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In most areas there are always at least a couple of UPVC window making firms and their prices are usually pretty competitive - they have to be to ensure a regular flow of work from professional installers. A while back I decided to fit some new d/g panes to existing windows and visited a...

We went about it in a different way altogether in a Victorian house which we were renovating a few years ago:- Remove the plaster (you already did) then hire a specialist to impregnate the line of bricks around 150mm above ground level with silicone based fluid. The guy we used was not that...

As it happens I do have six velux windows in my SSE facing single storey extension which is around ten metres or so across. Yes it can get pretty warm in mid summer but we just pull the blinds down and run the ceiling fan. However they give quite a benefit in spring and autumn if the sun is...

Yes and you won't find a skilled man working for less that £18/hour these days. I would want £40 for the job plus £7-8 for a tube of "Forever White" (only stuff worth using in a shower).

Only had this problem once shortly after moving in because unbeknowns to me the batty woman who lived there previously was putting all kinds of unmentionables and wretched wet wipes down the toilet and the drain finally gave up. The other thing that folk do (until they get a £400 bill) is put...

1. Don't worry about the puddles, there are flat roofs with puddles all over the country because the so called roofers fail to create a slight slope when building them but they really doesn't matter if you have a decent water proof material up there. 2. A few years ago my daughter's flat roof...

Had one in the kitchen of our last house which was under the kitchen units and automatically fan assisted. It was still doing well when we left and well over 25 yrs not sure what it was rated at but it kept our large kitchen warm in winter. Ours was definitely copper as the man said so no rust...

That is extra-ordinarily expensive and a kilo will not go far. Having done the job you are talking about dozens of times, no another couple of coats will not hide the imperfections you describe. You will have to flatten down any "chips" by further sanding, you can see them better by shining a...

I would pretty well swear by Johnstones - used it dozens of times.

Not really a garden matter but someone might help. We were given an "easter catus" last year and in due course a few weeks ago it started to flower then they started to drop off before getting to their full glory and we don't know why....

There be plenty down here in Devon and the shortage bits are no good anyway, he likely needs long bits.

I did the same as HERTS P&D has suggested last year but I normally make my own along similar lines i.e. get some suitable tongue and groove (should be at least 15mm thick) screw it on to cross pieces of some kind with rust proof screws then give the whole lot a couple of coats of wood preserver...

I would go for 6 inch actually from past experience - a lot easier to work with and you don't need so many lengths.

It's not cheap but you need a resin based compound which does not crack and sets rock hard. I used this last...

Definitely a kind of buttercup. Here ya go:-It's not cheap but goes a long way and the Queen uses it:- https://www.sam-turner.co.uk/products/vitax-green-up-feed-weed-1l?variant=32246171861131 Oh and BTW some rascals charge too much for it so be warned. It can take few weeks to get rid but I not...

I find that few people understand that Bojo is a pathological liar and therefore cannot be trusted in most situations;do not forget that he even lied to the queen and we have heard no more talk of the £350 m per week boost to the NHS. Why the Conservative Party was unable to discern this and...

Another discovery which may help some: I though I had everything fixed but another incident occurred recently due to a quite rare combination of events. But let me begin with a few thoughts:- Why do yer ordinary "vertical" DG windows never leak? - 1. They are vertical, 2. The installers bung a...

Well there you go tony another example of why we cannot afford to allow teenagers and greenies to run the country. The bit about woodburners amuses me and demostrates the ignorance of people like Michael Gove. When my wood burner stove is going you can't tell from looking at the chimney even if...

Oh dear how often does one hear about these wretched under floor systems playing up/going wrong and such a pain to get them sorted as old pals of ours discovered a couple of years ago (and the system was only 4 years old). I know this is not helpful but get rid and get a larger radiator in the...

I doubt that very much knowing what I know about insurance, why not ask them? Personally I don't use insurance because I know that they will do everything possible to avoid paying out.