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Hi - i hope this is in the right forum but I am so ignorant about just about everything! I want to change the 2 worktops in my kitchen. I bought the worktops already. This includes getting a new 1.5 sink fitted in one worktop. In the other worktop there is a fitted gas hob which will need...

Hi. Am just starting to decorate newly skimmed living room walls (using two coats of watered down emulsion to start) and wondered what you experienced decorators found easiest to use - brushes, pads or rollers. I'll also have to do an artexed ceiling that resembles a wedding cake. Any...

That's fantastic, thank you both.

That's what I thought. Oh God, now I'm going to have to go and mention it! Thank you for the advice, appreciate it.

Hi - hope someone can help. In my bathroom I have big brass spotlights which I suspect are not specially for bathrooms because they have corroded. They are inset into the ceiling and the cut-out is 130mm. I can't seem to find bathroom lights with this diameter. Is there any way of filling in...

Hi, I have a problem. My builder offered to put up the tiles in my bathroom - on all four walls. I don't do DIY but I was expecting the following: a) he would measure the walls and plot out the tiles so as to have an equal sixed tile at top/bottom and left/right. b) that he would spread the...

Thank you - I shall do that.

Yes, that's what he's done. Thanks for the advice. I'll ask him to come and re-do the work - should go down well! Thanks for the offer of the photos - if not too much effort would be very interested in seeing them.

Hi, I have a plasterer coming to skim my living room. I'm removing the old lining paper and wondered two things: 1) will i need to sugar soap to remove any lingering wallpaper paste? 2) there seems to be plenty of polyfiller on the wall - will the plaster be ok being applied over that...

Hi, I've been reading some posts and noticed that apparently putting damp proof 'stuff' over render is bad? My house had render over the damp proof course and i asked a builder to remove it. He removed it and replaced it with more render mixed with damp proof stuff, when queried he said this...

I had some damp in the living room, because someone had rendered over the damp proof course and the gutter pipe was pointed at the living room external wall (at least I hope these were the problems). I had these two problems fixed about 4 weeks ago, how long will it take the damp to dry out in...

Thank you, I realy appreciate your advice.

Thanks again. Who would I ask to do this and how much would it cost (approx). Sorry, I'm really ignorant of anything DIY but having to learn quite quickly as it appears the house is falling down around my ears!

Thanks Static. It does form part of a party wall - what difference would this make? The neighbour's house is about 4ft higher than mine, so the chimney looks (from peering up at it from garden) to be about 8ft tall, with 2/3 of it on their side and 1/3 on mine. Thanks also for the tip on...

I live in a Victorian terraced house which I want to sell soon. I am trying to deal with all the problems in the house which might appear on the survey but have a limited budget. The chimney breast on one side of the house has been removed. I was in the loft eaves (there's a loft extension...

I hope someone can help! For the last week or so a horrid smell has been lurking in the bathroom. I think it smells like stale urine, my partner says it's more like silage. After blaming him and my daughter for poor aim, scrubbing everywhere with bleach and generally being obsessive about...

As my Indesit Washer Dryer has lasted for only 2.5yrs (!) and was pants anyway, I am investing in a new washing machine and a separate tumble dryer (learning from my mistakes). What make would I be best off buying? I realise you get what you pay for but my budget is limited to under £350...

Does anyone know how much it should cost to fit a new bearing for an Indesit WD12? Thank you

For info - turned out to be the temperature sensor and cost £76.oo. Could have been worse!

I got an Indesit WD12 and I wouldn't recommend it. It's 2 and a half years old and I'm about to scrap it and get separate appliances. hope it's not too late for you!