I have a ground floor extension on my house which has a flat bitumen roof, it is well waterproof but is black & has small puddles after rain & as it can be looked down on from that side of the house...
Last month's thread is here. November has struck, and we're already finding floods in the grounds of AB Towers. How is the wet weather affecting your garden and allotments? It's not doing us any good!...
I have a wash basin where the plug is the type which is depressed to close then depressed again to release. It has stuck closed leaving me with a basin of dirty water. Any plumbers on this site who...
I have been advised to leave my boiler on all day and control the heating by the thermostat. Have this set at 20/21 during the day but not sure what to set it to when I go to bed. Don.t really want it...
I see British gas have got their winter TV add in full swing, with their appealing boiler breakdown cover. All looks and sounds great on TV until you try and read their terms and conditions that they...
Currently we are with Ebico for gas and on a tariff which has no standing charge. That tariff is to end soon and from now on they will only be offering tariffs with a standing charge in some form or...
When I was a child my Gran had squares of crochet work that had beads sown around its edges. She used them to cover jugs,bowls etc.
Is there a name for them?...
Been thinking about sound proffing one of my bedroom wall as we live in a middle terrace house . It’s not so much are neighbors are noisy but because of my shifts I go to be quite early any...
I have a trilby hat that is a bit too tight. I’ve asked around and no one knows anywhere I can have it done. So, please, can anyone suggest seriously, how I can do it at home? Many thanks, Bramley....
My flat mate complains that when I use the oven, his room (the other side of the wall) gets a toxic smelly oil based mist which he can smell and which affects his breathing. I generally hardly cook,...
I had a two birds nest in my roof felt 2years back and it rotted the felt. I had it patched up, but now there's water leaking in those areas, and half way down the gable end, water runs down the...
Hi my friend has moved to a new property. The stair carpet that's been left is good quality. But there are lots of splashes of dried emulation paint . Any tips how to remove them ?
I've had a beautiful Oxalis plant for years. It has been very good tempered- surviving non watering and over watering etc. I was away for 3 weeks in September and I left it out of full Sun and when I...
I have a hot water tap (kitchen) which is just more than a trickle so when it is too hot I turn the cold water tap to mix - however the cold water overwhelms the hot tap and I can't get even luke warm...
Yesterday we had a burst pipe which resulted in hundreds of gallons on water cascading into our kitchen. Today we have used the washing machine and after 2 washes it has tripled the fuses. Is this...
With reference to my hippy knits question, I'd like to thank you both for your suggestions as without them, I wouldn't have discovered a new stitch which gives a lovely lacy type pattern. Apparently...