I understand why older houses have downstairs bathrooms as they have been extensions and conversions etc. But what I don't understand is why post War houses would have been built with downstairs...
We have a trampoline with enclosure in our garden which I put away each year. A real problem with it is the cover which goes over the springs. There are 5 or 6 seams in it on the underside ie the part...
Despite running a very hot wash with bleach, my washing machine, less than four years old, smells stale, and I can't seem to shift it.
Any thoughts??...
Hi, Can anyone tell me if floorboards come in only one size width? The reason is in my bathroom there is one floorboard which has a gap and I can see the ceiling downstairs. If I move the floorboard...
on the hawthorn trees. To me it smells of rotting bodies, especially very early in the morning.
Some people say it smells of almonds/marzipan.
What does it smell like to you?...
For the last couple of days when I turn my oven on it beeps and turns itself off! After a few tries it works.....what could be wrong and can I fix it? It is a Hotpoint built in double oven. TIA
Does anyone know what sort of temperatures bull wire will take before it starts to stretch and melt? By bull wire I mean specifically the wire used to hold up suspended ceilings as you would have in...
I have two chimneys on my 1900s house which I am considering reducing the height as I no longer have fires just gas fires which do not require tall chimneys. Are there any regulations concerning the...
Hi, has anyone a bright idea about how our women's group can easily take water from an adjoining stream for use in the garden. We have already got a water butt for another area, but the stream is...
My elderly sister who lives on her own has recently had a new condensing boiler fitted. The guy has not fitted a room thermostat, he says that it would clash with the thermostatic rad valves that he...
My present water softeners appear to be on its last legs (25 years old). With so many companies offering this type of unit, can anyone recommend a make and or supplier. Many thanks
E Davis...
Every year I have tried to spray my peach trees against this disease and this year I didn't bother. I seem to remember reading that even when left, peach tree leaf curl does not affect the fruit. Is...