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I am of course well aware that those that continue to comment are probably members of the thieving brigade who habitually rip off women and pensioners.

A couple of coats of Danish oil would look great.

Let's think - 1.Is the MDF actually damaged? 2. Is MDF subject to rot - as timber is? 3. A good roofer once fitted fresh lead for me because I notice that roof timber was getting quite wet. What about the timber I asked - "That will be OK once it has dried out but I'll come round and check in a...

"right ball park" for a rip off you mean. As it happens I have just had the self same job done on my upstairs toilet by a well known and qualified local man and I stood by in case he needed some help. Well it was a bit of a struggle but he had it all done within 1/2 hour and he charged me £70...

Ventilation is often a problem in bedrooms where you are breathing out moist warm air all night. Happens to us periodically and the Dettol mould spray always sorts it; you don't need much and it vanishes in under an hour.

Blimey, I swapped over to an electric planer years ago. They old fashioned jobbies are too much like hard work.

Hi there, Had a similar problem with similar back door a while back. Eventually I found a similar door at the tip which cost me all of £8. End of problem! You can sometimes fnd them at reclaim yards too.

Old dear and pensioner who is very old friend just been well ripped off by plumber. Apparently dual flush valve was doing the usual trick of not closing so water kept running. Well Wickes will charge you £13 for a new one and they take no more than 20 minutes to fit probably less. The thieving...

I seem to recall that they used to make a larger range of formica than that shown above a while back with a variety of patterns too.

It was done before I moved in but our kitchen window cill is tiled, I guess with MDF sitting underneath.

Oh dear, I don't wish to be alarmist but I don't think that you realise how serious the situation is. Whoever did that bathroom was either a cowboy or an ignorant DIYer because it certainly ain't right and what bothers me is the floor underneath the bath must be getting wet in which case it will...

When we moved in 5 years ago previous owner had load of Sky stuff installed at great expense (you won't get good reception without it) he insisted. I knew better and bought a high gain aerial from Wickes for about £30. Transmitter is 25 miles away so I knew the signal would need amplification...

Agree with Elsa, quartz is just the current expensive fashion.

You are asking two questions joe:- 1. You only need insulation if you need to keep it warm in winter; do you? 2. Most surfaces can be smartened up with a suitable paint - read the tins before you buy in order to get the right product.

You have what is known as a two gang three way switch and these are normally used to control two lights from the same location. I say normally but if one of the light fittings has been removed in the past, then someone may have decided to leave the switch in place. You need to understand that...

Yes, that would be my plan - no worries about painting or rot. I can't see if there are any ventilation holes though, might want to consider that, always good to have roof ventilation but make it insect proof if you do. Just one or two holes with plastic guaze stuck over them will do it.

Why not do it properly and remove the existing facias before replacing them with the UPVC? The correct fixings are of course annulated stainless steel nails with plastic heads - Wickes sell them.

It was not uncommon in the past to use nails to fix plasterboard and of course nails do allow movement. The blokes doing the job didn't care because they would be long gone before the movement began and cracks occured as a result. I suppose it should not be too difficult to replace the nails...

Had a mould problem in last bathroom (probably for not opening the window enough). Anyway bro who has been doing houses for many years says this:- Rub off the current paint there (white fortunately) then spray the area with Polycell anti-mould spray and let it dry before repainting. He was...

Sorry but this is utterly beyond my comprehension the "old" is a far more attractive kitchen than the new.