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Thanks for the tips. Is acrylic gloss easy enough to get hold of as I'm guessing most are still oil based?

I'm in the process of decorating a bedroom and now that I've got rid of the furniture I've noticed that some of the gloss on the woodwork has gone yellow where it's been kept in the dark. What's the best way of re-painting this to stop the yellow bleeding through?

Thanks for the tips, I'll try the roller(lack of sprayer!) using an water based eggshell from what I can gather. Are any paints better than others? Will eggshell not give a shine? I realise that I'm being picky but there was already a shelf fitted which appears to be MDF but with a coating...

I've made some shelves to o inside a built in wardrobe using MDF and now at the stage of painting them. I've given them 3 coats of crown MDF primer and looking to topcoat/ finish them. What's the best way of top coating them to get a smooth finish without brush marks? I'm looking for a matt...

Thanks for the tips so far. If I do go down the route of using normal MDF the what's the best way to seal it before putting paint on?

I'm looking to build some additional shelves in a built in wardrobe and I'm trying to match the existing shelf that was put in when the house was built(about 7years ago) It looks like the builders have used MDF however it looks like it may have a coating on it rather than being painted...

I think there's a manhole cover at the front of the house along with a drain at the side(end of terrace) so I'll take a look when the weather clears

I'm not sure where it goes if I'm honest as it disappears under a concrete floor so not sure how I can find out

So is this looking like I'll have to get someone in to clear it from outside the house?

Thanks for the replies. I'll lift the manhole when the weather clears a bit and have a look. Would that not cause it to back up all the time as I seem to be able to sort it for a couple of days and then have to vent it all again. I've had all the pipework off that's above ground and...

I seem to be getting frequent airlocks (I suspect) in the kitchen sink waste pipes and can't get to the bottom of it. Once I clear the airlock by slackening of the trap and venting it then it runs freely for a couple of days but then happens again and starts backing up the sink when either the...

I guess the sagging may be an option but I'd be surprised as all I've done is extend the pipe by approx 1ft under the floor so that the pipe comes behind the wall rather than in front of it. As far as the soil stack goes, I think it's vented out through the roof. The bit that's puzzling...

I don't believe the problem is with a blockage but more likely an air lock as the sink drained fine before the renovation and the waste pipe hasn't had anything down it during the work. Also, if I gently lift the anti vac valve of it's seat to allow some air in/out then it drains fine.

from what I can work out, the waste from the sink goes down under the floor and accross to join the soil stack which sits behind the shower tray in a false wall about 10ft away. I've added some images so you can see the layout.

I'm really pulling my hair out now as I've even gone to the extreme of adapting the anti vac valve by extending the pipework higher and leaving it vented to allow max air escape but still the water backs up and tries to come out of the top of the temporary hose I put in. Is there anything...

makes sense that it's an airlock but I was careful about trying to make sure the pipes were sloping down away from the trap and then downwards when under the floor boards. I tried filling the sink and letting it drop on it's own but doesn't seem to have helped :?: :?:

Thanks for the reply. I'll try and get some pics but there's a limited amount that is visible now the wall is tiled and sink fitted. I'm sure when I did a trial fit before tiling it was ok but for some reason it's started to do this. The old sink also didn't suffer from this and all I've done...

I'm convinced that it's a vacuum problem now as when I manually push the pin up on the anti vac valve to let some air in the water flows freely but struggling to know what to do next as I've tried a new valve.