I sent some old Victorian doors off to be stripped. One came back with a black stain that seems to be oozing some sort of oily substance.
anyone know what this is? How do I get rid of it? I ultimately want to paint the door, but can’t see how in this state.
photos here ….
thanks,
ian
Follow up ….. bought two cheap ish Sylvania 18w / 1550 lumen surface lights from Screwfix to try out for size and brightness. The brightness is spot on. They are a bit on the large size though , but will do for a while. I’ll probably look for something a bit more stylish in the future.
The flat ceiling part is approx 2.7m x 1.6m. The shower will be 900 x 1200, with the 900 being under the 2.7 width (so to speak) and the 1200 being under the 1.6m part of flat ceiling.
I now realise that I should be ok with IP44 rated lights since the ceiling will be in zone 2 above the...
Mmmm …. That wouldn’t work since one of the lights would be over the shower area. The shower is 1200 x 900, where the 900 is part of the 2700 width of the bathroom. I would need to go with one light in the middle of the flat part of the ceiling .
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I’m looking for advice on the led layout in the diagram linked below. It’s a bathroom in an Edinburgh Victorian flat. Ceiling is flat for approx half the length, then slopes down at 45 degrees to a dormer window.
I’ve read here that general advice is to have Dow light no closer than...
I’m in the process of fitting out a large walk in cupboard, into which I later hope to get a viessman 111 storage combi fitted.
can someone please let me know exactly what sort of fixings are used to attach it to the wall?
I have a bare brick wall just now, but am planning to build a false...
But what allowance needs to be made for the hot water cylinder ...?
Muggles - many thanks for the prompt advice. I’ll definitely do a proper heat loss calculation taking into account mods I’ve made Before I decide on boiler size.
interestingly, just looked at the home report from when I...
I do suspect the flat has more radiator power than really needed. When I moved in it was extremely draughty (stripped floorboards, single glazing, badly fitting windows, no draughtproof strips etc) and with no insulation to speak off.
Living room was the worst - huge draught from bare...
It’s a 160 sq.m. Victorian town house conversion With 3.4m high ceilings. 3 double bedrooms, large lounge with big bay window, 7x5m kitchen-dinner, and 10m full height hall. Maybe 35 is too much, but I’d think at least 30kw would be needed ...?