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I have new hardwood framed windows and front door fitted as part of an extension refurb. I want to seal/treat them and would like a silk/satin finish. What would be the best product both interior and exterior? Any recommendations please? Many thanks.

Ok, let's get back to my original question as the rest is hypothetical and doesn't help fix the problem. Can anyone recommend a sealer which will cover them up to best effect?

Growler, what difference does it make whether I have "appointed a painter" ? This is a DIY forum. The delay doesn't mean the builder is any less liable. What I'm looking for is some advice on what is the best product to use now. Anybody have any constructive suggestions please?

Before I go back to the builder, I want to test the result of a sealer on a small area that is badly affected and that I have got as much plaster off as I think possible. Can anyone recommend the best product for this, I want a polished sheen/silk finish. If the product is also good for the...

Thanks Noseall. The plasterer was subcontracted by the buider, who has an excellent reputation and is very experienced. I find it hard to believe he has let this happen. Do you agree I have a case against the builder for him to make the best of it? Obviously he won't replace 10 window frames...

I'm worried now I read this. I had an extension built with about 10 new hardwood framed windows. I have a LOT of new plaster marks on the hardwood. Building work finished 6 months ago and I am getting round to decorating. I have tried scrubbing them with toothbrush, lots of elbow grease with...

I need mosaic or 50mm sq max tiles for a 1200 x 900 wet area. A bathroom installation firm says porcelain is the only material hard-wearing enough for this, which I doubt, particularly as Topps sell a range of slip-resistant 50mm sq ceramic tiles. I also find unbevelled porcelain is very...

Yep, I know what you mean, however ,ost of the s/b is new (annoyingly, they fitted it to the height of old flooring) and is definitely not nailed. Also I am only shaving 3-4mm off the bottom so v unlikely a nail would be that near the bottom. I'll be careful.............Cheers.

thanks GHF, it's a good point and one I've been thinking about, reading other forums. I hate the look of those wooden-effect trims and had been trying everything to avoid them. One side of the hall is mostly doors and where the stairs come down, which is carpeted and will hide the gap. It only...

To be honest the fluorescent idea is looking unlikely. Is there an alternative anyone can think of which is in effect long narrow lighting which can be hidden above a 15mm ledge and is dimmable or will give a soft light? Any ideas welcome.....

Are there any dimmable fluorescent strip lights out there safe for bathroom use that can be taken off a standard lighting circuit? Thanks.

Thanks, I'd rather not rip them all off as they are fairly decorative and expensive to replace. I've tried to prise them off but the adhesive is pretty tight. Also the manual pull-saw would take ages, thanks anyway, I'd rather spend the 40 quid extra and save a few hours tbh. I was hoping there...

I am fitting floating solid wood flooring but would prefer the expansion gap to be under the skirting rather than the flooring sitting back. ( I need 20mm of expansion gap so any trim on top would be too bulky. As it stands the flooring is thicker than the existing gap between bottom of skirting...

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Thanks for quick reply Steve. The fan is already built in but good idea. I wasn't planning on a seperate dimming circuit for the fluorescents, just to take them off the existing lighting circuit. Forgoing the increased efficiency, is there a similar product that is IP rated bathroom safe that...

I am looking for lighting ideas for a new bathroom. Having seen effective uplighting in a couple of hotel bathrooms fitted and hidden above cornicing (sort of, but with maybe 300mm space to ceiling) I like the result. My idea is to combine that with shower-rated downlights above the wet-area as...

Tx Zampa, i was really looking for some advice/views on alternatives to painting, eg would is be economically viable to paint or replace with hemlock and then seal, or does anyone have any other suggestions. Looking for a bit of inspiration rather than an online quote......... Tx for input...

I have a fairly large staircase which rises into a double galleried landing. Unfortunately it is in varnished pine, including spindles, handrails, newels bottom rail etc basically everything is pine!! I want to lighten it up and get a painter to paint it white. The spindles are very close...

Understand, I will check that the 2 are definitely seperate circuits and not part of a well disguised loop. If seperate it has been that way for several years. Thanks.

"Could you just clarify this bit? I read it as you`ve got two circuits with the feeds of both into one terminal of the pull and returns of both into the other terminal of the pull but this might not be what you mean to say or I might have misunderstood." Yes ebee, you have understood. Thanks...