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Good afternoon. I would like to re paint a bathroom door which is painted with some gloss paint. I wanted to give it a quick sanding down to create a key for my two coats but I have been advised on using a coat of Zinsser 1-2-3 to get a good adhesion to my two coats of paint. Does it sound right...

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Thanks for the link. I had already searched on Google but unfortunately I can’t find the right size. I was thinking of buying two 3 mm cut to size acrylic clear sheets but I’ll have to spend over. £30 for two pieces of plastic that’s why I wanted to use two pieces of plywood and line them with...

Good morning. The cold water tank in my loft has no lid on. I have looked on line but there seem to be none up for grab. I was thinking of cutting a sheet of ply wood to size and line it with kitchen foil. Would that work, do you think. Many thanks for your time.

Good evening. I bought a sight glass level indicator for my Gledhill Pulsacoil to replace the old one as it was leaking and my tenant broke it in an attempt to tighten it up. Do I have to tighten it up by hand or shall I give it a 1/8 of a turn with the spanner? Does the O ring go on the outside...

Thank you. I was not sure which figure I had to take into consideration.

The old one is 7w=60w but it’s not very bright and since the lamp holder states “60w max”, I was not sure if I could replace it with 11-12w light bulb.

Good morning. I want to change an old light bulb in my kitchen, as it is too dim, with a LED cool light light bulb. The lamp holder says “ max 60w”. Now, when I buy a LED light bulb it says 10w=100w. Can I replace my old light bulb with that? Basically, should my reference be 10w or what 10w is...

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Hello. There is a chimney breast, in my diner, which has been boarded up and just an exposed cement hearth at the front. The room has a carpet over floorboards and just the cement hearth is exposed at the moment. I want to remove the carpet, put insulation and floating floor all over even over...

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Good morning. The chimney in my diner was removed many years ago and now there is only an opening where we have put some books and so has its hearth where now there is only a small cement slab. In the rest of the diner there is an old carpet that we want to remove and replace with some tong and...

Thanks for your replies. Is it ok to put some nails into the above external solid brick wall or would I draw some humidity from doing so.

Good evening. I live in a small terraced house which was built in early 1900. The external walls are solid brick. Is it ok to put some screws into it in order to put some shelves up or is it better not to touch them in order to prevent some humidity getting in. Also, the internal walls are made...

Hi all. Since some posts here are very old and things in the trade have moved on, I wondered if Dow Corning 785 is still one of the best silicon sealants to use around bathtubs please. Also how can I apply sealant around bathtub when the space behind the tap is very very tight. Many thanks for...

Thanks to gasguru and ianmcd for your help.

Hi ianmcd. If I had an EV problem don’t you think the pressure would go over 3 bars when CH on as the primary water would have nowhere to expand? My boiler pressure has never gone beyond 3bars so far. That’s why I think it is only the PRV which lets by. Having said that, there is no harm in...

Hi ianmcd. I would say 2.7 bar so I guess the PRV should not open. But it does leak very slowly and after a while the pressure drops to zero.