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by alison1971
Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:18 pm
Forum: Cowboy Builders
Topic: ADVICE PLEASE ON BOTCH JOB
Replies: 13
Views: 13283

[quote="brickpat"]Alison get a free estimate from another builder then show it to that cowboy and tell him you want all the work that he screwed up redone but not by him he has to get a builder who knows what his doing,or you want the money you paid him refunded to you.He has a choice the ...
by alison1971
Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:56 pm
Forum: Cowboy Builders
Topic: ADVICE PLEASE ON BOTCH JOB
Replies: 13
Views: 13283

My letter to my cowboy is typed and ready to be printed, I feel I cannot let this matter drop..... Since posting my message on here I have had even more trouble with him - Geez... I got him back to redo some badly fitted tiles around my bath upstairs, he agreed they were fit bad, and agreed to come ...
by alison1971
Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:59 pm
Forum: Cowboy Builders
Topic: ADVICE PLEASE ON BOTCH JOB
Replies: 13
Views: 13283

ADVICE PLEASE ON BOTCH JOB

Ok, I feel I have been unlucky, but really strangely niave whilst doing my house up. I am actually really surprised, as I am normally well 'on the ball' and ready for anything, but as in alot of cases I wasn't able to spend 24/7 with the workers I employed to do the house refurb, and now I am having...
by alison1971
Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:18 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: this is a new one on me - a tap that comes on, on it's own
Replies: 5
Views: 3634

Hi skids, this plumbing is puzzling me - the whole central heating was new, new pipes, new combi, new radiators, new bathroom suite upstairs, new taps upstairs, new loo and sink downstairs and taps etc.... its happened again since posting this post - i was actually outside with my daughter when i he...
by alison1971
Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:13 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Taps switching themselves on
Replies: 5
Views: 7585

Thanks for the replies -
The taps were all new as is the plumbing for the bathroom, its just the hot tap that comes on, at a reasonable pace, not a dribble, not on full either, somewhere in the middle.
by alison1971
Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:27 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: this is a new one on me - a tap that comes on, on it's own
Replies: 5
Views: 3634

this is a new one on me - a tap that comes on, on it's own

Hi Ok, i am puzzled.... i had a new central heating system installed in july, the house wasnt being lived in, so really apart from the water used to clean paint brushes etc, no taps got used... Anyway....we've been here jus over a week, and myself and my daughter have both experienced a wierd tap pr...
by alison1971
Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:06 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Taps switching themselves on
Replies: 5
Views: 7585

Taps switching themselves on

I have just had a new central heating system installed, however when i switch the sink tap on, put shower on or flush toilet, occasionally it will switch the bath tap on. I spoke to a plumber and he said I must have left the tap on as taps don't just switch on, but it has now happened three times an...
by alison1971
Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:23 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Black patch damp
Replies: 1
Views: 3483

Black patch damp

Hi My house is under erm...medical attention at the moment, and amongst quite a few jobs is a damp patch under the stairs, it is on an internal wall, but is the otherside of an external wall, and has about a 15-20inch black patch - I know this to be damp - just havent a clue how to treat it or sort ...
by alison1971
Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:57 pm
Forum: DIY Computers Forum
Topic: Computer erased programs after a windows update
Replies: 1
Views: 4665

Computer erased programs after a windows update

Hello i am a little baffled; my daughters laptop has somehow lost the whole of the microsoft office suite since a windows update. Her laptop was working fine, and then after accepting a windows update, there no appears to be no office suite to use. Any ideas? I have been atempting a system restore b...
by alison1971
Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:47 am
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: House has all stud walls - advice please
Replies: 4
Views: 3909

Thanks for the replies. :D I have had a structural survey done, and got the report back now. Basically it appears that the 'structure' was questionable, even though there apparently are no solid walls internally. It came back with the usual amount of expected findings on a house that is a repossessi...
by alison1971
Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:42 pm
Forum: Interior Design Forum
Topic: Hideous coloured bedroom
Replies: 10
Views: 7212

Sounds delightful! I am buying a house also, which has numerous dodgy decorated rooms, If the walls were in good nick and smooth, and the wierd colour scheme was just a layer of paint, I personally would use a couple of coats of good white emulsion, but if the walls were uneven etc I would line and ...
by alison1971
Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:14 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Paint removal on front bricks of house
Replies: 7
Views: 5170

I was told about this sand blasting - isn't something that i wish to tackle personally, but i do want this horrid nasty old chipped faded red paint a gonner - so looks like i shall have to get someone to give it a go. I have no idea why anyone paints bricks, especially so many, as in this case this ...
by alison1971
Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:49 pm
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Do I need planning permission for any size of extension?
Replies: 3
Views: 5130

Do I need planning permission for any size of extension?

Hello

If a single storey, example, 10ft x8ft extension room was added to my prospective house that I am currently buying, would I require planning permission?
Is there a certain size etc that doesn't require permission? Or would I need it?

Thanks
Alison
by alison1971
Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:43 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: House has all stud walls - advice please
Replies: 4
Views: 3909

House has all stud walls - advice please

Hello I am in the process of buying a house. I didn't actually notice at first, but after a survey and my builder had a look around, he said that every internal wall was a stud wall, that there was no supporting walls. Is this normal? Is it safe? etc I haven't heard of this before. The house was bui...
by alison1971
Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:18 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: B&Q cracked mineral floor tiles
Replies: 1
Views: 7909

B&Q cracked mineral floor tiles

Hello, has anybody had any problems with B&Q cream/sand colour 12in mineral floor tiles, they were on special offer and cost around £5 per box, per m2? After having two expensive new bathrooms fit and under-floor heating, I had the above tiles fitted on the walls and floor. The bathroom fitter/t...
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