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Thankd Misterhelpful. Are some makes of paint better than others. There appears to be so many.

I want to get my whole house interior decorated but the smell of paint make me feel ill. Are the low odour paints any good and which ones do you recommend please. Also what is the best paint for walls. No children in the house and so wear and tear reduced and do I need different types of paint...

I agree about Never 10. It has stopped all my nags to upgrade. https://www.grc.com/never10.htm

I think a college course would be too much for me as I don't want to be an electrician. However as I am now I am on my own I would like to have the confidence to do some of the simple DIY jobs.

Thanks everyone. I got a new switch but decided I did not feel happy fitting it. Just paid £30 for someone to fit it. Not a bad hourly rate for a 15 minute job. Perhaps I should learn how to do this but how/where does one learn this sort of thing?

It's a 4 foot tube ceiling light with starter so I assume not HF especially as over 30 years old. I will remove the tube whilst there is still some light.

The pull cord for a fluorescent tube light in my bedroom broke when I went to switch it off this morning. The only way I can turn off the light is to stop all upstairs lights working. I know nothing about electrics and having unscrewed the cover I see that all the electric connections are in...

Can you please suggest a good exterior wood paint. I have existing painted doors which need repainting. Some have a satin finish and others a gloss finish. The paint is flaking and peeling and needs replacing to maintain weatherproofing. How should I got about this and what is the best paint to...

Thanks 1983 and ianmcd I was seeing a very large bill and a long wait for heating. You have both given me hope. Yesterday I left a message with a person suggested by neighbour asking if he could phone me with a view to servicing my boiler but he has yet to call me back. I don't know if this...

I have a 28 year old floor standing Potterton Kingfisher CF 60 boiler, old I know but up till now it has given me no problems so if it ain't broke don't fix it. I use the boiler all year to heat the water and at the weekend I switched on the central heating. All the radiators warmed up and then...