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In My Home MoneySaving sticky
Please be aware of the MSE Forum rules, notably that you mustn't post personal information. Take extra care when uploading photos and make sure that they don't contain personally identifiable information. 🏠 Here are some Forum threads you might find useful: * Please ensure your electrics are up to date * Find Instruction…
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Gas flue in catio
I had a catio installed last year and my gas engineer this week says the roof is too close to the flue but he seemed unable to offer a solution apart from taking the polycarb roof off, which basically defeats the object of keeping the cats safe as they'd soon leg it. Engineer says a mesh roof can't be used instead…
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Pipe/waste leak under kitchen sink - how to fix?
Hi, Hope someone can help. We have discovered water slow leaking under kitchen sink. I will attach photos. It seems to come from the seal under the sink waste. It looks rusty, even though the fitting itself seems plastic. Could there be a metal washer even though it looks plastic? There is silicone around it but it still…
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How much should I be paying for having a water softener supplied and fitted?
I saved thousands getting advice from here when it came to getting windows. Went local instead of one of the national chains. When it comes to water softeners. I'm seeing units online for £500 to £800 but when I called up a couple people, prices ranged from £2,000 to £5,000! For context, I live in a 2 bedroom house with 1…
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Setting up a Tapo C310 camera To record 24/7 to a local HDD
Forgive me if the terminology is quaint, as I'm new to this Tech. The camera is, apparently ONVF and RTSP capable, and rather that writing over and over to the internal SD Card, I thought it might be possible for me to set it to record to a disk in the house. In my fantasy world, I envisioned a powered disk plugged in to…
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Discontinued paint
Hi I was wondering if anyone knows where I could get some Laura Ashley Home paint in ‘Sage’ they don’t seem to have it anymore. They have s different sage colour. We ran out of paint & still have 2 walls to do. Any suggestions ? Many thanks 😊
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Which trade would this be?
We've recently moved home. There's a small storage area in our living room which is plenty big enough inside to hold a dryer, and has a plug point. However, the door to the storage area is too narrow for our dryer to fit through. I want to get someone who can widen this door opening to the maximum possible, and install…
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Cost for high end bathroom refurbishment
Hi, My family had a bathroom refurbished on our property, using an original design and two builders constructed the bathroom according to this design. There is now a freestanding bath and also a walk-in shower. Underfloor heating has been installed. The bath was moved from its previous position and, to accommodate the new…
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Tradesman
What are your experience with tradesman, especially when you need the work done and have to pay 30% upfront so they can hold your place (??) and things keep changing before the work has even started.
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Why does my new toilet smell?
Hi - hoping someone can provide some advice.... Back in January we had a water leak underneath our downstairs toilet and a company came to rip out the toilet/dig down and stop the leak. The toilet was a wall hung WC with the cistern behind some boxing. At the time, the company advised us to fit a back-to-wall toilet, as it…
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hot and cold water pipes in ventialed crawl space?? freezing risk
Hi My plumber needs to install new hot and cold water pipes to feed a kitchen in a new extension (Manchester, UK). The plumber has suggested the easiest way is to run about 8m of the pipes in the ventilated crawl space under our existing house before coming up beside the new kitchen. They'd be attached to the underside of…
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Suitable electric hot water system
Hi, I am considering replacing an old vented hot water cylinder with a huge tank on top of it which is suppling a kitchen mixer tap 7 m away and 2x basin mixer taps in an all electric 2 bed apartment. The maximum hot water pressure to the kitchen mixer tap is ridiculously low at just over 2 lit/min and by the time the…
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New smart water meter - boiler not working?
We had a new smart water meter fitted today (not by request, but I'm happy to have it). Just went to turn on the shower and no hot water, we had hot water this morning. The error code says 227, which is 'no flame signal detected' which seems to be a gas fault? Is it possible that a water meter change could have affected…
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Concrete outside walls - paint?
Hi all I have various concrete walls outside - all concrete blocks and rendered with plain concrete, they look in good condition. I'd like to paint them so they're not quite so oppressively grey, but I'm having a hard time finding suitable paint - searches bring me driveway paint or extremely expensive outdoor-suitable but…
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Looking for Steam Oven Recommendations (No Microwave Functionality)
Hi everyone – I'm looking for advice on a reliable steam oven (without microwave functionality) for daily family use. We’re a household of 5 with three young children, so it’ll be used every day for reheating, baking, grilling, roasting, and air frying. A strong steam function for reheating is especially important to us.…
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Back door lock issue - really want to fix myself!
Out of the blue we can no longer open the back door when it is unlocked by just using the handle. We have to also turn the key to depress the latch further. Not sure if the warm weather has affected it but any ideas - here is a video to show. Any ideas what bit is broken/how to fix?…
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Skirting Mitres - Scribed/Coping Saw Method
Hello, Please see below picture - for some reason when I use the coping saw method to scribe the profile of the skirting, my straight cut at bottom of my skirting has a 4mm gap. I done a 45 degree bevel cut and then coped along the cut edge, so puzzled as to why this isn’t working?? Any help appreciated. Thanks
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Plaster not drying
Hi, I’m looking for some advice. About a year ago a damp patch appeared on a bedroom wall, which then became three separate patches on the same wall. I had a roofer come to look at the roof as it is the original 1950’s roof. He said dry as a bone, no problem. He said maybe ingress from the chimney and pulled out some…
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Lidl Parkside cordless hedge trimmer.Question.
Hi folks, I have bought a Parkside cordless hedge trimmer last Sept 24 (just the short one, not extended) I have a Stihl petrol trimmer but find the cordless one a lot lighter and it cuts ok for what I want, so will stick with cordless. However I have something I would like your opinion on please, Occasionally the trimmer…
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PVC ceiling panels
HelloI have searched and read everything i could find about PVC bathroom panels on the forum but haven't found anything that answers my questions. I have a more specific question on PVC ceiling panels. I'm having work done in my shower (shower door, new shower and furniture - all have reached the end of their lifetime at…
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Trocal v Mineral felt Flat Roof
Hi All, I have been given a quote for replacing my flat roof. There is approximately £1k in difference between opting for a Trocal over a Mineral Felt roof. What is best option and why? Thanks in advance.
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