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Great! Thank you very much for your response! We have tried pushing the 'white bit at the end', but it doesn't budge, so I think we might need to bite the bullet as you suggested. As for a few leaks, haha! A few is not the right quantifier! The floor under the sink was so damp, that when I went...

Dear all, my husband and I are currently in the process of renovating our kitchen, and along the way have experienced a number of 'surprises', the pipework under the sink being no exception! We thought the pipework might be fairly easy to remove, as it looks like the pipes are connected with...

Fantastic! Thanks, nice tip!

Many thanks JohnD, this sounds very helpful! The wall bracket we have already bought, but the tip about the joiners helps a lot, thanks!

Dear all, My husband and I are putting in a new Howden's kitchen, and there is one small problem, which that is we have never put a kitchen in before (so you might ask how we got a Howden's kitchen? Well I have an account, they asked if we were 'in the trade', I am in a trade, just not a...

we're installing a new kitchen, so a new and very effective extractor was my first priority!! Given the state of the old extractor (from our house's previous owner) I feel you are right with your comment on steam causing the ceiling to peel.

hello both thank you for your replied! fairly sure it is not asbestos as it is not such an old ceiling, last owner just didn't maintain it at all! And there are no sparkly fragile pieces like you'd have with artex. came home to find the husband scraping already, so yes to the dust sheets! I've...

Thank you very much for your response! I am afraid the divorce option is out of the question. Not only am I rather fond of him, he is also rather handy and IS cheaper than getting in a builder! But I do very much like your suggestion for his Christmas present! Thanks for the suggestions, I guess...

Dear all; My husband, who is an avid DIYer (and very active on here) is threatening to take down the somewhat flaky paint on our kitchen ceiling (please see photos), and skim over it. It is not that I do not want to fix this problem (of course I do, I spend most of my time IN the kitchen!) it is...