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thanks emily. just looking at paper at the moment.b/q.didn,t realise there were so many paint the wall papers, never used them before.? ain,t done any papering for years but, always did my own,before;;;like a bike. I,m a purist too, so, just wondering whether to sub it out;;;then, the hard...

Hi DDC ;Just an UPDATE, Done the 3 rads again. first with existing bad paint, still the same;;To be done again, just to prove a point. 2nd with Dulux Satinwood trade oil based.;;OK. 3rd with Sikkens water based. OK. So, sorted, thanks for tips. cheers ; So a success in total, proving their...

Hi, Boss, dado stopping on, using different paper top and bottom. just want to paper over existing paper on the bottom, which has been painted with matt emulsion.wondered if it would be a problem, using existing paper as a liner?

Thanks John, that,s plenty good enough,practically same as mine; I do most of my joints in a slow cooker,better; hence, not using oven ,except pork. can,t do crackling. appreciate your help, Cheers.Joe

Hi John, no , not a particular one, as I say, would have like another brown neff,to match hob/dishwasher,but are too dear, I just looked at Currys et.al. and a Indesit was there at £189.looked ok, but,there are others, around £200 , that,s enough for me to pay now. Don,t cook for all family now...

Hi J, cheers , it really should give element ratings, but, doesn,t. I know my wiring will take whatever it is, so it should be fine.cheers

Hi TTC, The Hob plug is in unit next to the oven, could put another plug alongside it, using the existing cooker wired spur, with fuse, easy enough,thankyou all very much. really helpful, as always :D

Hi T, thanks for reply also, it, is fan , as you say, it will take longer to reach temp,never come across a full sized oven with a 3 pin plug on before? The star rating and reviews on it are good. cheers

Hi EFL, thanks for reply, it is consumption, but, there is nothing on the stats of the oven , saying what Kw the elements are. Neff are very expensive, so just want a cheapie, don,t use oven much now, brown, but, like ford now, only in black.all mine is brown neff. So it should do the job ok...

Hi Guys, gonna re-paper bedroom, only been done once on bare plaster. Top half of dado is heavy duty, vynyl, which comes off leaving backing for a liner.ok with that. Bottom of dado, is aplain paper , which I have painted with matt emulsion a coulpe years ago, sound, and flat. Question is...

Hi Guys, thinking of changing my Neff built in oven , just a single with grill, plain and simple. I notice all new ones are way lower rated than mine, which is 2.8 Kw. The indesit,0.8 Kw, even comes with a plug fitted, mines wired in. Even expensive ones are even around 1 Kw, is this the norm...

Thanks avocet. As I recall when my son hit whatever, he dislodged the mirror and it was slightly away from the housing at the top, enabling me to see the 2 wires behind for heating, on the right. I didn,t pull it right out, but it looked as though it was held in by a circular plastic clip...

thanks john.

no mursal, it,s for sticking to existing, broken glass, if still intact, but, halfords, guy, suggested taking broken glass out, but, you never know what the back plate is like until you do.? also, heating wire goes to existing glass, I think.? however way it,s done,, this is number 3, sticky...

Thanks Avocet, OH has loads of nail varnish remover;; will look in halfords when I pick the mirror up about windscreen glue, et al. my daughter is having new screen fitted today, autoglass, ( chippings) one of those weeks, asked her to ask them for a bit;;;;bound to have loads;;;they say...

Hi Guys, Thanks for reply, much appreciated.will use meths, Halfords said use white spirits, so did.was thinking of nail varnish remover.??is that oil based. The double backed tape is only 4x2" or less, and already on, just peel the back off and place on existing cracked mirror;;;;the tape...

Hi Guys, slight problem, any advice appreciated. My son has a Chevrolet Kalos,2007 and broke passenger wing mirror. Bought 2 stick on ones from Halfords, but after a month or so, both fell off and smashed.cleaned broken glass with white spirits before fitting and dried it; Halfords, to...

Hi dc. yes, I have never come across it either. I have rubbed all 3 back to coat below the one applied. until they are not tacky when warm,ain,t going further; Done 1 again with the water based one I have had trouble with, BUT, leaving a long time between coats, and not turning heating on it...

Hi dc, just rang Dulux,tech dept, about as much use as a chocolate tea pot, ; Apart from throwing paint at me, which, of course, I aint refused, another 10 litres of my choice, on top of the 2.5 already given, she" suggested sanding back to base the 3 rads.leave 5 weeks to dry before turning...