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Hi all I recently bought a shabby chic dressing table from ebay. looked lovely and got a tiny pot of touch up paint fromthe seller. She said that it was painted white and then waxed. The problem is that it marks really easily- I had to transport it upsidedown on the back seat of the car...

Thanks for that i get it now

thanks for the reply but i don have a cclue what you are on about with nosings and top runners sorry can you explain

I have aquired a nice large lump of carpet from work.(cant get any more) It was to do the hall only. But i have a feeling that there may be enough to do the stairs as well (but not the hall, stairs and landing) If i decide to do the hall and the stairs how would i end the carpet on the top...

Got you thats a good idea thanks

sorry but i am a bit confused. do you advise removing the carpet or keeping it in situ and masking it? thanks

Wwhen decorating the hall,I removed carpet whilst painting the wood wor k in order to get a nice finish. being a hall the carpet was not a regular shape so when i came to re fit it it was a right pain in the bum ( didnt help that i folded it not rolled it so there were creases) but i am not too...

well i have just finished the hall seems not to cover as well as normal emulsion but two coats seem to be fine ( crossed fingers) feelsway more matt than what was on before ( but it was 9 years old so had probably been worn smooth. so long as it lives up to its wiipeability then i will be...

Hi all, The plaster around myfront door has cracked away in places. and i have used pollyfiller to fill them. (I did this yesterday afternoon and still havent sanded it flush)) today the front door slammed shut due to the wind and a fair bit of the filler fell out, and the cracks are...

so in answer to your question LOL I guess i used it because in my mind i was having a conversation and it was a question (albeit a rambling one)

Hi so i want to lay some solid wood flooring. I know i have to leave an expansion gap. The house has carpet at the moment and skirting all around. so the logical thing to do is leave a gap up to the skirting and put some beading around to cover the gap. But i hate that. so i could reomove...

Guys thanks for that. As i have no trade discount the diamond matt is VERY exppensive. Just got some testers of the endurance from B&Q and they are doing buy 1 Dulux paint get the other 1/2 price so 10L = £45 which i thought was ok I think i will go for the endurance. Because, from what i...

Hi all I need to paint the hall and stairs inmy house ( large wall area with 13 doors, dado rails and coving) so lots of cutting in We want a durable wipeable matt paint. having used dulux trade (weathershied) paint i was looking at dulux diamond matt. but have heard there is difficulty in...

Thanks for that I gave it a bit of welly and it came out. greased all the o rings but its still leaking so i guess i need a new cartridge! being stupid when i drained the water from the tank in the loft i then turned of the bath taps and now have airlocks in both taps is the only way to...

Hi all thanks to the excellent posts here I have realised i need to fit a new mixer valve / cartridge for my shower http://www.shower-spares.co.uk/aqualisa/aquatique_thermostatic.htm it is of the hidden type. I have got the tap etc removed leaving the cartridge exposed but i can see...

Hi all after a quick search on the forum I wondered if could ask a few questions? we have a 10 year old (Berkley) house with concrete floors on the ground floor. I am hoping to lay a solid wooden floor onto the hall (approx 5 m lon and 1m at the narrowest 2m at the widest) I was...

Further to Chris Frost's post This is the system we have in our house. But one thing to take note of: if you live in a bad signal area like we do You can plug the DAB in the socket and get 100% signal, you can plug the TV in and get 100% plug both in and the signal strength drops (on both)...

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Thanks for that advice. I think thats what i will do. Having looked on the net on how to remove a radiator it seems fairly easy- shut both valves off and unbolt the "join" to drain the rad. is that really all there is? all the guides say to open the bleed valve to let the air in to...

Back again!!! so the bath panel has been fitted ( minus lights at the moment) When i removed the old panel I checked for any signs of damp and there were none so thats one posative. with regards to the schedule p is that just a case of me doing the work and then getting an electrician to...