Recent content by Gareth73

The quote was for a new floor. Have refused to pay it anyway. I'll either: 1) Pay for the % of damage caused by me. 2) Try and get the two or 3 little tiles replaced individually. Thanks for all your help everyone.

Yes, its more water damage than warping. This has manifested itself in a slight change in colour of the affected areas. There are also some gaps appearing between a couple of pieces, which have come loose over time. I am almost certain this was not caused by me leaving the window open, but in...

Nope. Not here in Germany. Just about everything is stacked in the favour of the landlord over here as well. Us tenants get a bit of a raw deal.

Absolutely mate, absolutely. I've learnt a little bit of useful info thanks to you lot, so a big thanks. I'm hoping you can help with another wood related problem...... In the same apartment I have a parquet strip floor. Unfortunately for me I left the window open whilst out and a...

Hello all, Just to let you know the advice you gave was spot on and the work surface is looking much better now. The 120 paper did the trick, along with a bit of elbow grease! I've applied the oil and am allowing it to dry before applying a second coat, but its already looking better than...

Gentlemen, thank you very much for the advice. You have given me hope that all may not be lost! I'll let you know how I get on. Cheers, Gareth

Hi mr_mike (can I call you Mike!?! :D ) Cheers for the reply. Am 99.9% sure its oak. The following pic from google images looks very much like mine: One thing that does appear different is that mine doesn't look as "shiny", almost as if its not been treated properly, or maybe the last...

Good afternoon all... I hope someone can help me with a problem? I'm due to leave my rented apartment next week and need to repair any minor damage caused since I have been there. One issue I am not sure about is the kitchen worksurface, which is made of wood. There are several stains...

Right, I have a plumber coming to look at things on Monday. Its me mates Dad, so he's kindly agreed to wave the call out charge :) Anyway, in the mean time, its f'ing freezing in my house right now :( I have an immersion heater, so wanted to know: 1. If i leave this on will it create...

Theres a tray at the bottom of the boiler. I slid this out and checked the temperature dial on there. This is set to maximum. To confirm this i turned it the other way, then back again and it all started to fire up again.

Yep, thats whats happening. Have a feeling you missed my updated post straight after I posted that pic.....? Should I just bite the bullet and get someone out?

Excellent. Will sort it out tomorrow. :)

OK. Great stuff. Thanks for all your help mate. Any ideas where to pick one of these up? Whats the average price like?

Forget the last bit. If I turn the heating on, then I can see something moving inside the pink pump. If I turn the heating off and leave just the water on then the pump stops spinning

Nope. Nothing seems to be happening on the pink one. If I turn on the heating and water together, then a little bit of water dribbles out of the pink one again, I can hear a noice, but thats it really. If i turn the switch on the black box on the pink pump then the noise drops, but dont think...