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Hi all - now please dont laugh at this question. I am a female with absoloutely no idea about electrics - so here we go. I am having a complete new kitchen and I want an electric fan oven with a gas hob. My cooker I am using now is a freestanding gas cooker which I defo do not want again. My...

Sorry for slow reply 50/50 ithinned the paint down - was it too thin or too thick. This is driving me mad now. I dont know how grease could have gotten onto the wall and no def not the dog unless i have a 7ft dog ha ha (she isnt 2 foot lol). I have tried to give the wall the remaining 2nd coat...

Sorry, I didnt make myself clear, - it was plastered over a year ago. Over 8 weeks later it was given 2 mist coats with a few days in between each coat. So about 3 months ago it was given its first coat of Dulux trade emulsion and today I went to give it a second coat of emulsion and then the...

I didnt see any when I was putting on mist coats or 1st coat of emulsion!

Glue was put on the old plaster before being reskimmed?

Over a year ago we had a wall replastered. It was left to dry for atleast 8 weeks then it was given 2 mist coats. Started emulsioning with no problem at all - using Dulux Trade Emulsion - all good so far. Putting a second coat of emulsion on I noticed in places in bubbles then takes off the 1st...

@Wayners thank you :)

HI all I know this is a stupid qustion but do I have to PVA before repairing a patch of plaster which has blown off wall due to a leak (which is now repaired). The patch is about 8inch square. Now for the next stupid question if the answer to first question is yes can I use childrens PVA glue...

Hi all What is the best thing to do about a gap between wall and coving. I have tried to fill them in in the past but they keep on cracking and looks awful. Its not even cracking straight all higgly piggly. What is the best thing to do for this please? Should I use a filler or a flexible caulk...

No advice? :-(

Hi all would like some advice please. I am using Wall roack fibre liner to try and warm this old house up a bit. I have 1 piece of this liner to use again on an alcove but I have run out of the paste. I do not want to buy another huge tub of the heavy duty paste as it it is so expensive and I...

The shower is new :-(

Sorry been in work all day. Right my shower is a Electric Triton 850 hand held shower. We do not have a combi boiler. My husband measured the flow rate this pm and apparently there is roughly only 3litres of water per minute at the hot setting on on the medium setting only 4 litres per minute...

Thanks all - we do not have a combi boiler. So any updates :-)

My daughter likes to have a hot shower which we know reduces the flow of water. I have a triton 850 shower. Can I buy a different head which will improve the flow please? Really need advice she is driving me mad saying it takes agees to rinse her long hair!!!! I have read you can buy heads which...

Thank you for your reply 0pps will check out zinsser now

Hi I want to paint some PVC windowsills which have discoloured. I bought a tin of the above paint Rustoleum Universal All surface paint but I am struggling to get a smooth finish. The paint is drying ectremely quickly - in minutes actually which means the paint is dragging and I am having...

I dont know why it was done all I know it looks awful. I have tried to take a pic but its impossible because of where the shower itself is situated. I think I will go with some facing - anything is better than the way it looks now. Thanks for your help

Hi everyone. I hope I am putting this in the correct forum. We had a shower installed a couple of years ago now the sealant is mouldy and needs replacing. I have a problem - I dont know why or how but when the 'plumber' ( I use the word plumber very loosely) put the cubicle in there is a gap...

Hmmm thats what i was wondering was some plastic trim - thank you for your replies