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Paper was stripped off a while ago. Walls were painted before being papered (not by me) - just round to re decorating. The paint is crazing/flaking off - which I believe is down to the paint that had been used reacting with the wallpaper paste left on the walls after stripping.... I know I need...

To update ...battery arrived and fitted - no kicks (the wire to the battery terminals are insulated so no need to touch bare wire at all) - guess it helped that I didn't lick it ;-) For anyone else reading this - I set the alarm off replacing the cover of the control box - some kind of tamper...

Ok - I'll be careful. Will I not get a kick from them even though they are only 12V ? (memories of touching electric fences connected to car batteries as a child for 'fun')

Thanks - that makes a lot of sense! I have ordered a new mains fuse so I have a spare - hope no other fuses have gone. Just one thing - Will I not get electrocuted if I don't turn off the mains? Is there not some current going into the battery to recharge it - through the connectors? Do I need...

Obviously that was too long winded a post... I have looked at it again - the mains fuse had blown - does anyone know why that might have happened? Changed it (with the spare one in there) and I have power in RKP/control box. Engineer hadn't reset code - so that's all good. The internal...

I had this fitted about 5 years ago in a house that has been empty a lot. I think something alive has triggered it before -full description below* Recently the electricity has been turned off at the mains a couple of times for a couple of hours. Then I had the power off for about 6 hours...it...

Thanks I'm thinking of getting a Wagner one ...one that is £150 ish - in fact almost bought one yesterday. Won't need to worry too much about masking etc as it is a shell and mainly white .. and things like the doors and skirtings will be off and I'll do them whilst off (maybe final coat when...

I have a whole empty house to decorate, some bare plaster and lots of woodwork to paint including interior doors. And some mdf cupboards. Plan on doing white woodwork - have some Dulux mdf primer, Johnstones water based primer/undercoat and satin top coat for woodwork. Ceilings will be white...

Sorry - managed to post that before answering!!! If the machine is only a year old it should still be covered by the guarantee....I would go down that route first. If you start poking around with screwdrivers etc they might use that as excuse to void the guarantee. If they won't cover it I would...

Definitely not going down making my own tongue and groove path -think it would be easier to scrape the blocks and re-lay :-) Shame it isn't a perfectly square empty room with no obstructions and I could just drop one sheet in and cover the edges with extra wide skirting.... I'll think about it...

Ahhh I keep typing messages and losing them... The height difference will be ok - as it is the whole floor and I was planning on using 3mm hardboard. If the blocks are firmly glued to the board it will be quite sturdy - the blocks are a cm thick... I was originally thinking smaller 'tiles' (2 by...

I have had to lift some 5 finger parquet floor to allow underfloor access (Gas pipe and pesky sleeper walls with no access holes...) and I guess I might need to lift it again in the future. To get it up without damaging it we had to start at the edge and lift quite a bit -in the end we just took...

I do mainly have LEDs now - as the CFLs die I put in LEDs. But still - it would better if they weren't leaving lights on. If only it was that simple. Eldest has ADHD - I have to pick my battles and lower expectations- getting them to remember to do their coursework or have a battle about...

Don't think I can use one of the timer switches in the bathroom as the light is a pull cord one inside and I couldn't easily wire it up anywhere without moving wires - so chasing out or having surface wires... However I'd forgotten they exist (brought back memories of rented flats and bedisits...

I agree to an extent - and in this case that is probably true. But the bathroom could do with a complete refurbishment - so in 3 years might be looking for a new one anyway. And in general... sadly I don't think buying quality to last is always a good idea these days with technology etc moving...

That does look nice - but more than I want to spend at the moment. Also I need a square one really as that is what the current one is and some trim on the edge of the ceiling has been cut out slightly for it to fit - it is (probably too) close to the ceiling. Trying to get away with doing...

Would love something like that - but I want to spend as little as possible ...a gravity flap grill is £2 ish (and a basic timer fan -if that will be good enough - about £15) ... With a back draught shutter on the current fan was ok - apart from when the shutter banged or occasionally got...

Getting myself confused! Want to replace a bathroom fan - it is Zone 3 and 240v. It comes on with the light switch but there is also a separate isolator pull switch in the bathroom. It stays on for a while after you turn the lights off so has a timer. Bathroom has a window but it is still a...

I have PTFE tape but the Loctitie 55 cord looks better ... the 577 stuff I think is a lot of money for what I need ... So basically I just screw it up as far as I need and if it is a bit loose the 55 cord will seal it up? There was a lot of PTFE tape on it before I took it apart but the person...