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    Dealing with awkward people

    Get some flowers from the petrol station and some wine a choccies from poundland and maybe a bottle of shampoo, hit her from all sides, it's the sentiment not the cost.
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    Carbon Monoxide Alarm

    Gas safe plumber came out this morning and tested for carbon monoxide tested the hob and then tested the boiler in the loft additionally carried out a tightness test. The carbon monoxide level in the kitchen with all four burners and no ventilation was 80, he went onto say at 200 it would be an...
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    Carbon Monoxide Alarm

    Above the hob is an extractor on 6 inch duct straight through the wall behind. But, noted, we'll open the window aswell, thank you.
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    Carbon Monoxide Alarm

    About 2 metres away sitting on top of tall units...
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    Carbon Monoxide Alarm

    Hmmmm...Engineer checked them, said they were blue which they should be apparently, how many hobs does one person need...
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    Carbon Monoxide Alarm

    Flames on the hob were blue. Combi boiler in the loft.
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    Carbon Monoxide Alarm

    We have a Fire Angel CO2 detector that went off when we're cooking dinner this evening "Gas Hob" - The boiler is in the loft that was serviced 9 months ago. Anyway took the CO2 detector outside, let it reset and put it back in the kitchen 10 minutes, shortly after it went off again. Not one...
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    Hip to gable planning

    The builders have probably advised Gable as its easier to do a Gable than a Hipped roof, I would still be looking for a builder that can do a hipped roof.
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    Wickes with Travis Perkins - Kitchen unit/panel supplier.

    Gower don't supply Benchmarx, Norboard do!
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    Wickes with Travis Perkins - Kitchen unit/panel supplier.

    Go on FB join Uk Kitchen Fitters Community and ask the same question on there.
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    Stair refurb cost?

    I think you are more likely to get a "Price" for the job as appose to "Day Rate". I did a staircase conversion from a 70s staircase to oak and glass. It isn't straightforward takes alot of skill and knowledge, I didn't remove the newel posts instead I clad them ìn 12mm oak using a mitre lock...
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    Shed flattened in storm. (Pics)Need advice on timber

    Interpretation of "Did you not read my post" Anyway, fair play for reassembling it, I wouldn't of bothered, you can buy log lap cladding it's a cheap as chips to fill the gaps around the bottom, maybe weather in with some flattened rubble sacks behind the log lap, it should last until your...
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    Shed flattened in storm. (Pics)Need advice on timber

    How rude - when asking for help! I'd been inclined in investing in bag of marshmallows, a lighter and some petrol.
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    Internal doors - ideas/expertise for large trimming

    Hmmm, I've look at the spec for the doors you've stated. The lippings are 18mm thick each side. Solid core Veneered doors have a chipboard core of varying compactness. I would not plane 16mm off each side of these doors especially on the hinge side because chipboard doesn't hold screws very...
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    Best approach to making a hole in sink unit?

    Don't over think it just drill a 76mm hole, once the sink is plumbed in you'll never see the back panel with all gumph that gets kept in there.
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    Tesla sales crash

    Once you become bored with your electric vehicle you can make it sound like a proper car....
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    Insurance remedial works

    Have you thought this through? Insurance work can run into the thousands which you will have pay for in advance through your business funds and then wait up to 60 - 120 days for payment.
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    Spirit level recommendations

    Stabila R Type are the ones I will replace my existing levels with. My existing levels are made by Superior Levels which aren't manufactured anymore because the founder retired and his kids weren't interested in his business. Stanley Fat Max are good aswell.
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    Measuring skirting lengths

    You can't measure skirting board for every deviation in the wall and even if you found a way you would struggle to bend the skirting in and out of all the deviations and make it sit flat. If your walls are as bad as I think you are implying you can either remove the plaster on the high spots to...
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    Measuring skirting lengths

    I cut a piece of skirt at 100mm and put it in the corner and measure off of the 100 then add it back on to make the length correct.
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