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There is no gas pipe, cookers don't go all the way back to the wall. The work top was one piece and he cut the bit behind the cooker.

Quadrant tiles? Hanging in the air?

Hi I sent a gas engineer to replace a gas cooker at a rental property but made a mess of it, there is gap between wall and cooker as in pics. What part can I put there?

It says on the eggshell but doesn't say on the emulsion, matt or silk so should mean something. It's a trial of another paint, it should do better than the ones have tried in the past, the bottom line is whatever I do will fail if tenants don't provide ventilation and heating between Oct to...

I don't think so, it says resistant to condensation, if gathers condensation on surface then leads to mould, it says mould resistant on the tin, it's similar to bathroom paint and perma white. Better than matt and silk when comes to condensation, matt being the worse. I spoke to Dulux; they...

Hi I just come across the above paint, which says condensation resistant. Has anyone used it, is it recommended??

That's right, rooms need ventilation and heating in winter otherwise condensation leading to mould. No matter which plaster as is irrelevant. Tenants want to save on heating bills and it's too cold to open windows. I will stick to the same paint dulux vinyl silk as before better than matt.

Sorted: Called Dulux they said light sand 180-200g to get the sheen out and paint, no need for primer. A builder came to quote me said needs primer and asked me to get: 20 litre leyland primer, 40 litre wall paint, 20 litre ceiling paint, 20 litre satin paint. Plus bathroom and kitchen paint...

Wall needs to be decorated, current paint is Dulux Vinyl Silk, I will be using same. Is sand and paint enough or do I need to prime wall then vinyl silk? Walls are skimmed and sound, minimal repairs.

Plastered solid brick wall

It's not lime plaster, skimmed 10years ago, gypsum

Hi I am painting a rental property; outside walls don't have cavity, without sufficient heating and ventilation are prone to condensation and mould in the winter months. They were painted with Dulux Vinyl silk then tried Dulux bathroom sheen paint but neither solved the issue. The builder is...

It's weird if different spec for same part number; there is only one Manrose QF100T. Assume typo...

I know now the expensive one can do click and collect but not the other

Hi What's the difference between these 2 fans if any; both from BQ? https://www.diy.com/departments/manrose-qf100t-bathroom-extractor-fan-dia-100mm/630896_BQ.prd?srsltid=AfmBOopz8MCqzB9desmTUkVvV-CMd7OtDvECIlHIs3TK2RYmrwH61k0nuCM...

Hi I do my own gardening and all that but have no experience in hedges. I have a brick built fence in the front of my house of about 800m high as in pic, length about 10m wide. I want to create a bit of privacy by planting hedges, need something which doesn't grow quickly easy maintenance...

That is the best primer undercoat money can buy, I used it all the time does a perfect job, sometimes I use 2 coats on wood. I had a problem wall in the bathroom, used this and looks perfect now.

Yes it is oak.

Hi I have a dinning table to restore, I sanded the extension plank ro see which direction to go, I applied clear oil to 2 boards and part of one edge, photo of table and extension part below. I need a darker oil/stain to get a good match. What do you guys recommend? Off the shelf tinted oil like...

Hi I am replacing bathroom fan, only have neutral and switched line supplies, don't have permanent live. Can I use fan with timer, leaving permanent live terminal blank; to be used as standard fan?