Recent content by thick_diy_thighs

Looks like they used a chisel to get access to the latch/bolt. I guess this would only work against locks that don't deadlock?

I will do both I think. What bothers me is the things I listed are regressions. Faulty/inaccessible skylight which has a sign "break glass in emergency" on this panel to somehow get the thing to open. It's a physical steel cord attached to the skylight. The smoke alarm status because why would...

I'm in a small block of flats and there was a bin fire in a flat downstairs from me. There was no alarm sounding at all from that property or that floor. There should be smoke alarms on each floor and each flat. There are no fire extinguishers in the halls/stairwell that is the only means of...

I can't recall what light was there before but it was replaced several years ago with a GR8 double D CFL fitting which I only changed this year to LED, so it could well be that. The fitting and ballast were yellowed from heat, plastic on the ballast was brittle. Contractor is booked so hopefully...

I already reported it to them. That's good to know though. I was worried about all the other cabling up there, although none of it terminates above the drywall so won't have exposed sleeves. Mechanical damage, what could cause that? It doesn't look like gnawing but maybe it was rats. Yes...

Loft space is only roofing felt (lots of holes in it) and tiles, so it gets super hot up there. It already exceeds 32 degrees in flat below with secondary glazing recently installed. Found this delight, pvc cracked to exposed core, cracking pvc earth sleeve, they didn't even put it in a...