Recent content by NorthBristol

Why wasn't it mould stained after ten years?

Of course. Have been for 20 years

I hadn't thought of that tbh. I will investigate the viability, though I think it might be glued together, so non-trivial. Not bad at the moment, but I doubt it will get better. I don't want to reach a point where it starts transferring onto the clothes

The wooden rack in my airing cupboard is 20 years old. It has now started to show some signs of black mould. What is the best way to clean this off please? Thanks

Okay, anybody in the vicinity of Stonehenge got an electric freezer and interested in changing a stopcock?

Hi Andy, this was previously MOD property. There is a common supply to the whole street with one shutoff valve. I don't know how big that is or whether it's publicly accessible. Currently trying to find out what's involved to get that shut off for a few minutes. There is a manhole at the end of...

Hi, I need to change a stopcock. The house does not have an external shutoff! I'm thinking freeze the pipe, but there is only a few inches of pipe showing below the stopcock. What is the minimum length of pipe I can get away with for freezing? Or does anyone have any better ideas. I'm a bit...

Thanks. Garage roof height is okay. What is the concern with the DPC? Looking at my house, it seems that the internal concrete floor level is just above the DPC.

I have a garage on a sloping driveway. Here is a picture – side view. The garage has a small slope – about 2 inches front to back. The driveway is somewhat steeper. I am now proposing to extend the garage forwards by 4.2m to cover more of the driveway. I would like the whole floor to be...

The crack stops at the corner. There is a similar crack in the opposite wall, 3m away, and another in the diagonally opposite corner, 7m away. There is foliage not far behind the corner you can see, but nothing thicker than 1/2" stems, and nothing that's obviously attacking the garage. The...

I am applying for planning permission to extend my garage. It has single skin brick walls, and my plan was to keep two walls, and substantially extend in the other directions. However, one of the walls has cracks in it. They have been there for years, and never bothered me that much, but...

My bay window has two wooden beams unerneath. They are dry and in good condition. Is there anything I should do to care for them, or just a fresh coat of paint? Thanks

Hi, DIY time for me, like many others. I've got this going on above my ground floor windows: Should I (a) fix this little spot? (b) dig it all out and start again (c) do something else Also, what material should I use to do the repair? Grateful for any advice Thanks

Yeah, I've fought with the clock before. Clock doesn't affect the top oven though.

Hi, I have a Creda Contour Electric cooker. It's old, but it's been reliable up to now. Today, both ovens have stopped working. To be exact: Working: hob-all rings, grill Not Working: Top oven (same compartment as grill), bottom oven, fan, clock Anybody know where to look first? Thanks