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Hi Tipper, Yes, all the switches are "ON", so I don't think any have tripped. Thanks

Electric shower has worked without any issues for the last 2 years, including yesterday. This morning I got up and it's now producing only cold water. There is a power light above the dials. Usually, when you turn the water on, after about 5 seconds, the light flicks on, and cold water...

My bathroom is 3x3m and has bath with electric shower over, toilet, sink + radiator. Every wall is tiled from bottom to top. It does require an entire re-fit so a complete gutting and then starting over again. I'm not great with DIY but to save costs I plan to: - remove all the tiles...

I've googled the type of window I have and it appears to be a PVC, double glazed awning window. It opens from the bottom and has a handle/lock. A few issues with some of the windows: 1) one of them shuts, you pull handle down to secure however it can be pushed open whilst the handle is...

I had a kitchen company round to quote me on my 4m x 4m kitchen. On the phone they said "all our doors are made to measure, so there is a minimum order value or £2k". Not a great start! My kitchen is fairly good, just needs TLC and a bit of sprucing up. I asked for a quote for: New...

I'm siding with full length too. Only as I just think it may look best as it's a bit or an awkward one to design around. I'd like blinds too. I do night shifts occasionally so would help with sleeping I think and also general comfort. Not sure it would be too much having both

This is my bedroom window which has a door to a balcony (which I don't use). I'm in the middle of painting and since I moved in I've just had 1 long curtain covering the door, and a pair on the same rail covering the window. I'm going to hang a new curtain rail. I don't know if it's...

Thanks for your advice. On iPhone ATM so hard to reply. But just a quick question - with lining paper: 1) just confirm I hang this but it goes horizontally. Then the proper wallpaper goes vertically? I guess this is to help it stay up? 2) what's the benefits if my wall is in good...

Going to decorate my bedroom in the middle of next week and decided to wallpaper one wall - a feature wall. I see a list of things I need here: http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/static/help-and-advice/how-to-guides/how-to-hang-wallpaper Question 1) should I hang lining paper first over...

Decided to try wallpapering - just the one wall in the bedroom - a feature wall. I wallpapered (well helped my Dad) about 2 years ago when he came up to visit once. I will see how it goes!

Haha, well I have my fancy new hammer drill to get through anything! :wink:

Really, can you tell that just from the image? I've got a similar cistern in the main bathroom too.

Sorry, when I said about carpet I didn't mean I would do lay it. I just mean, at some point i will get new carpet I will think about skirting. I just think that they can really make a room look really nice, especially when compared to my horrible ones I have now

Well next week I've put aside two days in the week when I'm off to do some decorating. This I think will include putting up a new curtain rail, and also a blind for the bedroom. I'm considering new skirting boards too, but planning on re-carpeting soon so not sure if I should wait...

Last year I did want to sort out my downstairs spare toilet. It needs a new toilet, new sink installed, plus flooring. Great opportunity as it's spare and already in a state. So I can't really make too big a mess unless I screw up the plumbing and flood the house... but with the water off...

I really want to be good at DIY however it seems most things I attempt go wrong. I've realised that preparation is key and so too is not rushing. However, when I'm not sure on something, it seems that looking online is very limited. I'd love to have the confidence to tile myself, or...

That looks lovely I wish I had the skill to do that myself

Great, never thought of all those things that could happen. I will look about at Wickes, B&Q, etc... and other big bathroom people to see if they do good installation deals.

Thanks for the advice. I think I'm set on a new bathroom. It's beyond drastic improvement. My downstairs cloakroom toilet/sink room needs sorted too. So I may try to get both done by someone. I feel more comfortable with a big, established company. However I can imagine it would cost...

I've considered getting a brand new bathroom in but think it could cost quite a bit of money, as in £3-4K. Is it worth spending this if I will spend another 3-4 years here? The house is worth probably around £150'000 (bought for £133) 2 years ago. These are the pictures...