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I've always been a bit sceptical about water based varnishes that they did not penetrate the timber effectively, but thought I'd give them another chance on a cottage I recently renovated. The 10" pine boards in the lounge were sanded back to bare timber and three coats of a well known (can't...

I do a lot of wood dyeing to get new wood to match old, it is always best to dye the wood first then use clear varnish/ "stain". This way the shade does not vary with thickness of coats and runs don't show up (Iknow we should not be getting runs!!!) I mix 2 parts dye to 1 part varnish (solvent...

Hi, I skimmed out the attic rooms for a local guest house last year, they did the decorating themselves and used a thin wallpaper paste to prime the new plaster, never heard of it before but tried it myself and found that the walls were almost covered in just one coat, and no messing about...

In terms of efficiency the old victorian fires are an abomination 10% efficient when theyr'e burning with coal, 0% if burning wood and negative efficiency when they're not burning but the draught up the flue is vacuuming the heat out of your house. Use a victorian fire surround with a multifuel...

PS I know it was not badly corroded as it has now been replaced ( long story but I was supplied with a combi instead of a system boiler which sat in the shed for 6months befor realising so could not be returned, it was installed to run as a system boiler and I added a relay to the thermostat to...

The boiler actually works in condensing mode far more than the average condensing boiler, it runs UFH directly and oversized radiators at low output temperature so the return to the boiler is about 40'c max, the system was designed this way to take maximum benefit from the condensing boiler. I...

I used a crate full of the dryzone cream on 20" stone walls, even in the areas where we left the stone unrendered and simply painted it with emulsion, there has been little or no efflorescence occuring, I use British Gypsum "Dricoat" bagged rendering rather than sand / cement, it's just like...

It was a csi combi, but even after 5 years there was no significant corrosion, the one in your pics is well shot! Why should "I" thank rude and arrogant people?

Ah the same old crew are still around I see, how come you're on here so much and not out working?, can't get the chip on your shoulder through the door?. After simond's reply to my original post, are you really that surprised that I took offence?. In the end I reluctantly had another Ravenheat...

See my post under building, insulating a garage, using expanding foam to stick 25mm PU insulation board (dont use polystyrene) onto walls, then using the same foam to apply the plasterboard

I like the idea of solar panels but with the cost of purchase, installation and repairs when the pumps and controls fail, their financail advantage is marginal. We have the facility to place the solar panels below a thermal store and use the thermal store to pre heat the water entering the...

The fact that you have worse damp in sunny weather suggests condensation, especially if there has been no heating for some time, the air on warm sunny days actually contains more water vapour than on cold days and just as peoples glasses steam up when they come into a warm pub on a cold night...

If you have polyurethane type insulation board available in the US this is far better than styrofoam, more expensive, yes but twice the insulation for the same thickness and stronger. Dont batten the walls with timber, this just wastes space. A method I have used in the UK successfuly for some...

Hi I'm considering a nail gun mainly for small tasks ( architraves, plastering lath, timber trims etc. I already have a compressor and anticipat the following pros & cons No airline for a gas nailer but expect the unit to be heavier? Air unit cheaper to buy and run but need to lug around...

Our integrated Diplomat dishwasher (Cant find model no or manual) goes through the wash cycle but stops before rinsing and continually beeps. the light by the rinse program is on and the light by the start button flashes 7 times between pauses, Does anyone know what this fault code is please...