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Blimey that is a really big one! I would not want one that big, as it would be very visible and look so ugly on the shelf. BAN .. I do kill them and at the end of the summer there are dozens of dead bodies all over the shelves, on the floor behind the shelves etc etc.

Thanks for replies. ERIC it's a fairy light and two touch-lamps. Is that OK? BAN the plants have saucers underneath, and when I water them, the water never gets on the shelf. There is actually only one big spider plant on that particular shelf, and I had in mind to take it down and put it on...

Unusual and naive question. To run fairy lights and a couple of lamps in my conservatory I've placed a 4-gang strip socket on the top shelf of the tall shelf units. In the summer the conservatory is filled with flies and wasps and all kinds of horrid stuff and dust and specks come off them and...

Hello and thanks. Yes it's skimmed plasterboard. I can't have a dehumidifier running for a month - the room is going to be occupied by a lodger from next week.

A few years ago I had a leak in the roof, rainwater got into the loft and made its way through the boarding, through to the bedroom ceiling below. We finally got round to re-painting the ceiling. We have sanded off all the flakey, blistered emulsion, and given it two coats of Ronseal Damp...

Hello! I saw online some photos of sheds and benches which people had painted in pleasing colours for example pink and white or blue and white stripes, a seasidey look. However, I don't know what paint to use. Can anyone help please...

That's bloody brilliant - a solution for under a fiver! I only hope the hook plate has something to be screwed into. The bed seems rather flimsy in construction.

I sleep alone Freddie. (Unless you count the cat!)

My divan bed is on 8 casters and on a wooden floor. Because it kept slipping along the floor during the night (allowing my pillows slip down the back onto the floor) I bought a set of caster cups. However, they don't work - the cups just slide along the floor. I don't want to remove the casters...

Thanks for the welcome, Nige. OK I have painted it, and now I know why it's not great to use: it stinks! I'll probably be around a lot more, because I have recently entered a stage in which I am DIY crazy! All day every day I am doing various DIY jobs! This is partly prompted by having bought a...

I'm getting worried now ... 29 views and not one reply..... was hoping to start painting early this morning ... does nobody know? Have tried Googling...

I have primed a new small shelf unit, ready to paint, but I've no top coat. However, I do have a new tin of Rustin's radiator paint leftover from another job. Is there any reason why I can't use the radiator paint on the wood? Thanks. LHL

OK John I will try the zinsser tomorrow. Sheer luck I have that particular primer!

John I have zinsser primer but its not called 321. It is called Zinsser Bullseye 123. Will it do?

My helper accidentally used silicone bathroom sealant instead of decorators caulk. He has laid a long line of it in the corner of the room from ceiling to floor, to fill a gap in the tongue and groove cladding. He also used it to fill some miscellaneous holes, gaps etc in the cladding. He then...

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Thank you Aron It's not a device in the manager, and there is no yellow exclamation mark. I'll have to return it I guess. Pity, cos it looks great!

I searched the net for many days to find a plain cream or antique white 3m x 600 x 40mm worktop. Don't want sparkly, bright white, marbled etc. Just plain matt cream. I can't believe how hard this is to find! I've searched Wickes, B&Q, Jewson's, Magent, Amazon, Ebay, and googled for hours and...

Bought a laptop soundbar. It has one cable, a USB. Plugged it in, laptop does not recognise it. No bing/bong sound, nothing. It's just as though I didn't plug it in. Rang the seller to report faulty item and to ask for refund. They said they'd had loads of calls about this, and it isn't...

It comes from the guttering on the back of the ground floor of the house Nige. I've stood and stared at the photo above trying to work out if there is some way to make it look less messy. All I came up with is putting a proper elbow at the end of the 68mm pipe instead of the shoe end, and thus...