroom. Bedroom in question is 4.8mx4.3m (15'6"x14') and is on the floor with no bathroom. Is it possible to accommodate an en suite and still…
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Any DIY ideas?
Can anyone suggest any DIY method to decorate window sills?
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How to get rid of these alcove shelves?
Hi, New to DIY, I'm trying to get rid of the existing Shelves in the alcove to replace with floating alcove shelves. The current one doesn't look like are screwed to the walls, may be some kind of adhesive? Could anyone suggest how can I remove them easily? https://imgur.com/a/Kkuu92e Thanks
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AC install gone wrong....need some advice.
Hi All In a bit of a predicament and need some advice and guidance. Apologies if this is the wrong forum section for such a post - feel free to direct me to the correct one if required. Sequence of events. * Reached out to a company to get an additional unit installed to our residential AC system. * Company quoted based on…
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House renovation costs getting out of control - RANT
I can't be the only one around here having had this issue at some point in their lives! A nice old victorian house pops up in the perfect sought-after area. It's on the market way below what you'd expect in that area so you can actually afford to live there, but it's a wreck. You take the challenge on knowing it'll be…
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B&Q kitchen compensation query
Hi there, Just looking to get some advice on how I should proceed with B&Q. We had a kitchen fitted by them back in May. It was fitted 2 months later than it should have been because they "lost us in their system as they were switching from an old to a new system". That in and of itself was frustrating but they gave us a…
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Help, Regularisation Certificate
Hi, New user and first time post, finally plucked up the courage after reading the forums a bit and seeing that you are largely really helpful and friendly bunch, so... My tale starts a few years ago, 18.5 in fact. When I bought my house It already had a wooden lean to on the side and a rear porch on the back door and an…
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DIY Kitchens
Hello all Doing up a farmhouse and several cottages at the moment. Will need 5 complete new kitchens overall. Farmhouse is for us to live in, cottages are for holiday lets. Budget for each max £7000k including appliances and worktops. Looking at DIY kitchens online. Any comments on them? Is our budget of £7k per kitchen…
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Best adhesive to glue planter
We have a large garden planter thats just blown over (unsure of material, its glazed black on the outside, looks like terracotta colour on the inside), its broken into 4 pieces, so we want to try and glue it back together (it was empty when it smashed) What would be best for this please?
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Painting Column Radiators
I've have a modern column radiators that I fitted in my house 10+ years ago and they have gone a bit yellow and have patches of rust and are generally a bit grotty as they are difficult to clean as the gaps between the pipes are really tight. So, I've bought some Plasticote Radiator spray paint. But I would just like some…
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How easy to install a dishwasher
Before I chuck my partner out for his shoddy dishwashing skills :rotfl: We have decided to get a dishwasher installed. The set up in the kitchen is next to the sink is the washing machine so water pipes are set up. Next to that is a set of drawers. I was thinking that is the best place to put it. Only thing is that the…
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Postage Shortfall.
Hi. Basically I've just found out that a letter I sent has not been received. I got in touch with the Post Office because I thought it was lost but now I'm thinking I didn't pay enough postage. As the recipient is a Gov body I don't think they would pay the surcharge (and I don't expect them to) What happens to the letter…
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Best deal for Dyson v6/v8/v10
I would like a recommendation on where is best to find the most keenly priced dyson cordless hoover. Definitely new/refurb (if as good as new) I was open to suggestions on different brands but having read the other recent thread…
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taking someone to court
Hi all need some advice We got a driveway person in to do our driveway. He had done a few houses around the area, he had positive reviews on check a trade and the quote was in line with others. He did about 4 days work and then after we had made the second stage payment to order the block paving he has disappeared.…
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Temporary garden fence.
Hi all. Want to section off our patio for our dogs now the bad weather is upon us to keep them off the grass because they start to dig it up now it's damp. They are only small dogs and our patio area is more than big enough for them. Just wondering if there was a cheap option to do this, because I was thinking of chicken…
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Leaky toilet into joist!
Not really sure what to do. I've smelt wee in our bathroom for a while and i knew there must be a leak. Decided i wanted a new bathroom anyway and today the plumber has taken the toilet out and found that yes it has been leaking for a while. He has taken the floor up around the toilet but the joist is very wet about a foot…
