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1920's house, I'm stripping the white gloss paint on the stairs and stair skirting. It's previously been stripped and had some kind of varnish or stain applied to the bare wood, and since gloss painted (badly) over. I'm planning on stripping and sanding the posts, skirting, and replacing...

My car the bumper and wing are damaged. I'm looking at "platinum plus" replacement body parts on euro car parts which are on sale. Has anyone got any experience of these panels? and what would you have to do to paint them with a spray can, primer and paint? I'm not that fussed with the...

Labour made a pigs ear of their 12 years in power and although a change was good in 1997 they stayed in power for too long. They have changed the face colour and make up of the UK - for the worse IMO. I don't have faith in LibDems and don't think they have made an effective coalition...

Useful link for what you want to do http://www.pavingexpert.com/maintain_02.htm

One of the PCs can act as a DHCP server. Not sure what OS you have installed on them, looks like windows 7 has some options with ICS, if not 3rd party software e.g http://sourceforge.net/projects/dhcpserver/

Damp rooms are a health hazard. You can get black mould in the end which will get into your lungs and cause permanent damage. Even if it is cheap, do your self a favour, consider moving. You could approach environmental health in your local council (after giving the landlord fair warning to...

you never have just one mouse in a house. if you've seen one (you didnt say if it was a mummy mouse or a baby) chances are you have at least 5 or 6 more

I had a damp survey done as part of buying my house as the surveyer kindly pointed it out in his report to the mortgage company. complete crap. They advised the standard hacking of plaster, injecting walls. The actual cause was a leaking copper pipe set in the concrete in the bathroom...

What OS do you have? windows 7? XP? Vista? What printer is it? in windows you can either set a printer up manually if you just download the driver, or depending on the printer, the manufacturers sometimes have software you download which does it all for you.

Yes, if your laptop can "talk" to the printer then so can your PC wired into the same wireless router. You need to find out the IP address of the printer (Print a test page from the printer with the settings?). I expect it probably picked up an IP from DHCP i.e it is not fixed, it's worth...

it's probably against their human rights. They'll melt into the shadows and revive their agenda when it quietens down

They are separate buildings on different properties, with a public highway and other houses on the way! I'm looking at a set of TP-LINK TL-WA7510N or similar from broadband buyer, which I'll set up when it quietens down at work I need something professional that works reliably, whilst I'm...

You're suggesting you're going to take up the blocks and not dig out but drop hard core on top? If the existing sub-base is not stable, just adding a few inches to the top and compacting won't make it better. That's not really "starting again" imo If that's what you mean, adding to the height...

www.pavingexpert.com/ has all the advice you need If it's dipping assume the base is substandard and the whole thing needs re-doing (if you want it done properly) Mine (I had all the tools) for around 30m2 DIY cost around £1100 - 8 yard skip, hardcore, sand, blocking (around £20 a m2 was...

I agree... but mice seem to be amazingly intelligent where I am and avoid all traps. I've tried them all, the only one I've had good success with is the electronic mouse traps, they are expensive. The downside is if you don't check for a while and it catches one and you miss the light...

You just change the cylinder - looks like this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASSA-Scandinavian-Oval-Cylinder-Single-Cylinder-External-ASSA-Flexcore-F501-/230742872408?pt=UK_HaG_Lock_Safes_GL&hash=item35b958d158 message the seller with the details / markings you have and they will probably advise

cracks are usually because it's drying too quickly, if on plasterboard it could be scrim tape hasn't been put on, i think it can happen if the mix isn't right too. Easily fixed though and not a big problem. Burst bags of multi - I'm guessing you know but never use stuff that's been swept up...

I've done a rounded corner like this http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base_images/zp/stair_to_base_transition_example_5.jpg 2 angles around the corner are 135 degrees I've tried the kerf cutting / steaming the wood on a rounded curve / wall and its really hard (I was trying with oak and I...

I don't think the bands make much difference. It's like medicines, there are lots of brands essentially selling the same thing. Mouse / Rat poison generally have either Difenacoum or bromadiolone. I've had poor success with both, mice in my area eat them like sweets. You say you've used them for...

Once cleaned you need to let it dry for *at least* few days if it is sunny. When dry, it needs to be bone dry. http://www.pavingexpert.com/refurb_03.htm gives some tips Kiln dried sand or "paving sand" as wickes call it needs to be brushed all over, allowed to settle. This will be when you...