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I have some wooden framed windows at the front of my house, all of the panes are very badly misted and need replacing. If they were plain 90 degree corners then I would have no problem tackling this but actually the top of the frame is curved as in the picture: How easy is it going to be...

thanks for that tip, I was trying to do it with the photo and drop tiles in using a paint package but its dificult to make it look realistic with the perspective and the lighting :D

I have had some laminate fitted in my kitchen and will soon be having the carpet done in the adjoining room. I have noticed that the laminate has been installed too far into the other room, i.e. it sticks out under the door when it is closed. Will a carpet fitter be able to trim this back when...

I am looking for tiles to go around the walls near my cooker and sink and quite like the Metro 200x100. I am finding it hard to imagine what a big block of a single colour will look like on this quite big wall: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/220/copyofimg4706.jpg/ With dark floor and...

thanks, but it doesnt matter now as the kitchen fitters realised they couldnt work with the existing tiles so they have all been pulled off and I am looking for new tiles (which I will make a new post about)

My kitchen has some tiles at one end, they are flat but have a slightly rough feel to them and are a bit off white. Where I regularly clean around the cooker they have become more white and smoother than the other tiles as though there was some kind of coating on them (not paint, I imagine some...

Not really sure which forum to put this in as its bathroom units installed by tradesmen which doesnt seem to fall into any other category! Anyway, I had a leak in the bathroom resulting in a new bathroom floor and vanity units among other things - all done on insurance. These have been fitted...

thanks, seems light grey is probably suitable for everything :D Its an insurance job and they are providing the tradesmen, hopefully they know what they are doing! :roll:

Oh I hate making decisions when I havent got a clue what I am talking about :D I am having these tiles laid on my bathroom floor: http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod4657/section1340/Oriente-Beige-Floor-Tile-45x45cm.html What colour grout would you go for? I dont think white is right (apart...

When I run my hot tap the boiler fires up and the water comes through hot quite quickly. But then after a few seconds it goes cold for perhaps a minute before coming back hot again and then staying hot. What might be causing this? It happens whether I open the tap fully or just halfway. We...

Like many thousands of people I have been suffering this freezing and locking out the boiler - 3rd time this spell as well as at the beginning of the year. Its a shocking installation by BG as far as I am concerned - the condensate pipe comes out of the wall then immediately 90deg turn down...

couldnt lay my hands on any suitable oil last night but had a look anyway - took out the lock barrel and the retaining screw wasnt particularly tight. It all seems much better after putting it back together and tightening up the screws. I'll still probably get hold of some lubricant and give it...

I havent tried oil or wd40 as yet - wasnt sure where to target! The mechanism is the whole length of the door. If I want to get it out to have a look, is it just a case of removing the lock barrel first and then unscrewing the mechanism from the door edge - or is it more complicated than that...

we have a standard lift handle to engage bolts then turn key to lock. But the lift bit is getting very difficult - sometimes it works fine, but more often than not it wont lift at all as though something in the mechanism is getting jamming. This happens both with the door open and closed so it...

ok, I will look into how much effort it is to move the bath along. I think it would need the whole row of tiles along the bath coming off to be able to reseal it after the move :( Not sure if the bath side panel would fit well in the new position either...

We have had a small leak on the bath for a while so its time I got around to fixing it. I think the bath was installed wrong in the first place - the taps are at one end which is tight up against the wall, and the other end is 2.5 inches away from the wall and has an electric show over it. (I...

thanks for that, better than I hoped for :o) I will dig out my ratchet crimper which is tucked away somewhere! Still havent identified the culprits, the council were supposed to be coming to look for the last week but no sign of them yet, they did suggest it could be a squirrel though. Not...

Having heard some scurrying about int he ceiling voids I lifted the floorboards upstairs to see if I could find anything. Didnt find any critters but did find some cables almost stripped of insulation between two joists. I cant see any damage beyond these joists. So this leads me to a few...

Moved into an old cottage and I am a little confused after looking in the loft! It seems the loft has been boarded at some point - it certainly is near the hatch but not easy to check everywhere (dont have any ladders yet to get myself in there properly - just my top half!). Dont know if...

A few issues have been raised on a house I am buying, could anyone offer any thoughts on what is involved, expensive jobs etc? It is a fairly low pitch stone slate roof on an old cottage... Is it a simple job just to replace a few slates or do you need to take lots off to get to the broken...