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  1. BORE Hole prob - I'm frightend to switch of my lecky!

    Thanks Agile, I doubt water level is a prob.........but then I don't know much lol !! sounds it could be that.... For years I've never had a problem and our water consumption has reduced a lot in the last few years...and I live in one of the wettest places in the uk. I can't understand if...
  2. BORE Hole prob - I'm frightend to switch of my lecky!

    I am confident now that switching OFF the electricity causes the bore hole pump to not work - for ever increasing periods of time which suggests that something isn't priming correctly... but what... any more ideas please ...edit. To add I am a bit suprised that this seems the bore hole...
  3. BORE Hole prob - I'm frightend to switch of my lecky!

    Thks Tony......... this forum never ceases to amaze...I thought this was a difficult one!! It must be a pump down the bore hols cause theres no pump in the pump house an lecky wires disappearing off down besides the 4" or so pipe into the ground. some details.... theres a Grundfos wx...
  4. BORE Hole prob - I'm frightend to switch of my lecky!

    The last 3 times I have had to turn off my electricity completely, the bore hole pump has failed to get the water back up to pressure........... for some time. The first time it took 10mins, the 2nd it took an hour and the 3rd... I'm still waiting :lol: :cry: ........ and I'm in the...
  5. Do I need to afix corner meash before plastering

    Thanks diyisfree.......most helpful advice :D I am bonding in to already plastered stone walls. cheers Andy
  6. Do I need to afix corner meash before plastering

    :oops: Can anybody help.... I'm plastering just some (ex) door aperatures ( after removing the wood completely ) . using the wire meash for all corners i've tried to afix using copper pins but without luck... should I just use the plaster to bind the meash or do I need to fix it...
  7. quick help please - DG half way installed-2 day job!

    no , the trim isn't on yet....could be ok then, thanks :D
  8. quick help please - DG half way installed-2 day job!

    at a friends house, They've done the 1st floor today & cracked a few tiles in the bathroom relpacing the window....should they get them to make good? thanks
  9. Is Tiling A Bathroom The Only Option?

    Goodness ....... is it that long ago I asked about this :? . .... thanks Moogie & John for your replies, much appreciated. .... I still have the new bathroom in pieces in a bedroom and can't yet face the task of converting the old one....... Melamine laminate is a good suggestion...
  10. Is Tiling A Bathroom The Only Option?

    I don't like tiles in my bathroom, I just don't like em at all... I am now about to fit out my bathroom with a complete new suite ( already here! ) Does anybody have any experience of these products?....or are there any others that I should consider? • Plastidip, just paint on a...
  11. Is this Dry Rot In Plaster ?

    It must be a possability........ check out th e3rd macro phot in particular ///it shows the damage to undulate under the surface of the plaster and back up to contact with the ( ex ) wallpaper. i was worried this was a sign of something growing through the plaster and feeding off the paper a sit...
  12. Is this Dry Rot In Plaster ?

    Thanks anobium, Your reply does answer my fears mostly. I removed the windowsill ( 2.2m ) and found no stings/strands of such fungal growth, and certainly havn't had any reddish brown deposits, and the smell is only what plaster smalls like normally when exposed. All the skirting...
  13. Is this Dry Rot In Plaster ?

    Hi, Can anybody help please? I stripped the walls of wallpaper for the first time since moving here ( 6 years ) . The house is 50 years old. The house was unoccupied around 10 years ago when water tanks leaked and soaked the inside of the house. I have checked the walls with a damp...
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