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Thanks, the more I look the more I am convinced it’s silk. I am going to take my purchased matt emulsion back to the shop for a refund and get some silk.

hi, I have been doing some decorating and want to repaint my walls for the first time since buying my house. But I am unsure if my walls are silk or matt emulsion. I originally assumed they were painted with matt, but since applying a matt sample patch, I now think my walls are silk. What...

Thanks for the replies. I have a bit of research to do in some of those products mentioned.

Hi I purchased a house nearly 5 years ago, and it was in good decorative order (and largely, still is), so much so that I have not decorated since I moved in. Over the past 4 and a half years cracks have appeared in the plastered walls. The house is a 1930s semi. Ceilings are lath & plaster...

Hi, when you say overdoing the footings, what do you suggest? Perhaps fixing the concrete blocks with some post mix? And what do you mean by sister the lengths? Double up? Cheers.

Hi, I am getting a new 10x8 shed delivered in about three weeks, and I still need to sort out a base. I am thinking about getting some dense 7N concrete blocks, and laying 8ft wooden fence posts on these. eg something like this (not my photo) Can I just lay the concrete blocks in a hole...

Wow, I didn't realise my post would create such debate. My old shed did have a CU in it, fed from the house CU. I removed th CU, and the shed has now been removed. The reason for my initial query is that if I put the previous CU back into the new shed with the existing cables, I have not...

Hi, I have a shed that has electrics installed. This was in place when I moved into my house. I have ordered a new shed as the old one is rotting away. I plan to remove the electrics and cap off the supply cable until my new shed arrives. I intend to then install the strip light, sockets...

Hi, I just have a quick query. I have a fused FCU, fed off the lighting circuit which supplies a bathroom cabinet with LED strip lights. The wire from the loft the the FCU is twin and earth. The bathroom cabinet LED driver is double insulated with no terminal for an earth wire. Does this mean...

Thanks, not heard of foamed concrete blocks. I am a bit of a diy novice, so please bear with me. The electrician who quoted me to do the wiring suggested that the wall is likely to be cinder block as no studs can be located in the wall. If it's cinder block or foamed concrete blocks, I would...

thanks for the replies. I am actually positive it is not lath and plaster row. There appears to be approx 3mm plaster skim, underneath this is 25mm plaster layer (which has stones in it??) and then under that its a white chalky layer - perhaps Gypsum block? So there is no cavity behind the...

Hi I have quite a heavy bathroom cabinet that has a lighting strip down each side and weight about 13kg. (http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00248119/) I was hoping to fix this to an internal wall (on the bathroom side obviously), but I am having a few problems. I started to cut out a...

Hello About 6 months ago I bought a 1930's house. I am looking to improve the loft storage a space. The loft is part boarded. Is it generally ok to screw hooks into the roof rafters (to hang things), and should I be ok installing shelves onto the chimney breast? Note the render to the...

Hello. I have purchased a house that had a single story extension built in 2008. I want to install some recessed Venetian blinds into the window that is part of the extension. Due to the length of the blinds (being shorter than the width of the window), I will need to drill the brackets to...

thanks, yes I mean Conti-Board. I was not aware of that term, and googling has helped a lot. seems to be very popular in white, and not much else though.

Hi guys I have moved into a new house and I have put up some twin slot shelving rails and brackets in my office. However I cannot locate laminate board shelving anywhere for a reasonable price. The usual places like Homebase, Wickes and B&Q are all out of stock. I am after approx 1800mm x...

hello, I am thinking of buying a house but the only thing putting me off is that the bathroom does not have a bath, only a shower cubicle. The room is approx 2m x 2.25m with a shower cubicle built into the corner. There is a step going across the room which is there for the shower drain...

with my previous post, I am talking from experience. my old J reg fiesta had a bald spare for 4 years, and never got mentioned with the MOT. If the test station had of failed the car on the Spare, I would have referred them to the MOT Test handbook and complained. Also, did you know that...

The spare tyre is not part of the MOT test. Even if you have a spare tyre and its bald, it is not checked. therofre you can pass the MOT with the following: 1, no spare tyre 2, with a spare tyre but defective (eg bald) http://www.ukmot.com/mot_check.asp PC

thanks, the person who was selling stated that they didn't offer the benefit of a garage (e.g. warranty). also the car had a few faults, which became evident upon my inspection (dashboard lights & tyres)