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Sugar Soap instructions
Hi, I just got some sugar soap to clean some bare wood prior to painting, but the instructions on the box say "do not use on bare wood due to discolouration" however if I am repainting would this make any difference as any discolouration would be covered by the new gloss paint, or would it? Does anyone know the answer to…
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Boiler/BoilerMate turn boiler off in summer and just use emersion?
Our water is kept constantly hot through our boiler and BoilerMate and I was wondering if it would be beneficial to turn the boiler off over the summer. We don't really need constant hot water, before we moved I only had the emersion on for an hour morning and again for an hour in the evening. We have an electric switch to…
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Anodised saucepans & induction hobs
A few months ago I bought a hard anodised pan set from Asda (great value and fab saucepans). However, I'm moving house in a few months, and the house we're moving to has an induction hob. I've not got my original box, but a search online suggests that usually anodised saucepans are not suitable for induction hobs. Is this…
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kitchen cupboard door ripped off hinge
My 5 year old climbed on to the worktop in my kitchen the other day and as he lowered himself down his shorts caught on the cupboard door and pulled it off the hinge on the inside of the carcass. The kitchen is only 18 months old so how this has happened I do not know, but that is besides the point. How can I repair the…
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Easi Logic Washer/Dryer
Help Its gone stupid on me again. The lights come on, the cycle starts and took all the powder then it just stopped, didnt drain away the water and i ended up with lots of soapy soggy clothes. Any ideas??? I opened the little bit at the bottom and drained away the water, checked the sink - thats the main outlet for it…
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Chrome fittings for my bathroom
http://www.johnlewis.com/Home+and+Garden/Bathroom/Co-ordinated+Fittings/Co-ordinated+Fittings/758/4847/Range.aspx Does anyone know if there is a store that sells chrome fittings similar to the ones in the John Lewis link above that are cheaper? Thanks
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fire help
im after a baxi bermuda fire ? can anyone helps please
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Paint Stripping
I have just bought a cart for my pony which needs quite a bit of work done on it, mainly repainting. After rubbing down a little bit today, it is clear it has had quite a few different colours over the years (painted every 2 years ), ideally, I want to strip all the paint off the wood and metal and start afresh. Looking in…
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What should I do?
I have been living in my flat for nearly 18 months now and had freeview but there's no outside aerial and the pic quality has always been a bit dodgy but nothing a quick re-scanning of channels didn't fix. Lately it has become much worse and I've had a quote for outside aerial the cheapest so far being £145, but I've been…
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Sky deals.
Hi. I phoned sky the other night to cancel my package (£37) because we don't watch all the channels and because we have been having a lot of trouble with the box. They spent 30mins persuading me not to cancel, which I haven't yet as 'I am thinking about their offer'. They offered to replace my box with a refurbished sky+…
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lloyd loom
hi - i've been given some lloyd loom that belonged to a deceased relative - the bedroom set is a horrible turqouise colour but the gaps in the weave are visible & not clogged so would I be ok to use a spray paint? - the odd chair looks like its been painted many times & no gaps between the weave are visible - whats the…
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Is worth getting a Certificate of Lawful Development?
Paying out 3/4 hundred pounds to an architect, and £67.50 to the Council, for something which is within the law anyway? :confused:
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Ceramic floor tiles on top of thermoplastic
Hi, We will shortly be laying ceramic floor tiles in our kitchen. The existing floor (1950's) is a concrete floor covered in thermoplastic floor tiles (snap if you try to bend them) which are held on by a black bitumen paint/glue (which is the only form of waterproofing in the floor) and then there is another layer of some…
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Oven Liner - Cheap?
After finally getting my oven sparkly clean, :j I'm going to put some oven liner in the bottom to stop it getting that bad again. I've seen it in the Lakeland catalogue for 9.99 + P&P. Has anyone seen it any cheaper than that (either online or in shops)?
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painting onto brick
Could I pick the brains of those of you who are more experienced in decorating please. We have an extension with one wall which is exposed brick (the old outside back wall of the house). I wanted to paint this straight onto the brick so you still see the brick underneath. Could you tell me what kind of paint I would need,…
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Sash windows
Sash windows are a rotten mess. Would it be cheaper to have them restored or replaced?
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Please advise Decking and block paving quotes
I have a sloping lawn! I have had 2 people visit one quoted me for block paving. The other block paving or decking. The area equates to a max of 30m Square. The problem I have is this. The first guy that came out came on the wrong day and turned up by chance 20 minutes before the second. I explained that he was expected a…
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How much for Fencing?
Hi Would someone mind giving me a rough idea of how much fencing costs (supplied and fitted) for approx. a 6ft x 5ft fence panel. Just a plain fence ... nothing fancy ... Many Thanks .. :)
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Cillit Bang disaster - Help!
I regularly use Cillit Bang Power Cleaner and so far have found it to be very effective in cleaning the shower cubicle & sinks. However i used it on my bath [a cast iron bath] and the results have been horrific-- the bath is completely ruined. I put a squirt of cleaner on bath -- i had a wet cloth in my hand & wiped it off…
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hanging lcd tv on plasterboard
:hello: I want to hang an lcd tv on my plasterboard wall, the boards are held up by vertical metal things that are about a metre apart. Where I want the tv positioned, one of the metal things will go down the centre of the tv if thats any better. There are no horizontal supports other than on the ceiling and the floor. So…
