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Hi, i have posted in the painting section as well to get some ideas. I'm currently renovating my kitchen which every wall has eggshell painted directly onto the plaster work beneath. As I'm struggling to remove the eggshell can this be plastered/skimmed over. any suggestions welcome.

I'm looking to renovate my kitchen but every wall has been painted with an eggshell paint directly onto the plaster. I have try using a scraper to remove it and take it back to the plaster but it wont budge. I have also tried to sand it down with electric sander put after painting the area i...

Just having a discussion about this at work and still can't find the answer, does anyone know why data cables cat5/6 etc come in 305 meter coils. Is this something to do with the max length of signal it can carry or something? Seems a very specific number?

I have been asked to give a customer a written guarantee for the parts/accessories i have supplied. Can anyone recommend a good template or what i should include, and what is a reasonable amount to give i.e time wise for the guarantee. Had a look on line but not much to go off. Any info...

Hoping some of the more knowledgeable people on here with regards to fire alarms can help me out with a bit of info i am struggling to find. The scenario is a very large pub, that is being converted into a restaurant. Attached to the side of it will be two apartments (1 & 2) up stairs and...

Can anyone tell me how i release the spare wheel on a 2002 vauxhall combo. It is a dual fuel but this is manufacture fitted. It is encase in a black plastic donut housing. I have undone a bolt on the floor at the rear of the van, but this doesn't seem to do much as there looks like there are...

Can anyone give me some advice with regards to testing an economy 7 CU. If it is a replacement consumer unit, it will have to be RCD protected. How do you go about testing the RCD or RCBO's if there is no 230v to test. What is the procedure for test results regarding the RCD. Also how would you...

Have any of you guys had any dealings with this relatively new scheme provider. I will be joining a scheme in the next couple of weeks and would like any input or info you can provide. Just looking for domestic certification at the minute, i know Napit, NiC and Elecsa are the main three, but...

I have a baxi 105e, it has caused me problems for the last couple of years, but being a cheap skate i keep getting it repaired rather than getting a new boiler. Anyway to my latest problem. To begin with we have had no hot water for a few months and think i have narrowed that down to the...

I have just bought a new cooker, but the bayonet connection at the rear is different to my existing connection. Is there an adaptor that i can use or is it a case off getting a gas safe guy in to change over or replace the hose on my new cooker? new one looks like a male with pin and 4 holes...

Hi, I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction as to the fault on my LPG system. When the ignition is turned on with the change over switch in petrol it starts up no problems. When the switch is turned onto LPG i can hear the click (solenoid) i think and it changes to gas...

Hi I have an external bathroom wall that is currently skimmed and painted. The wall is concave in parts mainly around the window. I would like to level this out before tiling. Could you please advise me on the best thing to use. IE. Hard wall, bonding plaster etc Thanks

I have a 2m long wall in the bathroom, ive took an airing cupboard out and where the stud work was, along the wall there is a difference of about 10mm run out in the wall (the last 1/4 of the wall). currently it is plastered with a slight stippling. I thought of screwing some 9.5mm board to the...

Im covering my chipboard floor boards with 12mm ply, on top of this will be underfloor heating, adhesive, and 6mm floor tiles. which will take me to around the 20mm in step mark from tile to carpet, which is quite a difference. Can anyone suggest how to go about this transition in the neatest...

Can anyone shed some light on this problem. The speedo, fuel and temp gadge all not working. They have back light that's about it. Replaced the fuse but it works for a short while then blows again. Is there anything Ican check before it goes to the garage? 55plate Thanks

Just after a bit of info i cant seem to find online. Ive been asked by a contracts manager if i have the correct qualifications for installing extra low voltage cabling (mainly cat5) plus the termination of the cables at either end. I have installed and terminated these cables for the past 10...

Got chatting to an alarm guy the other day who claimed "i've got my part P". So i asked him a little about it and why he went on the course. Apparently he did the course so he could "extend a ring" in his words to add an electrical point for his alarm systems. When i asked what the course...

This might sound stupid so im looking for the preferred method. I only really know one way of doing this and it doesn't always look great because its not one uncut piece of conduit, but when running a set of any sort into an accessary that is already fixed and in place, im wondering what the...

when driving for a period of around 10 mins at anything over 70mph my car seems to slow a little (bit like hitting a gust of wind head on) for a second or 2 then regains speed but the engine check light comes on. If i slow to under 70 it goes back off, can anyone shed some light as to whats...

came across this the other day, plugged into a double socket behind the tv, thought you lot might like this!