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Skirtings caulking and painting...
I cant seem to find the answer to this on google? I have a newly plastered house. So do I paint the walls first then fit the skirtings and caulk. Or do I fit skirtings and caulk first then paint after? Its seems sensible to me to paint first but things I have read seem to say caulk ready for decorating? Thanks!
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Are all PVA the same?
Hi all, We're renovating our flat at the moment and need to use a lot of PVA for plastering wall, tile, plaint, carpet, paint..etc. Unibond Super PVA is almost double the price of other brand like Evo-Stik or EverBuild. Are they all the same? Is it a false economy buying a cheaper one as they are thinner/diluted? Thank.
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Neighbour has extended their garage on uneven ground and is 3.8m high on the boundary
My neighbour has double the length of their garage. They've built it much further back in the sloping ground and built up the low-level parts to be as high as the highest part, if that makes sense. The brick built structure is 3.8 meters at it's the highest part, but because that is just filled in / foundations does that…
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Granted Planning Permission - Want to change if possible!
So i've been granted planning for a 2 storey extension, is it possible i could only do a 1 storey extension within the existing planning? or would i need to send a new application ? Thanks!
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Guttering and Standing water
Hi we have a bungalow. 2 joins of guttering are leaking having cleaned them out etc found 2cm of standing water along entire strip of guttering. There is no other problem with guttering apart from 2 small sections where dripping slowely. Thanks
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One for Dozergirl!
Need to regrout small section of patio(buff coloured slabs) which is loose and breaking up. Best way to carry this out - dry mix or wet mix? Advice so far differs considerably, so any answers would help, Dozergirl or others.
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Laying gravel near home... questions
basically wanted to lay gravel on our front garden instead of nothing, basically its soil no grass there! i was going to lay borders around edges of the garden but not the edge of the house where bricks etc is.. will this cause any problems?? gravel touching house bricks? (im sure im being over worried here).. also we 1…
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Ceiling light -- maximum bulb power...?
I've just replaced a ceiling light in my hallway. The new fitting is more modern in style, but the design elements are very similar -- they both have a metal frame with glass side panels, which hangs on a chain attached to a ceiling fitting. The old light is ancient, before "energy saving" bulbs became prevalent. It takes…
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Home Improvements or Reduce Mortgage??
Hi everyone, I am having a head scratching moment & wondered what you guys would do... I would like to do home improvements - bathroom refurbishment, kitchen refurbishment, finish garden, painting & decorating etc. We don't want to get home improvement loans though & potentially have another "debt". I think we would be…
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Asbestos found in soil around new extension
Hello, I am trying to sell my house, and the property is under offer. Rather frustratingly the buyers have done a survey of the garden and land around an extension that was built approx 6 years ago. The survey has turned up asbestos in the aggregate that was used as infil around the foundations for the extension. I am…
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What IS that smell from the flat downstairs?
I own a flat in a block and the flat below me is let out to a company that houses people on a temporary basis (think less single vulnerable moms and more fresh from the clink slightly scary young men). So over the last couple years I have had to deal with my fair share of noise and smells from below, including heavy…
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Boiler pressure
Hi yesterday Scottish Water fixed a leak in my supply pipe and the plumber said he was surprised I had been getting any water to my house as pressure was so low. . Rightly or wrongly I thought the increase in pressure had effected my boiler so I bled my radiators to bring the pressure down. After that I thought the problem…
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Howdens Kitchen Quote
Hi All, Needed a little help. I've never brought a kitchen before and received my first quote from Howdens. I have Wicked coming out next week too. Is this quote fair and in line with the amount of cupboards etc? Totally clueless with all this :eek: Is there any savings I can make? I plan not to use their appliances and…
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Professionally installed Festive lights over house and front garden
In our household Mrs has suddenly made a demand that she wants to get decorative lighting professionally installed which shows the outline of the house + some lights over the shrubs on the front garden before Christmas. I haven't got the first clue who I contact (local electrician, some specialist installers or…
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Leak from neighbour
Hello everyone, I am just looking for advice. I live in a terraced house and I share a footpath with my neighbour. Half of our houses goes over the top of the pathway. My neighbour has a leak in their bathroom which is dripping quite considerably. This is going onto the pathway however, it's going down my outside wall.…
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cotswold chippings and gravel in general
we are new to buying and upkeeping gravel. we are considering getting something called cotswold chippings in cream; https://www.gravelmaster.co.uk/ScProductDetail/_decorative-garden-gravel/cotswold-buff-chippings_34.aspx?CATARGETID=120050280000002146&CADevice=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7fyszeKf3gIVDJ3tCh1dZQgSEAQYASABEgKCKPD_BwE…
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Floating Shelf
We've bought a couple of floating shelves which have been a bit of a learning curve to put up. https://www.homebase.co.uk/duraline-white-floating-shelf-60cm_p270254 They're being fixed to a brick / masonry wall. Have managed 1 x 50mm screw in the centre hole, a 1 x 50mm top right, and 1 x 40mm in the bottom right, with 1 x…
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Exterior Door opening onto Sewer Drain?
Is it good practice to build a doorway which would step out directly on top of a public sewer drain in the back garden, instead of lining the door with the path the builder has positioned it so you step out onto the sewer or without cover into the sewer. I am arguing with them about this issue!
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constantly whining dog next door
We live in a very built up urban area with very small gardens, little more than yards. Recently the youngish retired couple next door acquired a dog which whines or cries or barks almost continuously. They sleep in the front of the house but we sleep in the back and it is quite intrusive. It goes on until late in the…
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Fridge manufacturers - reliable fridges and good customer service?
Looks like I'll soon need a new under counter fridge, which are the current best manufacturers with reliable fridges and good customer service? Thanks
