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Got a fireplace that I'd like to install, basically there used to be a fireplace in our dining room which has now been boarded up with plasterboard. We don't plan on using it as a fire, just for aethetics so were not planning on having the chimney relined or anything. The fireplace is cast...

Richard, Yes it's a typo :oops: Thanks for the info, that's really helpful....

I'm converting my garage, and have applied for a building warrant. I'm doing the application myself, so far so good. But...Building Control have asked for 8000m2 of trickle vent to the window I'm planning to add. Can anyone advise if this is standard with new double glazed windows? I haven't...

many thanks.

we're about to lay slate tiels in our bathroom. The existing floorboards have been lifted by the previous owner and replaced with chipboard (about 20mm thick) this is screwed down in 6inch centres and seems pretty sturdy. The chipboard is laid in sections, some small, some large, does this...

whoops yes. was supposed to say lint free... :oops:

thanks for all the excellent information. Just one further question about application of the oil, I intended to use lint rags, is that the best way to do it?

that's excellent, thanks for the concise reply. Really helpful stuff.

so do you think using boiled linseed oil is the best idea? Not entirely convinced on the old cooking oil inside the house thing though.....

We've just had the doors dipped and stripped in our victorian house. Can anyone advise what oil we should use now they're paint free? I understand the oil will darken the doors down but I'd rather not use anything with too much pigment as we quite like the colour they are. What's the...

can anyone advise how diffifult it is to move fuse boxes & electrical meters? Sorry I have no knowledge of electrics. also is it ridiculously expensive? We'd anticipate keeping them in the same room, perhaps even on the same wall, just in a different location. They're currently high up on the...

Probably been asked a thousand times but I couldn't find a comprehensive response on any previous thread. We stripped back the wallpaper in a couple of rooms, plasterwork for the most part is pretty sound bar a few dings and dents. There is a residue on the walls from the wallpaper paste...

Probably been asked a thousand times but I couldn't find a comprehensive response on any previous thread. We stripped back the wallpaper in a couple of rooms, plasterwork for the most part is pretty sound bar a few dings and dents. There is a residue on the walls from the wallpaper paste...

could be pretty old, person before us bought the house in late 70's and nothing looks like it has been touched since then. Thanks for the advice, we'll give it a go.

We're about to start repainting woodwork. It's currently covered with horrible and unclean (we've just moved in) gloss paint. We'd like to paint it white with a matt finish two questions 1. will eggshell suffice? If not, can anyone reccomend anything that will provide a bright white matt finish...