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Window panes delivered in wrong size should I have to pay for replacement?
The 2 bay windows and another window we ordered have been delivered with window panes of the wrong size. We requested the new windows matched the windows we were replacing. The original windows had window panes of equal width. The new windows have panes of significantly different widths. The outer dimensions of the window…
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Tool to removing bathroom wall boarding
I have bathroom wall boarding unevenly cut and glued onto tiles that are on dry wall.It's putting off a lot of bathroom fitters and going to cost in man hours to remove because we don't know how this Heath Robinson job was done. Judging by the rest of it it will either be barely glued or covered in it. So I want to try to…
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Cost of new (non-standard) front door
Hi good people of MSE! :) We are based in west-london and have a basement flat that means the steps up to the flats above restrict the space for our front door. The front door is roughly 70x180 (not-including frame). It's pvc, but is old, drafty and just not ideal for a number of reasons. We had a quote to replace with…
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Help please with possible 5 wire meter system (Economy 7)
Hi my meter is faulty, its actually completely stopped, so I
can’t take any regular readings. It’s the typical wheel meter type (wheel
stopped moving now) the only difference is it has a LOW and NORMAL readings
feature with a little arrow that moves to show which one we are on. Next to it is a big black box labeled Radio…
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Honeywell 2-port valves. Any difference between V4043 and 272848 models?
I mean, there must be - 'cos they have different numbers... Some are advertised with both numbers, other adverts have only one number exclusively? The boxes containing them also tend to only have one number or the other. Is one an older model for example? Does the 272848 not have a removable head or summat like that? Is…
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Bathroom heating
Hi I’m in the process of putting in new floorboards in my bathroom and thought it would be a good time to think about the heating. Property is all electric and I’ll probably fit new heating at a later date, after redecorating (currently warm air). Main heating is likely to be air to air ASHP. Possibly a wet system but much…
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New tumble dryer hose.. Generic??
Hi, so the hose that leads from the back of my dryer to the internal water tank has cracked and split. Hotpoint seem to want £13 for this (not sure if that includes post), which seems rather dear to me. Is there such a thing as a generic option, it's a tiny white flexible pipe! Dryer model TDWSF 83BEP (UK) part number…
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Looking for a decent cooker hood, any recommendations
Looking for a decent cooker hood, any recommendations and any discounts for NHS. I need a good extraction and bit modern one between 60cm - 70cms.
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Tap water too hot
Hi all, We have just moved into a house and the kitchen tap takes a while to heat and then seems to get far too hot. It's a mixer and tricky to find a comfortable 'warm' point I can probably live with that but the bathroom hot tap is scalding hot so it is impossible to wash your hands properly. Any ideas what I can do?…
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New house - garage door beeping
Hi all, I’ve just moved house and my garage roller door box thing is beeping 4 times every few seconds, but then sometimes won’t do it for 5 minutes or so then starts again. Both keys are working fine and it’s operating normally from the box itself. Anyone have any idea what this means?
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Gas supplier refused to do my job - appeal help
Hi all- I'm currently having a kitchen extension built which requires the reconnection of gas meter. My supplier is Wales & West Utilities and I booked the job in several months ago - the price (£670) included a new box and them coming to move the pipe (which is less than 1m as the pipe runs right past where the new pipe…
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Paint wall looks darker?
I painted this wall white but there is an area that keeps on coming out looking like a shaded darker. The pictures attached are as I am sanding it down now but what do I do to stop it coming out like that when I paint it?
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Replacement outer oven glass
Managed to break the outer glass of our Belling range oven yesterday - current options are 1) Direct replacement fitted c/o Belling 'some time before end of year' @ £150 2) Direct replacement posted for us to self fit @ £225 3) Full replacement door in black gloss rather than Charcoal with local supplier @ £75 As I've…
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Identifying mystery pipes and cables
My home dates from about 1900 and has an underfloor crawl space - and a complete tangle of pipes and wires strung under the floor. Very convenient when I want to move the internet router to a different place. But, there are a large number I can't identify and I am pretty sure many are obsolete. Is the rusty cast iron pipe…
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Help with Refurbishing Staircase
Good afternoon all. I have sanded the treads with 40/80 and 120 grit. You can see in the pic where the carpet ran and either side of that had gloss paint. I wanted to stain the treads a much darker colour but I’m not sure whether the wood will stain evenly. I’m not even sure what wood the tread is made of. Any help would…
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Planning permission for replacing fence with brick wall?
I live in an end of terrace property and the main road is at the front of the house. There is a narrow access lane that goes around the side and back of the houses that re-joins the main road (this is where residents park cars). The lane round the back isn’t privately owned, and it is maintained by the council. Does this…
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Cutting my losses?
At what point do you cut your losses with a tradesperson? just curious as I paid a deposit for materials for a job over 3 months ago, despite sporadic visits to do some of the work , I have been let down on more than 4 occasions of him returning; I feel a bit daft that I might have fallen for a con man . Is it worth…
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Treating Condensation Damp and Mould in a Pantry
I own a property that I rent out. It is a 1930's bungalow, into which we have recently installed double glazing The existing tenants moved out last week, and we have discovered that the small pantry off the kitchen is covered in black mould. I have cleaned it all out now. but the question is how do we stop it re-occurring?…
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Help with stairs
https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/6036446/stair-renovation
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Stupid Sharps Bedroom Sales Techniques
Honestly, you have to wonder about these national home improvement companies. Their sales techniques are throwbacks of the 70s when shady door to door salesmen were prolific. I want to hear from others about the dumb, laughable and stupid sales spin you've heard from home sales people from Sharps Bedrooms, Hammond,…
