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In my case I'm using one of those new, ultra cheap, online estate agents. If I actually do manage to sell, the overall fee will only be £470. So they're not going to be throwing in any freebies! So it looks like I'll have to stick with the suggestion above, which looks fine.

Thanks for this, I'll check it out. Doesn't someone have to visit your home to compile an EPC? How can they be accurate without seeing things for themselves?

Hello all. I have to order a Home Information Pack prior to putting my leasehold flat on the market. Now, I don't want to spend any more than necessary on this, because it seems that in most cases no one really cares about it that much. However at the same time, I want to know that the...

Many thanks for the suggestion chaps. I'll check it out, sounds like just the thing. We live and learn!

Hello DIYers. Right, bear with me, long(ish) story! In our small bathroom we built a full height cupboard at the end of the bath, in the small space (700mm) left between the bath and the wall. The partition is basically a large panel which starts at the top of the bath, by the taps, and...

Hi all, We have a Hoover AL120 washing machine, which is about 6 years old. Recently it has been stopping mid cycle, at random moments just sort of going to sleep. If we turn the switch off at the socket and then turn it back on again, it seems to continue where it was and eventually the...

Thanks aptsys and securespark. I will check out both those recommendations. Just to be sure I'm getting the right thing, am I looking for a 6A ceiling switch, and should it be 1 way or 2 way? Cheers.

Hi all. My own bathroom light switch is loud enough - but at least it's me who uses it! When my downstairs neighbour click-clicks their switch at night it keeps me awake, it's ridiculously loud. And when there's two or three of them using the bathroom in a row, it seems to be an endless...

Err, old knackered squeaky ones! As far as I can remember, they are just normal boards, about 100mm wide, nailed to the joists. Not T&G. I don't know enough about floor boards to distinguish them from any other types...

Hi JohnD - many thanks for the reply. How much is enough room? I don't suppose there is more than 100mm between the boards and their ceiling, so I want to get as much insulation in as possible. Also, what's the best way of lifting floorboards up? I don't really have any particularly...

Hi all. I live in a 1st (top) floor maisonette, with a standard timber joist floor separating us from below, carpeted. I'm getting driven crazy by our neighbours bathroom light switch. You know the type, pull string, which goes "click-click" everytime they go in or out of their bathroom. It...

Hi, thanks for the reply. Is this something common? I'm disturbed that it happened so quickly after installation. Also, is there anything I could do, or does it require new parts or an engineer?

Hi. Our shower just failed, and though it's new and under guarantee, they can't get anyone out until the new year. It's a Mira Essentials. We had a shower, turned it off, and the water keeps on flowing. Even when the power is switched off, so the pump is off, the water still keeps coming...

Phew - did it - that was a job. Thanks for the help :)

Hi, thanks for the reply. Do you mean to push them DOWN, towards the white plastic section? I've been trying to prise them upwards...

Hi all, I'm replacing my shower. I'm not getting very far, as I can't get the old one off! The two pipes seem very firmly stuck into the old plastic manifold - is there a trick to get them to release, or is it just a case of brute force? I have some kind of plastic release tool that came with...

Hi all. I currently have the old style Mira Essentials shower (which has broken): http://www.showerdoc.co.uk/shower-spares/mira-essentials/thermostatic-power-shower-old.html ..and am considering replacing it with the new version...

Nope, the filters were completely clear. Must be electrical. I see there is a <a href=" http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9295648&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=power+shower&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1196716224566&isSearch=true...

If I do have to replace it, can I get something which will be pretty much a straight swap, without having to alter pipes and electrics?

I finally got to look inside the shower unit. Strangely, everything seems to be covered in a black deposit, smells kind of oily. Is that usual? Like I said before, it's about six years old. Where is the filter?