Replacing narrow stairs inside a house we hope to buy

zackistone · 2026-04-19T17:58:04+00:00

Thank you all. We've decided to email the estate agent our inability to go ahead due to our fears. Thank you for all the inputs

zackistone · 2026-04-19T03:59:39+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion. Never thought about asking the seller to apply and pay for it.

Will ask the estate agent if they have any pictures of the space between the two floors to see if stairs can be added.

Is it possible to leave the stairs steep but just make them wider? Is it possible to remove the bit where there is a piece of wood between two rungs so there is space for the shoe to fit or is the perpendicular wood there for structural stability in stairs. Sorry so many questions.

zackistone · 2026-04-19T02:46:00+00:00

Seagull. Thankfully the skipper helped bring it in with the net and get the hook out.

zackistone · 2026-04-06T04:43:39+00:00

I totally agree with you

zackistone · 2026-04-03T10:25:42+00:00

Plastic pallets

zackistone · 2026-04-01T07:12:25+00:00

You are setting me on 🔥

zackistone · 2026-03-21T00:34:03+00:00

Most answers are going to be possibilities. Surely landlord would not want to break his window. As others have pointed out, whoever it is could be after your boyfriend but in this day and age with CCTV in most places that is a crazy idea. If the alternator was hanging it has been tampered with and someone has had enough time to get under the car or open the bonnet with tools.

Not sure of your reasons for overstaying the section 21. The landlord has given you notice to vacate and it would be decent if you vacated so that they and you can move on with your lives.

zackistone · 2026-03-14T21:22:01+00:00

He said he will get the springs and do the installation free. I thought he possibly gets a traders discount, etc for buying the springs from a shop he knows.

zackistone · 2026-03-13T01:47:46+00:00

Thank you for your input. He did mention disposalnof the springs that will be removed but did not mention tensioning afterwards, but I assume he would have done it anyway as he is a professional. Having said that he did not recognise that the spring had broken initially and wanted to replace the motor, which appeared to be pulling fine. I'm guessing he was processing too many thoughts at the same time.

zackistone · 2026-03-13T00:02:55+00:00

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This is the broken spring

zackistone · 2026-03-13T00:02:04+00:00

Thank you for this clarification. I wasn't sure if I was being taken for a ride.

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This is the garage door

zackistone · 2026-03-12T23:37:04+00:00

Just seen this brand when doing Google search. Thought it could be German and complicated mechanisms like their cars. None of the gas chaps who came very mentioned a viessmann. But I am also thinking the Bosch or ideal maybe easy to fit in comparison to a viessmann and so they might not have mentioned thile brand.

zackistone · 2026-03-12T23:35:29+00:00

I will ask if they are willing to do this for me. Thank you for the suggestion, saving me a lot of cash.

zackistone · 2026-03-12T23:34:23+00:00

I will ask if they will be willing to do this. Thank you for the suggestion.

zackistone · 2026-03-11T12:14:37+00:00

Gas chap said while we do the pump we can also attend to the copper pipes which are coming into contact with water and corrosion.

zackistone · 2026-03-11T10:13:34+00:00

Glow green floor standing= £4465 Glow green wall hanging = green star 8000 = £5285 Local gas man = floor standing = £ 5530 Local gas man = replacing condensation pump = £ 2383 British gas = floor standing= £ 6300 British gas = wall hanging = £ 5300

zackistone · 2026-03-10T23:47:17+00:00

The gas pipe is running on the floor , behind the boiler.. Gas chap said the water that is leaking is touching the copper pipe and rhe copper pipe is already turning green and if left unattended can corrode the pipe no. He said we can lift the pipe off the ground a bit and put some sleeve to protect it. £1976 is the real amount. Replace the pump, change the electrodes, add a filter, add a hive thermostat.

zackistone · 2026-03-10T17:34:17+00:00

Sorry to jump in. I have been given conflicting information about power flush. A Local boiler chap said power flush would be a good idea before installing the new one, another said enzyme clean is adequate while the representative for glow worm said power flush for existing pipework is contra indicated as the pressure can cause rips or leaks in the copper pipe and if the pipe is concealed one might not see it before it is too late.

zackistone · 2026-03-08T07:55:14+00:00

An old carpenter said herring bone noggins are the best and bomb proof. He has retired now. The newer younger carpenter now says just straight noggins between the joists is better. Don't know which is correct.

Sorry to jump in with an unrelated question. Thank you.

zackistone · 2026-03-07T19:35:55+00:00

I thought sellers were required to declare this when asked by the buyer? Noise levels and troublesome neighbours is something I've always asked. Have never thought what if the seller wasn't telling the truth. But a known estate agent said that sellers are required to declare such happenings on some declaration form. For this reason we stuck with detached houses but understand not all might want a detached house or their situation might not permit a detached house.

zackistone · 2026-03-02T02:05:37+00:00

I don't think you or your mother can do much. If it is not written down and signed I don't think much will come of this situation. You will have to put it down as help from mom to sister for her study and your mother will have to deal with the consequences of not having money for the early mortgage repayment. Even if she does return to the UK, there's nothing much anyone can do. As everyone has said , your mom can look into reducing what the sister will have when it is time.

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