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I have sanded, washed, used sugar soap, bleach and white spirit and still my 100 year old newly exposed floor boards look dirty. I dont want to sand any more or it will lose all its character and I might as well buy new boards. I want all the dints, scratches and marks, just not the ingrained...

I have just coated a newly exposed brick wall with Bedec Interior Stone and Brick Sealer and it is crap. It was darkened all the bricks and left a sheen that looks like a thin coat of plastic over all of them I have found a far cheaper and better sealer, Raincheck Eco, which actually does what...

I have recently taken up the carpet in a spare room and found another underneath, Under all the gunge are the original floorboards for a 10 year old terrace house. Not treated in any way but covered in grime, paint, gunge and dirt. I have got rid of the paint and bashed in or removed dozens...

I have found a solution - foam backer rods in different sizes which I can cut to the length of the gap, wedge in and use Gripfix to fix to the wood on one side and the edge of the plasterboard on the other. That then gives me something solid to spray behind if I need to us foam filler...

Thanks I dont want to fill the gaps between the ply and the wall as the ply will be stained and the brick left exposed. Any filler will show. Thats why I want to block the gap between the plasterboard and brick even though there are larger gaps. That will stop any muck falling through from the...

The only problem is that there is nothing for the foam to hold on to as it is a gap between the plasterboard ceiling and a wood beam a couple of cm away. If I spray it on the wall it will drop or dribble down , behind the plasterboard it wont reach the beam but drop before reaching it I...

I was wondering about that. Your recommendations are cheap as well ! Thanks

Is a plywood ceiling any more dangerous than wooden panelling, waxed pine floors or hundred of books in wooden book cases or even many sofas and armchairs ? Or are you saying any additional wood in a room adds to the danger in the case of fire ? I understand you can buy fire resistant ply...

I have stripped the plaster from the walls as I want to clean up and expose the brick work and wood in the walls. I will also put a plywood ceiling screwed to the joists through the existing plasterboard. The problem is that however the ply is cut there will still be gaps between ply and...

I have seen it as 83mm width by 140mm length and it is velcro. Seems you have solved my problem Thanks

Someone gave me this to use for a few fiddly jobs around a skirting Works OK but no one seems to know where you can get replacement sanding sheets. It was bought at B&Q and even they are not interested. Which confirms their reputation. Any help would be great as I need to finish the job and...

Great Got it. Thanks.

Sounds worth a try. I can manage a bit of bricklaying now I know the wall is safe but "knocking up a former" needs a bit of explaining if you dont mind.

I have just stripped the old lime plaster, cement and assorted rubbish from the chimney breast and fireplace. The arch has dropped on the right hand side and four of the bricks are damaged. The supports are what I have just put in to shore it up just in case..... How can they be replace...

Thanks. Sounds a good idea.

I am covering a plasterboard wall with plywood sheets and want to clean up leave the original lathe and wood wall exposed for the bottom 8cm of so well as the floorboards. Unfortunately there is still a load of loose plaster and assort crap between the brickwork and the plasterboard I have...

Yes removing the rad and putting cladding behind it is probably the best idea. They put the rad in the middle of the chimney breast, like some feature, so if I take it off I might as well get it moved. Thanks

I was hoping I would not have to do that but it seems like the only way. I was thinking I could slice through the clips behind the pipe, separate the two parts and pull them out that way. I was hoping someone had a "trick of the trade" that might work before I tried anything Thanks

Strange to say, that is what I have tried but the pipe cannot be pulled out. There is not leeway for it to move. But thanks anyway No need to reply as I am not enjoying this conversation any more than you seem to be.

In short, how do you get the clips off and away from the skirting. First time anyone accused me of not writing in English. Is it your first language ?