Recent content by linwight

Thanks for your replies. Sadly it begins to look as though the fire regulations will be too expensive for me to comply. The house was extended by the previous owner who was the Fire Chief in this area for very many years and I'd guess the fire risks were greater then. The new safety regulations...

Last year I listed my spare room on Air BNB and enjoyed a few weekends with paying guests. However toward the end of the summer, new fire regulations were introduced with more stringent fire regulations. For me to comply, I need to change the door on my spare room to an F30 Fire Door. The...

I have the same problem. Mr Bates vs the Post Office isn't on my ITVX. Anyone know? I have a Humax Freesat.

I did this some years ago. Leave them to soak in a bucket covered with water with some washing up liquid in.

I'm replacing the old silicone between the worktop and the tiles. I've removed the old silicone and some of the grout has also come away. Should I now fill a fairly deep gap with silicone or should I try and put a layer of grout first - which will be difficult to do, but I could at least try...

Thanks for your reply. So if I change my plans and use paint - can I use a satinwood paint, or does it need to be oil based so the old stain won't come though?

I'm attempting to renovate some shelves. The wood is pine, which some years ago I stained with an ordinary woodstain. Some while after that, I decided to paint them white - with white gloss. I've now decided I'd prefer them back to the woodstain and varnished - so I've tried to strip the paint...

Thanks...............but.............?

New soil will be approx 2 feet from the existing manhole, so a new channel will need to be dug to connect into the manhole. Can anyone tell me if this will need planning permission? Thanks