Recent content by darrenh

they look pretty crap actually - they need something but it will be 10 bags of flowpoint to get them pointed I think.

Hello. I have some existing granite setts that have very deep and wide grout lines 5cm - 8cm deep and often 6cm grout lines separating them. I bought some flow point in advance but am now wondering if I need to use a different product or just a mortar mix. How would you do it?

i think the answer here is to steal a piece from somewhere else in the house....

Hello. I have these stone steps and they have some cracks and some breakage in the grout lines. The stone looks like limestone but I may be wrong. Can anyone recommend what to use to fixed the cracks? What the grout is?

The gap in the MDF is where the top part attaches to the base of the top part (it has a small piece at the base that fits the gap)

Hello. Any ideas where I could source this kind of topper to the skirting? Have a section missing where a radiator is being removed.

That is really helpful. So water based inside and oil based outside. Would I need to strip all the “good” paint of can I just focus on the stuff peeling off the wood and then “go over” the good paint with the new primer & finish to match?

Hello. I have these windows that are losing their paint. Doesn’t look like they even had undercoat, but the hardwood is in good condition and no rot. I will strip and sand where needed but just go over the top where it isn’t…. So my question is what paint? And undercoat? A rubberised modern...

Hi all. Need a recommendation for a water softener that feeds a water staging tank. The old one is broken and discontinued. The softener feeds a water tank that then feeds the house…. Idea being the softener can do its work 24/7 and the softened water in the tank then gets consumed. I need...

hello all - i have moved into a house and have no access codes for the alarm. Seems the previous owner fell out with ADT due their £58 a month contract! ADT won't come out to me as I also don't want to spend the £800 a year. What I really want is to just be able to set it and not worry about...

How do you think I should go about this? Seems like it has an iron rod in the middle..

No not really. As one press empties the whole cistern. I just tried it and held and it made little difference

It does seem weaker and yes, very hard water. How do I try and fix this?

Hello all I have a concealed toilet with a hidden cistern - the cistern fills to the top and empties on flush ... but never seems to do the job of flushing (especially toilet paper). The cistern is a small one - but has always seemed to work ok ... but for the last 6 months it is struggling...

So you mean rather than place in the middle, offset it so that (eg) there is a tile cut 70cm, the full 100cm and then one at 40cm? It is really hard to visualise how this will look for both options. Y gets even more complicated when you throw in a brick style formation versus uniform