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Hose Pipe
Morning All My trusty old hosepipe has finally got to the point where "repairing" it again is getting silly, the reel is currently held together with more duct tape than original plastic and the pipe itself has 4 parts where I've cut it and put a connection point on to repair a major leak, add in the several other pinhole…
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Do these ceiling cracks look serious?
Hi all Apologies in advance if this isnt the correct forum, I'm.appealing to any builders on here! I viewed a house to buy yesrerday and noticed that ever room had ceiling and wall cracks. I appreciate its incredibly hard to tell from a photo but my question is on first glance do these look structural or cosmetic?
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Tiny bathroom
Getting the keys to our first home 3rd February so ordering our new bathroom as the old one needs ripping out completely and updating. One wall (the one pictured) is 120cm. With a 70cm bath and 45cm basin we have 5cm space. Now my concern is the shower screen. We have to purchase one that doesn't open outwards as it will…
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Attic: what actually counts as "a conversion" and what is just "improvement"?
Hi everyone! This is my first post to the forum, so hopefully I don't make a dog's dinner of it all :) I'm in the process of sellng my 3-bed semi in Leeds. The buyers have brought up the issue of my not having a "regularisation certificate" for the third bedroom, the attic, which has had me in a right old panic. When I…
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Replacing on/off button Beko dishwasher
Hi the on/off button on my Beko dishwasher has jammed in. I’ve ordered a replacement but can’t work out how to get the original one out (without snapping anything) anyone got any ideas please?
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Shutters... thoughts
Guys, Firstly, not sure if this is the right part of the forum, apologies if not.. We're getting shutters (internal) for the front of our house - that's decided, my wife has wanted them for years!... What's not decided is: 1. Height - do we go full height or cafe style up to the fanlights (we have what I'd call…
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What exactly are these fixings? I need VERY VERY strong Brick fixings.
Hi all I am having an extra Water Cylinder fitted at home and it has to sit on a specially made bracket. I have the cylinder and bracket. There is already a Cylinder in place on the other side of the loft and it is sat on an existing bracket which is fixed with the fixings as shown in the attached picture. Whilst it may…
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Changing door to window. What insulation?
Hi all, I’m changing a back door and side panel to a window. The house has cavity wall insulation installed. What insulation should we use between the bricks and blocks underneath the window? Any advice is much appreciated, thanks.
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Mirrored panels - naff or good idea?
Hello all, Our spare bedroom faces North and looks a bit gloomy. I work in there and honestly you have to have the light on all day. I was thinking about getting acrylic mirrored panels to stick on the fitted wardrobe doors to reflect more light into the room as a cheaper alternative to changing the doors Would this look…
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Bathroom Appliance Brands
Hi, I'm getting ready to renovate my bathroom and will look to do it myself. I will be fitting a 1400 x 900mm walk in shower, double vanity unit, toilet and bath. Most of the stuff will be replacing like for like (except for the double vanity unit). Where i'm going around in circles is where to buy the appliances online…
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Upgrading home security; new locks, back door.
So I'm working out how to upgrade the security on our 3 bed semi. I'm going to upgrade the locks on the upvc doors to something like these, and install them myself. https://www.homesecureshop.co.uk/products/yale-euro-cylinder-door-lock-platinum-ts007-3-star Trying to decide on the back door. At present about half of the…
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Bath screen
Hi, My house has a old shell backed bath I can't afford a new bath at the moment but was hoping to fit a shower screen. Is it possible with this style of bath? Thank you 😊
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Installing Inset Log Burner in Stone Surround
Hi All - I know there's quite a few knowledgeable people out there about this sort of thing so here goes. We have a gas fire and want to replace with a log burner but ideally keep the surround as we love the stone. We have been told because of this and build of the fireplace, that an 'Inset' log burner is the way to go. We…
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New or coming home insulation regs.
I'm trying to find a link to the above. I've found info applying to new build but not existing homes. Listening to a recent radio prog. the conclusion was that the reguations for existing homed would be impossible to meet.
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Tap for water softner
We’re currently refurbishing our ground floor and want to fit a water softener. I’m trying to find a 3 way tap in gold, black or brushed brass but all of the ones I find are for a water filter/boiling water tap, can these still be used or can anyone point me in the direction of where i can buy something compatible with a…
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Help...water won't stop from washing machine inlet!
Hi all, looking for some advice if possible.... I was removing our washing machine this morning as we have a new one arriving. I closed the valve as pictured then disconnected the inlet hose from the machine but water started to gush out of the hose at high volume and would not stop so I've had to turn the water off at the…
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Are Composite doors worth it?
Hi everyone, forum newbie and recent first time homeowner here! Just looking for a bit of advice My fiancee and I have recently moved into our new home and it's great! But we've noticed that the front door keeps sticking when we try to open it, I thought it was just down to how hot it was that it would expand, but it's…
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Booking builders
Hopefully I'm posting on the right page. Our planning is due back for our loft conversion next month. We've found a builder we like. But I'm worried to book and sign a contract till we have planning. Loft conversion are pretty common on our estate. Am I being too cautious? This is all new to us so please forgive me if this…
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Getting to Court
We had a bathroom suite installed by a supposed competent fitter in December 2018 to the tune of £6,000. The suite was not fit for purpose, and had many faults. We tried to amicable settle the issue to no avail and had to get household solicitors involved. Unfortunately for us the fitter did not have any collateral to…
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Rewiring - Novice needs to understand
Good Evening all, I'll try to keep it short as i'm really struggling to understand. My house is a 1950's house, I moved in 2018 and found out the house wasnt earthed so I sorted that and got a new Fuse board installed and signed off ( fro Domino to RCD) electrician said a house rewire wasnt needed but something to consider…
