[QUOTE=“Sidney, post: 1021243, member: 183”]Does anybody know what would be a ballpark figure for getting the front, back and side of a standard semi-detached house power washed and painted?
What would be a ballpark figure for the power washing on its own?[/QUOTE]
How dirty is the house?
Not that dirty.
[QUOTE=“habanerocat, post: 1021231, member: 1513”]Keep away from Woodies
On mounting the box you’ll probably need some skills as they are usually mounted with self tappers. So you’ll have to be competent with drilling and spotting holes. Otherwise you will need a new hoor![/QUOTE]
is it an easy job to change the element on the immersion? Im sure it is this that is gone as the everything looks ok or would I be best off when the guy comes to do the boiler service getting him to have a look at it as well?
[QUOTE=“Rocko, post: 1021187, member: 1”]My letterbox (or letter plate as it seems to be called online) seems to have come clean off my door. Well the interior flap is gone and so is the external one. All I have left is that brush bit in the middle.
I took a look on the Woodies website there and they only have one letterbox. It’s a different size to my existing one. That’s a fucking pain.
Are these things not a standard size? It seems to be much the same height but it’s definitely a good 5cm wider. Now what I don’t know is whether the gap for posting letters is the same size or not. Could it be that the frame just extends further on this guy but that the actual box bit is the same size? If so, I guess the screws will be in different places anyway and I presume someone like me wouldn’t be able to drill in a PVC door. I have a drill but it usually takes me half a dozen holes to get it right because I’m a wildly inaccurate measurer and driller (I managed to put at least 20 holes in the wall when I was doing the stair gate). And looking on the B&Q website they seem to have a few different sizes there too.
As an extreme measure I’d take a new wooden door fitted for free by @Fran or someone.[/QUOTE]
Get yourself a new door from Munster joinery.
That would cost a fortune, he is as well off gettting a standalone mailbox which he can fit to the wall beside the door and then filling the letter box opening with expandable foam
A middle class lefty like Rocko should have a decent door.
Rationel are the brand of choice for middle class lefties. Munster Joinery seen to have a very mixed reputation.
Who put in the door? As you seem incompetent with regard to DIY just contact whoever put it in, it’ll take 3 mins, the letter box should cost about a tenner plus whatever they charge for the call out. May not be worth their while in which case they should be able to recommend a small time contractor to do a job on it. I am afraid that if you attempt this yourself then poor Mrs. Rocko is liable to arrive home to a purple painted door that doesn’t fit the frame, and has to be knocked on twice to be opened, with Fooley painted across the lintel.
No, its a difficult job as the cylinder has to be drained.
Three possibilities:
It’s the immersion element - You’ll need a plumber - 200 Euros.
It’s the thermocouple in the immersion - You’ll need an electrician to diagnose and change it - 100 Euros.
It’s the immersion switch - You’ll need an electrician to diagnose and change it - 120 Euros.
Easy enough to diagnose if you are any way competent with a phase tester. Often I’ve see the switch cover being over tightened causing the switch to fail. Try loosen the switch cover a little and flick the switches a few times. Re-tighten easy, don’t over-tighten or leave loose. Might work, worth a try.
[QUOTE=“Sidney, post: 1021243, member: 183”]Does anybody know what would be a ballpark figure for getting the front, back and side of a standard semi-detached house power washed and painted?
What would be a ballpark figure for the power washing on its own?[/QUOTE]
Depends if you have a pitched roof at the side or not so that they can access it with ladders easily. If they have to put up scaffolding they your looking at a lot of money.
Rocko, glue the letter box shut and sign up for e-billing. A green party member such as yourself should already be doing it.
[QUOTE=“habanerocat, post: 1021297, member: 1513”]No, its a difficult job as the cylinder has to be drained.
Three possibilities:
It’s the immersion element - You’ll need a plumber - 200 Euros.
It’s the thermocouple in the immersion - You’ll need an electrician to diagnose and change it - 100 Euros.
It’s the immersion switch - You’ll need an electrician to diagnose and change it - 120 Euros.
Easy enough to diagnose if you are any way competent with a phase tester. Often I’ve see the switch cover being over tightened causing the switch to fail. Try loosen the switch cover a little and flick the switches a few times. Re-tighten easy, don’t over-tighten or leave loose. Might work, worth a try.[/QUOTE]
How much would a new tank and immersion cost? Ballpark.
Ask a guy in a baseball cap?
A website as a resource for sourcing handymen for these kinds of jobs would be a winner
Does such a site exist?
400-500 Euros fitted.
[QUOTE=“TheUlteriorMotive, post: 1021321, member: 2272”]A website as a resource for sourcing handymen for these kinds of jobs would be a winner
Does such a site exist?[/QUOTE]
Ya there is a few of them.
Cheaper stainless steel ones available now, but haven’t seen any and don’t know if they are any good.
I haven’t a clue. The door pre-dates my time here.
Even if I was accurate at drilling etc, the letterboxes/plates on sale seem to be wider than the hole I have which means they’d look awful strange.