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    Boiler replacement, LPG, Oil or back boiler?????

    Hi I currently have a parkray solid fuel fire with a back boiler heating HW and CH. The boiler currently runs 3 large dbl radiators and 1 column radiator and also has 2 small radiators upstairs which i have been told are heat sink radiators because they come on as soon as the fire is lit...
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    Converting Car Port to Music Room

    Hi I would like some advice on converting my current car port into a music room. The walls have recently been renewed with 3" planks between 2 brick pillars. The structure is very sound even though made of wood. I am going to close the front with double doors and then start on the inside...
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    Nicotine Hell!!!!

    Hi Can anyone advise me of the best way to get rid of nicotine in the paint. We have just bought a house that needs totally decorating that was inhabited by chain smokers by the looks of it. We have sugar soaped all the ceilings but where we are steaming off the wallpaper brown gunge is still...
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    Tiles or Laminate??????

    Hi I need to recover the floor in our new home. We have a hallway that leads to the kitchen that leads to the dining room. There are no doors between these areas so thought that covering with the same surface would look good. The problem i have is which surface to go for. I am doing the...
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    Cant get Old Paint Off Walls need help please !!!

    Hi Can anyone help. We are currently redecorating our new house. We are stripping the Hall Stairs and Landing of the wallpaper. The problem is that once the paper is off some places it is going down to bare plaster and others to paint which we cannot get off. Tried sanding but still wont come...
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    Coal fired back boiler has heating but no hot water.

    Hi i am after some advice regarding my heating/water system. I have recently purchased a house with a coal fired back boiler that heats the water and the central heating. The heating is on demand via a simple on/off switch on the wall which gets red hot. The water on the other hand will not...
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