Recent content by jenny01

I have two stone columns on the front of my house (pre-1800). They are painted, but now, the paint has began to peel (and I don't mean 'flake' but really peel where you could tear a big strip of it off!) Underneath, it reveals bare stone. The paint layer that is peeling is something slightly...

Could anyone advise ?..I have an old - 1900's - piece of furniture - the veneer is peeling and though this was easy to remove, the rest of veneer won't budge :twisted: Does anyone know of a preperation/techique for making the task easier. Many thanks

I have just replaced two existing wall lights with two new ones. The lights work off one wall switch. Having put the first light up, I tried it, and it worked fine :lol: However, having put the second one up - went to try it and now neither light works :cry: Have I done something wrong? it...

We've moved into a house dating from the mid 1600's. Several of the beams and particularly a very long heavy beam across the fireplace has peg holes running along the length of it at intervals. The holes are roughly an inch across. Could anyone tell me what were they for? - Were the beams...

Many thanks!..off to the Builders Merchant I go! :)

I have an old painted pillar outside my house in the porch area and when moving in the removers knocked it :shock: and it now needs a small chunk re-filling and smoothing over. If it was inside I'd do it with polyfilla - but can anyone suggest what I need for outside. The pillar looks like its...

I have just moved house and in the downstairs loo theres an Expelair extractor fan which begins operating whenever the light in the loo is switched on. When the light is switched off the fan continues to operate.....and never stops for about 20 minutes.. :shock: .Does anyone know how I can...

Many thanks Hodge. Have replaced the Pressure Release Valve and the shower now works perfectly! :P ...Yippee! Regards, Jenny

Thanks very much guys for your help...Thought Knights in Shining Armour didn't exist anymore!...Will give Triton a ring to order the part and have a crack at fixing it. :)

I have a Triton Rapide 4 shower. It has started leaking quite badly from a little overflow pipe at the back of the unit and when I lift the actual shower head and lead off its holder, I hear a 'gurgling' noise coming from the unit and more water pours out the overflow :shock: Can it be fixed...