Recent content by tyewbrey

As well as possible safety issues, selling the house is one of my main concerns. Thanks for the replies, looks like I will have to start applying some serious pressure then.

Thanks for the info I will try and find out what scheme, if any, he is on. My next question was, can I get another electrician to come and certify/sign it off without the need for them to pull my kitchen apart to look at things? How much roughly should I be paying for that? As I say, the only...

Two different answers there! I paid the kitchen fitter, to sue them seems a bit dramatic but what else would motivate them to do it?

Had the kitchen refitted about 7 months ago now, some electrical work done (Oven and hood moved about a foot and a couple of extra sockets) as part of the installation. The kitchen fitter bought in an electrician to do this, I was assured that I would receive the part p for the work. As per...

Thanks both, that has put my mind at ease that it is nothing serious but just a case of a bad join in the boards.

That makes sense I guess, and it is pasterboard underneath, I just find it odd how it has opened up along with the one down the stairs so much more noticably, I said today as I didn't notice is last night, but it could have been happening for the last few days I suppose. Would the cold weather...

Hopefully this link to a photo will work... //www.diynot.com/network/tyewbrey/albums/ One thing I should also point out is that if you tap the wall to the left of this crack in a lot of places it sounds more solid, although it does still sound hollow in some parts, if you tap to the...

I had wondered about moisture but there are no other symptoms of damp, the pointing on the outside of the wall in reasonably good repair so how would it be getting in? How could I test for it?

Hi, Should I be concerned about the below or is it cosmetic??? We live in an 11 year old house, one of the bedrooms is built over an archway, underneath these "archway rooms" is a shared driveway for us and next door, next door is a mirror image of our house so their archway room meets...

Thanks, I will give it to the weekend and see what happens. Also I have just seen mention of "notifiable" work. Never heard of this before, the light is in a kitchen but as it is a replacement for the previous light in exactly the same place using exactly the same wires is it notifiable or...

I fitted a new light at the weekend, it is a B & Q Deka Energy Saving 4 Fold Bar Spotlight but there is an odd smell coming from it. I am struggling to place the smell, my best description is that is an almost antiseptic/hospital like smell, sounds odd I know. I have had a look on the...

Thanks, I should have said that I did not remove and replace the skirting to fit the new floor, I used the edging scotia instead so that skirting has previously been there for 11 years or so with no movement. There is a bit of movement in it now it has moved and in most places I can push the...

Hi, I know similar questions have been asked to this but I would like a bit of advice on this particular issue. About 3 months ago I laid a laminate floor in our dining room and hall, there is a concrete subfloor and I used the underlay with the built in damp proof membrane. The floor is...