Recent content by Katethemate

Thanks for this. I part own the freehold on this block of four flats so there will be no problem putting in the air bricks if this might help. The builder is going to see if trickle vents can be fitted to the windows but obviously I don't want to spend money on something if it's not likely to...

I wonder if anyone can give me some advice. I have a ground floor flat which I moved out of when I moved in with my partner. Since then the flat has been let. 2 years ago we installed double glazed windows, the flat had single glazed windows before then. Last year the tenant complained of...

thanks tictic. Would you recommend I use a cloth or a brush?

I just laid some quarry tiles in a fireplace area. They are brand new and not dirty as such but they now just need a buff up to finish them off. Can someone recommend a product to bring out the colour and add a bit of shine? Someone suggested turps and linseed oil 50/50 but thought I would...

Sounds like we need to get a heating engineer to put it right. There was quite a bit of air in the radiator on the second floor and after bleeding a lot of water did leave via the PRV. After we ran the shower, I re-charged the pressure back to 1 bar and when the heating switched back on a lot of...

I wonder if someone could help. Our boiler is acting strangely. It's a five year old Vokera Linea 735. The boiler was re-pressurised and radiators were bled, including one radiator on the second floor. It was re-pressurised to 1.2 bar. When the heating switched on the pressure rose to 3...

We have had a shower fitted and need now to fit the shower tray panel but the panel needs to be cut to fit around some pipework. Could anyone tell me what is the best way to cut this panel or should we use some other method of covering the gap between floor and shower tray. Many thanks in...

Thanks Gobo. Much appreciated. :D

I have a cupboard hung straight onto a plaster wall. There is no back to the cupboard and it has wooden shelves. Can I use one type of paint to cover the wooden shelves and the plaster wall or do I have to use different paint for the shelves and wall? Thanks in advance.

Thanks Mattchip and Burnerman. We'll have a look at this at the weekend and let you know how we get on. :D

Thanks Burnerman. Can I just ask you, would you butt it up to the tile or route a lip so that it overlaps the edge of the tiles. I hope this makes sense! Also, how would you fix it? I am a novice here so your help is much appreciated.

I have a tiled kitchen floor which drops down 2cms to a wooden floor (at the doorway). I imagine I need to make a threshold of some sort, has anyone done this and could you give me any ideas the best way to do it? I would like to use a fairly wide piece of wood so the drop is not too severe...

Just did a google search for Peel Away and came across this thread. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=198091 Never heard of porridge as a paint stripper before!

What should I use to revitalise a hardwood threshold? It's looking very dry and under nourished! I'm guessing something oil based but would value a recommendation.

A decorator was telling me yesterday about a product that you lay on the paintwork, then cover with paper, leave for 24 hours and come back and the paper and all of the paint comes of in one go. He said a lot of furniture restorers use it but he couldn't remember the name of it. Might be worth...