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About to lay my 1st laminate herringbone floor. Any tips?

Will post a picture when the hood is done.

What paint should I use to paint the mortar in the base? Can I get away with a wood primer then emulsion paint? Don't really want to buy more paint.

I think it is some sort of substance. I feel like I could get it off the flat surfaces, but not off the detail. Not sure how aggressive to be with the rotary brush on the fireplace. I know it is metal, but will it still abrade? That is shown with a thin layer of grate polish already applied...

It is looking much better, but the outer surround has a like a burnt pan seasoning on it which is hard to remove. Any ideas?

Have lifted a floor board. Cables seem to go through a joist so not sure how light switch connects. Do I need to try and access from the other side of the wall? Do I try and do this at wall level or floor level?

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Ok, little mistake. They are on the ground light circuit. Room is on the first floor. Pictures of cables attached. Assume I need to raise floorboards to see how they connect? Let me know if this is the next step and I will do. Thanks for help so far.

When I turn off the breaker for the power sockets, it cuts power to the lights. Can’t see a fused spur anywhere.

I wish to remove these lights and switches. initially, I thought I could remove cabling between lights and switches and blank the switches. But can I remove more cable so I can removes the switches too? There are on a power circuit so I expect they are wired to the socket on the left.

Where could I get a stainless steel washer like this

Damn. I thought I drilled it quite snug. Could it be anything else? Any other possible fixes?

I renovated a bathroom with no experience. Everything went fine except when I installed the tap it was wonky. I cant understand how this happened. New worktop (laminate), everything was level. What is the problem / resolution?

I am tempted, but I like that the blue matches the hearve tiles. It is for a bedroom rather than a feature room so perhaps a little less important! Thanks for your time and response.

Thank you so much. I am always amazed at peoples generousity with there time. I now have a plan and am confident I will not damage anything!

Thank you. Am going to try to take it back to black iron. The more authentic the better IMO. How do I polish up the hood? Just rotary wire brush? Is the frame the one immediately around the fire box, or the white painted part outside the angled tiles. What is a good strong detergent?

Just bought a house with this lovely fireplace in need of a bit of TLC. I do not really know what I am doing so would appriciate help: Repair broken concrete in base. Can I just mix cement and water and pour to repair the broken concrete in the base of the fireplace? Right fire brick is...

Yeah, next step is to call the installer. I suspect it is not an issue with the boiler but another part of the system (which is old) so happy to be reasonable to find the correct fix. Water colour when bleeding radiators varies from clean to a little dirty. Not black. Some radiators seem to...