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Thanks for the advice. Fully aware of that thanks, but our house is extremely well insulated, all the rads are on internal walls so we have reduced heat loss through walls, and also, we have a small baby about to crawl who I don't really want to burn himself, so more than happy to take the risk...

Hi all. I've had some radiator cabinets made to order but I'm struggling to find the fixings I need to fasten them to the walls. In the past when I've bought off the shelf cabinets, they have had a very specific type of fixings in the pack that I just can't seem to find anywhere. They have an...

We don't have a lot of storage space in our bedroom and I would like to use fitted wardrobes to maximise space. The look of our house is very vintage style however, and I can only find either very expensive custom made bespoke fitted wardrobe companies, or horrible MFC laminate Ikea type...

Just spoke to the Rentokil guy who thinks it might be a squirrel. He said if it was a rat or mouse we would see signs of it around the house, and probably smell it too. But he also said a squirrel needs a hole the size of a tennis ball to get in, so I have no idea where it is coming and going...

Nope and nope. No pets at all in the house. No new timbers. House is about 80 years old. No damp or anything. But this noise seems way too big for that anyway. It sounds like something with teeth/nails trying very hard to get out.

I should add, we could cut a small hole in the floorboard to get to whatever it is, but if its a live Rat/Squirrel, what do we then do to get it out without risking being bitten? One other option we have thought about is sprinkling rat poison between the floorboards, then cutting open the...

Hi all. Three nights ago we were kept awake all night by a scratching, scraping noise under the floorboards, just in the back corner of the bathroom by the outside wall, under the bath. The area is practically impossible to get to as the floorboards lay in the same direction as the bath so we...

Thanks Paul. He's back on Monday, so I guess I'll mention it to him then, but we can keep an eye on it all week. How long would you expect it to take to be fully dry?

As I'd feared. Oh well, as long as it doesn't cost any more I guess! Thanks

Thanks for that. And I'm guessing this means its just as bad a before and will eventually come away from the wall? So should I make him do it again?

Having finally admitted defeat with just too many DIY jobs to do, we're having our house professionally plastered at the moment, and one of the rooms had some really bad areas of blown plaster. I discussed this with the plasterer who said they would cut back and re-bond these areas before...

When removing the grotty gas fire in our 1930's semi, we've discovered a really old cast iron Redfyre back boiler. I think this is the original solid fuel backboiler that woud have been used when the house was built, rather than a more modern one, and it was not attached to the gas fire. Its...

Oh, that's perfect! I've never seen one like that! Thanks so much,

Bit of a strange one, but I'm using 'hacked' B&Q kitchen cupboards in our bathroom under the sink to give us some extra storage and also as an alternative way of boxing in the toilet pipe that runs through the bathroom. I've sort of 'remade' the cupboards to fit, and in order to fit the cupboard...