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Just moved house and everything needs doing ! The previous owners painted one side fence Blue, not really easy on the eye. I brought with me from previous house a brown timber treatment, My question is, can I just paint over the blue?

Hope your wife liked it, she is lucky to have a handy willing man. You can come and do the same for me if you like.

Thanks scoops, its obvious really if you think about it inst it. Trouble is for 30yrs I have only been "allowed" to paint bits that do not show, or too awkward to get to. B & Q here I come.

Im new to decorating and have been told there is a order in which to paint. I am painting ceiling, walls, paintwork, door where should I start? Should I rub down the paint? what sort of sandpaper should I use?

Yes I know you can get doors for about £25, but its the cost of somebody to hang them, been quote £100 to hang 3 doors.

I too have these fitted by a previous owner. You have no choice. open or shut. Open is not enough in the summer, but too much in the winter. But mine are too good to replace.

Hi I have just moved and have horrible plain white doors. I can not afford to renew the doors to white panel doors. I saw on tv where they fixed beading to the doors and repainted them, how easy is it and does it look ok? Also I want to change the handles to chrome ones, where is the best and...

Hi I have a roof top aerial, and the lead is just hanging from the aerial and waving about until it enters into the house. Like everything else in this recently purchased house, it looks as if needs replacing. Would it be better to replace like with like or a new aerial just under the roof on...

thank you a trip to B&Q seems the thing tomorrow.

I have stuck the fittings to the window surround using a product like "no more nails" hopefully when i put up the blind it will hold.

Thankyou I must now go and unwrap my drill I brought in the sales of 2007, and charge it !

OK bedroom switch is single switch, red and black attached to switch, and a green and yellow wire attached to screw in wall behind socket.

Have a lovely pine unti with overhanging top and bottom, from rest of unit. I have a alcove that I want it in but it is about 3/4ins too wide, what is the best thing to use to remove the extra? I have very few tools, and I am female! although that shouldnt matter. Please help.

Hi I have tilt and turn double glazed windows and would like to fix blinds to them. Blinds have been brought, but need to screw them to frame. tried screwdriver, and electric one, but no luck, just need to get the screw started, what do you suggest I go out and buy? Im a total newby with very...

Have a lovely pine unti with overhanging top and bottom, from rest of unit. I have a alcove that I want it in but it is about 3/4ins too wide, what is the best thing to use to remove the extra? I have very few tools, and I am female! although that shouldnt matter. Please help.

Hi I have tilt and turn double glazed windows and would like to fix blinds to them. Blinds have been brought, but need to screw them to frame. tried screwdriver, and electric one, but no luck, just need to get the screw started, what do you suggest I go out and buy? Im a total newby with very...

Central heating boiler is in a cupboard in the other bedroom, with a flue that has been checked. The bedroom the vent is in used to have the airing cupboard, the only other room there is one is the kitchen larder

Thanks agile, good to know its not too much, I knew there was stuff to do here, but everything has been bodged! This is a baptism of fire for me as when married I was told I was not capable of diy, starting to think he was right !!!! :lol:

I have heatline S24, (inherited ), when i moved in 2 weeks ago, no hot water, heating, a gas plumber had given it a landlord safety certificate 21 month prior, before sale. Called in trusted plumber, he says pressure valve was not working (water running slowly down wall from overflow). He took...

I will take a look tomorrow, and let you know.