Recent content by joeturbo

Thanks for your help guys, the blinds are up

Have ordered 4.5 x 38.

Unfortunately not. The bracket clicks into the top of the blind. Purchased from Hillary’s blinds for our old flat but they fit the new house windows so wanted to get them up

I need to pop to B&q tomorrow to pick up a few other bits but don’t seem to seem these type of screws listed (with the wing). - don’t worry, found them

Sorry for the very basic question. Looking to put up some blinds in our new (1980s) house. Drilling up into the window recess shows a metal lintel. What would be the best fittings for this? Standard rawl plugs? https://www.screwfix.com/p/rawlplug-plastic-plugs-5mm-x-25mm-100-pack/44738

Was a slight exaggeration

Hi all, We have just purchased a 1987 3 bed two story house. We have noticed that there is a large temperature difference between downstairs and upstairs (t-shirt upstairs and jumper downstairs ). We have all new windows fitted, there is a vast amount of insulation in the loft. None of the...

Hi all, Hoping for a bit of advice, just moved into our first house, needs a bit of work (sockets/heating/decorating) We are considering moving the doorway i the lounge over to the right so it opens onto the staircase rather than into the middle of the room. Is this wall likely to be load...

Hi, hoping for some advice, We are in the process of buying a 1980s 3 bed house. We had a structual survey carried out that highlighted that the there was a number of roof tiles missing that needed action urgently. The ridge tiles could do with resetting and there is a lot of moss that really...

Thanks for the replies both. We have not even moved in yet so just looking into what would be involved. Will get some photos once we are in and pulled the carpet out. I heard on the news recently they are giving government grants to EPC D properties which this is so was thinking about looking...

Hoping for a bit of advice, we are currently purchasing our first house (had 2 flats previously) I believe the house was built in 1986 and does need some modernising which is fine I have had a look at the EPC and see that it lists “Floor insulation (suspended floor)” as a recommendation. Is...

I think the plumber just preferred to work with copper, I didn’t specify anything, just asked if he could fix the mess

Plumber came around and fixed the mess

I have taken a bathroom suite out before prior to a professional installing new bathroom. To remove this excess pipework would I just need to isolate the main water supply then disconnect the pipe work? Or would the whole system need draining?

so, it looks like i have drafts from all over the place 1. between skirting and chipboard - now sealed with wooden floor sealant 2. large gaps around pipework in cupboard for gas / water. - will get fibre insulation 3. behind radiators where the flexi hoses feed through the wall is just an open...