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Which extension floor option is best?
I've got a ground floor extension which has been damaged by water and damp due to patio flooding and water entering the air bricks (which are too low). The flooding has now been fixed (patio lowered away from air bricks and shared drain cleared) so I'm looking at fixing the inside damage now. The floor for the extension is…
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Remote Control Plug for Fridge Freezer
Good idea or bad? Looking for advice please. New, built in fridge freezer being delivered next week. It plugs in at the back of the unit so, once the fridge freezer is in place and switched on, it is impossible to turn it off without taking the whole thing out again requiring the help of several burly gents. Turning off…
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Does anyone know what this box thing is?
I'm guessing it's some kind of internet / tv outlet but it looks ancient. The phone number on it is an 0500 number which I've never seen before. I googled the number but no meaningful results are found. I already have really good BT internet so can I just rip this thing off the wall and remove the cables that connect to…
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Boiler cleaner and inhibitor with UFH heating
it’s time to clean my Worcester Bosch combi boiler and CH system with a cleaner and inhibitor (either Furnox, Adey or Sentinel). I add it via the Magnaclean filter. Last year it was just the boiler and radiators, now we have a Wunda underfloor heating on 2 loops via a manifold. Will the cleaner and inhibitor just run…
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What's this?......
And will the electrician coming to my house need access to it to test it? If it helps, it had a little "badge" on the board saying P. M. E system. Thank you.
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Waste water /drains help please
We are getting signs of a blockage in the drains. When we have a shower, flush the toilet , run the sink in one bathroom( at the front of the house) the water is either draining very slowly or gurgling away under the bath etc. I've managed to get one of the drain covers up in the back garden. If we flush the toilet in the…
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New style plastic bottle tops - problems opening them
As they title suggests I am having problems with the new style bottle tops. These are the ones where they are "hinged" if you understand. I have narrowly avoided injury as I have had to use a knife to break the seal. Any advice or recommendations for gadgets please.
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Churchgate Paint
Hi This stuff is available at Dunelm. Does anyone know if it's any good? Any better or worse than Valspar or Albany? I know I can ask B&Q to mix the colour for me, I just thought I'd ask on here first. Thanks.
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wall hung toilet pipe connection problem, help please
Hi, I have a wall hung toilet that has leaked. After taking the pan off the wall I see it has leaked from the pipe that fills/flushes the toilet but not at the pan end but at the other end nearest to the cistern. There is a short stub of pipe maybe 6" with a soft squishy ribbed rubber ring at the pan end and a different…
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Appliance Tap lever
Does anyone know what lever will fit this washing machine valve tap?
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Is it ethically bad to use a large amount of (recycled) plastic on your land?
At the start I had thought to only use sustainable material like wood or stone which would decompose back to the land. See here: https://www.mudcontrol.co.uk/ (thank you to @FlorayG here who recommended them) They are made from 100% recycled material and claimed to be 'playground safe' and stable plastic which won't leech…
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Has anyone used floor-site.com for carpets?
We're looking for a supplier for a Cormar carpet for our dining room, and came across a site called floor-site.com which offers carpets at trade prices (they advertise themselves as a B2B operation). In our case the carpet is being offered at a price around £160 lower than retailers. I was wondering whether anyone had had…
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Toilet waste connector
I have just removed an old toilet - probably 50 years old. The toilet waste was cemented into a collar that's around 5-6", which is on the end of what looks like a 4" waste pipe. I have a 4" connector, and I can probably jam that in the 4" pipe, ignoring the collar. Only, there's a problem, as the 4" pipe is curved (the…
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Should I replace older Hager fuse box for newer metal kind.
Hi there folks, I have a plastic housing Hager fuse box (trip kind) that was probably put it 15 years or so ago, an electrician when doing something else for me mentioned that the newer kind has a metal housing, I more or less suggested that I would get him to change it when he has time, but on second thoughts I wonder if…
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Induction Hob Options
I am planning on replacing a gas hob with an induction hob. The new hob will need to be a similar size as the old or bigger to fit the hole in the work surface. That size is 70 X 52 cms. I'd rather not pay for a special electrical supply, so I'm thinking of getting a 13 Amp model. I don't believe we usually use more than…
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Loft Insulation removal
I have has the loft insulation removed in 2024 that was put in in 2023. I was told I can claim my initial payment back but can't find any help how to go about it. Can any one help please.
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What is this part on my heating system?
And why is it dripping?
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Trivial. Fluff in bathroom.
Have these separate bunches off fluffy collections that gather around all the skirting boards in bathroom and only on one skirting board in bedroom. Nowhere else. Hoover them up now and then and they come back. Just wondering if there is explanation of them. .
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Bathroom basin tap pipe question
I am looking to replace a late 1970s sink and its original taps. Clearly, the pipes are as old as the sink! I will likely need to cut them to fit flexi pipes on these. Can anyone tell me what the piece circled is called? I presume it is threaded and will unscrew?
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New roof laid - a couple of beams shifted and seem a bit loose
Hi MSE community! I'm in need of your help. Two weeks ago a company finished laying down a new roof at home. The propery was built ~1930 and the roof was a due to be replaced.A couple of days ago, my wife noticed that 2 beams rotated (or twisted/shifted). I'm going to get in touch with the company that did the work but…
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