I have a Sony Vaio Laptop running on Wndows Xp SP2. The model is PCG-FR415m which i have had for a long time and is an out of date model. I wanted to put a larger amount of memory in than the 512mb it has at the min but specification states that the MAXIMUM amount of memory is 1.0 GB is this the cas...
Hi, when we first moved in we stripped the wallpaper off in the bedroom and it was painted yellow underneath directly onto plaster and we painted over it in white Matt. 4 years on we decided to brighten it up but when I put a couple of coats of white Matt emulsion on the walls bubbled all over the p...
Thanks for your reply. I think that the house is only a single Turkish clay brick thick without a cavity so can air bricks be installed or can a series of holes be drilled about 3/4 of the way in or is that a bad idea?
Hi, we have a holiday house in Turkey and every year when we go we discover the paint is all bubbling about 3ft high on the exterior wall and also around light switches on the opposite side of the room. There is a musty/damp smell also. We have to scrape off the old paint, pva the wall and repaint. ...
Hi, does anyone know what are or where i could find the building regs for installing a wood burning stove in a conservatory please in relation to distance from the house exterior wall and flue routes etc etc. I'm struggling to find info on this.
Hi, just a quick one. I am thinking of laying some decking about 6" off the floor by using drive in metal spikes and build the frame off these. This will be above the lawn but will i have to dig all the turf up or can i just weed killer the grass and place some weed covering over it?
Hi, I was thinking of trying the above to soundproof my parting wall as the walls are that thin I can hear the neighbours have a full conversation from my own living room, bedroom etc. A recent series of diy sos the big build used something very similar and the demonstration of it was fantastic howe...
Hi, i have an old standard type wylex consumer unit the one with the pull out fuses fixed into the exterior wall. More or less directly behind it on the outside is the electric meter. The cold draft on the inside of my house from the consumer unit is unbelievable and i wondered if i can insulate the...
Hi, im looking at moving a rad about 3m from an internal wall to the external wall. The problem i will have is removing all the required floorboards to extend/re-route pipework. I was looking at trying the PB barrier pipe with the pushfit fittings mainly for ease but i have never used this before. H...
Thanks plumbbob for the advice. I've decided to remove the old tiles but as thought i've damaged the plasterboard walls so i will need to replace them. I am thinking of using Gran Fix Fastset Flexible cement based adhesive with their Acrylic Bond and Primer prior to tiling on all walls which are jus...
Hi, i'm sure this as been asked many times but i cannot find the answer through various posts. I am going to re-tile my bathroom with 30 x 60cm porcelain tiles. My bathroom is mainly studded walls and to take off the existing tiles i will cause too much damage to the walls so i wanted to tile over t...
