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Apart from the latter being 3 times the cost of the former, what's the difference in terms of which is 'better'? I have concrete gutters and have noticed that I'm beginning to get a bit of damp on the inside walls which closer inspecting is due to the gutters not draining sufficiently...

Can anyone help please? I've just bought some Cole & Son wallpaper, and on the instructions is says that due to being 'non-woven' (whatever that means) that I shouldn't use normal packet wallpaper paste as it may cause 'surface staining or adhesion problems'. Problem is though, it doesn't...

Hi All, I've just bought some 19x119mm skirting boards for my lounge and hallway but need some advice on fitting please! My walls are not perfectly straight, thus will definitely use screws, but at what spacing should I use them? Also, do I need to do one at top and one at bottom, or is...

Thanks for the info WYL...I'm confused though, is Mahogany a tropical wood or not? Thanks!

As title really... I think I understand the difference between oil, waxoil and varnish...and have ruled out varnish due to not wanting it to 'sit on' the floor as I've noticed with my doors... From what I can tell, waxoil is better than oil...but, is Mahogany a tropical wood...thus oil is...

Hi all, I'm about to lay my reclaimed parquet floor! I need some wood filler to fill in all the gaps afterwards (with the dust)...I was thinking of using F ball B94...but how far does a 1 litre tin go? I am doing 30m2.

What's the difference? One is solvent based, the other is solvent free, but what's it matter? I need some for laying some [cleaned] reclaimed parquet flooring but not sure of the difference? Help!

Ok, thanks for the tips...I think I have the actual cupboard sorted now...but how can I cut the sloping doors without looking poor?

Hi All, I would like some storage under our stairs, and some pull out drawers I think would be perfect...whilst I'm pretty good at DIY, I'll admit that I'm not great at cutting straight lol So, (and to do it on the cheap), I was thinking of buying some IKEA kitchen pull out larder units...

Hi all, I've been looking around the forums and still a bit unclear on how to lay a reclaimed parquet wooden floor (mahogany). I think it goes like this: I have a concrete floor...does this 'need' priming? How do you tell? If so, Lecol K495 is ok? I'm thinking of using Lecol 5500...

Hello all, I was hoping for some advice! I have a house with concrete floors, but also have a conservatory, also with concrete floors. There is about 1 foot difference in height between the two floors, i.e. a step! However, halfway up that step, there is the damp proof membrane for the...

Hello all! I'm going to put up a pine picture rail in our house, but how to secure to our brick/bonding/plaster wall? The rail is from wickes, where they say use no more nails for a clean finish...that is fine...but is it strong enough? Call me old fashioned, but I'd be worrying about it...

I'm hoping that someone can answer this? I wish to put UFH in my conservatory, since it has already been built (many years ago) and has a concrete floor, I'm going to use the polyplumb overlay system, with insulation below and tiles on top. The boiler (gas) is also in the conservatory...

Hello all, the RGI I'm using to install a new combi boiler says that he needs to get is 'mate' in to install the programmable thermostat for the boiler as it falls under part P. I understood that they are just open/closed circuits, or at worst low voltage, thus doesn't fall under part P. I...

Has anyone tried the LED version of halogen lights? Seem to be only 1-3W each?