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Hi All, I wil try and do a picture and post it tomorrow. :) Thanks Christine

thanks.. at least i now have an answer.. i do not need to get over the fact that it is not diy. and will now get a competent peron to look a the job... it just seems like such hard work to get an answer out of any of you !! :)

well. thank you all SO much for your help................. I would have thought that any of you might be able to answer the simple question of whether there is a device that can protect a vertical flue from water entering the top. The flue is safe and has some sort of standard water...

Hi Corgiman, no, it's definetley coming down the flue... noticing it at the moment because of the rain...

We have a vertical flue to our Potterton Suprima, and have noticed that there is water leaking out from underneath it. The cause seems to be that there is water inside it, which could only be coming from the flue, as all other pipes are dry. The flue is over a metre long, and has a cover but I...

I see. Well thats a good reason for him suggesting dry lining!! Thanks :D

My builder is putting plasterboard directly onto the brickwork, rather than cementing and then plastering (I have heard this is another option). Why is it that more builders like to dry line than fully plaster now. Any comments on the advantages of either. I ask as I have been questioned as to...

Hi All, We are redoing the step that exits the bedroom, and goes to a mini landing at the top of the stairs. The step before was a bullnose, I understand this is so the carpet can be pulled round. Is this really necesaary? Could you just have a rounded edge and pull the carpet round that...

Hi All, Well still working away on the house and this weekend we have stripped paint on door frame, removed door stops and placed (some) architrave. We bought some std door stops from Wickes that are 3.2cm The frame width is 14cm. Previously the Door Stops were 7cm ish, and therefore look...

We are replacing the hot water tank in an indirect heating system, and have purchased the tank coated in insulation plus a new emmersion heater. We have removed the jacket from the old HW Tank to get a proper look at the inlets and outlets, and have noted that there is a thermostat attached to...

OK :) Sounds good to me. Less work!!! Thanks for the advice. Christine

Doing up our house at the moment, we have had walls knocked through and are now at the stage where we have covered all walls that require, and ceilings, with plasterboard. it is all screwed in to the wood behind, or glued with plasterboard adhesive on wall under the stairs. Next step is to get...

Thanks for the advice, further to your comments,I will carry on and get this wall plastered and then attach a half newel. Many Thanks Christine :D

Gee, well thanks for the concern. Please do bear in mind that the house is pretty inhospitable at the moment, we yet to have the floors levelled, walls plastered, windows fixed, etc...... I could go on, but why?? :) We live in one room upstairs We do get ill,drink, get up to hear strange...

Hi All, Stairs question...... We have a wall, which, when plastered will cover part of the edge of the stairs(from halfway up only, basically where the next floor starts), and this prevents us from having any sort of balustrade that looks OK on the open side of the staircase. Personally I...