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Hi I want to paint my upvc window sills and also my fireplace which has a wood veneer over it , what would be the best primer to use , satin will be the top coat. Cheers

Hi I want to paint my upvc window sills and also my fireplace which has a wood veneer over it , what would be the best primer to use , satin will be the top coat. Cheers

Hi anyone heard of DryRod and does it work as it says? cheers andyb

Hi I am going to soundproof a party wall with soundblock plasterboard sheets before the plasterer comes in to skim all the walls. Can I just use dot and dab adhesive to stick the boards to flat bark artex painted with mid sheen emulsion ? Or do I need to further prep? Do you prime boards...

Live in a Victorian terrace house, Got a noisy neighbour. how is sound block plaster board fitted and can it be skimmed over? Cheers

No the room is 10ft long by 10ft wide Yes the comb artex is in very good condition

had a quote for pva/ skim over artex, 10 foot sq living room and ceiling. Ceiling is comb effect, walls are bark but flattened. £375 does that seem reasonable these days ? Cheers

when i was renting the property i had to get the gas fire serviced and the smoke wouldnt go up the chimney so i disconnected it. i moved back in and had the chimney swept, the sweep said the smoke was coming out of 2 chimney pots and not 1 so failed it.

Hello, my chimney flue has failed the smoke test by the chimney sweep. my options: 1, get the flue re-lined and use the old gas fire 2, install a balanced flue gas fire 3, install an electric fire i guess option 3 would be expensive running costs but what would options 1 & 2 cost to get done...

1 yes i would do that 2 use existing 3 2 M sq

hi, how is the slope incorporated for patio slabs? is the type 1 sub base sloped or when the sand/cement screed layer is put down?

yes i tried gloves with the rubber bits stuck to them, got a good grip but wouldnt budge! wont heating them make them expand and get tighter? and tried running a pin around the edge along with wd40 ok ill keep trying thanks

tried unscrewing the cap but it wont budge, sprayed wd40 on it etc used rubber grip gloves, but no good!!! any more suggestions?? i know now that they screw off as the ones on the basin unscrew easy enough. would the limescale stick them shut?

is there any way to get them off if there tight? not much grip to get a wrench on them is there?

can they be unscrewed by hand ?