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I'd like to ask advice on what the builders have done with our new boiler. A new 'Baxi megaflo 32HE' has been installed in the utility room (the old boiler was upstairs). The utility room itself used to be a single story room with a large external window. The new utility (swallowed up by...

on a related topic... I've had a couple of quotes for installing oak flooring in our hallway and study. On the question of underlay (I asked because our house is not very well insulated and gets quite cold in winter) one chap said that it isn't usually used under wooden flooring because it...

hi, I'd like recommendations from you for wired doorbell kits. We replaced our old wired bell with a wireless kit but, to be frank, it is useless - we constantly need to 're-boot' the plug-in chime and the rubber push-button keeps getting stuck! So back to old fashioned wired doorbells...

thanks guys. the difference of opinion means that perhaps there's no 'right' answer on this one! :|

thanks guys - very good advice. FYI, the fooring will be real oak and, I'm guessing, t&g. The fitter did say that, if I wanted, he would rip off the skirting to fit the flooring underneath and then replace with new skirting. does this make any difference to the way I should approach the...

we have had quotes to lay oak flooring in the hall way (through to the study area) and for our bannister, doors and skriting in the hall way to be painted white. question is, which task should be done first? if the flooring goes down first then I guess theres a risk of paint getting on...

thanks. for that. what trades do I look for for the stripping & revarnishing option and for the door frame & bannister replacement option? joiner, carpenter, furniture restorer...

I posted this comment on another forum but it is more appropriate here - Our house has a dark feel to it which I'm trying to brighten up downstairs. We have a great-looking wooden bannister / balcony which is mahogony stained (I think) but I would prefer a lighter coloured wood. We...

the house I moved in to has matt white doors on the first floor and all the skirting boards are matt white (upstairs and down). I prefer gloss - for the finish and the toughness - but a friend told me that matt white (esp. for doors) is more 'modern' and that gloss for interior doors was a...

thanks guys. As this may involve creating new door frames and a new bannister - what do I need? a joiner / decorator? a carpenter?...

Out house has a dark feel to it which I'm trying to brighten. We have a great wooden bannister / balcony which is mahogony stained I think. We have matching internal doors and doorframes. Would it make more sense (cheaper) to replace the bannister and doors (which are mainly glass...