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Thanks. I've had a slightly iffy reception on a couple of channels for a while but Sky News was always OK. Maybe the ancient Sky Box worked better with the equally ancient CRT!

Am on Freesat from Sky with an old Panasonic box and a new Samsung TV connected via scart. Everything was great on set up - apart from pixelation and break up on Sky news. Which was odd as the one channel I could get even in bad weather was Sky! However when tinkering with the Sky remote...

Hello I'm sprucing up the house prior to it going on the market. There is a thin 2 foot long crack on the ceiling just above the stairwell - close to where the ceiling meets the wall. It graduates from hairline to about 16th of an inch in old money and has been there since the roofers were...

I can't make up my mind about this. The last programme I watched featured a woman with dwarfism (sorry don't know the politically correct name) off on a date with a normal height guy. On the one hand, quite heartwarming, on the other hand I wondered how she could let herself be rolled on as a...

I have a built in Candy fridge. Sometimes the light is off when I open the door. But a tap on the work surface above, or on the light fitting itself, or on the door switch - will bring it back on! The fridge itself seems to be working OK. Is this a sign of the bulb going or something more...

Wow - I didn't mean to start WW3! :shock: Looking at the discussion on here I think an electrician might be the best bet :(

The bedroom floor will be carpeted once the decorating is finished. A proper job, with decent underlay. The floorboards are a mess - paint splodges and dirt from diy etc. Aside from getting rid of any obvious lumps of plaster/paint and giving the floor a good vac, would you recommend giving it a...

I did the same thing with silk and did an entire wall before I realised it was drying to a nice sheen - which is not what I wanted. :shock: I just abraded it with a sander and it covered ok with matt. Not sure that would work with gloss though.

My head hurts :shock:

Just what I was wondering and didn't like to ask. This cottage was previously owned by Messrs Dodge it and Bodge it. Ie even I knew when I moved in that having a double electric socket touching base with the kitchen sink directly behind the taps was not a good idea. Who knows what is behind...

I want to replace my manky old plastic light switches with brass ones. I know the topic is covered here but I'm not sure of my capabilities. How easy is it for a novice? Not even sure of getting the right ones. If I don't do it myself, could I trust it to a handyman 'all rounder' or would it...

The directions on the undercoat I had previously, said it could be used as a primer on bare wood as well as standard undercoat. But on the undercoat tins I have now, it says to use primer first. The wood in question is some new skirting board in a bedroom. Could I get away with applying...

At least it's not pineapple - hate the stuff :shock:

Can anyone recommend a way of doing this? Are there any products out there that work? I seem to spend my life replacing bits of sellotape or even duct tape that seem to give up after a while :(

I use the add on 'theme font and size changer'. http://barisderin.com/?p=286

RIP indeed but getting to 95 and having a presumably peaceful death surrounded by his family was a good way to go. He did renounce violence when he was freed - which was remarkable. Unfortunately the S Africa he left behind is still riddled with poverty, racism and crime. Plus I don't think we...

Well all the advice I have seen on the net says to dust from the top downwards but with damp cleaning to work upwards - otherwise any cleaning solution running down a dirty wall could cause a build up of streaks that are difficult to remove.

I'm painting a spare bedroom that hasn't been done since before I moved in years ago. The walls are really filthy - not helped by the dust and dirt from recent repair work. Usually I just vac and wipe with a cloth but I think this calls for a bit more prep. Would a wipe down with a damp sponge...

Finally I'm decorating the spare room - which has previously been used as a diy store. :shock: It hasn't been used as a bedroom since I moved in years ago and there is no furniture in it. But I'm getting a sweetish vaguely almond smell. Though it doesn't seem as strong since I started...

I'm decorating a bedroom and (where previous occupants did some clumsy diy) there is a foot long split in one floorboard - with a hole about 2 x 1 inch (in old money) at the end. Is there a way to repair the damaged area without removing any of it or could I get away with replacing that part...