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Hello everyone, Just moved in our new (old) house. Checking the loft, I see that the previous owners use loose fill insulation over all the loft. My slight worry is this cover all the wiring and electrical junction boxes. The wiring up here is only for lighting, and all the light fixtures are...

@ianmcd Did it! Thanks for your help. I understand it now. It explains why I needed to turn up the thermostat up to 75 degree before to get enough hot water. @oldbuffer This system does not have a secondary circulation pump I suppose?

@ianmcd Thank you. What is the correct position? And is it a simple job of cutting out the foam and move it down, or is there anything I should be aware of?

Hello everyone, We have just moved in our new place and notice the hot water does not keep the temperature for very long. One reason is that the hot water pipe have to go up to the loft before going back down to the bathroom, so it loses quite a lot of heat that way. Another possible reason I...

Hello everyone, We have just moved into our new place for a couple of months and spot some leaks. I managed to get on to the roof to check things out and it seems the reason is the valley around one chimney is completely blocked with debris and easily overflown. I have cleared it, however...

Thank you, so the pine colour of the photo I attached above is simply varnished stripped pine yellowing over time? 2 years would worth the wait! Is there a better way to get to bare wood from stained wood than sanding? Would chemical stripper or wood bleach work as well or is it too messy...

I've tried to sand a small part by hand and bare pine colour seems too white/bleached for the look I'm after. Will they fade to yellow in a while or should I use some colour finish?

(mod, sorry to repost here, it seems a more appropriate place to ask) Hi everyone, The original pine floor in our living is currently stained orange-ish, as pictured. What I want is the really smooth, light golden look (see other photo). Please let me know how to achieve it. Should I varnish...

Definitely if there is a will there is a way. However I worry I will break/split a lot of the board after lifting. At which point maybe it is better just to buy new or reclaimed boards to replace.

Hi everyone, The original pine floor in our living is currently stained orange-ish, as pictured. What I want is the really smooth, light golden look (see other photo). Please let me know how to achieve it. Should I sand it or strip it, then varnish or oil or stain ..? The variety of methods are...

That passed my mind! Maybe one day ..

Thanks guys. I will try on a patch to see how it goes but you are probably right, there will always be some bits that will be impossible to get clean. I absolutely cant stand carpet but two solution is just get a new floor, or find another paint colour to go on top of the current one.

Hello everyone, We have just moved into our new place. The whole place still has the original pine floorboard, some places in better condition than others. Currently the hallway and the bedrooms floors are painted black. I want to sand and strip it back to original wood colour, however Im not...