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Hi, pls help. im a semi confident DIY'er but ...... i have removed a ceiling rose that had 2 cables coming in, each cable had a blue, a brown and an earth. i removed the rose without noting the config (stupid me) the new light has a chop block type fitting, i have put both blues in one...

Hello, i have pine door linings, architrave and skirting. i need some advise, 1) whats the best oil to use for a clear finish, and where to bulk buy as i have the whole house to to 2) what should i use on the knots to stop them drying and falling out. i have seen some solutions to put on...

Hello! i have a screed floor with 54mm to fill with my flooring. due to an unavoidable change of plan we have 22mm engineered flooring, 18mm chipboard and 25mm foam. this gives us 65mm total, a mm or two either way isnt a problem but much more and the joining floors will have too much of a...

Hi All, im trying to find some light oak engineered wodden floors with an oil finish. the tricky bit is im on a tight budget. i have seen what BnQ, homebase etc have to offer also Howdens and the timber centre but i can find anything nice or cheap. the best i can find is an ok finish for...

hi, i couldnt fit in the full title, i want to protect against damp! i have chased a channel in the concrete floor for a waste pipe. i have a downstaires bathroom with a 1x 4 meter extension (was there when i bought it) the extention does not have a deep concreat fill, its about 6inches of...

Hi All, i have an old hoses with an extension. in the extension we are putting a shower (ground floor). i have cut a channel in the concrete for the drainage pipes but i have got down to earth with in a bout 7 inches (its a tiny extension only 1 meter by 4. i noticed bits of clear plastic...

Hi All, im looking to lay new flooring. i will probably get a cat or a dog in the new year and wanted to know from the experts is real wood or engineered would be better. i have noticed some engineered woods have a lacker on them and when scratched (with a key, sorry home base) the enamle...

Hi All, i have bought a house that has two front doors, the house was built in 1907 and all the houses in the street have a porch and front door, mine has the front door in the porch then a few feet in the internal door, this gives just enough room to stand in and close one door behind you...