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Cheers. So I mist coat 1st then fill. What would be the best filler to use as its not a deep fill? Yes im going to suger soap the wall proir to painting.

Hi This might seem a silly question but i stripped a wall of wallpaper and as i was doing it a few patches of paint have flaked from the wall. What i need to know is whats the best way of filling this as its only the thickness of 1 or 2 coats of paint. Its only a few patches here and there and...

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Hi I painted the ceiling above the shower a few months ago and patches of it are flaking and cracking. Before I painted there was some condensation stains which I used a spray stain block. The cracking seems to be in those patches. Any advice on what I can do would be great. By the way I used a...

Hope someone can help me with a really stupid question. I have halogen down lighters in my shower. One bulb has blown and i cant get into it to change the bulb! I try twisting it but the whole unit turns. Does the whole fitting come out the ceiling? I have tried it but it only seems to come out...

Hi, Im in need of a bit of advice, In my garden i have breeze blocks which have been laid to form a slightly raised flower bed which have been painted. My wife wants these breeze blocks clad in a natural slate as paint doesn't really last long. Can anyone tell me how this can be done...

This may seem a really silly question but im connecting a washing machine waste pipe to an under sink connector. Di i use a jubillie clip to hold it in place or just push it on???? Ive only ever had a downpipe arrangement so this is new to me

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I've traced back as far as i could and it seems to come from a socket. going by the thickness of the cable i asume it is a spur. And what fee to the council?

Hi all Im fitting a dishwasher and need to install a socket under the work top for it. When i removed a cupboard to make space for the washer ive found a roll of cable which i think the previous owner ( who was an electrcian) has wired up as a spur. The cable is taped up but is live when i...

Hi, I want to install a dishwasher and i was wondering if i could share the washing machine waste drain standpipe with the dishwasher if i could fit both wastepipes into it As this is closer that the sink wastepipe (about 1.5 m away). Many Thanks in advance

Hi, im going to tile my kitchen floor and one wall has a skirting board. Has anyone got any idea how i can trim of the bottom of the skirting with out taking it off thewall so a floor tile can slip underneath it to give the floor a neat finish? Many Thanks in advance

Hi, i have a brick firesurround which i have knocked all the render off. Can anyone tell me how to clean the bricks off all the sand /cement i would like to get back to the natural brick colour to make a feature of it many thanks