Recent content by Leechild

Hi all, I bought this light for our bathroom: http://amzn.eu/d3oZLqs and reading around i see that lights in bathrooms need IP ratings. but cant see anything on this in the amazon description. have i bought the wrong type of light. if not does this need to be put in zone 1 (60cm away from edge...

No kid no kids at the moment so not a problem at the moment

Ok will try the sanding method first and see how I get on. Will provide update pictures of the final varnish or painted treads.

thanks that's a good idea and one i've seen mentioned elsewhere. i was thinking as a plan b to paint the treads in floor paint. anyone had any experience with painting treads?

hi all I recently took off the carpet on our stairs and was going to redo them with white risers and dark varnished treads. I bought slightly the wrong colour ronseal wood filler and now I'm realising that this will show up when I paint any varnish on. Is there anything I can do to still be...

thank you all for the responses. i don't have anymore laminate for the top, so will replace the transition strip with a nice new one then use some of the off cuts for the riser, add a stair nose and then either a piece of similar matching wood for the riser or off cuts from the flooring (the gap...

Hi all We had laminate flooring put down but due to time we weren't able to get some of the minor bits finished. I now have gap in a step between the living room and kitchen see photos. Any advice on what I can do to fix that. I have lots of offcuts still. Thanks. First house and first diy job...