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B & Q Gift Card
Anyone else been denied use of their Gift Card's? Coleraine Northern Ireland store on Monday stated they were not accepting B & Q Gift Card's as payment. Had to use another form of card payment. Emailed B & Q via their website, but no reply. There is £200 on that Gift Card. Is this official policy, or a local anomaly?
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Double Glazing cracked - Company shut due to Covid
Morning We have woken up this morning to find a large and growing crack on the interior pane of glass to our bedroom window. Having moved into the house in November last year we were given the paperwork for the original install which came with a 10 year guarentee. Having called the company this morning they are shut due to…
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Shower head flakes
Hi, recently my shower has been getting hotter and hotter so I assumed the shower head was getting clogged up with limescale so i cleaned it with limescale remover like I normally do every 6-12 months. Upon rinsing the head out this time there were literally hundreds of little flakes coming out. Everytime I poured more…
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Double glazing vs triple glazing vs self-cleaning glass
I'm going to be replacing all the windows in the house with new double glazing. It's been about 30 years since I last had to do this so I'm sure technology has moved on. Is triple glazing and self-cleaning glass something worth considering? What's the percentage premium to pay for each of these over standard double…
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Oven failure
Hopefully I'm in the right section....Beko oven stopped working tonight...as in was heating dinner then stopped.No light, no fan, no heat.Grill and digital clock is fine.Question is... Is it likely that the element failing would cause this?Is this a typical element failure? Thanks
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Rounded off Heating Drain Valve
Hi all I'm trying to drain down my central heating system due to a leaking radiator in the living room. I have located the drain valve but it is correded in place and completely rounded. I have tried all I can to get it to budge but I am having no luck and it is rounded smaller than the key (it is currently at about 3/16…
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Garden Access Rights
We recently moved into an end of terrace house, in which the neighbour has a side gated access to our garden and then onto the main road. 9/10 they would only use this to take their bins out and bring them back in the evening, in which I have no arguments with. The other day I noticed that their was 2 x random men in my…
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New Concrete Driveway Problems
Got a few lads in to lay some new concrete on part of my back yard, it needs to be good enough to put a car on. They have ripped up all the old surface but it doesn't look deep enough. What is the ideal depth? They are supposed to be putting gravel down and steel mesh before concrete. They are just laying the concrete on…
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System boiler - low water pressure
Hi All, Hope you're all keeping safe and well I'm hoping someone is able to help me find out what is causing the low water pressure in my System boiler. The boiler (Worcester) and cylinder (Joule) were installed back in 2016, since then i've had low water pressure on and off. I noticed it more if upstairs shower is running…
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What type of plumbing lasts the longest?
Now that plastic pipes have been around a while, is there any known difference in which type of pipes and joints is most reliable and last the longest? Ithangyou.
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Cordless Vaccuum
Hi All Hope you are all well & safe Our current clunky Dyson corded vacuum is coming to the end of its life. It's making very strange noises, the pipe for the hand attachment is split, and its generally ready for replacing (not withstanding the fact it's far too heavy). So we've decided to buy a cordless vacuum. We've done…
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Shed base
I know this has been discussed many times and yet I'm hoping for some advice. I'm getting a new 8x6 shed and need to prepare a new base. The garden is sloping slightly - over 6 feet there's around 6 inch drop. What base would be best in this case? I'm not keen on having a concrete base built so hoping for other solutions.…
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2 Painting disasters
Hi Whilst on furlough I have been painting in and outside the house. i have been painting our two wooden gates which are a mixture of rough wood and smooth wood and were previously painted two years ago, not sure what the paint was as my wife painted them. i painted them with some fence paint that had already been opened a…
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Enormous shed needs repairs, keep or scrap?
We have a shed at the bottom of the garden that is 11m x 2.7m. Over the years it has cost us a lot in upkeep for very little return, we don't need the space as we have another shed too. I'm trying to work out whether it is best to repair or scrap. At the moment it has 2 roof leaks despite the roof being refelted 3 years…
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High pitched noise when toilet filling
Hi, looking for advice. When we flushed our downstairs toilet we noticed a high pitched noise which continued until the cistern had filled. A bit of Googling told us this was likely a faulty or dirty fill valve. Since accessing the cistern requires removing a siliconed shelf, we decided to try to access the cistern…
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Sink question
Hi all, So I am changing the sink and tap as it is not very good condition any longer. I will be buying the same size sink to fit in the same position. My question is do I need to buy new pumbling kit?? What do I buy with it? Please can you list. Thank you
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House Centipedes
Evening all,We've been living in our terraced property since end of January now and noticed a few house centipedes popping up in various places such as around radiators and in the ensuite bathroom. I've done some research online and found they can be attracted to rubbish/waste (There isn't any waste/rubbish nearby) and…
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Best Underlay for Laminate
Hi guys, some more advice needed please. I am looking for underlay for laminate flooring to go over floorboards and want something that is also suitable for slightly uneven flooring just in case. I have seen 2 options so far that I am considering. 1 is 7mm Fibreboard flooring and the other Sonic Gold. What would you guys…
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Small Uneven Yard Puddles
I have a very small rear yard, approximately 4 metres sq. It leads on to an alley. The yard doesn't get much footfall an is rarely used. There's a drain in the corner of the yard and some water flows into this, but right in the centre theres a dip and a large puddle appears there when it rains. Then I have to brush this…
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Sound proofing
In short, moved into a block of flats. I’m on the top (2nd floor) and am having real problems with the noise from the neighbours below. We can hear everything from conversation, to phone calls, crying children, stamping feet, tantrums etc. Even over our tv, we are woken up on a daily basis by their children talking. We…
