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I'm in the process of buying a new conservatory. The frame and glass on the existing one are falling to pieces. I've had two companies round so far. One suggested Pilkington Activ glass and the other suggested K2 Celsius elite. The thing is, it's going to be a child's play room so needs to be...

I currently have a 3m x 3.5m traditional, I think Georgian style conservatory in a south west facing garden. It has dwarf walls, lots of draughts between roof and walls and is freezing cold in the winter and unusably hot in the summer. To get better use from the space, I'm thinking about...

I have a small conservatory that is about 2.5m square. It us cold in the winter and roasting hot in summer. I want to get more use from it in the winter so I fancy electric underfloor heating. The floor is currently ceramic tiles on concrete slab with no insulation as far as I know. I intend...

I have wooden window frames which hold double glazed units. In my lounge I have a bay window setup. In the recent downpour I have an oddly positioned water leak into the house. The water is coming in through the corner join at the very top right hand corner of the right hand side of the bay...

Okay, today, I shall be calling again, I think that giving a manager 4 days to complete a call is reasonable! Wonder what the excuse will be this time? "I was lead to believe that you didn't want me to call by .........(Fill in own ridiculous reason)" "You didn't supply your...

It continues, no call back! Don;t know why I bothered waiting! Went to the store, got hold of a manager, introduced himself by first name, that really irritates me, I'm not his friend, I'm a customer. I require formality! Anyway, go through it all again! He says, "Oh, I was lead to...

Okay then, waited patiently until 12 as instructed, no call, as expected! So I called the store and explained my problem again! This time, I talked to the person who measured my bedroom, hooray! He said, I'll talk to my manager, we might have to come and measure again to check you have fitted it...

To continue, yesterday (Saturday 29th March 08 ) I called customer services for MFI, in the message that begins the call they now have an option that says, if you feel that we have let you down please call ..... So, I did, great, I'd receive a call from my local MFI to help discuss my...

Okay, minor rant, MFI man came to measue our bedroom for new fitted furniture. HE measured! Went to store, got everything sorted out, bought layout, waited a month for delivery, as always some items missing. Waited some more, built all wardrobes along one wall. Came to sort out bed...

Hello, I am in the process of finalising plans for a refit to my bathroom. Includes a shower, toilet and basin, no bath. It is a small room, L shaped, about 1 metre wide by 2.5 metre long basic shape, with a door at one narrow end, adjacent to the door is a 40cm additional recess of full...

I am about to refurbish a bathroom, need to change the rad as the existing one is going rusty at the bottom. It is 680, wide and 630mm tall. I can only seem to find 600mm x 600mm in local stockists. I'd rather just do like for like swap. Is the existing size available, if so, from...

Hello all, I have a 20 year old house with an ensuite shower room. The shower is really weak and when we bought the house I asked the home owner if he knew why (it is pretty much unusable) He said the shower pump that was there when he moved in had failed and been removed as it was cheaper...

Hello all, I have a question that I am unsure where to place, the electrics forum is my best guess. I have a 20 year old house with an ensuite shower room. The shower is really weak and when we bought the house I asked the home owner if he knew why (it is pretty much unusable) He said the...

I spent a great deal of time on the internet trying to get an answer to this question, so, here is a compilation of all the info. I have gleaned. Latex Self Levelling compound comes in two types, first the powder and latex mix type where you buy the powder cement product and a bottle/barrel...

I know it is a thick question but I am clearly too thick to be able to do this simple job properly. I am in the process of laying a new wooden floor throughout the ground floor of my house. In the summer I did the hallway, the area by the front door was very unlevel and dipped downwards...

My existing back door has a cat flap in it and is going rotten in patches. It is single 1/2 galzed and looks horrid. I will be looking to replace it soon. The door leads into the utility room which has 3 outside walls. It is very cold, mainly due to this door been a poor fit and having a DIY...

Many thanks, the problem seems to have started to sort itself out nicely. The yellow tinge was noticeably less today than yesterday. I think the fragment of rusting wire is pretty much rusted away. Thank you for you guidance. Andy

That sounds like a reasonable explanation. As the installation is quite limited on space, what is likely to happen if I just leave it alone? Andy

I did indeed use wire wool to clean the pipes, I don't have a water softener, I don't have any non-copper pipes in the house and as far as I know a plumber has not been near my water tank!!! Andy

I replaced my cloakroom sink and loo two weeks ago. I removed the old and installed the new. The position changed for the sink very slightly, so I renewed the pipework over about 1 and a half metres, I used copper pipe and compression fittings in the main and 2 speedfit elbows as these were out...