Hi All, Do any of the North London based people who populate this group know of a company called The Sash Window & Door Company Ltd based in Barnet?...

We've had some swifts nesting firstly in the eaves and now slightly further into the loft (I presume they've used some of the membrane as nesting...

Watched Build new home in the Country prog last night, doing up a windmill. Boy, the presenter has been learning off Kevin McCloud - doom before the...

There's large gaps behind the black granite upstands where the walls aren't straight. Ideal solution is to reskim the wall to level it off, but this...

Spouse bought one of those hang-up chrome plated basket things intended for the shower to hold shampoos etc. It has only been in there a week and...

A local website has this table for calculating the size of downpipe needed for various roof sizes. The roof size is stated to be the "plan area" ....

Anyone got advice on clearing vegetation from very high gutters? Is there any kind of robot that goes round gutters cleaning them? Or anything else...

Houses built between the Wars (and earlier) all had a visible soil pipe vent showing above the gutter. Why are these not needed on modern houses? DJ

I've just uncovered the brickwork on a fireplace, and unlike the other fireplace, this one does not appear to have a lintel. Sorry - no photos...

Just had a moment of drama. The main roof gutters of me and neighbour had a shared downpipe that I guess was supposed to split equally between the 2...

I don't know if that is what they're called but I'm sure you know what I mean. http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/ivy.jpg They seem to be a...

Just bought some white laminated beading to fix to my white skirting board. Been on the Screwfix website, loads available, non nonsence, solvent...

How should sash windows be used? I read somewhere that you open the top of the upstairs ones in warm weather, the bottom in cold weather, or vice...

I have recently changed the barrel on a Yale lock (with the remainder of the lock components remaining in place). However, since putting everything...

Has anyone any experience of doing this. I want to refill some Lexmark C530 ones. are some supply co's better than others. Hints and tips...

Hi guys our bungalow ("L"-shaped) has a nuisance soil stack (stench pipe) situated in the back, in the inside corner of the "L". Currently it's made...

Anyone ever done this or had any experience of this sort of thing?.. The wall mounted type with external compressor and the pipes between them, with...

I have a DeLonghi Pinguino CT300 portable air-conditioner which I have just used for the first time for a long time. When it has been going for a...

Hi all I'm looking for a short length of plastic piping, something like 20 to 25mm OD, for a small project. 21mm waste pipe would be close...

I have a 12 x 10 ft Axeminster/Wilton type carpet that needs cleaned. I intended to hire a RugDoctor machine but their w/site does not recommend...