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Door reveals........ let me show my ignorance........ what does that mean?? In relation to having to move the doors so they dont hit any brickwork the clearance is sufficient so that would make the task even easier. I now understand what you mean by the bars and have seen these removed by...

Reversing the doors from the conservatory to the dining room should have no effect on the conservatory? There is plenty of space for them to open into. I'm not looking to reverse the external doors so the security aspect should not be affected although I have no idea what you mean by the bars...

The surrounding decor would be a bit of a problem but not entirely so. One side of the doors ahs got plastic trim so would have no affect on that the other is plastered but the doors are recessed by about 2 inches so it would only need patching and just the recess painting. I am not at the...

I moved into my house a while back and the previous owner had a conservatory built with french doors opening into the conservatory from the garden and into the dining room from the conservatory. The doors that open into the dining room from the conservatory i would prefer to open into the...

Will get this stuff ordered and see how i get on. Will post up the results. Has anyone used the LTP stuff i used before and what are peoples experiences of it? I was dissapointed it left residue everywhere and left my very nice new floor looking unsightly!

Well im now deciding between either the stain stop or the protective impregnator. My initial thinking was to use the wax off to remove all the existing seal and use the impregnator to reseal as it goes on invisible. Pricey stuff though. Any ideas if the stain stop leaves any residue or...

Thanks for that will it be sufficient to just use it to remove the excess and give the floor a nice finish or will i have to remove it all and start again? If so how should i go about getting a decent finish?

Hi all, I recently had my bathroom floor re-tiled in natural travertine and decided to seal it using LTP ironwax floor sealer. The problem I have is having applied it as suggested using a brush it has left marks all over the floor as the solution has dried and the sealer is very much visible...

Hi I just had some windows fitted and there was a gap left at the top of each of the windows. This was covered with a strip of UPVC and i was told this sometimes happens as when the windows are measured you dont know if the original sill is sat on a bed of mortar. I was wondering if this was...

I am looking to re-stain the internal doors and was wondering what the best method of doing this is. Is it to use a cloth or sponge or brush and are there any handy tips in doing this? Looking at the doors its hard to tell how they were finished first time round. I cant see any brush marks...

I am looking to install downlighters in the bathroom and in the bedrooms. I am aware that the ones to be fitted into the bathroom have to be low voltage but what is best for the bedrooms? A lot of people talk about the pros and cons of each but there doesn't really seem to be much difference...

Recently seen some tins of Dulux Trade paint, gloss and satin variety with labels on saying "deep base" and "yellow base". What does this mean? I was told deep base was how deep the colour was. Not sure if this right but no one happens to know what yellow base means. Any ideas??

Yes it is the roof over the opening and will be about 6metres. The garage is detached from the rest of the house. Any suggestions?

Yes it will need to be an RSJ. I have been told that an RSJ with a load capacity of 23kg per metre or above would be sufficient. The garage walls are single skin brick. The returns are actually a little less than 1' either side (If by return you mean the measurement from where the lintel...

I knew i had missed some information! :D Wall to wall it is about 17 feet across. The door opening will be just over 15 feet.

I am in the middle of having the double garage converted from having two single doors with a brick pillar in the middle, to having a single double door. Currently above the single garage doors there are two steel lintels. What I am trying to find out is what spec the lintel should be...

Hi all, I have just started redecorating and could do with some advice. I have stripped wallpaper off, removed a dado rail that was stuck using something like 'no more nails' and cleaned the walls of paste and the odd bit of paper. Previously the walls were painted underneath. Now the...