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Hi Currently in my house we use wet underfloor heating running off an oil boiler, each room is individually controlled and we do not use any setback, the heating is on all the time whenever the stat calls for it. This has always worked very well and have been pleased with it. We are about to...

Hi Does anybody know of anywhere that sells plastic verge coping? The stuff im after would be the same as what is used as verge coping on box profile or corrugated sheets. A white right angle plastic about 150 or 175mm Can't find anything in plastic anywhere! As an alternative I could...

hi all I am replacing the corrugated sheet roof with slates to match the other slates on the roof. The height of the corrugated part of the roof might have to come up by 3 inches which would include the bearers on the trusses (old A frame) and felt and battens. It depends what we find when...

Hi been looking at kitchens for when the time comes in our renovation which hopefully won't be that far away and have seen an advert for stilhaus kitchens these kitchens are thousands of pounds cheaper than everywhere and was wondering if anybody has good or bad experiences with them, been...

Hi im renovating an old farmhouse and am trying to keep as many of the original features as possible which includes all the exposed ceilings and joists between ground and first floors, the problem is is that the floor boards and the ceiling boards are the same boards so hence at the moment...

hi ive got an old oil burning rayburn in the kitchen which i would like to take out and replace with a multifuel (log) as it costs a fortune to run and logs are free and plentiful! it would be going in the same inglenook whuch already has a flue all the way up to the top of the roof my question...

hi not long from now we are going to be making a start on renovating an old farm house, the house has thick stone walls with no insulation. i am looking to put stud walls with celotex or something cheaper in the frame then put plasterboards over the top then get them skimmed. first question is...

hi not long from now we are going to be making a start on renovating an old farm house, the house has thick stone walls with no insulation. i am looking to put stud walls with celotex or something cheaper in the frame then put plasterboards over the top then get them skimmed. first question is...

hi been trying to find out price of external stone wall insulation but not having any luck, i know it involves a lot of work and rendering on top etc but has anybody had it done and is it any good. i could do all internal walls but that would be a major project in itself and on the outside of...

hi does anybody have any ideas if there are any grants available for doing up an old farmhouse, it needs plumbing, wiring, damp proofing, central heating etc the house is in wales and is a couple of hundred years old, its got to be done but if there is any financial help it would obviously...

hi would i need planning permission to change a farmhouse from a single dwelling into 2 seperate apartments. it would not mean putting in extra stairs or toilet/shower rooms but it would mean putting in an extra kitchen. The house would be able to be used as the single dwelling that it is now...

hi my warmflow boiler has started locking out after running for a few minutes, during the time it runs the outlet gets hot (nearly to hot to grab) then just before the boiler stops the burner noise changes tune slightly to a deeper noise that sounds like its struggling a bit, then the burner...

hi im looking to swap the car for a van, something like a transit connect, does anybody have any idea what sort of price these or similar sell for at auction? there are loads and loads of them going through the auctions i know that i would have vat and auction fees etc to pay on top but am...

Not sure if this is posted in the right place or not. Myself and neighbours need about 300m2 of tarmac doing can anybody give me a rough idea of the price per m2 cheers

hi, not sure if i can do this so will ask you helpful lot i have a set of 400 and a set of 200 blue and white led christmas lights from BandQ. they both are identical in every way, transformers wire configuration etc the only difference is the number of bulbs. i turn both the lights on...

hi my missus had a cracking 3 in 1 regatta jacket last year and has ince decided to throw it in the wash at the wrong temp and using detergent!!! needless to say 2 out of 3 pockets have now fallen off and the 3rd is hanging off, the glue on the taped seams has all come away ive tried looking to...

Not sure if im meant to be posting a topic like this here so feel free to remove it. hi im converting my garage into an extra room and will be moving the 50" plasma out there (i dont like the tv much so its a good reason to get a new one for the front room) i was wondering what peoples views...

hi i have just put up some more fencing to try and stop the dog escaping whenever the kids open the door to the garden the only problem is is that the 2 gates i built in to the fence (2 separate ones) are nearly 3"thick and i am struggling to find a latch that is suitable. ideally it will be a...

not only has our washing machine decided to throw a wobble nut now our dishwasher has decided to play up! more often than not it will not empty and then we have to get on our hands and knees and mop it out is there a- any way to drain the water out of the machine and b- why is it...

our washing machine has decied to throw a wobble, when we load it up and shut the door the door light just continues flashing as if the door isnt closed, tried pushing the door harder to see if its just not closing tight enough but didnt solve anything, not sure whats the norm that can go wrong...