Recent content by zebbedy

SO it is silk emulsion for walls and ceilings, i take it this is the problem lol i need to get some for wood, can i just sand this back and paint over the top? Whats the best way to proceed?

IM trying to paint my skirting and door framesw ith white silk and it keeps peeling and can scrape off, is it because of the type of paint underneath? What can i do? Many thanks

kitchen tap has crawled to an absolute trickle but the bathroom hot tap is fine cold tap in kitchen is also fine any ideas on how to remedy this or common causes? thanks in advance

thanks for the tip ill bear that in mind when i have another bash tomorrow, looks like still dripping ever so slightly so will strip it tomorrow and try again (oh joy ;) ) , need a new immersion too should have seen the state of it, all exploded and wires sticking out all over the shop and the...

thanks again for the help its slowly filling up as the gate valve just keeps spinning so waiting to see what the deal is, can feel definite moisture around it after wiping it but no drip, as stated will be a diff story when it is full of hot water

they are compression joints, the drip is coming from the bit screwed in to the tank itself (return bottom one) then there is another bolt, I tightened it and appears to have stopped but need to monitor the situation as stated/ above don't want it messing up overnight or when I'm away and...

Hi there had a leak in my tank and tried to epoxy it but no go so got a new tank and swapped them over, tightened them up (was a bit tight getting the fittings back on but they are going on, have tightened them down and put the water back on and the flow/return is dripping a bit did 8-10...

Hi there, my hot water tank sprung a leak (couple of pin holes) and i tried to fix it with jbweld and some other epoxy but that didnt work and the water still found a way out, its an old system we have with the coal fire heating the bit at the back then powers the radiators and hot water (i say...

would i need planning for these? its just a velux really but the bottom bit opens and has a side bit to stop it flopping down, not a permanent balcony structure im semi-detached video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEiAvGaiSeg thanks for any advice :D, also im based in...