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Apologies for starting another similar thread to the one about angle iron - but thanks to advice given in the previous one, the plan has significantly changed, and the main question is now different: I have determined hollow box section aluminium beams are what I need for this project, and the...

Hope this is the correct section of the forum to post this. I'm constructing something within a home studio to suspend acoustic panels from - they'll be right over my head, so want to make sure I'm choosing a sufficient thickness of aluminium angle iron! For multiple reasons, I cannot suspend...

I'm constructing a rather complicated contraption for mounting overhead acoustic panels in a home studio, which I won't try and describe here, but it'll be made using a combination of wooden battens, aluminium angle-iron, and heavy duty L-brackets. I'd like to paint all these with the same paint...

Any tips re. sanding glossy doorframes before repainting? Main questions are: 1) Will wet sanding work here? And if so, what's the best method, e.g. cold vs warm water, and does it help to add some fairy liquid? 2) What grit should I use? 3) How much do I need to sand? Is it OK to just lightly...

As title says, have some newly fitted skirting board with tiny nail holes from nailgun - about 2mm in diameter, and not very deep. As I already have polyfilla and decorators caulk, can I just use one of these to fill these holes before painting? Of these, polyfilla would be my 1st choice as...

I want to repaint the doorframes throughout my house with either "Dulux Diamond Satinwood" and "Johnstone's Aqua Guard satin" Looks like they were originally painted with an oil based gloss, as they're a bit yellow... I understand that a water based satin paint will not stick well over a...

Am about to have a new cooker installed in a recently purchased house (1960's built) and have pulled out the old cooker to clean in preparation. Found a vent (see pic) just above floor level, which could definitely do with a good clean... It seems to lead to a vented brick in the wall outside...

I'm planning to paint a room using Farrow & Ball's yellow "Babouche", starting with an undercoat of their "Wall & Ceiling Primer & Undercoat White & Light Tones". The room has several plastered chases after a recent rewire, so I know I need to mist coat these areas as a first step. What I can't...

Long story, but to try and make it as brief as possible: had engineered wooden floor fitted recently throughout house, in one room there is a large spot (about 3 x 3 feet) which sounds hollow if knocked on, and floorboards visibly move (sag slightly) when walked on. Boards are tongue and groove...

So many glues... but what sort is best for sticking back on some bits of PVC trim that have come unstuck from around a bath tub? The type that seems to have been used previously is clear and I think slightly "squidgy" - a silicon glue of some sort?

Just moved into a house with a small patch of mold on the artex ceiling. The artex does contain asbestos, so am looking for a mold-killing cleaning product to use that won't damage the paint (so as not to expose the artex underneath) - pic attached Vinegar is often recommended for mold removal...

Any tips for sanding these plastered-in wall chases? (pics below, of the same section before and after plastering) The chases themselves are quite narrow, but the plasterer "feathered" them in with filler extending several inches on either side. I'm not quite sure how much needs sanding off. Do...

Any advice on what filler to use for these holes and sections of broken-off plaster? (see pics below) I've no prior experience of plastering/filling other than a bit of polyfilla here and there... and I'm guessing pollyfilla is not the best choice here? Looking for something easy to use...

Is a Henry hoover, used with "HEPAFLO" bags, sufficient for containing the fine dust created from sanding plaster? Specifically, I will be smoothing out some recently plastered-in chases in walls (after a full rewire of my house, so quite a few chases) There are plenty of threads and info...