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Hi all :D I’ve just moved into a new house. It’s a 1993 build, with original consumer box. It had a small conservatory build in approx 1996. The lighting in the conservatory (a ceiling rose and two wall lights) does not work, nor does and outside light. Having checked the bulbs, I...

Great, thanks v much Tom

Hi, :) I’ve just moved into a new house, with an integral single garage. I’m planning to spruce it up a bit this summer to make it that bit cleaner and lighter for working in the winter. I’ll pretty much just be painting the ceiling, walls, and then smoothing and coating the floor before I...

Hi Whitling, Cheers for the thoughts - I hadnt heard of SUDS, but now a Google it...wow...alot of info! Is there a rule of thumb about natural drainage, I'd rather do that than divert the water anywhere to be honest (since the only downhill route from my front garden is either under my...

Hi all, I'm planning to turn my front garden into the typical modern parking lot. It's on a slight slope and was previously a mixture of crazy paving & flower beds that relied on natural drainage. As I hope you can tell from my artistic efforts below, I intend to; - Pave down the...

Hi, I'll get to the point. The wife (obviously) wants to replace our thermostat (in Dining Room) and Programmer (in boiler cupboard). Reasons - purely for improved aesthetics. Pic of the Thermostat here; Its a three wire job (one blue, one yellow, one red). Pic of the...

Alright cheers for the help. Autofocus comment made me laugh I took the old pressure sensor and pipe off this evening, I'll take it to the local boiler parts place tomorrow. I'm wondering if it's worth just buying a new boiler instead. What would you do? Even if replacing those parts kicks...

Hi, Well, sitting in the kitchen this evening, the Mrs and I thought for a moment we could hear thunder. But quickly realised that water was coming through the kitchen ceiling. Shut the water off, opened the boiler cupboard to find it billowing steam and hot water everywhere. Anyway, after...

Hi, Thanks for the responses above - No it's not an extension (See the pic below), you can see the outer door (which will be replaced, flush with the front wall of the house) and through it you can just make out the inner door (that will be removed). Thanks for the comments about...

:D Hello. My first post! I'll get right to it - The downstairs of my house has laminated floor, on top of a wooden suspended floor. The house has both an inner (wooden frame) and outer (UPVC) front door. I'm having a typical glazing company fit a new front door & side panel windows in a few...