Search results

i have non-fibre installed at the moment. the current cable is marked by the red line below (it comes from a phone pole to the right of the image) i have full fibre coming on Tuesday. i would like the engineer to remove the old cable (and the mastersocket it attaches to) and install the new...

less than a year old. is this a normal amount of vibration/rattling for a washing machine? see video here: it only does this for ~5-10 mins at the end of a cycle i've moved it around recently to get a door on it and can't remember if it vibrated this much beforehand unrelated but there is a...

the paint on my bow window canopy (which i think is lead flashing?) is flaking/aesthetically displeasing... (see pics) how would you go about repairing this? my plan was to remove all the flaking paint, and repaint it with something more suitable. but i'm not sure how easy it will be to remove...

Please see pics below. This window is on the ground floor so I have good access to it. Do I simply need to rub it down and prime it, before finishing with some exterior paint (any recommendations)?

As image shows, I don’t have a landline phone so I’d like to plug my router straight into my master socket without using a micro filter. Does anyone know if this is possible and how?

I was in the process of taking skirting off the wall to install new flooring and discovered what appears to be the backplate of sockets buried in the old skirting, with electrical wires attached to them. I'm assuming this is the remnants of plug sockets but not sure why they're wired up? I also...

Hi. Electrician said my unit doesn’t have RCD and can’t do further work without upgrading it—is this correct?

Water pipe under floorboards leaking. Stop cock under cover outside house but don't know how to turn off. The screw keeps turning clockwise and anticlockwise inde

I've just had a new wood front door installed but because they had to build up the frame onsite they've had to install it as "untreated hardwood", meaning that "the undercoating and painting will need to be done after installation". We plan to paint it properly at a later date but I want to...

The terrace house I've moved into has large cables (not very well) hidden behind some trunking which stops at the skirting board. This is right by the front door and I'd like to chase these cables into the wall. My concern is that there are too many cables/they're too thick to be chased into...

Moved into a house with electric underfloor heating in the kitchen/bathroom. We don't like the tiles and want to replace them but not sure it's possible as the grout seems to be mixed in with the heating mesh? See pics below. If it is mixed (as the picture suggests to me--but I may be wrong)...

is there any reason a Belfast cannot be fit 'lengthways', i.e. with the widest part of the sink running back towards the wall, and the narrow end being visible: this would be the 'normal' way:

My 2 bed Victorian terrace has boarded up fireplace in the spare room with a small square hole covered by a grate. I'd like to open this up--not to create a working chimney but--for aesthetic reasons and stick a fireplace surround on it. Who would typically do this type of work and how much...

I recently had a column radiator fitted which has exposed the naff wall hidden by the old (single panel) radiator. I've found plenty of guidance on how to remove a radiator with 'conventional' valves but this one has these 'tap' valves on each end. Is there any guidance on how you shut these...

as title, had a radiator and pipes replaced (so they go under the floor rather than above), once fitted the boiler no longer works the red LED indicates 'shutdown due to insufficient water circulation' and the yellow LED indicates ' temporary shutdown due to defective discharge of exhaust...

I've got a Combi boiler in a cupboard that is plugged into a single 3pin socket (which sits proud of the wall, i.e. back box not flush). It's in a convenient position for me to run my laptop, monitor, etc. from. Could you please tell me whether it's safe to: - simply plug a two way adapter...

Underneath the floorboards in the spare room is thick 'mystery' pipe that I would like some help identifying! It appears in the middle room. You can see it as distinct from the radiator pipes: But it's also up near the window: Following it to the right of the above pic, it goes down into...

Recently moved into a small Victorian London terrace with a uPVC front door which I want to replace. The render reveal (i.e. brick to brick opening) is: 2258mm height and 775mm width. I've been told that, due to the narrowness of the opening, part of the wall would have to be removed to...

Looking for advice on parapet wall refurbishment cost. Been quoted £450 to "hack off" 1x side of loose render (the top photo), supply and fit render bead, apply 2x coat of render (scratch coat and finish coat) and clean all debris off site. Also been quoted an additional £300 to replace lead...

I'd like to move this non-load bearing wall over to the right (expanding the 'hallway' width) and extend it out a bit further (while reducing its width). I'm pretty sure it's not load-bearing. It's hollow. The joists above run parallel to it. It does however have two light switches (one either...