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Hello all, haven't been on here for a while but I do have a new dilemma. I am currently installing an en-suite freestanding bath with standpipe style tap. My lovely plumber has advised me that the flexi hoses for the tap which are 1200mm long (as standard for Victoria Plumb apparently) are...

The walls I need to paint have been rollered by the previous owner. I always use a paintbrush but have been told that even if I do I will never lose the orange peel effect that iis already there. So I am resigned to having to use a roller on these walls, but what type? Does expensive really...

Hi I haven't been on here for a while as things were going so smoothly on the decorating my house front - I knew it wouldn't last!!. I have started decorating in my front room. I was confronted with a dado rail halfway up the wall which I have removed, below this was wallpaper (it's very...

I was not sure which forum to put this in, but think it's this one!. Everytime it rains heavily my front room develops a smell a bit like dog wee. The house is about 100 years old and has a small extension built on to the front room (the smell is always worse in this area). I have put acrypol...

I need to do some work on my chimney and I would be grateful for some advice on what type of scaffolding I need. The house is an end terrace with the chimney at the 'unattached end'. The ground below the chimney is sloping. Any suggestions gratefully appreciated :lol:

The people who lived in my house before me had a dog which has scratched areas of the walls in the kitchen. The walls were painted in matt emulsion and I have since re-painted. The scratch marks only appear to be surface scratches and when I re-painted they disappeared, however they have now...

my cottage is circa 1890 and in the two upstairs bedrooms I would like to sand the floors as the boards although probably pine seem very sound (my neighbour has done hers and they look very good). I want to hire a sander for the job but after looking at the hireshops on line it seems you need...

don't know what happened to my last post about this so I thought I would ask again. A few months ago I removed the fireplace in my front room with the intenstion of replacing it with a wood burning stove. I have gone off this idea and now would like to enlarge the opening by about 6" on each...

I want to replace the ceiling lights in the kitchen. At present I have two light fittings each with a light bulb and glass casing over them. I want to replace these with a set of three spotlights at the site of each light fitting. Can I do this myself or do I have to use a qualified...

My artexed (ugh!!!) kitchen ceiling has some brown water stains on it. I have tried emulsioning over them but they keep coming back. what can I do?? :roll: Thanks in advance

Please help!! m :cry: y door frame has been stained and I want to gloss over it. I first tried just undercoating it but the paint turned yellow where the stain came through. I have now used primer sealer on it but when I started undercoating it the paint went yellow again. I don't know what...

Recently I have removed a pine fire surround with cast iron back panel from my fireplace, as it was a solid fuel fire my intention was to have a wood burning stove in the gap. The gap is 21 inches across and the chimney breast is 72 inches across. I want to increase the size of the gap. A...

I have just stripped wallpaper from my hallway wall and found bare plaster underneath, it doesn't look very old as it is in excellent condition and pink. Do I need to PVA the wall before I paint it or do I just mist it first?. I will be using a matt emulsion. My other query is that the wall...

I am looking to buy a multifuel stove for my fireplace. I have removed the old fireplace surround and back panel and now have a standard size hole in my wall. There is an original slate flagstone hearth which sits flush with the floorboards (this is a downstairs room). I will need to level the...

A friend very kindly made me some replacement doors for a bathroom cabinet, they are a wood frame with tongue and groove inset. I did not attach the doors immediately as I did not have any hinges, however I have now done so only to discover that one of the doors has warped and now stands proud...

I am laying a laminate floor in my bathroom, could anyone tell me if it is necessary to have an expansion area all the way around as the laminate is only going part way under the bath so any expanding could be done there. Thanks in advance :lol:

I want to lay a real wood floor in my lounge. The floor has floorboards through most of it however it has been extended and the extended bit of floor is concrete, how would I go about laying a new wooden floor? would I need to break the concrete up so the floor would be level?. I don't want to...

What is the best way to paint an artexed ceiling, roller or brush?. Is vinyl silk better than matt in appearance?. Any ideas gratefully received :P By the way each of my rooms has an artexed ceilling and all are different, some have a fan design some the 'broken leather look' etc.

Could anyone tell me what type of cistern lever I need for my toilet. I want to change the existing gold coloured one to chrome, so far I have bought two different sorts, one a ceramic type and one plain and simple chrome one from Wickes. Both when fitted prevent the toilet seat from staying...

Could anyone tell me how to paint over stained wood. After rubbing down the wood I began to undercoat it with white undercoat. I noticed after a few minutes that the paint was turning yellow. I don't know what sort of stain was used as I didn't do it, how can I eventually paint all this...