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Under floor board by French door has water on it
Hi All: yesterday we have decided to take the old threshold off by our French door to replace it as we have realised the wood is rotten and need to be replaced. when we took the threshold off, the old concrete has turned to soil and there is a hole (red circled in pic) by floorboard, I put my fingers through the hole and…
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Neighbours tree is pushing my wall over!
The neighbouring property to my home is a business premises and they have a tree against ‘my’ garden wall which has caused a large crack and loose bricks, the wall is also starting to lean to my side! I’ve been emailing the owner for a year now, stating if it falls it could land on my small grandson or my dogs! He’s…
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Extending a desk
Hi everyone, So, I am planning to extend my desk in order to make it more comfortable for me. Currently, the depth of the table is quite small, in particular the top of the desk where I put my items. So, before it was fine, but now I've got a few more things and I'd like to work on them in front of each other, rather by…
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Sealant vs Caulk for Interior Window Frames?
Hi all, We've got PVC window frames in our house. I've removed some old beading, as I hate the stuff. Where the window frame meets the wall, there is a small gap (no larger than 3mm). Would it be better use a frame sealant or decorators caulk, or no difference at all? I'm asking, as I've recently picked up 12 tubes of the…
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2 dropped curbs
I live on a road where parking is poor, luckily I have a dropped curb. I live on the corner of a grove (on street not in grove) when family visit neighbours moan about the cars so I’d like a dropped curb in the grove too (side of my house) which would allow family to drive into my back garden area where I could have a…
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Anybody know what this is...A Mystery
Our house had very old wiring when we bought it so it was completely rewired prior to us moving in. Nothing was changed with the gas or water. Under our stairs, next to where the old fuse box was taken out, is this old pipe sticking out of the wall. It has what looks like an omega sign on the end of it 🤷🏻♀️ Anyone have…
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Neigbours Air vent blowing into my property
Where do I begin. Last year I got plans drawn up for a garage extension of about 1metre. The current garage roof ends about a metre from the edge of mine and my neighbours building. I put the plans together and gave them to my neighbour and we had a catch-up and discussion about them. They provided some feedback on the…
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Grant for boiler replacement
Apologies if this is in the wrong place. I applied for a new boiler at a reduced price, due to a scheme that I qualified for being disabled. Finally came out after lockdown 1, and was quoted £600, £400 for the boiler, and £200 for additional pipe work to connect to the existing flue. The verbal quote never materialised…
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would a bird ornament scare off other birds?
Does anyone know if a bird silhouette garden ornament similar to this item https://www.metalbird.co.uk/collections/new-birds/products/robin-1 will keep other birds from the garden? I just like the idea of the product as an ornament and im not looking to scare anything away. Im thinking of getting one for someone but they…
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Adapter to use 3-pin plug in 2-pin shaver socket?
I've just bought a Boots shaver and for some reason it has a 3-pin power supply instead of the usual 2-pin shaver socket cord. The power supply is rated at 100-240V 0.2A, so should be fine to plug in to the shaver socket (which has dual 110v/230v outputs). Does anyone know where I can find a suitable adapter? (i.e. the…
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Thermostat in hallway: Has anyone covered their radiator with a blanket
Like a lot of people I have a wired thermostat in the hallway so the hallway gets warm before the living room gets to the right temperature, I need to figure out a way to reduce the heating and at the same time cost in the hallway, the problem I have in the hallway is it keeps it's temperature so when the living room gets…
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How can I find out if these windows are within tolerance?
I am having a debate with the supplier of some double glazed windows. These do not look like the windows they have in their show room. Any ideas of who I can get to arbitrate on my behalf. These look as if they are not flat
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Loft hatch insulation for thatched roof
Morning all. The loft hatch in our recently purchased thatched cottage is just a piece of non-insulated 10mm ply; does anyone know what we could use - within Grade 2 listed regulations - to add some insulation? Thank you.
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Quidco - cashback offers change when logged in
Ive never really noticed before but does anyone know if Quidco 'tailor' offers to users? For instance, I happened to notice yesterday that British Gas Homecare is offered at £100 cashback if I am not signed in at all but £80 if I sign in as myself. No problem really, just wondering. Thanks
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can I demolish a "solid" handrail and install a wooden one instead?
morning all, I can't find anything about this online, maybe I'm not searching the right terms. my "handrail" is made of brick (I think), it looks and sounds like a wall. I would like to get rid of it and install a more traditional, wooden handrail. is that something a builder could do just like that or do I need a…
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Underfloor heating - Heatmiser
Hello, I'm finding that my electric underfloor heating (Heatmiser) is using around 4.2kWh per hour (£0.70) for the living room alone on wooden flooring Just wanted to see if this cost was typical as it seems quite high Thanks,
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HelpParty Wall Dispute
We have given party wall notices to both neighbours regarding steel beam into cavity wall for loft conversion. We gave this out on the 06.11.2021- the owner who rents out the next door property spoke as though it was the first he had heard of the planning/party wall act etc. Today we received an email to say he doesn't…
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What to do if my builder drills through a utility pipe?
Hello, I am about to employ a builder to install a parking post into my parking space. This involves drilling 4 bolts down about 20cm/8 inches into tarmac. What to do if the contractor drills into a gas/water/electric/waste pipe? Background: 1. The building management company do not know if there are any pipes running…
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Bathroom renovation cost
Hi there, I was just wondering what people's experiences was of having their bathrooms renovated. I'd like to get my modest 6x7 foot bathroom renovated but all the adverts I see for bathrooms on-line, on Facebook etc seem exorbitant - at least £3.5k upwards. Is this what it actually costs everyone else?? I know labour is a…
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Drain hole cover on a busy road - house is shaking
Hello all, We recently moved to a new house, which is facing a rather busy street. We expected some traffic noise, but the reality turned to be worse. There's a drain cover on the road right next to our house. It has sort of uneven edge (on the left side of the attached photo), so serves as a bump for the cars passing over…
