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I have internal doors originally factory finished dark brown. The previous owner painted them white and has done a good job in preserving the 'grain' on te door. I am worried about repainting them, as gloss paint can be gluppy and thick. I don't want to put a thick coat of paint. How...

Hello, I have thick textured wallpaper, which has been painted on few times. So quite a bit of paint. I can remove the wallpaper using a steamer, but I am worried how much damage will be caused to the plasterboard. I am wondering if the card from the plasterboard will come off or be damaged...

Last winter noticed a fishy smell. Tracked it down to a Electric Switch for Creda Storage Heater (79161C - April 1993). The switch was burned out. The contacts were cleaned out. Replaced with MK Electric 20A Switch. Same thing happened again. The switch has burned out again. The red cable...

I am also looking for replacement. My double glazing window are enscribed with 305S. The glass unit says Alpine Windows. I need a few of them. I can't seem to locate them. Can they be replaced with generic window hinges? Photo uploaded. [/img]

I am redoing my kitchen. I have got a builder to give me a quote and he says it will take him 9 days. He has priced the job per day rather then fixed price. However, I wonder if that is too long? The kitchen size is 3m x 2.5m. The stuff that needs doing: 1. Remove old kitchen units /...

Thank you for the replies.... Richard C asks>> Have you got any joists resting on the slab or is it just boarded over the insulation? There are no joists. They have rested the interlocking chipboard on top of the polystyrene....

I want to tile the kitchen floor about 7sqm. Current Kitchen floor: Interlocked chipboard boards, which if removed, will show clear transparent plastic sheet and then 2" white polystyere. Below that is something solid probably concrete... This is a 80s built Barrats flat. The builder...

This guy specialises in new boiler fittings and plumbing rather than repair work. He had come in to do some plumbing repair for me and so only by chance I asked him about the leaky boiler and he showed me the limescale etc.. where the water was leaking. Anyways, he said he will glady...

I have a Icon-T combi boiler, where there is water dripping slightly the bottom left. I was told by the engineet that I need to get new flow and return valve, as that it where it is leaking from. I was told once I get this, the engineer can replace it for me. Will I need a G.C. number? Are...