Recent content by t1mgreen

Hi, I have an issue with my hot water and wondered if anyone could help diagnose the issue. I live in a 3 story house, to get hot water in my ensuite shower (top floor) i have to run the cold tap in the wash basin (in the same room). - i'm able to get hot water from the wash basin...

Hi I'm looking for a solution to a problem I have:- My house is a listed building and the conservation officer was against me having double glazing. I've had a new single glazed window fitted to my bedroom but there's a draft that comes through when it's windy. Is there any product that can...

Hi I'm in the process of renovating a grade 2 listed cottage and have had to replace the whole ground floor with 22mm floorboards on planed 175x50 timber joists spanning 3 metres at 450mm ctrs (building regs specified 150 x 50) The floorboards are exposed from below, the basement, which is...

Cheers Masona - I'll have a look Thanks tim

No, like i said - 6ft x 2'7" (thats 31 inches (12 inches in a foot))

OOPS - just realised i had originally posted this in joinery Good afternoon I need a replacement external door (pretty urgently) but it's not a standard size - it's 6ft long x 2'7" wide. Does anybody know anywhere that stocks any non standard size external doors? Thanks Tim

Good afternoon I need a replacement external door (pretty urgently) but it's not a standard size - it's 6ft long x 2'7" wide. Does anybody know anywhere that stocks any non standard size external doors? Thanks Tim

Good evening Approx 12 months ago i painted my rendored (external) walls and have noticed that there is a brown stain appearing through the white paint around the corners near the window I guess that this is from rusted angle bead. Is there a product that can be painted over this to hold...

thanks very much

Good Afternoon I need to Tarmac a small area (2 square metres) Is this a DIY job or is it specialist stuff? Thanks Tim

Good Afternoon I'm modernising an old cottage and have removed the old plaster and it has been injected with chemicals around. How should the wall now been finished:- does it require renovation plaster or should i go for a sand/cement mix Thanks Tim

hi i'm in the process of wiring my extension i intend to hide the scart cable that connects the plasma/lcd screen to dvd player/games console behind the plasterboard my question is this:- is a scart cable suffient or will i need a special hd cable as well? thanks tim

Does anyone have any experience of wiring scart wall plates/sockets? I'm looking to fix a scart wall socket for a wall mounted tv but woundered how tricky it is to solder/screw all the wires? Thanks Tim

Thanks I have had a look at the wall plates/connectors. They look smart on the wall but i understand that the cable is soldered to the terminals on the back - is this tricky and would it cause any poor quality issues? I like the idea of hiding a cable but not sure the best way to finish...

Hi I'm in the process of the 1st fix for my new build but have a question:- I intend to have a wall mounted plastma with hidden cables and a dvd player / games console in the corner of the room. A power point and Aerial point are located on the wall but what provisions should i make for...