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Hi I'm going to be painting pre-primed moisture resistant MDF (sliding wardrobe doors being built out of MDF), existing emulsion-painted walls, and (currently glossed) architraves and skirting boards. Am looking at a very dark inky blue. I was considering possibly using a paint sprayer to...

This machine started not drying well, despite being full of rinse aid. Then it wasn't possible to select a programme - had to turn it off and on and use the default programme that this action selects. Has now progressed to barely washing and not being able to dry the load. What could be the...

About 9 years ago now I had a modern Worcester Bosch combi boiler fitted along with a Bosch easyControl thermostat (which is also managed via the easyControl app). There have been problems on and off with the following: I'm upstairs running the bath and and it gets hot for a wee bit, then...

Hi Going to be stencilling a concrete patio using masonry paint but I want to seal it it once that's done so it can be cleaned and also to make sure that the paint doesn't get chipped, scuffed and marked. What would be a suitable varnish or sealant to use to give that protection, but also...

Hi I've got to put out a job for the following: Replace 4 x existing internal ceiling lights with different ceiling lights (1 x kitchen ceiling, 1 x hallway ceiling, 2 x living room ceiling) Replace 1 x existing exterior PIR wall light with a different wall light. No requirements to...

Hi there I'm living in a 2.5 storey townhouse and my bedroom is in the loft essentially. The sound insulation (I'm the middle of three houses sadly so side to side noise pollution is horrific from one of my neighbours but that's a whole 'nother thread!!). But the insulation of sound between...

Ok so I bought a table off ebay. Well, two tables actually one coffee table and on console table. 'Urban, recycled' look was advertised. How could I have known that this meant 'Constructed with absolutely no skill so as to be incapable of create a straight, true table that doesn't wobble...

Hi Can anyone advise on the above please? This is an integrated washer dryer and in recent months it has started to leave gingery brown blobs on clothes - it appears to be specifically on white items (darn it!) (although I guess it's doing it to darker items as well, it's just that I can't see...

Hiya Well, I bought a table with hairpin legs off eBay (WHAT was I thinking...). Following in the currently trendy industrial style it looked pretty good. Item description states something like "this is made from natural materials and as such there may be knots, greening of the wood and rough...

Hi all Couple of questions, the first one about papering. I had wallpaper on which was white background and huge black stylised flowers. The texture of the wallpaper is that it wasn't flock or anything like that, it was flat, but there is a weave pattern and before I put up new wallpaper...