Home DIY

Double glazing. My new house.
I moved some stuff in. I noticed a crack in the internal pane.
I need to provide a cost of how much to replace.

does the whole fucking unit need to be replaced?
or just the glass?
costings?

UPVC? If so, most of them come apart fairly simply for this kind of job. Google Glaziers in your area, they should be able to quote if given measurements.

Sydenham Glass 020 8776 6676 on Sydenham Road

First in a google search, worth a call at least

ta

I put my job up on ratedpeople.com and got quotes that way if you want other options. Ended up going with this lot: www.territorialglazing.co.uk

The website looks terrible but the guy who came round gave a better quote than anybody else, did a good job, swept up all the window shavings afterwards, and was so polite he made me feel a bit embarrassed about being so incredibly gauche.

Congrats Damo (about the house, not the window). Where have you ended up?

Wells Park Road in Sydenham.
Ex LA. 3 bed maisonette. Is nice. Neighbours on one side seem nice, she's been there her whole life and is having a baby.

Wells Park Road in Sydenham.
Ex LA. 3 bed maisonette. Is nice. Neighbours on one side seem nice, she's been there her whole life and is having a baby.

Jesus Christ, you've only been there 5 minutes!

Wells Park Road in Sydenham.
Ex LA. 3 bed maisonette. Is nice. Neighbours on one side seem nice, she's been there her whole life and is having a baby.

Nice - isn't that one of them hills up to CP (i think was on the London Classic route).

It might be on the route, it's definitely up hill. It runs parallel with Westwood hill....

Brun's bog is on the blink.

After flushing it the cistern refills but doesn't shut off once it's full so water goes straight through into the bowl for about ten seconds (it seems like this is getting longer as well). Had the cistern open and found that even if I lift up the float that doesn't shut the flow off as it should. However after it has stopped filling, I can push the float down and that seems to open and close the valve as it should.

Assuming it's the valve that's faulty, I think the parts I need are these with that extra L adapter because the current one seems to be the older model which is connected at the bottom.

Anyone know if these things are serviceable or should I just go ahead and replace it? Will try and double check the part number before ordering, but this should be pretty straightforward, right?

So...
The ceiling rose in my lounge is a bit shagged.
The thread on the screw on has gone and it won't stay on.

Happy and confident enough to do a replacing like for like jobbie with electrics.
So I buys a new one.
One of these.

It's got not guts though.
In that, inside the old ceiling rose (and all other ceiling roses I have ever seen) there is a small plastic junction box which attaches to the ceiling and holds the wiring.
Nothing at all inside this one apart from a metal piece to attach it to the ceiling. No way of connecting up the wiring.

So I assume I can just buy the plastic junction or connectors as a stand alone and fit them inside the rose...?
Yeah...?
What should I be searching screwfix for?

A lustre connector to sit inside the new metal rose maybe? Is that safe?
Would this be enough to do the circuit, the switch and the spur?

OK...
So my ceiling rose is wired in this pattern.

So I'm going to buy two 3-way blocks and one 2-way block like this to make the connections and just put them inside the metal rose.

Do I need building control approval to remove stud walls from a flat that was converted in the 80s?
Current floorplan below and how I would like to reconfigure. Esentially I want to return the floorplan to it's original state. My father in law is a builder so can confirm everything is structurally sound but do I need official sign off?

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Regarding the open kitchen: You'll want a good kitchen hood, or your sofa is gonna smell like fried bacon forever.

wjp, bin that poc and get a proper ceiling rose, such as an mk1161, all of £1.79 from wickes > http://www.wickes.co.uk/MK-Ceiling-Rose-4-Terminal-1161RPWHI/p/107334?CAWELAID=120135120000009824&CAGPSPN=pla&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Google+Shopping+-+Electrical+%26+Lighting&tmcampid=104&tmad=c&tmplaceref=&tmcustom=mkwid|V1kgJwPg_dc|pcrid|43364545012|&gclid=CLuP2MiWjsACFUTkwgodEGEAkg

Bah... hoods are soooo 70's... my kitchen is dead small and straight off the living room (might as well be part of it) and I don't have a hood or a problem with a smelly sofa.
Well I do, but its the cats fault, not the kitchens.

Didn't realise this has been tumbleweeded since the change!

Anyone local to, or can make the trip to Kempton Park next Fri-Sun
can visit the D&M Tools Toolshow:

http://www.thetoolshow.com/

Bit blokey,
but the demonstrations give you a few ideas of what you could get up to.

If you were going to purchase a new power tool, and the manufacturer has a stand,
there are normally additional discounts:
a couple of years ago I bought an Evolution Circular saw at the show.
Got an extra £10 off the normally keen D&M price,
and a branded t-shirt from Evolution.
A Fein multitool came with a foc 'Sanding Pack',
another year I also got a couple of 305mm blades for my sliding mitre bevel saw
at roughly half price due to 'old' packaging.

No personal financial benefit from promoting D&M,
just a satisfied customer.

Free entry & free parking.

a branded t-shirt from Evolution

sweet!

Anyone know where to source matte thick section board - the type that is usually egg carton construction inside that is used for shop fittings/ikea tv stands/shelving etc?

Trunkie,

Re your query about building control yes you should contact building control particularly if you wish to sell your flat at a later date but if your father in law is a builder he should know that. Your current room layout would appear to be to provide fire protection between the kitchen and the bedrooms/bedroom, living room. Also are you sure the original layout had a through lounge? Is this the ground floor of a Victorian house? If so although the internal cross wall is structural even if it is a stud wall. It takes the weight of the floors above and part of the roof.

Lastly if it is a flat you will need to agree any changes with the freeholder.

Can anyone tell me if this fire back is clay or ceramic? It has "London" written on it. It had a gas fire in front of it, but I'm looking to fit a coal fire:

http://i.pgu.me/BJL4WYuD_original.jpg

Hello handy types.

We have a doorway/divider type situation that is missing it's doors. The gaff is rented so I dont want to spend loads of cash. It's had a sofa infront of it and a curtain.

I was thinking a sheet of MDF and a mirror to break it up.

Any cheaper ideas?