Recent content by HenryGregory

Thank you, that's really useful. Sounds like the doorbell housing may be an issue as I would be coming in with the cable from the sides rather than behind. I will have a look and see what I can do. Thanks for your post. (y)

Has anyone used ethernet for powering a Ring doorbell? Getting tired of constantly changing the batteries in mine. Despite it being a new house, no doorbell cabling was provided, and there are no power sockets by my front door so it would involve a lot of fishing cables round downstairs...

Hi, I have had a leaking gutter all winter. It has now been repaired but I can see the wall has gone a funny colour outside. I had a leak further along and the wall is quite green. Can anyone recommend what I should use to get the wall to look normal again or should I just leave it? Thanks in...

Thanks, I got a company in, looks like they drilled the two together and siliconed it all to stop any further leaks. It has been a week and so far, no issues.

Thanks guys, no need to take the ****. Some of us are struggling to pay our bills at the moment. Just wanted to make sure it was the right kind of price, I have no idea what these things should cost, that's why I asked and likewise, don't want to be short changing someone if they are providing...

Hello all, a quick update for you... I have got a terrible fear of heights and thankfully last time, my friend with his ladders climbed right to the top and adjusted the gutter. He has been so busy, I have not been able to ask him. I contacted a few local, highly recommended Roofing and...

Thank you for the fast reply and clarification. Was thinking of doing one zone for now and see how it goes. I have the Tado Air Conditioning Thermostat for my study and it works quite well. I have been wanting to put in Smart Thermostats for ages but they are a lot of money when you only use...

Thank you guys. @OOPS, no the yellow stuff has been there since I moved in. I had so many snagging issues, I gave up on the niggles like that and focused on the bigger issues. Lots of silly things like this were left. Some idiot has screwed all of the door hinges on with a impact driver so the...

Hi there, I have two thermostats, one on the ground floor and one on the first floor. They go back to my Baxi combi boiler. As such, I only need smart thermostats that control the heating as there is no need for hot water control with the boiler being a combi. This is the wiring behind my...

I recently had my carpet changed for LVT and now the shocking condition of my skirting boards is more obvious. I am not sure if some kind of glue was used with my skirting boards, but they have always had this strange yellowing to them. In the cupboards, the paint is yellow on the skirtingboards...

My house is 5 years old so almost still a new buildo_O. I have had quite a few issues with the gutters and roof. Leaking gutters and tiles flying off of the roof. Several issues have been dealt with by the builder through snagging in the past. The latest saga is the gutters front and back are...

Thank you, really helpful. No need to worry about the doorstop as I actually have a wooden radiator cover a bit further along and it sticks out quite a bit so the door never fully opens 90 degrees. Thanks again;)

Hi there, my newbuild is not so new, about 4.5 years old. I have noticed the following and wondered if anyone could tell me what could be causing this? The door has not had any bangs or damage that would cause this. It seems some of the plaster is coming away between the doorframe and...

Thanks for your post, that makes perfect sense to me and yes, I could easily take a drawer out and take it to a local decorator shop. I take it there is not a clear finish I could apply to the top to save me re-painting the top bit? I am not a paint expert so maybe that is a silly question.

I bought a chest of draws from Made.com earlier in the year. Sadly, they have gone bust now, shame as they did some nice styles of furniture. I am finding that the paint finish doesn't seem to have been treated. We have a Neom diffuser on this piece of furniture. You fill the diffuser oil in...