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I've just started to decorate my mum's bungalow for her and noticed that after painting the walls, it's just not sticking and peels when dry. It seems that it peels right down to the paint below that I was painting over. I sugar soaped the wall and lightly sanded the wall but this has made no...

I need to decorate my mum's bathroom in her bungalow as it's become damp due to a failed extractor fan I'm after some advice on what's best to do with the grout and sealant that has become discoloured. Is there anything that can be done with the grout in the picture attached or is it best to...

I'm building myself a shed to fit down the side of my house due to it being an odd size and shape and now ready to clad the outside. Can anyone suggest the best fixings for securing the cladding? Was looking at oval nails but only seem to be able to find bright oval nails in the length I need...

I've recently moved home into a 10year old house and one of the things i've noticed is that the bath drops a few mm when full which leaves a gap between the tiles and bath for water to get past when the kids are splashing about. The floorboards are the chipboard type and look to be 22m thick...

i need to freshen up the wooden gates to my driveway and looking for tips and recommendations for a suitable paint. Looking around it seems most wood products are aimed towards fences and are stains/ sealers rather than paints. Any tips or recommendations welcome

Now that the weather has turned and temperatures have dropped I've noticed my garage is cold and damp which is making everything else damp. I'm looking to insulate the brick walls but after some ideas on the best way to do this without losing too much space. My initial thoughts are to build a...

I've just moved int a new house which has the TV mounted on the wall with all cable neatly channelled in to the wall. However the TV that is currently in place is an old Plasma unit with scart connections and I know want to replace it with my LED Smart TV and make use of the HDMI to connect to...

Just to make it very clear from the outset, the purpose of this post is not to seek advice to enable me to carry out repairs myself but to educate myself to avoid being ripped off. I have just moved to a home which is fitted with an Ideal Icos HE24 boiler (same as my previous home) and it...

I've noticed that the white grout in my shower has now started to discolour so I'm keen to give it a bit of a clean up before it goes too far rather than have to replace it. Can anyone recommend a good product to bring the grout back to it's former glory?

Ever since I've installed a new en-suite the sink seems slow to drain and I can't figure out why. I've installed it using a shallow bottle trap due to it being inside a floating sink cabinet but now starting to wonder if a shallow u bend would be better? Is there anything I can try to get...

I'm in the process of decorating a bedroom and now that I've got rid of the furniture I've noticed that some of the gloss on the woodwork has gone yellow where it's been kept in the dark. What's the best way of re-painting this to stop the yellow bleeding through?

I've made some shelves to o inside a built in wardrobe using MDF and now at the stage of painting them. I've given them 3 coats of crown MDF primer and looking to topcoat/ finish them. What's the best way of top coating them to get a smooth finish without brush marks? I'm looking for a matt...

I'm looking to build some additional shelves in a built in wardrobe and I'm trying to match the existing shelf that was put in when the house was built(about 7years ago) It looks like the builders have used MDF however it looks like it may have a coating on it rather than being painted...

I seem to be getting frequent airlocks (I suspect) in the kitchen sink waste pipes and can't get to the bottom of it. Once I clear the airlock by slackening of the trap and venting it then it runs freely for a couple of days but then happens again and starts backing up the sink when either the...

I've just finished re-fitting my bathroom which included a new sink with vanity unit however the sink seems really slow to drain now. I've fitted a new anti-vac connector to the waste incase the old one is sticking but doesn't seemed to have made too much difference. I did move the...

I've just finished tiling shower area with porcelain tiles and have been told about some aerosal sealer that stops the grout discolouring as well as sealing the tiles. Does anyone know if these products work and where to find them?

I've been doing some work in my bathroom which includes putting in an additional towel rail(pipework now installed and capped ready for final installation) but eversince I have de-pressurised and re-pressurised the system to plumb in the pipework for the towel rail I have noticed that the...

I'm not sure if this is the right section of the forum but guessed it would be as it's to do with sealing the shower to make it watertight. I've just tiled the shower and wondered if anyone had any good tips on getting a nice finish with the silicone bead around the tray and on the walls...

I'm nearly ready to grout the flooring in my en-suite which has been laid onto WBP and had a look at the selection of BAL products available and was surprised by the amount of choices. Can anyone recommend a grout for flooring and a suitable additive to give it some flexibilty? The tiles are...

I'm nearly at the point where I need to cut the tiles to follow the curve of the shower tray and wondered if anyone had any tools or tips thay can recommend to do this job. I've layed all the tiles out on the floor and done the majority of the cuts as a dry fit including putting the tray on...