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thanks to you both.

The previous owner has left rather large holes in the walls of my flat where he has put up pictures and used rawl plugs and screws. Some of these holes are quite large one inch radius doe to the previous owners bodging. The wall has been lined with lining paper and this paper has been...

I am a real novice and I did the same thing a while ago. I couldn't find a light switch that was the same size as mine which was annoying as it would have left a wierd ring around it if I changed it. I'd suggest if you have a similar problem giving opening up the switch and tryin to fix it a...

First off I am no expert but I tried to use the Dulux Kitchen and Bathroom paint and had real problems with it. I found that it was taking a long time to dry but was instead "setting" and anywhere I rollered over even as short a time later as 30 minutes I was "picking up " paint. Perhaps on...

I have 3 wall lights in my living room and would like to replace these with a single pendant fitting. I want to get an electrician to do this but wanted to have a reasonable idea f how they should approach the task before they come in. In an ideal world these wall lights, or sconces as I...

There is a cupboard in my bathroom that houses a washing machine. The cupbaord has been built against an external wall and inside this cupboard it gets quite damp. Inside the cupbaord it looks like a previous owner has in some places spread some sort of "render" type stuff and these areas are...

Take a look here. A friend recommended it as it promises to give some uniform absorbancy. http://www.polycell.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/POLUK/New/Jsp/New.jsp?contentPage=WNDetails7386_ct.html

I have applied two coats of Polycell Basecoat to the walls now and am trying to pluck up the courage to put the colour on. Just can't face it if it goes wrong again. Now the Polycell Basecoat is on do you think I need to apply a thinned out first coat of emulsion, if so in what proportion...

Thanks Zampa. I'll let you know how I get on when it comes to putting the colour on.

Thanks again Zampa. Should I be cutting in the whole wall (lengths along ceiling, corners where wall meets another wall and skirting board) and then using the roller to fill in. My concern is that by the time I have done this the paint kind of dries and when I roller over it leaves a mark or...

Thanks Zampa. It is a strong bright colour and consequently it looks like it is going to take a lot of coats to get it to the final colour. This is what I mean by coverage. Having done some tests my problem seems to have been different absorbancies all over the wall due to my sanding and...

Zampa. Any suggestions as to what is better paint to use. The bathroom does get quite steamy. What are your particular annoyances with the paint. It is clearly pretty rubbish at coverage.

Is there any chance that my paint might have "gone off". It was bought in May and was one of the dulux mix it in store colours? It has been in its tin since then and has not been opened.

I have been meaning to paint my bathroom for months now and finally got round to it yesterday. I had previously sanded down the walls (they had a very rough finish and were painted white) and polyfilled some cracks and uneveness. In some places the paint came off the wall and revelealed bare...

I am going to paint my bathroom over the next few days. I will be suing Dulux bathroom paint. The room tends to oscillate between being very cold ( it has 3 external walls and was built a considerable time ago) and quite hot due to the big radiator in there. My question is should I turn off the...

I want to buy some new doors for my house. Doors seem to be much cheaper if you buy knotty pine ones. I am going to be painting these doors with gloss paint anyway so does it matter if they are knotty?

A bit confused on this and not sure I fully understand your explanation Lectrician. Does it not imply that if there was a fault and the metal parts became live they would also go through me and not to the earth provided, or am I missing the point?

Thanks for replying Johnny101. The sensation disappears if you unplug the equipment though? Can't just be the material. Must have something to do with electricity.

Really hope somebody can help me on this. I have a white room that I am going to paint a dark maroon colour. I sanded down the current white emulsion paint and in a few places have gone down to the bare plaster below. It sort of flaked off. I will therefore need to seal these spots and...

I have various brushed aluminium surfaces in my flat: an oven, a hob, a metal angle poise lamp, a stereo and some lightswitches. If I brush my fingers very gently along the metal there is a strange vibrating sensation that is only apparent when I move my finger. If I keep moving my finger the...