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Thanks - budget is maybe £500 or so, I may be able to go a little higher is the machine in question is something amazing ..........

After reading this thread I'm even more confused regarding which machine to buy ..........

I'd rather not pay much over £500, but I may be able to go a little higher in exceptional circumstances. Shame about Bosch as, going by early comments, they were looking good until now. About AEG - how old is yours? So the build quality is good, how about customer service? Also, where are...

Thanks to you all for the advice, sounds like Bosch is the way to go.

My washing machine (Hotpoint WML540) is starting to sound pretty rough when on the spin cycle (and only on that cycle) and I guess the bearings are on the way out. From doing some reading it seems that the drum is glued shut so pretty it's impossible to replace the bearings. So, I may need a...

Thanks for the info.

I recently had a chimney removed and opted to keep the old lead flashing (I'm beginning to wonder why) - it was a large chimney so there's a fair amount of it. What are my best options? Could I get any money for it? Was thinking of getting it picked up for free by a local scrap dealer. Any...

Thanks for the advice.

Great idea, thanks.

I'm soon planning to remove a brick chimney that is connected to an unused fireplace in my bungalow. Once the chimney stack has been reduced to the roof line do I need to install something like a vent tile where it was removed so that the flue has some airflow? Or can it just be left 'open'...

Had to mix up some SBR+ bonding agent (diluted with water, 3 to 1). Unsure what to do with what's left (about a litre of the mix). I know it's not supposed to be tipped down drains but if I water it down even further can I dump it in an unused corner of the garden where nothing is growing (and...

I have some of this stuff: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Sika-Bond-SBR%2B-Waterproof-Bonding-Agent-and-Mortar-Admixture---5L/p/133789 Some time in the next few weeks I intend to replace the badly rusting and fragmenting metal frames that my septic tank covers sit on, so once I've chipped away all...

A couple of months ago I applied some replacement concrete around the edge of my septic tank cover (some of the original concrete was old and cracking). I don't have a photo but just to give an idea of what I mean, I'm referring to the type of concrete edge as seen in this image I found online...

Recently my fibre connection went down, turns out that birds had pecked through the fibre cable somewhere in the local network (this is according to the Openreach report that my ISP can access). Seems that the fibre cable wasn't armoured. Let's hope that they have at least armoured the spliced...

Thanks.

Thanks, didn't know that. Is there a chance that a pressure washer could damage the inside of a plastic pipe? My washer only goes up to 120 Bars.

I'm noticing that the grey water downpipe in the ground that is fed from my kitchen sink and washing machine is running a bit high. In other words when water is pouring into it the water level in the downpipe is very close to the top (but not overflowing). This is though something that I've...

I have an outbuilding with some old guttering (more than 20 years old), a tree has broken one of the union brackets so there's now a gap in the gutter. Due to a bad back I currently can't shin up a ladder to check the width of the main guttering (with a view to at least ordering a replacement...

Have tried oiling the hinges using 3-in-1 oil but makes no difference (lifted up the top plastic cap above the pin to dribble some in). Or should I be using some kind of grease? All I have is copper grease and white grease. Was wondering if the door is just warping a bit due to the heat, but...

Thanks, great tip, noted for future reference.