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Some six years ago or so, we had installed some LVT in our kitchen and we now want to expand it to the hallway. At the time we bought the LVT at B&Q where we got this sort of "flat" plastic trim (actually more L-shaped) - see pictures of it installed and a bit that we had leftover. This time we...

I'm thinking about replacing the carpet on the hallway of our flat for vinyl click flooring (already have some of this flooring in the dining area, but was installed by someone). However, I'm not sure about the floor strips/thresholds. Current ones will need replacing as they won't match with...

Our bathrooms have this black tile that we've never been too keen on (see picture). We once quoted someone to do the removal of the tiles in both bathrooms and the installation of vinyl click flooring and they quoted us almost £2k per bathroom because the guy said that he would need to pretty...

I'm planning to install a Bosch Dishwasher (slimline series 2 link). As there was no previous dishwasher, there are no existing hoses or power connections. With regards to the power, I think I will plug it in the same outlet as the washing machine (converting the single plug into a double plug...

Hi all. We are thinking about replacing our existing oven. The current one is plugged but the possible replacements (see for example a Neff C1AMG84N0B) are all hardwired. The current oven is a Zanussi ZOB 343X, and the spec of the circuit according to the manual is a fuse of at least 15A and 20...

I have a Zanussi ZWT 71401 WA integrated washing machine with dryer function which is 5 years old but with relatively modest use (do a full load once a week on average). About a year ago the machine developed a problem whereby I would turn the dial to switch in on but nothing would happen...

I have a Glow Worm Flexicom 24CX boiler, which came with the flat (new-build flat, although remained unoccupied or two years, hence why the warranty on the boiler had expired when we moved in). Pretty much since day 1 the boiler makes a "howling" sound whenever it fires up, i.e. when ignition...

My flat came with a brand new Zanussi ZWT 71401 WA integrated washer-dryer. It had relatively modest use over the past four years (do on average a wash with a full load once a week and almost never used the dryer function). In any case about a year ago I went to do a wash, turned the dial and...

I live in a flat with a relatively small kitchen. It has the normal arrangement of hob with a traditional oven in the cabinet underneath. The microwave is a stand-alone and takes up most of the free space in the counter top. Been thinking about ways to make more space on the counter top. In an...

Hi. My flat has a large southwest facing window (well, actually an array of four windows including a UPVC door) which is perfect for the winter (in the summer the balcony upstairs casts a shadow so no problems with the heat). However, furniture, carpets, pictures, etc. have started to fade...

We've installed roller blinds on all our windows (new-built flat - 2016 model)- DIY job rather than professionally installed. However, when we drilled the holes we hit some sort of metal after about 10-15mm. I decided not to keep drilling and instead cut up some plugs to the right length and...

My (relatively new-build) flat has a balcony with a UPVC door. Ever since we bought it, the door scrapes/grinds against a metal plate at the bottom of the door frame (see pictures below - you can see the scratches on the metal plate) when you open it. It generally means that you have to give the...

Hi all. I live in a relatively small flat with an open plan kitchen, an integrated washing machine and no dishwasher (see pictures below). Next to where the washing machine is (green square in the floor plan below) is a small storage room (see also picture - no longer carpeted but with this...

We have a flat with a reasonably-sized balcony. The balcony is effectively shared with the flat next door and is separated by this metal divider with metal beams and a sort of metal sheet with holes (see picture). We put a trellis with fake ivy to increase visual privacy (otherwise neighbours...

Hi all. New to the forum. I live in a recently built flat with an en suite bathroom that uses LED downlights (see picture) As you can see, there's no downlight over the shower, which makes it a bit dark. I'm thinking of installing the missing downlight (to make the square) over the shower. I...