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Hello, (have posted this in building too, but not sure if it is more and electrical issue) I am getting a new kitchen put in and for part of the building work I am getting a range cooker sunk into the chimney breast. The range cooker is 60cm deep (and about 110 wide) adn we will only be...

Hello, Not sure if this is the right place, but here goes... I am getting a new kitchen put in and for part of the building work I am getting a range cooker sunk into the chimney breast. The range cooker is 60cm deep (and about 110 wide) adn we will only be able to sink it in abotu 30 - 40...

Hello, I pulled some skirting off very old, seventy two layers of paint, couldn't face stripping it). However I have since discovered that it is not standard anymore:( there is one with same profile in b and q but it is taller. I want it to match the rest of the hall (so i don't have to pull it...

Hello i am starting to strip our woodwork. The only reason I am acutally doing this is because there are 10 million layers of paint (okay 7) and the top one is a weirdy plasticy paint that look awful and has bubbled off in some parts. We got a random paint stripper out fo B&Q (can't...

Hello all, We are in the process of stripping the hall in our 1880s house. There are several layers of paper and paint - but at the very botton the wall is half covered in brown paper that has been varnished onto teh wall:( some of it has flaked off, but attempts to remove other parts have...

hello, I am using fancy wallpaper for the splashback in our kitchen and then putting a clear perspex panel over it. it will look fab - but only if i get the top of the paper cut straight. how can i do this? can you hire really big gullotines? any advise much appreciated. Maz

Hello, I have had a search around for this but can't find anything. I have just tiled our kitchen floor with slate tiles and left a wee gap at any edges. Can i just grout this with the normal grout or do i have to use flexible stuff in case of expansion? As always, help is appreciated. Maz

I am a bit of a newbie but have tiled walls before. now we have bought some biggish slate tiles for the kitchen floor adn we got some flexible ceramic tile adhesive to stick them down with. HOWEVER, i then read all this thing abotu mixing cup mortar and all that lark. I would really like to not...

Hello Not sure if this is the right place for this - but you can always throw me out if not. I have just got some acrylic sheets back cut to size to fit in our kitchen as a splashback (we are putting nice wallpaper under them). We cut them out a template because one wall has two plug...

in our vestibule we have some eccentric artex featuring multple patterns in a small area! I want to get rid of it and have nice smooth walls, however I haven't a clue how to do this. I have had two pieces of advice - get it skim plastered over (expensive) and take it off with a steamer. I have...

Hello I have just uncovered some fabulous old shutters that have been hidden under plywood for x number of years. I want to take them down to get them dipped adn stripped, but the hinge screws are refusing to turn, the groove bit is actually just wearingn away when I try. I have tried giving...

Hello I have just moved into a new house that had an elderly owner. ALL the ceiling have blown vinyl, which I am not a fan off, especially on ceilings. I asked at B&Q about what they thought I should do and they said don't touch it with a barge pole as the ceiling underneath was probably...