Recent content by jbolo

I have a small window in my kitchen which the fridge has been hiding. It needs to come out and be bricked up. My question is how long should something like this take and how much approx should the job cost, I am in London. The outside is plain brickwork no rendering

How much of the room would it take up approx as the room is really small?

Large ceramic wall tiles

I have a 1927 flat with a 1970/80s bathroom extension. I am planning on getting a new bathroom as the current one is v old. The room is SE facing and very cold. After every bath the room gets full of mould. I installed new windows but before the bathroom gets fitted I was wondering if there...

I have several quotes for supply & fit two aluminium glass windows to a bathroom. I however I can't seem to move forward as I do not have an external lintel for the large window. I found a builder who said they could fit one, but would take the windows out and I would be boarded up for over 10...

I need to install a window lintel in order to go ahead with a window supplier and fitter. My question is should I require a certificate from the builder or some sort of guarantee so that I can show the window fitter and supplier all is good to go ahead? A guarantee re quality of lintel and...

Thank you for your reply. The company that supply and fit the aluminium windows send a surveryor to do the measurements for the new window, charging £300, but can't say if I have a lintel or not. As you say I will require an external lintel I guess I will need to ask the company what type...

I am looking to install new aluminium windows and have been asked if the windows have lintels. Its an eighties extension I think. However I have no idea if they have lintels or not. Do I need to get a builder in to open up the brick work to take a look? Its the front window and side,not the...

I am replacing the old radiator (see attached) with a De Longhi two column radiator. I purchased the following valves Anthracite straight https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273373050916. I am now not sure if I want the straight one or an angled one. The ones that come out of the current radiator...

Yes I will stick to my guns Thanks

I had a wall between my flat and flat upstairs soundproofed. They used acoustic wool and acoustic plasterboard. They were to build a frame but when the wall came down there was already one there, they did not need access to the adjoining flat which then did not get acoustic plasterboard. I...

214 cm length, 84 cm and 4.5cm width

I have to replace an internal flat door. Current measurement 214 X 84 X 4.5 cm. Most on line doors seem to be too narrow and the odd few larger ones can only be trimmed by 3mm. I am looking for a white Shaker fire door can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks

I have an IKEA Vikedal mirrored door that has come away from the wardrobe. The holes that screw into the plasterboard are chipped and wide. Is there something I can use to anchor the screws, as the doors are extremely heavy. The screws are approx 14mm by 7mm they are v small. The width of the...

I live in a converted flat and I about to change my internal front door. I want a fireproof solid wood white Shaker style door. I need a solid wood door as it needs to have a Yale lock fitted and more importantly I need it to be soundproof. I guess it can have a solid core? It does not have...