Recent content by cherryblossom

thanks for youe replies.

Hi I have just had a new ballustrade put in. However some of the spindles are wobbly. Help! Is there something that can be done?

The pipe has been leaking for possibly a few weeks before we noticed. My husband said that it appears that when the house was extended in the early 90s that they cut the pipes on either side and removed the radiator. When they put it back on, there is a join on each pipe where the cut is. Does...

First of all, thanks for your replies. Believe there is a split in the pipe itself. Spoke to a plumbing company this morning and was advised they would have to drain down the system to repair the leak. How long does that take? Just thought I'd ask since they charge by the hour. I just haven't a...

Hi We've got a leak from what appears to be the pipe below the radiator valve. Please can someone advise approximate cost of getting a plumber to repair this leak including VAT and perhaps what I should look for to make sure the plumber/central heating engineer does the job correctly to...

Thanks for your helpful reply JohnD.

I am getting a bespoke exterior door, frame, sidelight etc. The manufacturer/supplier does not do fitting and so I am having to get someone in to fit this and also give me the correct measurements to use for the manufacture of the door. I have had a couple of fitters in so far for a quote and...

Thanks for the replies. I have told the supplier that I am not going to make any such VAT saving. Their reply was that it all depended on the fitter I used. I have left it at that anyway.

Thanks JohnD for your reply. What you have stated is what I had always believed the impact the VAT has on the customer to be. However, what is baffling is that the supplier insists that it is possible to make this saving on condition I find myself a VAT registered fitter/company/builder...

In my example, the saving would be substantial as the cost of the frame, the bespoke wooden door and sidelights, furniture etc amount to a couple of thousand pounds. Is it usual for the builders/fitters to not charge the customers VAT because they would not have to pay it or something? The VAT...

I wish to buy a REPLACEMENT door for my existing house. This replacement is not a new build, extension or conversion; just an improvement to what's already there. I have been informed by a supplier that I can make a saving on the VAT element if I purchase my door through a building company or...

Any recommendations on where I can obtain an exterior door in a contemporary style? I have thought of having one made to a design but would prefer to buy one where I have seen the quality of the product beforehand. Thanks.