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Hi I'm just washing my walls down ready for painting and I notice the old paint has started to bubble (see attached). This is an old place with poor air flow so I have had issues with surface mold in this area in the past, no surface mold this time though. Could this be all it is or could there...

Hi I am looking to install coving in my bathroom, but there is a ceiling mounted switch as you normally get in bathrooms in the way. What is the standard way of dealing with this? Do I just do mitred edges either side of it? Or cut a recess into the coving? Seems to me that either way would...

Hi I have had an issue with rotten wooden window frame. I have scraped out the rotten wood as far back until it no longer scrapes off. The wood still seems a little damp and soft but not soft enough to Scrape any more out and it looks healthy. What is the best solution to use when it comes to...

Hi I have a pvc window in the bathroom which is framed by wood. Unfortunately the wood wasn't tiled over and as such has started to rot due to water from the shower. The wood has pvc trim on top of it so I plan to remove the trim and cut out the rotten wood, replace the wood and attach the...

Hey all! Am looking at restoring an old blanket box which has seen better days, most of it needs replacing but I would like to keep as close to the original style as possible. Problem is I have no idea what material the sides are made of and wether you can still get it? It's a flexible woven...

Hi Guys! Not sure if anyone can help me out with this question or not, is there anyone out there that has some knowledge on hydraulic hinges? What I plan to do is mount a computer monitor on the bottom of a chest lid. So what I require is a hinge which will prevent the lid from slamming...

Hello I will be repainting my living room soon and I was looking for some advice on painting over oil based satin which was used on the wood work. Obviously I would like to reduce the yellowing effect and was looking at using an acrylic based paint instead of oil but would like to know the...