Recent content by buzzfan

Years ago when Gumtree allowed individuals to offer their own direct labour services free of charge, I found it was the best source to recruit new subcontractors, but after Gumtree changed their business model to require fee-paid adverts, the number of those looking for work declined, and sadly...

I am about to slate my extension myself, have never done this before, and am wondering how long a professional roofer would take. The ridge is 9.1m long, the roof measures 4.8m down each slope (2 sides) so total area is 43.68m2. The slates are 600mm x 300mm predrilled for 75mm lap. I have...

i dont recall exactly, but less than a year out of warranty, fitted to a luxury c london flat occupied 1 night a week by a single person so dw barely used.

Hi guys - i have 5 yr old ariston swd1000 washer drier, never installed( dont ask!) - have just installed it, and found a problem - it fills, spins, but never seems to get to end of cycle. If i rotate dial to rinse, it rinses, but knob still doesnt rotate. If I rotate to drainm it drains -...

I had 2 of these with this fault - first failed outside warranty, but amazingly baumatic still helped & replaced free of charge. after the second failure, i threw it away & bought a siemns too.