Recent content by AlanAudio

As nobody appears to have any specific suggestions, can anybody answer some of my questions ? My two thoughts are to either use Hammerite smooth finish spray paint, or cellulose spray paint. Which would be the most durable, or is there a better option ? Obviously the durability and finish...

This is the door handle. I did buy a what I thought was a replacement one by mail order, but it wasn't quite the same, so I need to restore the original one and another one on a second door.

The most used entrance to our house is through the kitchen door and the door handle is an ornate design, made from cast aluminium alloy with a glossy black finish. However the paint is badly worn away from the handle and around the keyhole. What would be the best type of paint to use on this...

I've tried Googling for scissor stay and what seems to keep cropping up is what I would regard as the normal hinge mechanism for UPVC windows. Are you able to post a link to a supplier or image of the sort of stay that you're suggesting ? Many thanks

I've got a horizontally hinged circular wooden window in a bathroom. It's about 40cm diameter and doesn't have a catch or stay. When closed it simply stays put, largely due to gravity with a little bit of help from friction around the seals. The problem is that we often want to keep it open...

The living room in my new house has a fully glazed rear door with another window immediately adjoining it. There is a radiator below that window and the window is somewhat wider than the door. At the moment there are heavy curtains along the length of that wall, but they cover the radiator...

Fortunately the previous owner left a load of old paint tins in the garage. I won't use the crusty contents, but I'll try and match up what was used where and get the same thing again.

I have just moved into a house where all the interior doors, skirting boards and windows were stained a medium dark colour. Unfortunately in many places, wear has resulted in the original wood colour showing through. How to I go about getting them looking good again ? If I were to simply...

The residue from the adhesive tiles that I previously mentioned is slowly being removed with the help of a heat gun. In the absence of any advice saying it would be OK, I felt it was safer to be rid of it. That leaves my query about containing the floor levelling compound. What's the approved...

I'm about to lay a bamboo strip floor onto a concrete surface. The suppliers recommended that I glue it down and so I've ordered all the stuff to do that. Having lifted the carpet, I've discovered that the little bit of floor I previously examined is good bare concrete, but much of the floor...