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Sorry if this is the wrong place for this question... Has anyone had experience of a kitchen company called TK Components (TKC) in Manchester? Any good? Why isn't there a specific kitchen section within the forum?? Cheers Simon

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Your assumption is correct I do have a radiator in there. There are just two of us and we have 2 bathrooms and a w/c. My thoughts were just to put UFH in just the en-suite as the main bathroom in all honesty will be rarely used. I suppose I could tap in to the central heating (central...

Hi I'm just about to update our bathrooms and we will be going from carpet to tiled floors. Would I be foolish not to install underfloor heating? If I don't include the shower tray the floor area in the en-suite is 1.7m x 2m. What could I expect to pay for an electric system? I'm...

... that is the question. Currently we have uPVC mahogany (inside and out) window frames. They are around 20 years old. Personally we would prefer white on the inside and currently the house is going through full refurbishment. Sofits, fascias, bathrooms, kitchen and walls being skimmed...

Hi I am humming and harring about replacing 15-20 year old uPVC window frames. They are still good but we aren't keen on the colour. The sofits and fascias do need replacing. Would it be best to have them done at the same time or is it not an issue to do windows later? thanks Simon

Thanks again for the replies. Joe 90, do you mean removing the plaster or just use the scutching hammer to provide grooving? Ta Simon

Thanks for the reply. For scoring what did you use? Also how far apart were your score lines? I have thought about a light brushing with a wire brush... any thoughts? Like you says you don't want to see you well earned money on the floor and the potential for a lot more hard work...

I am just in the process of getting quotes for skimming my walls. My main concern is that as there are large areas of flaky emulsion even after scrapping the lose off that the other areas that are sill emulsioned will eventually fail and cause blowing. Am I being overly concerned? The two...

Sorry for the late update. Spoke to local locksmith and he supected door mechanism failure but rightly said he wouldn't know until he'd seen it. When he came down immediately he said it's not mech, he too couldn't budge lock and used barrel breaker on the lock. Used plenty of lube...

Hi The lock on our uPVC french windows has become faulty. The door is open, the key is stuck in the lock and I can't turn the key more than about 20-30 degrees. Therefore it can't be locked. I have tried removing the machine screw on the side and taking the barrel out but suspect the cam...

Thanks again for the reply. I like the look of the Toupret Cachet Blanc - Decorators Skim Coat. Is that what a plasterer would use to skim walls or is it something different? I've just moved in to the hall way and whoever papered these walls have just stuck wallpaper on large patches of...

Thanks for the replies. Misterhelpful, I think you are right it does look like silk emulsion. I've seen somewhere that diluted fabric softener is good for removing wallpaper paste with a broad metal scrapper, any views on that? Plan: Remove wallpaper paste Scrape off lose emulsion...

Thanks for the reply. No I think it is emulsion tried the warm soapy water but didn't do anything. I suspect that I may have to scrape a the wall.... or is there a better way?

Hi I have just started stripping the wallpaper off the walls of a bungalow that we have just bought. Our intention is to emulsion the walls throughout. In some areas the emulsion has come off with the paper and it seemed to do this in two different ways: 1) The emulsion flaked off 2)...

Hi I'm looking at putting in an extra set of patio windows to get the best of a view. I have shown roughly on the photo below where I would like them to go. Do you see any obvious problems? Do I need planning permission? Any other alternatives we could do? Could the bricks...

I am considering putting in another set of patio windows in my home to get the best views... and some extra sunlight. This is what I'm proposing. Any thoughts? Cheers Simon