Recent content by Davesomerset

So.... I am not the only one who have thought of it trying to line it with something. Nothing lost - so will put the idea to OH. Maybe I imagined an aerosal filled with a foam that you squirted around the sides. I think my idea came form seeing a stand showing how they squirt this...

Just a thought - do you think it would be possible to line it with a spray? foam or something?

My husband mentioned something about that today and I thought he was joking! I thought next minute he is going to say he needs a whole cut in cistern for me to see the fish. Now you have said it then perhaps I should google it. Thank you

MY husband has restored a cast iron cistern for our cloakroom. It looks lovely. BUT - we have no heating in there - I can hear you all saying they will have 'condensation' drips!!! So OK - we have 'drips' - but we really like the look of it because the name on it is local to our area. I...

Thank you for replies and will look at them in more detail later. Just to cover the point on hot water supply - this cloakroom - is a little way from the kitchen where the nearest hot water supply is and our cottage had very thick walls, etc, etc. in a way more like an 'outside loo' and pipe...

We are putting in a small sink with cupboard underneath in our new cloakroom. We have an electrician coming to do the wiring in this area and it will include updating our consumer unit, etc. Our question is - could you advise what type of heater you would have? It is just the two of us...

Thanks and how would he know how much terebene to use is the instructions on the 'bottle' if he wanted to use it? I think this could be our best bet though given the current state of affairs.

OK - another morning and back onto the 'what do we do now?'. By the way the whole brand new window is being painted in OH's workshop (no heating) but window not in situ. We still take on board when is best time of year to paint, etc. Now thinking about what is said regarding Dulux having...

Thank you all so much - I am printing your replies off for OH to read. He is back indoors from his shed (& window). Really grateful for all this input.

OK - I am typing this up as OH is biting six inch nails in half. 4 x new Hard Wood windows installed four years ago by ourselves. We used Farrow & Ball Exterior Eggshell. Now a year or so down the line some of it has started to come off. When asking around we were told the wood is oily and...

We are about to embark on a self build 'garden room' next to an external side door in the cottage. It will then sit on the outside (side) wall of cottage - if that makes sense. We have to get PP because of conservation area. But ideas regarding doors e.g. sliding as apposed to conventional...

I want to build my own sun room - and have been looking at doors, design, etc. Son and I are more than capable. Wife thought she would get a quote for a sun room that would be 'Architecture in Glass' just so I could compare. Chap came out all very good, wife began to feel slightly un-easy...

We have low ceilings and the bathroom is immediately above kitchen. Hence all noises in bathroom can be heard and embarrasing for visitors. :oops: For years we have had a nylon carpet with a good underlay. Just last year asked for advice for company who sold carpet and 'vinyl?' flooring...

leew2 - thank you for replying and we assumed we could build in front of back door. Not sure about front because that means we are building past front elevation - anyway we would spoil cottage. However, we want to build on the side away from the road and 'around the back'. It is...

So we have learnt. :(