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adjoining iron roof structure removal

I live in a terraced house and there is an adjioning ironwork roof structure which used to hold some perspex corregated sheeting between mine and my neighbours house. The perspex sheeting has long...

tonyallitt

Fire door query

I have had a new conservatory built which goes accross my garage at the back, the opening to the garage from the conservatory was bricked up and a fire door fitted, when the work was done my brother...

sigma

Condensation on aluminium frames

I have double glazed windows and exterior doors with aluminium frames. How can I stop condensation forming on the frames or is it a case of replacing with upvc.

sallyrowe

plagued with black mould

I have lived in my 200 year old sandstone cottage for ten years, and every year from October to April condensation builds up on the inside walls which eventually turns black and unsightly. This also...

invisibleLL

cork wall tiles finally removed - what to do next?

In my kitchen when I moved in, the walls were covered in awful brown and red cork tiles. After a lot of elbow grease, patience and with great difficulty, I managed to remove them; however left behind...

carlyon bay

Is there a problem with my electricty or my long life bulbs

Is there a problem with my electricity? I noticed when I slept in our spare bedroom that when in complete darkness the long life light bulb comes on a intermittent basis it comes on with a very low...

queenio

central heating

Does keeping your central heating system on all night help to keep the pipes freezing up?

blondieb

upvc wall cladding

im thinking of doing my kitchen walls in this white upvc wall cladding and taking all the tiles of etc, is this a good idea,i know ill still have to tile around back of cooker etc but i think itl be...

LD_DOLL1611

Why is my tap making a rumbling noise.......

My cold tap at the kitchen sink is making a really loud rumbling noise when I turn it on. Someone told me it needs a washer. Can anyone please tell me if that is correct cause I cant afford to call a...

DIYTRIER

Help with Problem - inlet distance on shower unit

I've just bought a Triton shower and the centres for inlet are 20mm from the tiled surface. Unfortunately, the centres for my elbow joint are 30mm - so I'm 10mm out. The distance is far too great to...

davidk65

Central Heating

Whilst visiting my daughter, I found that all the radiators are hot (very), but one radiator in hall on the ground floor is stone cold.The house has four bed rooms. On checking I found that both...

wickedtart19

i am planning to change my garage into a room, it is integral, do i need planning permission

do i need planning permission to change my part integral garage into a room, thanks

sarahj18

french doors

hi there, quite a while ago someone gave instructions on how to adjust french doors, is there any chance that he is still around and could repeat them if not is there anyone else who knows how to do...

allen

Strange goings on with radiators...

Radiators. Very strange goings on. Combi boiler. Checked by Baxi. All okay, pump pumping, pressure fine, etc. Single floor flat. 6 radiators. Two nearest boiler working. Rest cold (cold pipework too)....

darkstar

Putting CUBICLE shower in bedroom

before putting tiles on walls should i do anything to prepare to make water tight. many thanks

slid_away

Ladder's

Hi All I'm after purchasing some external ladders which will easily reach gutter height (average semi house). I know I can search the internet for some but I think if someone can recommend from here...

knockavacca

galvanised roof sheets rusting

hi, my 12 year old garage roof is showing several patches of rust,i thought that "galvanise" was not soposed to rust,can anyone offer any suggestions please

JjP

Protecting wooden floor

I just laid my brand new wooden floor, hard wood, oak planks, finished (with varnish). Now I wanted to put on top of it some wax as a protection layer. What would you recommend? Or maybe it would be...

Curlylocks5411

Sludge in Radiator

I have sludge in some of my radiators. Is there an easy way of getting rid of it without taking the radiator off. It's too heavy for me to do on my own?...

bushbaby_de

Trickle vents in new windows - necessary?

We are finally replacing our single-glazed windows with uPVC double glazing, to reduce heat loss and noise nuisance in our flat. The existing frames contain trickle vents. The contractor has advised...

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