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Looking for a new wooden floor. Some questions 1) Engineered vs solid: Will be laid in an open plan room that includes the kitchen and we also want quite wide board. Apparently for both these reasons man in shop recommended 7mm engineered, to limit expansion. The cost of the oak one was £70...

Wow! That worked. Thanks:) Just a case of getting a new unit I suppose. Thanks for everyone's help.

That looks like what he's done - but seems weird to me. Why would you have to have heating on to get hot water? Is that just an inherent limitation of using a combi boiler as a system boiler? Would it be the case that the boiler has to feed the radiators and the coil in the tank at the same...

Thanks for prompt response. Although it is a combi, I think you're right, they are using it as a system boiler, as they decided they needed to add an unvented tank and accumulator/pump because the water pressure was too low for combi. As for the dial, we still have the dial itself, but just...

Hi there The bottom left dial has broken off - but it doesn't obviously seem to be broken, so wondering if the end is simply glued to the armature inside, or maybe some clip that's dropped down inside? As an aside, it's a new plumbing system (at a friends house), and since he turned...

The place where we'd like our cooker hood has a ceiling that's 3.8m high. Although it would mean getting a recirculation model, we like the look of the Elica Evolution ones that just hang on wires. We've not seen any regular style ones that are tall enough to reach. Only problem with the...

In terms of appearance or access? Definitely the former IMO. 10cm is about another socket's height. To me, it just seems to make a feature of the socket when it's so high above skirting.

1) Should one have a separate hard water connection to the toilet? 2) Will a 'high flow' softener have a noticable impact on the pressure? At the moment I have a megaflo system which give great flow/pressure

My eletrician has started putting in the back boxes. Unfortunately they are twice the height of the existing ones, and to my eye looks stupidly high. They are 45cm form floor to bottom, which he says is required. My question is - how strictly is this required? I'd like them at least 10cm...

Thanks for the tip, I can see what you mean. I should clarify though: I'm on top floor maisonette. It's a big L-shape, with the front roofspace having been converted to a bedroom. On the side of the attic bedroom is a hatch that leads directly to the back roof space. So in terms of access I...

Thanks for recommendations - I looked into all three makes, and went with Kinetico. I was sold on the simplicity - no timers, no meters, no electric, and the twin cylinder. Had to act quick as plumber coming on Monday, and getting it delivered that afternoon. My only reservation is that...

Want to get a softener, as water where I am is quite hard (250ppm) It's going in the loft (just above the kitchen, as I'm top floor maisonette), so would like a remote sensor showing when I need to refill it. Should be for about 4 people, suitable for high-flow/megaflow system. Thanks...

Any ideas on this please? Google keeps showing companies with bespoke windows

Looking to replace a casement window in my kitchen that would've been a sash (and still is in neighbouring properties). However, to get a bespoke window to fit exactly is very expensive - wondering if there are any 'stock' sizes? Ta

Agreed - I should've mentioned, at the moment, the primary concern is the aesthetics (i.e., whether it's worth doing at all). If I decide it is, with get a structural engineer in. Thanks Marcos

In removing all the old lathe and plaster, I can now see into the roofspace. I'm in a top floor maisonette and the roof space is explicitly included in the lease. Thinking instead of plasterboarding, just removing it (there are no trusses). Wondering if anyone else has done this? I've...

I've got some doors in my house. Functionallty and structurally they are fine. However, I don't really like the quality/colour of the wood, and wondering about options. I'd either like to go for a regular satin finish, but I recall a few years back seeing some doors that had what I think is...

Wow! Thanks muggles Only just spotted this update in my 'Your Posts' section. I ordered two weeks ago, and the supplier reckons they'll be here in another two. They are definitely at the top level of my budget, but for where they are going (in highly visible places), I think it'll make all...

Thanks - which do you prefer? I use Sketchup - free and really easy to use. Google bought them out a while ago. http://sketchup.google.com/