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Guys, thank you for the topic and the advice. I am not the OP but have to change a rotten timber under a sliding patio door. Hope the same technique will do.

Come on, post pictures, we want to see it too :D

Thank you terence. I have a Bosch and yes, it is a bit noisy but does a great job. The only drawback is the attachments are too costly.

Do you mean Bosch is better? And do the attachments fit both Aldi and Bosch tools? I have Bosch and hope that would be able to buy attachments from Aldi when they start selling them.

If you want to move the cutout, your electricity supplier can't do it, it is a property of your DNO http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Electricity/AboutElectricity/DistributionCompanies/ Find which one is yours and try their website. My DNO has a self-quotation form so the potential customers...

:lol: Suspicious as always :lol:

Gosh, let it be the biggest problem you have in your life :lol: Just put an offer on freecycle, people who want it would come and remove it themselves. There was a similar message in my area last summer, the guy then posted a message that the decking had been taken and apologized for not being...

A friend of mine used them around the bath/shower area because the tiles there were literally falling off. The whole bathroom needs to be refurbished but this is a cheap temporary solution. Easy to install and would serve its purpose until somebody decides to refurbish the house.

If you google "strip curtains pvc", there are several links of online shops that sell curtains and part for them - different colours strips and track systems. On the other hand is you are considering using strings, have a look at this...

Do you mean something like this http://redwoodstripcurtains.co.uk/

Can you post pictures?

Have you tried this one http://www.screwfix.com/p/vitrex-grout-clean-up-polishing-kit/69180# I bought it after reading some of the topics here and it works better than any other tool I have tried.

If it is a more permanent solution (not just for the next few years), I would knock down the existing tiles and would do a proper job. Tiling is messy anyway, so knocking down the old tiles wouldn't complicate the things too much.

You can cut with a normal hand saw. Just measure and make sure you transfer the measurements to the board correctly. The cut will be by the wall, I suppose, and would be covered by a skirting board or similar.

If the OP posts pictures of the whole room, it would be easier to come with ideas.

I suppose a picture rail would be seen in some of the pictures, so it might be a dado. Completely agree with you dcdec, that if there is a picture rail, it is better to paint above it. Not only because it is easy but imho, it would look better too. The top of the chimney breast is beautiful and...

Yes, I knew while writing that there was something wrong with the word pattern :lol: It should be template of course. Are you sure there is a picture rail? Maybe it is a dado rail.

I don't know what Anagylypta is but if it would look OK if you cut curved lines, I have an idea what you could do, although I am not a professional decorator. Measure the wall at the ceiling (the widest part of the wall) and mark where the sheets of wallpaper should meet. Then draw vertical...

Post a message on freecycle, you will receive a lot of emails from people who want them. In your message ask them to state when they can collect, so you don't have to wait long time for somebody to show up. I've got some plants from freecycle myself, and gave away others, it's a brilliant web-site

rashik1977, I've read somewhere about using caustic soda for paint stripping external masonry. They mixed it with something (for some reason flour comes to mind), spread the mixture on the walls and left it overnight (or 24 hours). Then removed it and the paint came off. I don't have the link...