-
Insulating walls of garden room with insulating foil
Hi, I have a cabin/ garden room made of 40mm timber. I plan on putting 8mm tongue and groove on the inside to improve the aesthetics.… but thought in the process I could increase its insulation…If I put thermawrap insulation foil between the timber and tongue and groove (link below), will it provide noticeable…
-
Faulty Double Socket
I have a faulty switched double socket. Something plugged into one of the sockets stopped working recently and trial and error revealed each socket worked if the other was switched off but if both were on, only one socket worked. I stopped using the socket. Today I swapped the face plate, wiring seemed ok (old but ok and…
-
Electric Storage Heaters Blowing Cold Air
Hi all, I have two electric storage heaters in my living room but I cant seem to get them to product heat (blow hot air) when I set them on timed or advance. When I put them on either of these two settings, just cold air comes out. I can only get them to produce hot air when I put them on boost. I've never had storage…
-
Candy Pump dryer issue
Anyone know how to solve this issue? ?My pump dryer works perfectly once going, however, when I first turn it on it does not rotate but makes a noise like it's trying to start. I have turn it off , then manually turn it once or twice , switch it back on and then it will work normally. It's been doing this for a couple of…
-
Mould from leaked roof coming into bedroom below advice
Roof has been sealed up now, but the undetected damage ended up causing mould most noticeably here behind fitted wardrobes and starting to give me allergic reactions with conjunctivitis and chest symptoms. How do I approach this? Does this need to be removed from above via the loft with everything else checked? Can I…
-
My boiler keeps losing pressure
Hoping someone can help me here as the last plumber that visited me couldn't work out what was wrong. I have a combi boiler - Valiant ecoTEC pro 28 For the past year the boiler keeps losing pressure and we are recording how often we are topping it up. Over the summer months when the heating is never on, we have to top it…
-
Electric Radiators vs Gas Central Heating?
I’m in the process of buying a renovation project and the house currently doesn’t have central heating or even gas to the property. The house is currently heated by open fires in each room (the original 1930’s fireplaces) and the water is heated via an oil fed Aga. I’ve looked into getting gas to the house and we are…
-
Stamped concrete driveway
Currently at my house the driveway is made up of concrete that has a very thin layer of tarmac on top, it is literally 3cm at most, which is cracking and making the drive look untidy. The other part of my driveway is made up of flags (which are now cracked and uneven) that the previous owner put down to create more parking…
-
Water pressure on boiler keeps going
I am having to add pressure almost every two weeks now. The pressure goes in straight away after I’ve turned the blue lever and the boiler fires up. I don’t even have to do the black leaver. What could this be indicating? Can someone tell me the purpose of the black lever. Can someone also tell me the purpose of the blue…
-
When does conditioner get added to a wash cycle?
Is it at the very end, just before the final drain and spin, or does a rinse follow it to wash most away and just leave what's clinging to the fibres?I ask 'cos our Bosch Serie 6 - which has auto-dispense - never leaves the wash smelling all that great. It's clean, but doesn't smell of 'conditioner'. The auto-dispense is…
-
LED G9 bulbs.
Hi.I chickened out of replacing mil's G9 halogens with LEDs as I knew that any difference in light colour would be picked up on... So, got a bunch of Eveready Halogens for the job. Reputable make, I thought. Well, these wee blighters have been popping at the rate of one every few months, and are a sod to replace, being…
-
Creating new doorway
Hi, Does anyone knows whats the approx. cost to create new doorway (internal with lintel) , door frame and haging door (in midlands)? Std. door width (762mm) Its on groundfloor, brick wall, load bearing. Also do I need to get Building regs involved? Thanks
-
Gravity CH system - one rad is getting incredibly hot?!
With the boiler set for hot water only, the radiator in the bathroom is getting incredibly hot, and there appears to be less heat going into the hot water tank coil. With this, there is lots of banging and air noise going on. Do you have any thoughts on this? The expansion tank in the loft is normal. Could this be a…
-
Water dripping from outside wall when heating on
Noticed a leak on the ceiling last week. Under the bath bur its the external wall where the leak is worst. The wall outside behind the waste pipes is also wet. Called plumber out yesterday and he said the overflow pipe under the bath had become detached. This morning stain on wall getting bigger. Went outside and noticed…
-
Window ledge fell apart
Any idea on the most cost effective solution to repair this? I really hope we don’t have to replace the whole ledge as this window is brand new and I’d assume it would have to come out.
-
Adopting driveway
When we moved into our house the solicitor said the bottom end of our driveway didn't belong to anyone, but the houses on the left and right of the drive had access to their back gardens over it. He suggested we claim the land for ourselves but I can't remember how he said to do it. He said it would cost £45 to put in the…
-
Options for boiler update
Just looking for some options here. Third floor apartment, currently have an outdated Potterton Powermax HE 85L boiler (Essentially an unvented 85L tank with a 'system' boiler all in one box - I think?) Installed 2006. BG (Yes I know) have advised it is obsolete / limited parts available, & I've been thinking of upgrading…
-
What brands are good for fridge / freezers
We are looking to buy a new fridge freezer, to stand in our kitchen. I had a look in John Lewis and saw a decent one from LG. Is this brand any good regarding fridge freezers. There are Bosch models too which look decent enough (£600-£800 range) I was all set to buy, then a neighbour mentioned Argos .. I see there are…
-
Sooty smoke coming out of oil boiler flue and in boiler house.
Hi there folks, I have a problem with an old cast iron oil boiler, It fires up fine, heats the rad ok but terrible sooty smoke coming out the flue and also coating walls in boiler house. Although the burner part at front was replaced over 20 years ago, the cast iron boiler is in boiler house since 1988 and is passed its…
-
Neighbour's house (housing association) have raised their gutter preventing mine draining
Hi all, Neighbour's house is housing association. Last year they had roof done and they put gutter in at higher level. Mine then was at an angle and could not flow up to downpipe. This is very clear from before and after photos (help of google earth) and I got a gutter company to come over to identify the problem. Housing…
Been affected or received damage from flooding or a storm? Ask other MoneySavers for help here.
Had a quote for work on your home but not sure how it compares? Ask other MoneySavers.
7.4K discussions
38.4K comments
Most recent: Comparing Two Roofing Quotes by newbieni
Today at 8:24PM
