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Cleaning fluid sounds ominous. Wipe down with a damp cloth and elbow grease if necessary. Anything that doesn't shift will come off when you do that light sand down.

Great, thanks all. That's given me confidence to go ahead

1952 ex-council terraced house, very typical post-war house in these parts. Picture rail 230mm from ceiling, then 100mm from bottom of picture rail to top of window reveal. Where would you put the curtain rail? I know this is probably a design / personal preference thing but I just cannot...

Thanks everyone. Really appreciate your replies. I now know who to avoid, and a couple to check out. I will also check out the technical suggestions from gbrown100.

Hi folks Having had pretty good bandwidth from Tiscali for several years it dropped three weeks ago to about .3meg most of the time. Tiscali are doing their usual thing of fobbing me off so I think it's time to change ISP. I work from home most days and not being able to make VOIP calls...

Hi guys Beech block worktop. Been oiling it with raw linseed oil. Lots of posts about how long this takes to dry but I find it is sucked into the wood so fast it is dry within 12 hours and water is no longer beading on it after a couple of days. Have done about 5 coats now. Getting...

Thanks Matty. Really appreciate your advice. Now got to get hubby to agree to prime the floor.

Thanks Mattysupra. You're right. Apparently some of the bags got wet in one corner a few days beforehand. Big lumps were sifted out and smaller ones are now visible in the floor - hence ratio of latex to cement (or whatever it is) was wrong for that bit of the floor. You must be shaking your...

Thanks guys. Yes, it is a bronze impellor. Pump fitted in flow. Plumber says he has fitted lots like this and it hasn't been a problem, but is willing to come back and change it to the return. I'll also ask him about fitting a thermostat so the pump isn't running all the time when it's on.

I am NOT a professional, just a DIYer, but in the past I have mixed a small amount of the coloured paint with the filler. This makes it blend in with the wall. It needs to be a water-based filler. I've used ready mixed and dry powder filler and both work with a bit of paint mixed in...

We have had secondary flow plumbed in with a Grundfos pump (so that there's hot water instantly at the taps, don't have to run off cold water first). When it's been on for a while (maybe half an hour) the pump starts screaming. The plumber returned and bled the pump, then replaced the...

Compound mixed by hubby (sparks with lots of building experience) and the bricky. No extra water was added. Some of the areas are whitish, have been since they were poured. No white powder on surface. In fact whitest area is the one that's still soft and rather rubbery. No best befere...

Help, I think we have messed up. And reading lots of past posts on the subject has not made me optimistic. Substrate is thermal aquafloor panels then heating mat. Used Febflor latex self levelling compound, mixed as per instructions with an electric whisk, in batches (one bag powder with one...

Thanks Tony Yes, only one Firewall. Based on what you said I just disabled AVG tool bar and AVG Safe Search and this has enabled me to get into emails quicker. Many thanks! PS For anyone who wants to try this at home, you'll need to reboot after disabling the add ins.

Hi folks I have just moved to a Dell XPS M1330 laptop with Vista. Have SP1, disabled various Add ins, using Unprotected mode, have listed hotmil as trusted site, enabled HTTP as trusted, reduced IE security settings to lowest . . . . . and still it takes ages to open Hotmail Inbox or an...

Thanks for your replies John and Chessspy, v helpful

Hi John "Bubble wrap pasted to foil" is your description of Tri-iso stuff?? Thanks Min

Hi folks We are extending the kitchen out into the old single skin brick coal store and shed. We had intended to line the brick with batons and Tri-iso 10 insulation, then plasterboard. Now the demolition of the internal walls is complete we are re-thinking. In terms of insulation...

Igorian, Spark123, Deluks Magic, thanks guys. Mapped a network drive and now able to copy over folders, and multiple files in an instant. Btw, found device address in 'Browse' on Network Drive dialog box. You're geniuses! Thanks

Hi Breezer NAS = Network Attached Storage. Thecus is the make. It's just a storage box that we thought we'd store music, photos, DVDs etc on. You can only access via browser on pc, and cannot it doesn't have 'Send to' as an option when you right click on files. It's connected via...