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Roofer, have we been scammed
We needed a new roof on our 1930's bungalow and arranged for 3 quotes. We made our decision on which roofer to use having looked at reviews, recommendations and checker trade. They started work and on their second day they said we had wet rot, and informed us that we needed a full tin hat scaffold so they could cut our the…
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Heating ideas
Hi i’ve just bought a Victorian terrace and the previous owners fitted a lovely kitchen with units too and bottom on all the available wall space. The only bit of wall left is where the fridge freezer stands. There is one tiny heater which is an under unit wet system fan heater (I’m sure there’s a proper technical name for…
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What is this air vent for?
Hi all, We've just recently moved into a 1955 bungalow. We'll soon be having our walls plastered, and want to have a definitive answer for this prior to having them plastered (e.g. do we keep it or block it up?). We have this air vent which is between the wall joining the living room and conservatory. This is not a typical…
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Rough cost of improvements/remedial works
We've seen a property that's of a decent size and in our ideal location, but needs a bunch of work doing to it. Before getting formal quotes, I wanted to get some idea if I'm in the right ballpark for costs. For context, we won't be doing any of this work ourselves, this is a 4-bed detached house in the home counties, near…
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Water roof leak damage drying time
Hello, I would really appreciate some advice. I bought a house that had been left empty for a couple of years. It has suffered a roof leak that had been left that caused a lot of damage to an upstairs bedroom. We haven’t used the room since living here. when we first moved we ran an industrial sized dehumidifier for a…
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Foam Insert For Sofa
I've a sofa with feathered inserts and looking at buying made to measure foam to give more comfort and structure. Has anyone ever done this, would you recommended a supplier or have any advice? Thanks
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Unnecessary electrical work? EICR codes
Dear all: I recently had my the new Electrical Installation Condition report (EICR) undertaken at my rental apartment. The electrician reported a total of 6 C2 codes (i.e. potentially dangerous) all relating to the absence of RCDs. He also issued a number of C3 codes relating to fire safety (basically not having a mains…
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Sewer build over agreement question
Hi, I am wondering it is advisable to ask builders to carry on groundwork/excavations for an extension while awaiting a response to a build over sewer request from the water board? My current feeling is no but wondered if anyone might have been in the same situation who could offer any info! My property is an old…
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Oakland Furniture delay
Hi Everyone, I've just received the following email from Oakland Furniture regarding a delay: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear James, We hope this email finds you well during these…
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Party wall agreement - excavation for foundations
Hi all, I wonder if there is anyone here with working knowledge of the above? Briefly, we have been served notice due to excavations due to commence within about 1m of our property. It looks like the foundations will be trench fill, circa 2m deep. I know very little about this. The surveyor's letter has two options - agree…
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Will this DIY project work?
Hello, I'm hoping some keen DIYers can help. I have a cavity wall which needs cavity trays installed. This is likely due to take place after next winter for budget reasons so im trying to reduce the amount of lashing rain against this wall in the short term. My idea was to waterproof sheets of MDF with plastic sheeting and…
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Should I be concerned?
Hi, I don't know if I'm worrying unnecessarily (I'm one of life's worriers!) - I've tried to find info but I'm still unclear. My neighbour is a bit odd and can be awkward to deal with. Our houses are attached with very small adjoining gardens. He has a raised fish pond in his garden. This has got bigger and bigger year by…
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Is Johnstones paint good?
Need to paint a room and in my old house I used Wilkos own paint which looked alright to me. It did get some marks on it though and when I tried to gently remove them it seemed to remove the paint too. The other problem I had was when I wanted to touch up the walls most of the paint colours weren't available anymore. I was…
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Plaster panelling?!
We've recently moved into a property built in 1927 which still has the original panelling in the hallway. It's been painted over by the last owners which looks ok but when you knock it it sounds solid - not wood solid but wall/plaster solid. I've since been told that lots of wall panelling back then was done using plaster…
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Council refusing to pay for damage to my flat by their tenant
I recently bought a ground floor flat, which is share of freehold. There are 2 flats above. The owner of the flat above me has a tenant, but it is managed by the council. A couple of weeks ago there was a leak from the flat above into mine, and I have had to have some of my electricity switched off. I can use appliances…
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Bespoke French door room dividers
Any recommendations for reasonable suppliers? I've had a quote for silly money and am wondering whether going oversize via the internet might be the answer. The look I'm after is this: Where do I start?
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Wickes kitchen guarantee
I just found out that if my Wickes kitchen doors and drawer fronts are exposed to moisture or are cleaned too much that they can swell up and are not covered by the guarantee. Has anyone else had this problem?
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Party Wall Notice NOT GIVEN TO ME BY NEIGHBOR AND NO PLANNING SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL FOR A NEW ROOF
Good day to everyone I really need some help , I live in a 3 bed semi house I lived here for 17 years. It took me three jobs to get this house and to now that my house has no worth and probably would never sell is killing me inside. A property developer has recently bought the house next door so my rear roof on top of the…
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Moisture/heat barrier for worktop above dishwasher
I have just had a new kitchen installed, with solid wood worktops. The dishwasher I ordered did not come with a moisture barrier to install to the underside of the worktop. I presumed it would, but when I check back now on the website it does not mention an inclusion of…
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Builder available too soon?
Hi, I’m currently getting quotes for the removal of some walls between my kitchen and living room, kitchen fitted and patio doors being put in. I’ve spoken mostly to quite large outfits who are saying September/October onwards. There is another builder who says he is fully booked for extensions but this is the sort of work…
