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Hello All do you have any advice on sealing around a upvc window that sits in a old box sash fram brickwork the walls are damp around the window and i can hear the wind through a small bit. what is the best way to reseal around this so fix the damp problem and keep the upvc window a little...

That's the one we had that done. Peace of mind since no more creaking lead pipe

Hi there I did this very thing last year, we had an old lead pipe and the flow was good but it was breaking in places. We had the blue pipe put in by a company and they did it all with no digging up the garden as they used the underground dill method (cannot remember exact name). You can also...

Hi there Thanks for your reply the concrete is going to be a base for quarry tiles making the garden low maintenace. I have the rop tope edging to put around the hedges making a flower bed. I thgink that I need to pull up the existing concrete and lay new as it needs to be lower or the step...

Hi my current thermostate supports open therm which apparently regulates the boiler rather than just using on off.

Hi all I have a ideal logic plus boiler and it is using the wireless room stat. This is fine and very echo friendly. When the room shows at 18 degrees and I have it set to 18 it keeps the rads at just warm to keep the room at the right temp saving money and the planet. My question is if I...

Hi all I have put a picture of my front garden below. As you can see it needs some tlc, I'm thinking of digging out the soil (already started) and then filling it in with some hardcore and cement and putting victorian quary tiles over it so it looks authentic and does t look out of place as...

Hi there Thanks so much it's in stock and I just order it. Let's hope the colour matches the oak door well.

Hi there thanks so much it's easy when you know what to search for. Cheers

Hi all Has anyone got any idea how I could hide these cables, I looked at scotia being that has a bit of a space behind it but don't think it will be enough. It has to cover a single cat 5 cable, twin power lead and an alarm cable. Has anyone got any idea's apart from wood effect PVC...

Hello All i recently had a new door fitted and frame in the back of my house and the new frame comes with a draft proof strip stuck to a seal that is about 3-5mm deeper than the frame. i want to try and do this to my front door that is 100 years old and install the same stuff rather than using...

Hi all today I have stripped my door ready for sand fill prime etc. I have decided after revealing the original front door that it's to nice to paint I have been advise to use tung oil as oak can go black if not treated properly. Is this the normal procedure for staining me protecting a front...

hay there i found a company in Glasgow that repair sash windows and as they do not cover south england they told me of their supplier of the beads etc already made. i went to http://www.sealco-scotland.co.uk/products.htm click on seaction 1 and look past the disabled access products

What's the thoughts on p or e strip?

Hi all My front door is 100 odd years old and drafts, I am getting it taken out sanded and given some tlc soon. I have read so many places about weather brush pile is used on old doors and sash windows but I cannot find where to buy the stuff. I'm thinking of asking my chippy to router the...

I'm liking your thinking to be honest as my kitchen will be oak and I could have oak inside and paint the external part white so it protects and does not stand out against everything else. The door will move to the archway outside the back door, does the door need to notify building control? I...

Really so a wooden one would be more secure? All of the windows are upvc so was thinking of making them match but I am open to the wooden kind if this is a better solution.

Hi all Any idea how much a upvc stable door installed should cost me?

fit it tighter? i have cheiseled out the part for the screws but the part that has the recess is flush to the wood. seems that the locking position on the new lock is not as tight as the old one. would packing the door with insulation roll do that trick or should i do something with the...

Hi there Thanks for the reply Is a building notice saying I am going to do the following work and they will inspect when done or after everything is done?