Recent content by whatsnottolike

Coming back to report that this seems to have gone well. The house is still standing, no-one has died, and the new Drayton Wiser system is connected and working fine Thanks for the help!

Thanks so much! Yes, I have switched off the power to the whole house. Better safe than sorry. This is what I have now. Does this look okay? The brown wire is just a loose wire connecting L to A in the old fitting. L to 1 in the new fitting. I checked the diagram again and realised that the...

Hello everyone. I am hoping for some help with changing my thermostat. I have never done this before. My current setup is a Honeywell wireless thermostat that is >10 years old and dying. I want to replace it with a Drayton Wiser single channel kit. Pic 1 is the current wiring for the Honeywell...

Hello, I have had a new kitchen installed recently. The worktops and upstands are made of oak, and they have been treated with Danish oil by the kitchen installer before installation (and then another 2 to 3 times by myself after installation). All this was done more than six weeks ago...

Update: Plasterer no.2 came back on Sunday and spent 2.5h working on a few areas of concern. There was an area of tiny hairline cracks (even though they had used a lot of PVA - I watched them apply it). He painted the area with a mist coat and lightly sanded it back after drying. He repeated...

May I pick your brains once more? I have had another plastering crew in today. They seemed to know what they are doing. They applied pva (?) first, then went away for 90 minutes or so to let it dry, and then applied two coats (quite thin, I believe) of skim plaster to two of my kitchen...

Interestingly I had a (retired) plasterer round this evening to give his verdict (keep the two short walls and make the best of it, and replaster the two long walls). The man has first hand experience with this company's kitchens, and he says they are very good (he has one himself). He didn't...

Hi there - no, I don't live in East Sussex but thanks for the offer :D Turns out to be very difficult to get someone in at short notice (where I live) :(

My kitchen company would probably say that's perfectly normal...

Thanks. My walls are dry lined. Does that make a difference? I know I am taking a risk here. I am just stuck between a rock and a hard place, I really need this kitchen in. I am obviously disappointed by the response of the kitchen company. At the moment I am concentrating on getting a...

The plasterer has used this white filler stuff in several places, apparently in order "to blend the plaster in". I have told the kitchen company that I will stick with them for the kitchen - they have a really good reputation locally for their kitchens, they are five minutes from my house...

Thanks kbdiy. Interestingly it is just a white van, with no name, phone number or company logo on it anywhere. To date I have only been told the guy's first name.

Thanks Morten. Reassuring to know that I am not the only one who thinks this is poor quality.

Hello, new member here. I hope someone can help. I am finding myself in a spot of bother with a kitchen company. I have an agreement with them to supply and fit a new kitchen, and am also having the plastering (walls only) done via this company. It is a small room (2.5x3.5m). The quote was...