Recent content by furyxxxuk

'Your brother was probably right to be honest haha! I think the trouble is property in this area is at a premium, I can afford to do a lot of work in stages but not the initial huge outlay that would be required to buy something like I'm creating'. I'm in exactly the same situation as you. We...

I have been visiting this forum for some time now for little bits of advice or just browsing my own queries. I thought it was time I posted a bit of a diary of my progress on my second home, for posterity's sake. I'm not in the building trade, I have basic to intermediate levels of DIY...

Basically the vent had filled with ice and I initially tried to defrost the ice using a hair dryer, this took ages, kettle water poured directly into the vent (or whatever it is supposed to be) cleared it almost instantly. This may not be the answer to your problem, however checking the vent...

I'm certainly no expert but I'v just bought a house with bay windows which have extensive cracks, these we believe are caused by insufficient foundations under the bays as was apparently common for houses of this era. Re-plastering won't solve the problem but only hide it until they reopen...

I had a similar problem a couple of years ago. My fridge had an air vent blocked with ice, the result being excess moisture had nowhere to go and was eventually running out of the front. Once I'd found the problem it took about 30 seconds to solve using some kettle water. Hope this helps.

Renovating my second home