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Someone has cut our trees!
I live in a row of 1900 terraces with gardens that back onto a business. There are a line of pine trees at the back of our gardens. I came home last week to having found that the business at the back have cut the tall pine trees by approximately 50% in my garden and my 2 neighbours gardens. Neighbours were on holiday and…
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Would you fit your own bathroom?
We need to replace our bath, new shower over bath, new basin, floor tiles and new boards under the tiles as we had a bath and the last plumber did a terrible job which resulted in leak after leak. We also want to have an extractor fan fitted, plaster the ceiling and we know an electrician to put new spotlights in. Weve had…
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Buildings insurance after subsidence claim
Is there anyone here who works or has worked in the property insurance business that could answer this for me? The previous owner of the property I now own made a claim for subsidence about 16 years ago (I bought the place a couple of years after this), and the claim was fairly low value (about £2000). It was for slight…
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Painting & Decorating - Typical Costs?
Hi We have recently moved into a new build house which is a sea of magnolia walls. We are keen to get the house decorated and want it all done in one go as much as possible. We’ve had quotes from two painters/decorators so far, and I’ve been stunned at the difference in quotations we’ve received - one was £3400 and the…
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Wickes - Kitchen - Wrong delivery
Hi, My parents ordered a kitchen and got their own installers. 3/4 of the way through I have noticed its the wrong kitchen. I believe the lady that put the order through, ordered the wrong one, but at the time of paying, we didnt know as we showed the lady the one we wanted in the showroom. Any advise? Thanks in advance.
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insurance or cover for day to day repair
hi i have a cover for home emergency but wondering if there are home cover available for general day to day stuff that are non -emergency, covering plumbing, electricity etc....many thanks..
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Neighbor kitchen extension; Objection
Hi Folks, My neighbor has submitted her extension to the council, though she briefly mentioned prior to that to my wife, who replied it would be OK, but she hadn't thought it would block our kitchen window sunlight, when she was spoken to. It's a terraced house. Now we have got a letter from the council to say if we have…
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Plumber cracked my sink
Plumber came to replace kitchen taps and cracked the sink. The sink was bought in 1989 from Magnet. It’s white and very strong, I know we paid a good sum of money because it was a ‘good’ sink, which it has proven to be. The plumber is very dismissive saying it’s plastic. Does anyone know what materials Magnet sinks were…
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Shed construction
Can one of the builders or DIY members please comment; Its a custom built shed by a company. The roof is made from plank rather than board. Currently having issues with leaks (since new). They are blaming felt but I am concerned with the method of build for the roof. Each plank is approx. 150mm wide. There is a gap of upto…
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BEKO Dishwasher HELP
Hey, I've just replaced my lower door seal, but for the life of me cannot figure out which way it goes in. Its just a standard rubber seal which doesn't require the door to come off, but im getting a small leak after running 15min pre-wash, tried to contact BEKO direct but they're saying there is no instruction. Its a BEKO…
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200mm loft insulation
Anywhere to buy this cheaply? I can't find anything much less than wickes etc, at about £23 a roll.
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Rain on windows
The rain on my window is so bad it's keeping me awake at night. The window is already double-glazed. I'm wondering if I need to go for secondary glazing - a bigger gap between the two panes. Also I've considered external shutters. A builder has recommended triple glazing with one layer of acoustic glass. Any advice much…
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Good Pressure Washer (Block Paving)?
Any recommendations for a Pressure Washer that is capable of giving Block Paving a good clean. Neighbour uses small Karcher which seems to bring back the natural colour in theirs but i have never bothered to get one. I normally scrub with broom and sweep in dried kiln sand after but don't want to use any chemicals in case…
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leather sofa top coat after paint
hey all, I've just painted my leather sofa using acrylic paint.. it looks nice but the feel not as much, how can i treat the leather now to give it the nice leather feel again? I searched sealants, im not sure if that is what im after..and its not the cheapest thing! Advice will be much appreciated! Thank you!
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Can I take a piece away from an internal wall
Hi I am hoping someone can answer my query. The wall I want to take a piece out of spans the width of the house. It starts below the floorboards and the first floor joists rest on it so obviously it is structural. Upstairs it goes about two-thirds of the way across the house. I want to change this to half way across. Above…
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Building advice.....?
Hi, Not sure if this is the right place but here goes. I’ve seen a house that I’d like to make an offer on. It’s been on the market a while and I could see from the pictures online the kitchen is incredibly dark. In real life it seemed ever darker! Combination of dark wooden units and tiles, very small space and a large…
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New Kitchen Advice
Hi, We've been looking at new kitchens and been to a couple of showrooms. Thinking of either a dark granite or a light quartz worktop. What are peoples experiences of light quartz. Is it hard to keep clean? Does it scratch easily? Can you put hot things straight from the oven on it without damage? Also, they keep…
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Washine Machine Issue Bosch Serie 6 timer
Have noticed a problem today with our washing machine. Bosch Serie 6. You start the programme and the timer will go down until there is about 5 minutes left and then it'll go up to 11 and then start going down again. Three or four times itll go and add time on to the cycle before finally stopping. Does anyone have any idea…
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HELP: BUILDING REGS and advice (council or private?)
Hi everyone, We are about to renovate an old barn, we are having the plans drawn up which are pretty straight forward, single story 2 beds. Whilst we will be doing the full internal works ourselves, we are going to find a local builder to take down the roof and rebuild, also one side of the barn is unstable and we are…
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Blocked sewer pipe at 90 degrees bend
Hi I am fed up every month having to rod a toilet sewer pipe from an inspection chamber in the garden.. There is a 6m pipe from the chamber going to what looks like a left hand bend then another run of 10m to another chamber. Because of the length of the run it is always getting blocked at the bend. The chambers are 300mm…
