I have the armchair of the leather suite up against a radiator because of the situation of the room. The radiator gets very hot and I am worried about the heat sorta ruining the back of the chair. At...
Had a couple of friends round earlier and one of them needed to use the loo which is fine but now it is blocked with.......well I'm sure you can guess. I could use a toilet brush to break it up but...
I am changing some radiators in the house I am renovating. The feeds are in 8mm copper. Do the feeds just come through the floor into the radiator valves, as it would with 15mm copper pipe feeds, or...
My daughter has asked me to hang a large mirror in her bedroom. The mirror was bought in IKEA and is called a Toftbyn mirror. It's 75cm wide and 165 long including the wood effect frame all around,...
I am looking to remove a stud wall in my house. Not sure it is classed as load bearing, but, it is definitely taking some of the weight of the joists above. I have done a span calculation and my...
I've been resisting with all my might getting a smart meter and ignore the many phone calls I get from my provider by just letting them go to answerphone, but today in the post I have had a card...
It's about 3/4 pint capacity, made of copper with a straight brass handle extending from the side. There's a lip on the rim so it looks as though it's for pouring something. It might be 19th Century....
Any tips on how to remove the scaling from inside the bowls which are ceramic? I’ve soaked in Fairy Liquid then dishwashered, but the dried on gunk remains. Any ideas please?...
There’s an old oak tree near me that usually at this time of year is awash with acorns. This year not one! I’m sure this has happened in previous years too Is it normal for them to ‘fruit’ every year...
At the front of my kitchen sink where the stainless steel sink top meets the wooden top there is now a small gap and getting bigger. I pulled out the washing machine expecting to find a gripper with a...
I only need the tiniest taste of the above - as I have marked the top of a Rossmore unit over the years with my brush. I sanded it down about 3 years ago but my neighbour gave me a tiny taste that he...
Has anyone bought a new build house in Fife Scotland (value between £220000 and £240000) in the past year? What council tax are you paying monthly?. My daughter and her husband are considering buying...
The last housing valuation in Scotland was in 1991. If my daughter buys an older house will she pay the same rates as the seller has been paying or will she pay rates on the price she paid to purchase...
I am off out after I have shower and will be buying cushions for the leather suite. I have 24" cushions regular fabric but find they slide around the leather suite. Again 24" is far too big so will be...