Recent content by pumaowner

Thanks Joe90 and Woody - would taking the tiles off and renewing the guttering need scaffolding, which would be very difficult to arrange, or can it be done with ladders? And is it a fairly short amount of disruption for the neighbours at the back?

I had some brilliant help a few years ago on the plumbing forum and I hope you guys might be able to help again regarding a house I am trying to buy. The house is 180 years old, and so I had a full structural survey. The surveyor noted damp issues, especially to the upper floors. I had two...

Hi there We are having two wardrobes fitted in alcoves either side of a chimney breast and in one of the alcoves is an older style (70s?) double socket with on/off switches. What I hadn't realised was the way the carpenter is building the cupboards, he's made carcasses to fit exactly - which...

Just to say thanks - have now found a cheaper supplier at a cost of £30 plus VAT for installation per sq m. Fingers crossed it all works out! PO

Actually, it's more... Floor area: 22 square metres Quotation: £3,500!!!! = £159 per square metre. Obviously that's not precisely right as it also includes beading, door trimming etc. Unless my O Level Maths has totally gone to pot.

Hi there We are hoping to get new solid oak floors fitted to 2 large bedrooms in the house we've just bought. We're not up to much beyond decorating, but I wondered what a sensible ballpark figure was in terms of fitting costs per square metre. It would be to fit to existing floorboards, on an...

Markie, I think it went: front door, corridor, side door into living room, but no door to staircase that would be ahead of you as you walk into the houses...so there was a clear escape route via the stairs that avoids going into the living room that I guess is where many fires start...

Hi there I think I posted this in the wrong place before, in building: hope you can help in here. I've found the forums a huge help before when I was trying to buy a house but have a new problem. Have had an offer accepted on a house I really like, 100 year old terrace, lovely open plan...

Hi there I've found the forums a huge help before when I was trying to buy a house but have a new problem. Have had an offer accepted on a house I really like, 100 year old terrace, lovely open plan reception/dining room with a staircase leading directly up from the living area. Trouble...

Just wanted to say a belated thank you to Gaz and everyone else - BG came along, it was exactly the problem you outlined, they fixed it, my buyer will be happy and have a nice warm flat as of Friday! Downside is I may now not be moving to new house with its new Performa boiler (in Twickenham...

I've done a search about support needed after removal of chimney breast - and found very useful advice - but wondered if anyone could help with my specific query. I have a conditional completion arranged to purchase a 1902 terraced house - conditional on receiving a regularisation certificate...

Gaz thank you so much... do you know, I seem to remember that might have come up before with this boiler? I just didn't need that extra hassle on top of all the other nightmares of moving house! That sounds like a fairly simple job? New house has a two year old boiler, a Performa 28 - please...

I have a Potterton Puma that is covered by British Gas breakdown cover - they've been out several times, last time was to replace circuit board. Over last couple of days the pilot light keeps going out - I manage to relight it but frequently it then goes out again a few hours later, accompanied...