The lease on my flat - originally 125 years - has now run down to 85 years so I am considering extending it. I got a (free) report from "zerodownlease" and they say the lease extension should cost... ...
How would one know if there was a water leak under a concrete ground floor without waiting for the next water bill with usage and more to the point how would a capable plumber check for it and fix it?
Had this new boiler fitted and works welland very quiet after my 10yr old one - but having troible with controls. He set it up for me but does not go on/off when I want it to. On my old boiler I... ...
I have an Ideal Classic cast iron boiler FF 330 - 3100 for hot water and central heating, installed in 2002 and now starting to be troublesome. Should I spend money on it to try and keep it going... ...
My Glen Avon inset electric fire needs a replacement as the 3 x 1000watt elements are difficult to find although I am still looking.I must have searched almost every inset fire, but all are so far... ...
My elderly neighbour asked me round to look at her night storage heater in her front room because although its working and giving out heat, she said this winter its been making her eyes sting. She... ...
I am the freeholder of my flat and the one above. the owner upstairs is dodgy as anything and has rented out but doesn't have a buy to let mortgage. hes also skipped the country and used my... ...
Hello I have a Potterton Promax Combi Boiler and it is working ok but....a week ago it lost pressure and would not start as the arrow was below the green segment 1 where it usually stays. I think... ...
Three of the Halogen downlights in our bathroom don't work anymore. We bought some equivalent LED lights and tried to replace the Halogen ones. When we put the first bulb in, it flashed and then... ...
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/why-heat-pumps-never-britain-150000216.html I need a new CH boiler and have been thinking of installing a heat pump system, but this article rather puts me off. The snag... ...
Having lived in Scotland all my life, I never knew that I could find myself LOST in Aberdeenshire. Have you come across any strange/funny signposts in UK or abroad?...
The first episode of Star Trek was aired on US TV. Did you know? Kirk was not in the pilot, the Capt was Christopher Pike, played by Jeffrey Hunter, also famous for playing Jesus in King of Kings...
That is roofing does anyone have recent knowlege of renewing the cement work on ridge tiles and redoing the pinting on the gable end where it meets the roof? Just looking for a very rough guide to...
Hello I live in a retirement flat and when it was built 8 yrs ago they put the mains stopcock right in corner of kitchen and built cupboards over it so it cannot be reach by us elderly people! To cure...
My neighbour has A placed boundary fence 1 metre in to my land, in doing so, they, have fenced over the main manhole cover/hatch and refusing to rectify, move the fence back to the legal boundary
I have a very tiny bathroom and would like a new suite including a very small sink more like a cloakroom sink - also - if possible - with a shorter than usual bath
Any ideas please?...
Hi all - I have a question about methods of affixing a steel sink to the underside of our kitchen counter. While trying to unblock the waste disposal unit downpipe, I overdid it with the plunger, and...
I'm going to fit a new inline extractor fan in the loft above the bathroom and I'm usure about routing the 4" dia spiral hose. My concern is the possibility of condensation forming in the hose and...
