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Leaky oil tank
Hello all, was sweeping round my oil tank the other day and must have knocked the glass jar type thing as discovered a slow drip coming out of it today. I tried turning it as tight as I could but there must be a seal or gasket away in it as just touching it makes the oil fly out of it. Any tips for getting it sealed again…
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Builder put his foot through ceiling
So having already caused a bit of damage to my flat, the neighbours' builder has now put his foot through my ceiling. https://i.postimg.cc/66GvQZ9X/living-room-ceiling-18-03-20-10.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/Z5Db3fcD/IMG-0430.jpg They've put a temporary patch on it but I don't want to be left with a visible patch if possible…
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Fixing a mirror to the wall - what size screw?
Hoping folks can offer a bit of advise as I definitely don't want the thing falling off the wall and having 7yrs bad luck :) I have a rectangular mirror with 4 pre-drilled corner holes
which I would like to put up on a wall but need some advice on the most
suitable size / gauge screws to use (the mirror was previously on a…
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Bay window external tiling
I own a 1930's Semi and currently between the upstairs and and the downstairs bay window it has pebble dash, a chunk of which has fallen off. In the street about 50% of the houses have pebble dash and the other have tiles between the bay windows. I do quite like the tiles (I would imagine that's what my house would have…
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Dimmable ceiling lights
Hi Guys, I am wanting to order a ceiling light (it won't let me post a link but it is called Elias Retro Pendant from John Lewis). It specifies that the fixture is not dimmable, though it says bulbs are not included. It is my understanding that any light fixture could be dimmed as long as an appropriate dimmer and dimmable…
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Neighbours property affecting mine
Hi! Looking for some advice in a few issues: my neighbour at the rear of my property has been gathering building materials on their garage and storing toward the back of theirs, over looking my garden. They run a building firm and this has been going on for a few years now. (Many) Ladders, tiles, bath tubs, bricks, all…
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Paint Disaster
Hi all I am new to this forum so here goes. Whilst on furlough I have been painting my wooden gates and the doors on our summer house. I put some timber paint on both wooden gates (some of it is rough wood and some of it is smooth wood) a few days after putting the paint on it rained and some of the paint was wet to touch.…
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Oak Beam Fireplace
Hi guys, I’m planning to put on an oak beam on my fireplace opening. i was wondering how people are putting the beam on the mouth of the opening without interfering with the lintel? Nonetheless, I have seen a YouTube video where a bracket is used on each side, does anyone know what they’re called please? Please see below…
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Baywindow conversion
Hi I have a single glazed bay window which id like to have converted to french doors but retaining the bay Its 4 panes so the end result would be doors in the center 2 panes and the two side panes double glazed (either keeping the size with 1/3 being brick or making them full ceiling to ground windows) The size of the bay…
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Side return extension and next doors lean to...
We live in a classic Victorian Terrace with rear extension. All fairly standard, so it means we have a side return at the back of the house next to the kitchen, which we would like to extend into.... However, next door neighbours on the party wall side of where the extension would be, have got a 'shed type' lean to on…
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Rion Sunroom
Does anyone have a sunroom on their property? Like the ones sold by Rion? We had intended on putting a 3x3 conservatory up this year to be used as a dining space and but with lockdown there is pressure on the savings plus no contractors working at the moment it wont be happening. We have come across an 8ft x 10ft sunroom…
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Extension on a dormer
We are starting renovations to a property we bought, and we want to add a small extension to enable us to have 3 bedrooms and a shower room upstairs (currently 2 bedrooms and 1 shower room upstairs, with a bathroom downstairs which we plan to keep). We’ve had a structural engineer out who thinks it will be fine to get…
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When DIY becomes SOS
Hi Everyone What DIY projects have you attempted that resulted in disaster/failure/re-doing? I am a keen DIY'er but not in the trade. We decided to put a patio in the back garden and bought a nice 2.7m circular paving kit in natural stone. The place where it was going at the bottom of the garden does have a slope so not…
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Bosch thermostat and boiler dropping connextion
Hi all, Hoping someone can help. We had a Bosch green star combi boiler and EasyControl wireless thermostat fitted beginning of the year. Since then, the connection between the boiler and the thermostat has dropped a couple of times, and in the last week it has done it multiple times during the night and it’s triggering…
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Sewing machine service
Hi just wondering how much it might cost to have an older model domestic electric sewing machine serviced In the Worcester or Evesham area?
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Neighbours tree blocking light
I know we have minimal rights here so just wondering if you know what we can do/ best ways to proceed. We recently bought a semi-detached house. The house we are attached to are two separately owned and rented flats (house conversion). The upstairs flat we have spoken to on a few occasions and they are a very nice couple.…
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Oven Under staircases
We are looking to remodel the Kitchen and wanted to place a Single built-in Oven (eye-level) under the stairs that protrude into our Kitchen. We are aware of some information that you need 35mm - 45mm air gap behind the unit, and 100mm below the unit but there is no mention of anything else. Are there any regulations…
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Party wall survey during COVID 19
Hi there, Just looking for some advise regarding party walls. We have served notice on our neighbours two months ago to have a rear extension built. They objected to this and have appointed a party wall surveyor which we are paying for, however they will not let the surveyor in their house to survey, even with strict…
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Your Coronavirus Projects
So lets see what Coronavirus projects you have all been up to. I have been busy working from home but the OH he has been furloughed for the last five weeks. So he has been keeping himself busy turning our plain white new build into our home. We moved into this three bed new build detached just over a year ago. The first…
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cracks in ceiling keep reappearing
Hi All We moved into our Mid-terrace, 3 Bed 1950's ex council property about 4 years ago and in the first 3 years all seemed fine with the house. Early last year we started to notice cracks on the ceilings throughout the house, along joists and in some places where there weren't joists. Some time in August last year we had…
