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cheers masona never even thought about sink position causing the backpain. i've always put that down to the height of the units - i've never found anywhere with a sink that's been the right height for me (and i'm an average 6ft) - it's quite funny how over the last 50yrs or so clothes...

gotta agree with beatts :D no nails is great for picture rails Et al. but cupboards :shock: if you read the details it does mention about not using it for shelves and the such likes... best attach them to the walls with screws but to do that now could be an interesting situation...

who you calling a queen?? :evil: oh sorry misread you - lol got a queen :D unfortunately her idea of painting skirting boards leaves a lot to be desired (also leaves quite a lot of paint running onto the floor as well - D'oh) luck mate :O)

hey albert i'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination but i can answer No 5 - use decorators calke (spelling?) - well i've used it and it worked fine :O) as for cracks in plaster i've used good 'ole no nails(for cracks no more than 1 mm wide) it's all i had to hand at the time and i...

found these which might be of use to people? this - gives an idea of problems that could be assosicated with a postcode (e.g. past mining activities + area report) this - area report this - area property values (average) and links to land registry site - land reg search costs £2...

thanks IanDB will see if i can't find a publication :O) we've had a bit more information back - allegedly they pulled out because they couldn't get building insurance because the property leasehold is owned by the council(?) - not sure how much i believe that, but either way we've now...

morning all thinking about buying another property but we've been told that the original sale fell through because of complications..... we've asked around and no-one is prepared to give us information on why the sale fell through (previous customer had already paid for the information so...

"Well call me a cheapskate then lol." never took you for a skint skateboarder :roll: as for the gutter - it's a 1st floor flat (4 stories) so no gutter. cheers once again masona :D

LOL keyplayer :D shirley it would be easier to replace them?? - arf arf arf nah that's not going to happen... the area is too big - he'd get a *ahem* professional in to do it but only if it NEEDS doing. i reckon they'd be alright if the loose parts are removed and the area sealed...

question from a friend they've got a section of about 1 to 2 sq meters of blown bricks (about 2 - 5 mm has come off the face of each brick) what are the implications of not getting them replaced - i said it shouldn't matter too much - apply some water seal over the blown bricks and worry...

D'oh- i didn't even think off that!!!! .. .. and strangely enough i put an air brick into another part of the house only last weekend - lol cheers peeps

how do all bit of paint advice required - our single skinned, under used, front porch got very wet this winter from condensation (puddles and everything!!) - it's caused a bit of mould and the paint to bubble up and come off in places - i painted it in bog standard emulsion and it now needs...

cheers mate :D

"judging by the local house values a boost of around 10k " nice one - very best of luck to you :D

hi masona yeah i removed the chipboard the other day to do a little plumbing - there is nothing under there :O(

in the kitchen we have an old fireplace - in front of the fireplace the old cement hearth has been taken out (the one in our living room is plush with the floorboards and i assume that the actual hearth was built on top of this 'cement' base?). This base has been replaced with chip board...

hey dazb just my personal point of view but a big bathroom is much better than a small one - all the hassle required to make it into a 4 bed house might not be worth it as potential buyers could be put off because the bathroom is so small - unless of course you already have one room with an...

hmmm lifting the floorboards and re-laying is NOT going to be an option - the misses would go loopy with all the disruption - lol draughts aren't a problem as the kitchen is on the first floor (well it's on ground level but like i say in other posts we're on a steep hill - it drops 1 storey...

cheers masona yeah i saw that post when i initially searched the forums - i expectit's one of the more time consuming options(?). this biggest problem i can foresee is the gap sizes e.g. one side of the room it's about 5mm, it narrows down to the middle where there is no gap, and towards...

so anyone any recommendations/experience/opinions on which would be best??? we're just about to start on our kitchen (we sanded the floor in our living room and liked it so much we thought we'd do it the same - except this time we've going to fill in the floorboard gaps) if we go down the...