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Rather than replace these windows, i'm going to have a crack at restoring them myself. I want to paint the metal and wooden parts of the frame back, in a non gloss finish, maybe a satin. I'll use Nitromors, a scraper and sandpaper to strip the existing paint - maybe wet and dry paper on the...

We recently found a large patch of wet rot on one of our outdoor frames, which has been looked at and we've been told the whole frame probably needs replacing because of where it is... so that's fine. We also found some smaller patches on our other window frames, of soft, flaky wood. These...

I’m looking for a little advice re; the construction of mine and my neighbours terrace of houses. In the last year or so we’ve started to suspect that rats have accessed our cavity walls and are moving between the properties. We have each noticed burrow holes coming out from close to the...

Does anyone have experience and advise on a good and cheap home insurance to use while house under renovation and vacant. tried few quotes online on gocompare etc.etc. but when selecting home under some work the website go mad and does not allow for any quote. I understand they are some...

Hi, looking for some advice or ideas to make a project I have in mind come to life. I am looking to add clear acrylic covers to the shelving I have attached an image of below. Purpose: cover the fronts of my shelving to stop dust gathering on my ornaments, while also looking aesthetically like a...

My loft is insulated and boarded out (between the rafters isn't insulated, but I might come back to that one day), but I have question regarding the gable ends of the loft. The boarding and insulation doesn't quite meet the wall, meaning there is a void that drops to the lower floor...

Hi, I've had an offer accepted on an old (1900) terraced property in probate. Spotted a few large cracks over windows at the rear of the house and similar ones in the bay of the front rooms (first and second floor). There is a tree in the neighbors garden fairly close to the back of the house...

HI Does anyone have any idea how easy (or hard) it would be to install Hive on a Worcester 28 SI? I don't have any kind of wireless thermostat at the moment, just the digital timer on the boiler itself. Just trying to gauge if I should just shell out for the paid install or not. I've had a...

Hi, I'm new to the forum but hoping you can offer some help. We're currently coming towards the end of our kitchen refurb and about to have our worktop installed. The worktop is not being fitted by the same company as who installed our kitchen units and appliances. The worktop fitters have...

Ive recently gone self employed and just looking for some advice for the best places to advertise. Im currently signed up with Skillhouse directory and ive had 2 jobs from it this month, it cost me 35 pound to join for a month with no contract and choose my own working mile radius so im happy...

Please can some one help! A while back I had a cooker hood put in by a electrician. This is how my wall was left behind my hob. He said the wall could be tiled over. Since then another electrician has looked at it. (related to a different job.) He said as a blank switch had been attached to the...

Hi, We are trying to buy a 3 bed mid terraced house that was built in the late 1800’s but the rear extension is on its own as the house next door was built later. As it’s an area with lots of subsidence - south London. We only got a valuation completed as we didn’t want to pay £’S for a survey...

New to this, looking for some advice... Combi boiler radiators (7 in total, upstairs/downstairs house) were not heating up some not at all. System always topped up with "inhibiter". Hot water great. So - all radiators removed and flushed clean. (Some black water, to grey to clear) - pipework...

Hello, I am hoping for some advise regarding a decking I am planning. I had been planning on doing a retaining wall, however this seems too expensive and now looking at a deck and removing the earth from underneath. The deck will be 8.8M wide (width of garden) and extends 2.6M. The garden is...

Hi Folks, I've started renovating my bathroom - everything ripped out and walls freshly skimmed. I have now got hold of howdens fitted bathroom furniture (concealed cistern / vanity cabs). Interestingly they basically supply regular wall cabinets, with modified fittings. I think this is a...

Hello, We need help! My hubbie & I moved into a 70's semi a month ago & we have so much we want to do but don't know where to start! We have an existing single story extension & want to make it 2 story to add an additional bedroom. We want to add a porch, replace bannisters, floors, doors...

Hi All. We've just had a new patio laid - 90m sq in total, so a bit of a beast. In general I'm happy but before I pay my builder I wanted to get some advise on a couple of niggles that are bothering me. I'm unsure whether to accept as being normal or ask him to re do.In a handful of areas, there...

Hi there, I'm looking for advice : ) I have a BoilerMate 2000 and Maxi boiler in the garage. I have an old Potterton thermostat control on the wall in my hall. We are about to decorate and want to replace the Potterton thermostat and move it upstairs to better regulate the temperature upstairs...

Hi, My flat has a roof terrace, that doubles as the ground floor flats roof. The roof doesn't appear to be leaking into the downstairs, or at least there has been no complaints that it has. My flat is located in a block of 4, the maintenance of the flat roof is supposed to be split 4 ways...