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Hmmm....that's exactly the kind of thing I don't want - it looks like it was made by a schoolkid in woodwork class! I want something with the elegance and finesse of an old sash window - nice thin frames. I think my only solution is to take a trip to a house which I know has such windows and put...

Hello, I have seen timber windows that look exactly like sash windows, but tilt open (hinged at the top), and do not slide at all. I know there are some really awful ones around (with hugely fat, ugly frames) but these ones I've seen are slim and elegant. After trawling every window-related...

Thanks everyone for all the info! Very useful! - Paul

From what little I can find out online about Cal Chem (the manufacturer's website does not work) it seems to be a protector only, not a cleaner (in the same way as the Fernox one that you pour in, leave for a few days then drain down). From the colour of the water coming out of my system every...

I've recently had some work done on my oil-fired central heating system (which involved draining and refilling it a few times). It's all back up and working now, and hopefully won't need any more work for some time. I'm planning to flush it with some Fernox F3 then put in some F1 protector, but...

Is the reasoning behind measuring it with a moving coil meter or a filament bulb that if the current is tiny (caused by an induced voltage) then neither will register anything, but if it's a large current (caused by dodgy wiring) then the meter/bulb will register it? I should add that one of...

Hello. I have been trawling through the surprisingly common "my CF light flashes every few seconds because there's 50 or so volts going through my wires when they're switched off" posts in this forum. Predictably, I have a very similar situation - but I have the gift of 120 volts when...

Bah - my wonderful hardboard wedge thing still doesn't give enough support near the far end of the tray. I knew there was a reason I normally do all building and plumbing myself - if you want something done properly, do it yourself...if you want it totally f**ked up, use an "expert". The...

It's the floor that's out of level - it's a very old house without a right angle in sight. It's an upstairs timber floor. It's probably not out of level enough for water to pool, but it needs to be sufficiently level so the glass panels fit on the tray and mate to the (surprisingly vertical)...

Hello, My plumbers have installed my shower tray and it's not level. It's a plastic tray, without adjustable legs, but it has large round support circular bits as part of the moulding underneath. It's not fixed in place, but the waste has been permanently plumbed in and after having tried for...