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A guy who advertises himself locally as an expert cleaner, painter, handyman etc came round at my request to do some cleaning for me. I told him his task: sugar-soaping all the floor-to-ceiling painted tongue and groove cladding in my kitchen, in preparation for it being repainted. He said it...

I'm replacing the spotlight bar in my kitchen for the 3rd time because of rust. This time I am searching for another 6-way bar made entirely of white. Turns out there is no such thing - they've all got a bit of chrome, around the opening where the bulb goes. Is the something I can "paint onto"...

Thanks for this tip. I am still weighing up painting the ones I have versus paying £25 and waiting for up to 50 days.

Oh crikey.

Hi folks! Should I attempt to repair/repaint these shelf edges, or cover the shelf with Fablon, or buy two new 300w kitchen wall carcases?

Wow thanks Jon, I would never have found that site without you. They sell them with two different kinds of bolt and I don't know which is right for a standard UK Magnet kitchen cabinet?

Anyone know a good place to buy 41 cheap blue cabinet knobs? Sheesh the cheapest are £45. Am I stingy in thinking this is a lot just for cabinet knobs?

Trying to refurb, refresh and repair my kitchen to save buying new. Nasty little chip on the top drawer right by the sink. See pics. Looked into buying a new drawer front but not feasible as units 25 yrs old and a new one would not be the same colour. Could I possibly sand this down and touch...

^ THIS is really useful to know.

Thank you for the tips. I am now reconsidering, and wonder if it is going to be so much mess and hassle that buying them new in the colour I want is the better option. I've just found sellers offering packs of 10 on amazon. They work out at about £1 each.

Gonna paint 41 new pine kitchen doorknobs. Have a plan to hang them up by attaching the bolts then tying strings to the bolts and hanging them up across something. Looking for any tips on how to do this efficiently and neatly and without drips or runs. Thank you

Cheers John

I agree on reflection the bricks idea is daft. But what else can I do?

What's a polybag John?

Thanks John. Someone "in real life" just suggested a line of bricks mortared together across the inside of the chimney, just above the hole, then plaster it and paint that black. This sounds good to me as I have all the materials lying about already!

Hi again you friendly folks of DIYNOT I've got ten days to get a bedroom ready for a lodger, so I need to sort out the Victorian cast iron fireplace asap. The flue flap has always been missing and some years ago I cut an oval-shaped piece of cardboard, painted it black and slotted it in. It...

Cheers, Old&Cold. I don't want one like that. I want one with more holes and more area of coverage.

Thanks, lads for your replies. The octopus doesn't give much water output and it's not wide enough, so I am glad to hear that its often possible to improve poor shower performance with a new head. I think I had better ask a plumber to take a look in person.

My shower has a "star" head like this: and I want to replace it with a square one like this: https://www.drench.co.uk/drench-slimline-square-thin-shower-head Are the pipes/fittings universal on these things and do the heads pull on and off easily? Or do I need a plumber to change it...

Hi everyone. I have a new plumber now. He says there is nothing wrong with my radiator - in fact it's a very good one and more than adequate for the room. He said the problems are merely cosmetic - a lick of paint and a conversion kit. Turns out mine is a Stelrad K2 900 x 600. I phoned a...