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I guess that's why we've been quoted for two hours' labour (by reg engineer) thanks again.

Apologies for not giving dimensions, I don't know anything about this so wasn't aware that this info would be useful for my question. Thanks for your advice. Our flue exits straight behind the boiler through an outside wall. Outside you can see the circular seal, then a short piece of...

Hi, We're about to have some external insulation put on part of the side of the house, and will need to extend the boiler flue horizontally. We've been given a quote of about £200 to do this, which basically we can't afford. The bloke said parts would be about £90 alone. Can anyone tell...

Hi, We have energy saving bulbs in our kitchen (which was all re-done about 2 years ago) - GU10 compact flourescent bulbs in downlighters in the ceiling, and GU53 bulbs in our under-unit lights. Our problems is that we keep having to replace them as they are all dying much, much quicker than...

thanks woodyoulike - i'll have another go. Louise

hello. thanks for your replies We did stir the tin well, but it wasn't buffed after application. It does look as though the wax hasn't penetrated the floor as it should - presumably the only solution is to sand off & have another go? Do you happen to know of any other products like this one...

Hello, I've started to use Osmo coloured wood wax finish on a pine floor, but something seems to be going awry... It's been applied in a thin coat with a brush. 24 hours later, even though it seems to have dried ok, it looks as though there's a thick, opaque coat of matt colour on top of the...

thanks very much, that's very helpful. Louise

Hello. We've recently sanded & oiled/waxed a pine floor. It was originally quite a dark brown colour around the edges of the room from what presumably was the original 1930s stain & many years of grime & wear, & paler in the middle where a rug/carpet would have been. Now it's all clean and...

Hello. We've recently sanded & oiled/waxed a pine floor. It was originally quite a dark brown colour around the edges of the room from what presumably was the original 1930s stain & many years of grime & wear, & paler in the middle where a rug/carpet would have been. Now it's all clean and...

thanks very much

Hi, I'm looking for an oak worktop for my kitchen, & would like to find someone relatively near where I live who makes them. I'd really like a worktop that is from sustainable sources & has wide staves, rather than the narrow stave worktops that you can get off the shelf. I've found a couple...

thanks, I'll give that a go

Thanks for your speedy reply WoodYouLike, I thought that might be the problem. I should also mention that I seem to have used much less of the HWO than indicated - could I have applied it too thinly? Also the finish feels quite rough in places, as though the grain is raised - especially at...

Hello. I've just finished applying Osmo hardwaxoil to a newly laid oak floor, and there are some dulll patches in places. I've had a look at a couple of other posts on here & the advice seems to be not to apply any more hardwaxoil, but to use wax on the dull patches. I wondered if anyone...