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made a bar table from solid walnut worktop, it's bare wood so I oil it a few times and applied a layer of Liberon black bison paste wax. It's now quite smooth but when touching the table I can feel some wax on my hands, how can I wax it to give it a seal like finish so when touching no residues...

You are right that the curtain rails will sit where the current cornice is, so I was hoping only to remove the current cornice on the window side wall. when you say it might not be physically possible to plant over the top of the existing cornice, was it the shape/size of the new cornice or...

I had bedrooms re-plastered but at that time didn't think about curtains and the cornice, I now find the cornice too plain and also when thinking of curtains I actually like the idea of having a gap in between the cornice and wall and install the curtain rails in the gap. So would that be a DIY...

I'm thinking to replace a room with all new PVC windows see how much noise it reduces, because I think the windows' glazing are failing and seals are gone which lets the noise comes in from the leaks. If not then have to consider the third layer but don't think will like the look of it.

I had someone came to fix the sensors and confirmed my board does not have the close function. but you are right I was also advised to give it a full safety check - will take the cost into consideration too. sorry I meant the opener is FAAC 402, not the board, I can't remember what board I...

You are right the handles have John Carr logo... sounds like not a worthy investment to refurb these windows. I'm looking at the PVC options and quite liking the idea of two colours - white inside and wood grin exterior, considering to go for a lighter colour not the rosewood to give the house a...

Sorry for not replying for some time, been traveling a lot lately... Thanks a lot for the recommendations, will look into these brands and get some quotes. Not saying the windows are any special, just quite liking the feel of wood frames and these are narrower compared to the usual PVC windows...

Hi Gazman, Thanks a lot for your post, very informative. The house was built in 1990s I believe, and these are the original windows I'm guessing- the neighbors have the same type of windows and the houses were built under one development. The windows were not taken care of very well...

I have a basic FAAC 402 gate opener kit, the control board only allows open function and the gateway will close after 30 sec. I'm looking to upgrade the control board to a newer version that allows both open and close. Just wondering if there's any options to allow the control of open/close...

Not a DIY job but thought I'd ask here for some experienced/expert advices. I have timber framed windows in my house and a lot of the double glazing are failed, some sealing are cracked and tired too. I'm looking to replace the glazing with double glazing for back rooms and triple glazing for...

Fair point. The old brass sockets were scratched badly, but I think that was years of usage, the house is 30yrs old I don't know if they changed anything during the period. I'm looking at some of the brushed brass options, should be more resistant to scratch compared to the polished ones? I...

Not saying I'm going for the most modern look but was look for something have slightly better quality feel of the white plastic MK I got. The brushed brass one from your link looks good I think - and affordable. Thanks for the link!

Thanks, the Hamilton have some good options but are quite costly, will have to look at the total cost for changing over.

When I was searching brass wall socket there wasn't any MKs came up with the search but since you mentioned I looked at their website and found the model number, but still very few stores carry them,not sure why. I only know MK because my builder praised it a lot but what other brands would you...

Hi I'm looking to change my MK logic switch and sockets to the brass and maybe Georgian type of switches and sockets? Any recommendations on good brands on par with MK for these type of switch and sockets?

Thanks a lot for the informative reply. I 've installed a curtain rail in the next room and it was grey duct that came out when drilling - and it felt very easy to get loose when I was inserting the plastic screw plugs. Below is a picture of the internal wall of my garage, I'd assume it's the...

Thanks for the replies. I bought a Nilfisk pipe cleaner see if I can have the kitchen pipe sorted and getting a quote for replacing the section.

would any of these 40mm boss work if I put enough glue/sealant at the base to attached it and seal with the waste pipe? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Plumb-Pak-WF95-40mm-Soil-Connector/dp/B00K5ODR5Q/ref=pd_sbs_60_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CPWW5RTH8TM96HYXG82M...

There is a 3.5x4cm opening cut on the waste pipe, the opening is opposite to the kitchen drain pipe which I think the previous owner used this opening to unblock the kitchen drain pipe. But the cut was square and they used denso tape to seal it. IMG_0198 by Sup9 posted 26 Nov 2017 at 10:18 PM...

I did not think it would be a problem when I bought the hob, but I just checked Miele's gas hob range and it seems the smaller hobs are all 35mm thick but the larger models are all 75mm! I first thought this could work but the drawer is designed to sit under the oven and to utilise the space...