Recent content by rshome123

You wouldn't have been asked in the first place.

I'm satisfied with the new look now. Thanks to those who contributed.

Ok, have settled for... Ceiling - Lemon Ice (B&Q) Frieze - Prairie Gold (same as walls) Cornice/Picture Rail - Vanilla satinwood. Decorator coming tomorrow, will try and remember to post photo.

Thanks for the advice. I'm off out to buy some yellowish matt paint for the ceiling (a bit lighter than the walls). Will have the frieze painted the same as the rest of the wall. I don't think I can live with the orange cornice/picture rail for much longer either. If I go for white (I...

Ok, here's a photo of my newly painted lounge. I bit of a cock-up on the colour scheme front. As you can see the white ceiling is too stark. The orange paint on the wall (frieze) between the cornice and the picture rail I will get painted the same as the main wall colour. Decorator coming...

If it needs undercoat, what % mix of emulsion and water. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the advice. I assume hammer and chisel is the best way to remove skirting. Anything underneath e.g. Adhesive I need to remove before the plasterer comes?

Help appreciated...DIY novice. Dining room current situation... Wallpaper stripped back to plaster ready for skim. Coving removed. Ceiling aretexed. Skirting to be replaced, but still on. Electric sockets added. Plasterer coming on Monday to skim walls. Should I remove skirting...

Thanks for help with this. After talking to numerous suppliers, meticulous measurement, and sending them photos, I've found a replacement. From lockfinder.co.uk KFV, approx £42 including delivery.

Thanks. I've checked the long face plate strip carefully.. No name. Well spotted on my written measurements... Have adjusted measurement. Any more ideas ?

Can anyone help ID what I need to replace this in a UPvc door? A trusted handyman informs me I need a new one. It's from a back door fitted 15 years ago or so.. St Helen's glass I think but not 100% I'm DIY novice. Speedy response appreciated for obvious reasons.

DIY novice here. I want to refurbish this coffee table (photo shows table after surface rough sanded with a rectangular orbital sander) I used 40 grade paper so far for initial sand, will find sand surface next. Questions... 1) What sanding tools are best to sand the intricate legs ...

Good idea, but I don't have a file. Thanks for the tip though

Recently I have inherited a long thin mirror that I want to replace an existing mirror in the hallway. Both mirrors have a round hole on the back to hang from a screw in the wall. The head of the screw in the wall that fits the existing mirror is too wide to fit the hole in the new mirror...

House movement over the years.