In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving

Cold water from my kitchen tap has started to taste unpleasant. I think my ageing dishwasher may be to blame, although I can't be certain. I'm about to replace the dishwasher anyway, with a new one (Bosch). My question is, do dishwashers generally have a non-return valve to prevent water from returning to the cold water…

My late mother's bungalow I'm selling. Cracks have got worse in recent years and we think it may be the small extension causing the problems as house is not built on clay, nor are there any trees close by. Neighbouring properties show no signs of subsidence. We will be appointing a surveyor, but your thoughts would be…

My FIL has Parkinson's and very possibly Dementia and has had a few falls during the night going to use the toilet. His double bed is next to a chimney breast and a side table is in front of that and other side of chimney breast is a fitted wardrobe. He has a desk lamp butt the on/off switch is on the base and the plastic…

Good morning wise ones I'm after help/advice re air conditioning - I'm probably looking for the impossible: not looking for a fan, or a fan cooling air over ice packs etc - but also I cannot have an exterior air con unit/condensor on an outside wall. Would prefer one that does not have a hose that needs dangling out of a…

I am looking to lay engineered flooring in my hallway. My plan is to also have it in my front room and living room which run off the hallway. The only issue is the living room floor sits 7mm higher than the hallway floor. I would really love to not have threshold bars if possible so I wondered if I could use a 7mm…

I’m in the process of buying a bungalow . It does have a fairly new extension built on the back approx 20 x 23 ft . It’s a combined kitchen, lounge and diner . All done within the last 3-4 years so kitchen fairly new . I’m not keen on the layout as the kitchen is just one row of units and fitted appliances along one wall…

We are building an extension wholly on our side of the property but right up to the boundary. The party wall act is invoked, notice served and we suggested to the neighbours we are happy for them to name a surveyor to be "agreed". They insisted on having two seperate. We intructed a surveyor to act for us, they instructed…

Woke up this morning to a nasty surprise …. Human poo on the lawn - not a little pile but heaps of it - with toilet roll ! Need to fight this…. Security Camera ? Which type ?

I would like 5 Deante Ely Black internal doors (one of them a fire rated) in black colour supplied and fitted from a door fitting company. They have quoted me £340 per door including parts and fitting and £430 for the firedoor. When I search for this door online it comes up at £150 range not including delivery. It has been…

Hi Can someone recommend good price comparison only sites only for boiler only not installation for above for 2-3 bed property please. Thanks in advance :)

I've posted here before for advice on a loft extension. I'm considering applying for planning permission to raise our roof, in order to avoid having to lower the ceilings on the first floor. Raising the roof would give us about 4/5cm more height. There is no precedent in our area for granting this type of work. I don't…

To improve the heat proofing of my home I'm thinking of taking the carpet up and sealing the concrete with concrete paint. How much would I be paying a professional to do this? 6m x 5m studio with a small hallway.

Hi everyone, We're looking to get our old back garden floodlight replaced, and we're trying to decide whether to get one with a built-in PIR motion sensor or just a standard switch-operated light. The sensor does sound like a good option, but does it get triggered by anything like animals or wind, and does it end up being…

To be applied to a GRP roof on a timber outhouse, to reduce solar gain. I presume GRP will be happy with most and not have an issue? Anyone used solar paints, and found one long-lasting and effective? Thanks.

I need to dog-proof my post so I’ve purchased an external post box to attach to the front of my house so I can seal up the letterbox in my front door so no letters come through the door and get destroyed by my dog on the floor. I don’t want to buy one of those cages for the inside of the door. What is the best way to seal…

Undecided which installation to chose for the above Karndean classic oak or rigid core. Advice pl! Thanks

Hi all I have just purchased some Acoustic wall panels but don’t know how to fit them to the wall. I bought 4 tubes of the adhesive (in silicone size stones) but there’s no way there’s enough in a hundred of those tubes. I’m baffled. Surely there’s another glue or adhesive to fix these things to the wall? thanks in Advance.

I had a new fence put up last year and since then it looks like two of the posts have twisted so much they've split. One of them completely width-wise. Is it worth trying to replace them (they're concreted in), or just secure them with metal straps & wood glue?

Finally admitting that it's now time to accept that my 30 years old boiler is not going to see me through another Winter. Therefore, I am looking for combi boiler recommendations for my one bedroom home. Heard great things about Worcester Bosch and have already had a pretty good quote from Boxt for one such boiler…

Hi. This is for decking boards. The owner likes the way it has weathered - after being jet-washed, it's now a light fawn colour. They know it needs protecting, but would like the coating to be as finish-unchanging as possible. What do folk suggest? Ta.