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    Planning permission for some

    Folks, A lot of gypsies are ok, it's like everything else. There's always one or two bad apples that give the rest of them a bad name. My dad (who lives in a sort of trailer park) has a travellers camp next to him and they all get on like a house on fire. I know that they bend the...
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    Planning permission for some

    Trailer parks - there's a ripping idea.... If it's good enough for Eminem, then it's good enough for a bunch of gypsies (sorry - economic migrants) Seriously though, I thought that we had a shortage of good council-owned housing stock, instead of putting up Mr & Mrs refugee in a brand...
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    Planning permission for some

    That's brilliant, I've got my eye on a cheap bit of land with a redundant water tank on it....Now where can I get an old caravan, JCB and some romany 'mates' to help me out! The worm has got to turn sometime, people are far to obsessed with property values(I include myself in that...
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    Disasters waiting to happen?

    It's got to be mdf cupboards with holes cut out of the fronts, in situ a bit of chicken wire a la changing rooms.... Minimalism.....people will get bored with not finding anything interesting to look at... Sad London loft apartments, (it was a warehouse for god's sake, you'd freeze your...
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    Disasters waiting to happen?

    Folks, If all the DIY and garden progs go out of fashion, what will happen to the likes of:- Sarah Beeny :shock: , Kirsty Allsop, Charlie Dimmock? They have brought their "outstanding attributes" to TV - brightening up our days. I personally don't particularly want to watch...
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    water pressure dies completely in my electric shower

    Yes Breezer, It's electric, I though it a bit funny myself, why have an electric shower when you have a combi-boiler? A mixer-bar type shower would've probably done the same job... The last occupant must've been a belt and braces kinda person.:shock: cheers from hammy...
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    water pressure dies completely in my electric shower

    Sorry Folks, I was in a bit of a hurry when I posted this query. It's a mira shower, I don't know how old it is as I've only been in the property for 9 months. Any ideas where I can get schematics for this item? thanks for the blending valve tip :P cheers Hammy
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    water pressure dies completely in my electric shower

    to get the shower to work i need to turn on a cold water tap then start shower and then turn off the tap and the shower works. But then it intermittant dies after minutes or seconds. The shower will go into low pressure and then die, sometimes it will overheat. Then sometimes it will work fine...
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    Concrete roof tiles

    Hi breezer, Won't I need a pretty long hose to spray the roof. :?: I'm planning to go up there to clean the guttering soon and paint/possibly replace the soffit. what kind of weedkiller should I use and how should I apply it? cheers from Hammy
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    Concrete roof tiles

    Hi Y'all, Is there anything I can do to stop moss growth on my roof. I have a 70's end of terrace house with pre-formed concrete roof tile. The moss is doing my head in. If it's not falling outside my front door, then it's rolling down the back onto my patio....:x Any help...
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    I can't remember where i saw it..

    Hi - just bought one a fortnight ago from B & Q warehouse, I havent used it yet. It cost about a tenner I think! You can even get them in 9 inch too... ------------------------------------------------ Better 15 minutes late in this world than 15 years early into the next one!
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    pesky tile spacers

    Cheers guys, I've used the re-grouting tool to remove them, I can't do anything about the wife though, she's on double my wages! Regards Hammy
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    pesky tile spacers

    Hi folks, Can anyone help me out there? When I rebuilt my kitchen, the missus tiled the space between the kitchen units and the worktop. It looks quite good, but she grouted in the tile spacers. I haven't said a word as she was pleased as punch with the job. The tiling's been done for a...
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