Search results

i have a conservatory that is 20 years old several years ago i changed the roof to active blue glass but it is still too hot in summer and too cold in winter can anyone suggest what would be best to with it?

hi can anyone help? on my exterior upvc door the bar near the bottom that is there to stop the rain coming in has come off, it looks like it was glued on with just a squiggle of glue, can someone tell me what sort of glue i should use to stick it back on? please

when out buying paint for my skirting and doors i was discussing whether to use gloss or eggshell paint, the man in the shop said that a lot of decorators are using vinyl satin, i have used it and i'm finding that it is peeling off quite easily. has anyone got any suggestions please.

i have just had a new bay window built as the old one had damp problems, they have cut back the patio slabs and dug down for new footings, the new wall goes down lower than the patio and there is only a very small gap between the patio slabs and the new wall is this correct? all around the...

i have a bay window and some of the guttering around it is cracked, i asked a double glazing compay that was doing some other work for me to replace all the guttering and the soffits wich are all plastic not wood and they say they have a problem doing it as there are lots of joins due to the...

can someone tell me how high up the brickwork should a dampcourse be? i have paint peeling and bubbling inside my bay window, outside is the patio with a gap between it and the brickwork with little stones in the gap, the dampcourse appears to be one brick course up is this enough or could this...

my bathroom (downstairs always smells damp when the weather is wet or damp it is an original floorboard floor with a cavity under the bungalow i have checked the air bricks outside and keep them clear. any help please

Aug 27, 2014 2:01 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i have bay window in my lounge and the paint keeps lifting like a bubble just above the skirting, i have sanded it and painted it and it has done it again, the bricks on the outside...

i have bay window in my lounge and the paint keeps lifting like a bubble just above the skirting, i have sanded it and painted it and it has done it again, the bricks on the outside appear to have a chalky look does anyone know what could be causing it? i did have a builder here doing some other...

I have a cherry blossom tree in my garden and it seems to be dying some of the branches are completely bare and the others have a small amount of blossom that seems to be getting less every year, I don't know how old it is I have been here 22 years and it was here when I moved in. would be...

I am putting up a new fence do I have to put the nice side of the panels on my neighbours side? x

I am having my conservatory roof changed from polycarb to glass and am now faced with the decision on which glass to have out of Pilkington active or Pilkington active sunshade does anyone out there have an opinion? I want to use it all year round, it is in a south facing garden and from what I...

my conservatory which is 13 years old has several leaks the worst one is coming from the box guttering, i keep getting mould on the inside of the roof and edges, i wondered is the best option to replace the roof has anyone had this done?

I have a builder working in my road, and he has said I need the apex on my bungalow needs re rendering he already has the scaffolding up on next door so will be able to work on that he has said he will take out two slates and put a new sheet of whatever and then put the slates back and re render...

whilst doing some gardening I have dug up the telephone cable, and I noticed about 3 splits in the outer casing should I just re- bury it as it is or maybe put some electrical tape around the splits?, I did try to ring BT but spent over an hour being passed from department to another so gave up...

i painted directly onto new plaster which i now know was wrong, and it left a swirly pattern in the paint, i have spent days and days washing of the paint and now it is back to plaster but the plaster still has the pattern in it that was there when i painted it, i have bought some new plaster...

i have hairline cracks in my ceiling and coming down into my coving what is the best fix please :?:

:? i have started painting in a new porch which was completed at the end of September so i have given it a good three months to dry, i have so far applied two coats of white emulsion on what looked like it was as smooth as glass, but there are patches that are eneven almost like bumps but not...

im planning to have a small porch (under 3sq metres) built onto my detached bungalow ive been told i dont need planning permission is this correct grateful for any help.

i see that a company called lighting direct is causing problems has anyone used a company called direct light i was just about to place an order and now am unsure? be grateful for any help