Recent content by Yanni

I’m having a new door put in by my joiner on Monday. There was a lot of movement on the frame. I took the trims off and there is a gap around the frame with some wooden blocks What is the best thing to stabilise the frame and can o get really long screws that will bite to the brick rather...

My joiner carved out intumescent groves on a fire wooden door in our factory where the groves were already on the frame! Is there a fireproof filler I can use to save a new door and new fitting? Can I use this...

I have not insured the house!

Part of the dry verge blown off by the high winds. Around 6 dry verge units blown off by the wind and have a broken tile that I previously used flashband three years ago.. They dry verge plastics are all intact so we can put them back. May I ask what kind of repair cost am i looking for. I...

Does anyone know what make radiator valve is this and if I can either get a replacement or a used one?

Does anyone know where I can find floorboards or any timber that is the right thickness for repairing a 70s house floor? Selco does a thicker or thinner board, I have a table saw and can possibly thin it out but if there is a place I can buy the right thickness I don’t care about the width as...

I’m having this canopy installed and want to have two downlights and a PIR. Do I need any special downlights for outdoors or any indoor downlight such as the Ansell Prism that I use indoors is fine ?

Gutter Spacer I guess I will be using these spacers but it frustrate me why trade people do not measure properly and I have to mend their work afterwards especially after spending an extra £250 on this side of the roof to fix the fascia and gutters that someone else did not install properly...

Haha!!!

On my last reroof the roofer did not use the right gap for the gutters and are quite close to the tiles so there is no space for a hedgehog. Is that a concern or shall I not worry about it.

The CU is inside a cabinet that is not very much used. I think what the previous electrician did was to fill the space with silicone of the cables entering the plastic CU compartment.

I’m having an EICR in one of the rentals. Do I need to cover these cables that are coming out of the CU? It has passed its previous EICR.

Sorry there is a catch he is also making me a porch canopy for £1200!! I know it’s not cheap but I would pay at least £300 for a plastic one. I bargained the lead but I have to go for the canopy so total £1500. Hopefully I won’t need anything else on this house until I die !!

Haha, Haha, funnily enough I bargained it down to £300 for the flashing! He is coming back next week!!

Oh well, it has taken me 10 years with various building projects and I am still learning. You just expect honest trade men to clarify things in advance rather than the client obtain a degree in roofing, plastering, landscaping etc in order to make sure everything is done correctly... In the end...