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No idea. I don't think it is timber as when I tried (and failed) to screw it back up, it was having none of it. I did think about leaving it for now and taking them off in the summer and having a look (I want the lights changing too) and getting new ones put up. Thought if I can tidy them up...

Hey guys. Sorry for the slow reply. Been a busy one. I’m grateful for the replies. Attached are some pics. :) Thanks again. B.

The house we bought in 2024 has a carport which serves no purpose as it isn't wide enough for a car to then get out and the garage is at the bottom of the carport. It is brick and steel and was added as an extension in 2005/2007. Above the carport is another bedroom and ensuite for one of the...

They're just white tiles. It doesn't have to be super perfect, just tidy :)

Hi all, We have a single brick garage that we believe the people who owned the house built themselves. The roof has a front pitch and then flat at the back which leaks and we're going to repair but the bottom leaks, too. I think it's because the garage is lower than the block paving path...

Hi all, We've just had our ensuite redone with new shower, sink and toilet. We have kept the original tiling as it wasn't that bad, we're going to re-grout some bits otherwise it is good. The are some drill holes in some of the tiles where old hooks have been and an old mirror. I just wondered...

Hi all, Just about to start decorating a room in a house we bought last year. Never noticed until today the wall looks like this (attached pic). It’s not a room we have used since moving in. Just wondered if it’s the quality of the paint the previous owner slapped everywhere before leaving or...

Thanks for the replies. It's like it in most of the upstairs rooms. I assume at some point the floors where carpet and have just had laminate down and they've not used a decent underlay. The only thing that throws me is the fact it's tighter at the ends and then has the gap in the middle. I...

Hi all, Just looking for advice before I get someone in. Almost all the floors upstairs have laminate in them which I think has been down a while. We’ve not long moved in. Long story short we’ve had and keep finding issues that need fixing. There seems to be gaps between the laminate and...

I think so. Not 100% sure. I’ve noticed them all over the house and also noticed gaps between the floors and skirting boards. I’m 99% sure it’s just the age of the house and shoddy DIY from past owners. But I always have that slight fear it isn’t… it’s my OCD to overthink. There are cracks...

Hi all, Just looking for some advice. We moved into this 1984 property in August and it has been the house that just keeps on giving. But, we're getting there. Before we moved in, the previous owners paid for a 'decorator' to come in and paint all the walls white. We've noticed that in some...

Thanks, @Mottie - daft question, is the 'at rest' setting just the blue one out of two? Currently it is set to 7 degrees. I know it is probably person to most and largely depends on house size etc. but if anyone has a schedule they use that works and wouldn't mind sharing it as I learn the ins...

@Mottie - thanks for the reply. I'm not sure on the boiler settings, I've not looked. I can later though. We had the plumber in there a week back after he'd put a new rad in so I'll see if he remembers (he usually does). I just wasn't sure if it sated on to get to that temp or not. Another...

@stem thank you for the reply. The radiators are hot, yes. The thermostat was in the kitchen overnight and it is cooler in there anyway due to the size of it. I suspect it is probably better have the thermoset on it's stand in the warmer rooms. We're also in the process of swapping the rads for...

Hi all, I hope this is okay to post here, apologies if there is a separate area for Hive. A little bit of a back story. I moved into my current house a few months ago, it was built in in 1984 and is EPC rated C (not bad when the other houses we looked at that were smaller and the same age...