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Hi Our bathroom grouting and silicon beading (is that the right word?) has looked grotty for years, and some of the tiles are loose (i.e. they're bouncy). Here's some video evidence: This weekend I intend to fix it! But I've never done this before, so I'm nervous. So where do I start? As...

Many years ago I put up three book shelves in our bedroom. After a few years (literally years) one of them came down. So I put it back up. I don't recall exactly what remedial actions I took but two nights ago the shelf came down again, scaring the c**p out of us as we were asleep. At least i...

Hello ...and welcome to my third thread of the day. Some of our stairs are creaky. Some of these I can fix from below, in the cupboard under the stairs, but some I can't unless I remove a load of plaster (and I'm not going to do that!) So, what can I do, beyond the talcum powder trick (which...

Hello To say our banisters need a lick of paint is putting it mildly. I'm not sure I have the energy, time, or skills to strip back the paint and do the job properly, but we do need to do something to stop them looking so, well, crappy. This Flickr album demonstrates some issues I have...

Hello We've been living here over 20 years without replacing the carpet in the hall, stairs, and landing. It's looking very tired indeed, and is even a little dangerous near the dining room door, so it's time for it to go, but we can't afford new carpet. Still, I'm thinking I might go ahead...

About five years ago Moben fitted us a new kitchen. The new (floor level) cupboards aren't as deep as the old ones, which isn't an issue in itself, except that we discovered that the floor tiles don't go all the way to the walls, which means the floor drops a centimetre or two or three or maybe...

We've had a new front door and a new bathroom door fitted. The old doors were left with us. I was just going to dump them until our neighbour pointed out they have resale value. But I'm blowed if I can find out how/where I can sell them! Any advice?

Hi (This topic could just as easily go in to the 'Plastering and Rendering' room, as there are some cracks in the wall rendering, but there's significant overlap so I mentally tossed a coin) We have a lean-to (it was here when we bought the house 18 years ago). It's always been a little...