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Is it only available in high gloss or is there a satinwood finish? And any idea if they do tester pots to check foe colour Ta

Thanks. is there a particular brand or something to look out for? sorry but having never bought one before how do i know "heavy woven type" compared to nonrmal lighter one?

Hi We r looking to paint stairs (currently painted white, probably many years ago by previous owner) and some mdf shelves. Looking for satinwood finish which will last decent time and brownish colour. We really struggled to find it today and most finishes in satinwood are light while...

hi looking to get some weed control fabric and bark to sort out some of the mess in front garden. couple of questions? 1) i understand fabric works by blocking sunlight and eventually weeds stop growing. say if i want to plant something in future, do i just tear a hole out of fabric...

Thanks. Will look into it. Where do I get one of these?

hi we have a smallish pond in back garden, about 3.5 m by 2.5m. it was done by previous owner and has filters with suction at bottom. i am not 100% sure but pretty sure that side walls are lined and not concrete. we have struggled to keep pond filter clean with a little one in house and...

hi we are looking to paint our hallway (incl stairs, walls, ceiling and skirting). Having been in rented accommodation before i haven't decorated so no previous experience unfortunately. 1) what grit sandpaper should i use for sanding stairs prior to painting and during coats? 2) i...

Hi We need to finish kitchen cabinet handles. They will either be oak or beech, if it makes a difference. What do I do? Am confused with Wood dye, wood stain, varnish, paint etc. Probably want to avoid painting as I feel varnish is slightly easier to finish as it probably won't...

thanks everyone. will try putting heater on from tonight. did leave window slightly open last night as well. ta

Thanks. Don't have a dehumidifier or blow heater. Have got an of electric oil heater and electrical convector heater. Do they wor? Also any part icular significance of writing to leave door" slightly " open as opposed to fully. I was thinking of leaving windows open at night. Ta

Sorry but first one was general post mainly asking about WHERE to buy from. Following two posts are asking for specific product related feedback. I couldn't edit subject of post from mobile and so rather than keep posting in same thread with questions that don't match with subject is not very...

hi as part of our new kitchen we are having vinyl in kitchen floor. Kitchen floor is concrete. My fitter told me he will put down a ply and then put down vinyl on top of ply. Is this good or bad or doesnt matter? Is ply "glued" to concrete floor? any measures that can be taken to make...

hi as per title, is it possible to do something do accelerate the plaster drying/curing process. Due to bad condition of walls when tiles were taken down we had to had complete room plastered rather than the original plan which was just to skim walls. this means in some places the plaster...

yes its part of cost for complete kitchen building work where only material i supply is paint.

hi further to my earlier posts looks like OH is after switches and sockets which have brushed steel finish with black colour switches / socket inserts. found these: http://www.alertelectrical.com/cat/396/brushed-steel-socket-outlets-spurs-and-cooker-control-panels has anyone used...

hi as part of new kitchen, we r having all walls and ceiling plastered and painted. i am supplying all paints and unfortunately kitchen fitter's painter is on holiday so i want to find few things so i can buy them in advance rather than rushing to local shop when comes back from his holiday...

thanks. i didnt know about the hamilton brand so will see if its possible to find them online. i want screwed ones. just posted another thread asking if there is any feedback on BG Nexus. ta

hi per my earlier post am looking for some brushed steel sockets and switches to replace existing ones. after a bit of a trouble finding one, i found BG Nexus. anyone used these? did a google search for any reviews and didnt find anything recent ta

Thanks The electrician has said that earth is available. electrician said he had recently some problems with screwfix brand sockets i.e. LAP brand so he told me i may be better of going elsewhere.

hi looking to replace old white sockets and switches in kitchen with brusshed steel ones. can someone advise if there are better places then wickes/ screwfix etc to get these, i need brusshed steel with screwed face plates. i need fused spur with flex outlet, double sockets, single...