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Thank you for all the replies. I eventually went with CEF 'own brand' pendants, as I was there buying fluorescent fittings too.

What is the difference between these, some are about £1.40 each and others are up to £6. Is it worth paying extra ? What are the 'good' brands ? ALSO 5 ' fluorescent fittings ... Is it best to get one for a DIY store, or from an electrical suplier ? thanks

Where is the best place to buy two fluorescent light fittings to go in a kitcen .Do I need to get fittings with dffusers?

No Alternatively, I might have to put the cabinet over the bath, on the only external wall

I want to fit a mirror to a tiled, stud wall in front of a WHB. What's the best way to fit it ? I haven't actually bought the mirror yet, as some come drilled, for screw fittings. Can I fit to a partition wall, or could silicon be used to stick it to the existing wall tiles. A...

I am actually going to rent the house out and currently there isn't any sort of cabinet in the bathroom ... I just thought there should be.

I am looking for a bathroom cabinet for the wall that is lockable, so it can be used as a medicine cabinet, but can not seem to find any on the normal DIY shop websites. Does anybody know of any good offers on this type of product please. Thanks !

Does anybody know whether you can buy replacement timber runners for the built-in vegetable baskets, the ones that fit to the cabinet wall

Just wondering ... would sugar soap work ? :roll:

Thank you for all the interesting replies. I was washing the walls today in preparation for painting, with sugar soap, so tried that, which worked. I went through a few of those foam pad things though, but cupboard tops all spick and span now. As somebody mentioned, I too thought about...

told her Now sitting in the greenhouse as punishment

I need to clean the tops of the kitchen wall units, which are greasey. I would have left it, after all the tops are not really visible, but my wife wants it done. Which chemical can I spray on and then clean, with the minimum of effort please.

What is the best way to deal up the holes around two waste pipes which go out through the wall. Luckily thes are at the back of the housei o I thought about bricks,or rather bits of brick but with both skins to repair I thought about the expanding foam stuff. Is that any good and are all...

I have been painting my whole house, with a very exciting magnolia colour to all walls and white to ceilings. Now, all that is left to paint are the bathroom, toilet and kitchen, but I am shocked at the vast price difference, between, say the 10 litres B&Q normal silk magnolia emulsion, which...

I am sure I have seen this question asked a few other times. What is normally done, is to screw timber to the top of the existing ceiling joists, which is of course quite a long job. Best to buy / hire a powered screwdriver if you are doing it yourself. This way, the insulation is not...

What thickness of ply is needed, to go over conventional floorboards, in preparation for laying some form of lino / cushion floor. Would the same thickness be need for a second toilet, but that has chipboard flooring. A joiner is coming to do the work on Friday, but I have to buy the...

We have a rectangular shower cubicle in the corner of the bathroom, against fully tiled walls, but we have had some leakage into the room below. A friend thinks the tile grout isn't too good and suggested removing it and adding new grout. A more drastic option would be to remove the tiles...

thanks for your reply. I had new windows fitted a few years ago and the joiner stu8ck the sills on top. Some are now lifting, so i will do it again. I think he had used silicon, so i thought the glue would have been better .. but I am no expert. I had never thought about super glue for the...

Should I use a silicone type product or a 'no nails' type product to glue down uPVC sills to existing timber sills. Also what should be used to stick on the end pieces to the sill ends ? Thanks for any input

The kitchen and bathroom have both got existing coloured paint on the walls (the proper bathroom paint) but now my wife has decided she would like a lighter colour for each. Should I paint the walls first with a cheap white emulsion, then use the coloured 'special paint' again ? thanks...