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What paint for fireplace?
Hello, I wondered if anyone could tell me if I needed any special paint (heat resistant)? or like to paint my wooden fire surround? Kind Regards Richard
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So what order do I do this in?
The new bathroom suite is installed, and I need to find someone to box in and tile the bath and walls. I want (if possible) the tiled in bath panel to be removeable in case the pipework underneath needs looking at for any reason. (I'm paranoid about leaks going unnoticed.) However I've just realised that the floorboards…
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Filling in triangular gap between wall and wardrobe
How do you fill in the triangular gap when building in a fitted wardrobe against the wall? I've levelled the wardrobe so it is vertical with the spirit level leaving the triangular gap, the triangle has the adjacent to the angle length about 2000mm with the opposite being about 12mm. Do you just try and get a piece of wood…
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dryer not working
Hi All Thought i'd ask here first, seeing as you are all very helpfull and give good advice. Dryer(white knight condenser) stopped working. Hubby said it was the little connection at the back, that the dryer bottle goes into. The dryer bottle has a little bit that protrudes from the back and seemingly this wasnt catching.…
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hammer fixings or frame fixings
HI I want to bolt a 4x2 post to a wall for a garden gate and after some advice about fixings please. Hammer fixings or frame fixings, not used either before. I was wandering which would give me a tighter stronger fix, looking at using 10mm x 135mm fixings. Thanks.
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my heating only comes on when it feels like it!!???please help..
we had a Worcester Bosch boiler put in around 2.5 years ago with a digital thermostat & for the last few months the heating only comes on sporadically (sp!) we think it could be the programming as on sundays it wont come on atall until very late evening, you can keep trying to put the heating on & it wont come on, the…
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Towel radiator.... does this sound right?
Hi.... looking for some advice. Having our bathroom done at the moment- as part of which, they are installing a towel radiator. Its a chrome straight towel radiator- 1100cmx 600cm (Kartell brand)- the bathroom man says its 2800 bTu- this doesn't sound right to me, and seems too high. Can anyone advise whether this Btu is…
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Can i use Polystrene Packaging as insulation
I've recently opened up a doorway in my house that opens onto our porch. ie. the doorway / wall was once an external wall. So before i make good and plaster / decorate where the door was, i wonder if its worth insulating this wall, and wondered if i should seal the cavity in anyway, will certainly stop draughts etc. Whilst…
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can i change the colour of varnished wood?
I've varnished my new skirting boards, but the i don't like the colour that it has dried to. Its to honey antique pine for me. Any ideas how i can take the orange honeyness out of the colour. Would it be best to use a darker varnish over the existing one? Thanks
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Any Hillary's blinds fitters on here?
....have a quick question if so. Cheers! FB
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HELP - DIY/Builders forum required
Does anyone know of a friendly/helpful DIY/builders forum where I could make a post and get some helpful advice? Basically I noticed a small leak between my rear external wall and a conservatory I had built 5 years ago. I've never noticed any problem before but this avo heard then seen a drip coming from the sill of my…
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re-painting tiles advice
Hello Looking for advice from you DIY people.. our kitchen has white tiles, the top row used to have a pattern on them but the previous owners painted over it.. the pattern is starting to show through and looks really bad so I need to paint over it. What I want to know is do I need special tile paint? or can I just use…
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Tile paint and colour?
I am wanting to spruce up my kitchen and am planning on painting the tiles. I know some people say it will look rubbish but it is my only option at the moment as it will cost me a bomb to retile the kitchen as it is so awkward to do Anyway my worktops are dark green with a cream fleck in them and the units are pearwood Any…
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Rip out old lath ceiling or overboard?
Overboard every time, found this pic on the net to show the mess it makes I don't think that vacuum cleaners gonna swing it :p Sorry, i'm bored... zzzzzzzzzzz
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rejigging my utility, advice needed please
Hi everyone I need to make space for my freezer in my utility room as i dont like having it sitting in the kitchen (looks untidy) I currently have a 2m piece of worktop, i have previously removed a cuboard to make space for the dishwasher. So there is a end pannel, washing machine, dishwasher, cupboard with sink above &…
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is this a good deal for fridge freezer repair
hi, my fridge freezer has broken ,it is about 7 years old and i just found a site on the internet where you put in the make and age of your fridge freezer and they will repair it for that price,..my price quoted was £108. if they cannot repair it they will charge just £45 call out fee..is this a good deal as i havent a…
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Spare Bed Ideas?
Hi! I recently moved into a wee 2bed house with my partner and we've finally got rid of the boxes out of our spare room and are looking for some ideas on how to get a bed into the room that we can use for when we have friends over or our nephew visits. The room is long and narrow and a single bed could fit in jammed…
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Expanding foam cleaning
I bought a can of expanding foam a while back to seal a window, I sealed the nozzle back up and left it on a shelf. when I went to use it yesterday again, it was clogged up in the gun part of the nozzle. As this is nearly a full can of foam I dont want to throw it away but it is not coming out and Imnot sure what to do.…
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Any good washing machine comparison sites?
I need to buy a new washing machine, I only want to spend up to £300 but for this I obviously want the best one that I can get, one that will last a few years, and hopefully not break down all the time! My criteria are: Good energy performance (AAB or better) Spin over 1200 rpm Short standard wash times Timer delay option…
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damp - air bricks or chimney problem?
I live in a 1930s terraced house. Walls are cavity except for a solid one on the ground floor (living room) where there's an outside passage under the house (called "ginnel" up north, I think). In the last couple of years I've started to get a damp problem in the living room. Obviously this outside wall doesn't get wet, as…
