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Two ponds in garden that are leaking badly. Think last time they were treated was around 15 years ago. they have some sort of green fibreglass/plastic coating (?) A couple of questions.... Do I need to strip this green covering off to the concrete below? What is best sort of...

The idea of stripping over 100 spindles in place is more scary to me than trying to remove them & get them dipped.....

Sounds ok to me. Probably would use water based paint myself, but if your ok about touching up I guess it will work. With the floor I would just mix up a little cement & fill in as you would do plaster filling & then sand & paint. keep it simple.

If your going to re-paint the wood on the stairs then why not use a stripper solution & then a quick sand down. - Mask off the edges to protect the woodchip.

I'd like to completely strip the victorian staircase in my house. I've done most of the actual stairs & sides however I'd like to do the bannister & spindles as well. It would make sense to me (?!) to have the spindles dipped & then replace them. has anyone got any experience of taking the...

John, thanks. there are airbricks in both cellar rooms & one down the far end under the kitchen crawl space. I keep them clean of dirt. yes the plaster is old/lime/horsehair type stuff. & I was planning on packing between the joists as you mentioned, but other posters seem to think this...

thanks for the advice, but can anyone advise on my original question about stopping the draught/cold coming up from the cellar through the floorboards.

so what to do then?

Thanks for replying- yes there are some cables between the joists, but these can be re-routed relatively easily as they are all "loose" - cheers I didn't know that. yes there is a little damp in the cellar, nothing too bad, but it does attract some mildew(?) and white fungus type growths...

After a bit of advice or comments on what I'm thinking of doing: Recently bought a large victorian terrace that hasn't been touched for a good few years. There's a sizeable draught coming up through the ground level floors. The house has a double cellar & a crawl space at the back end...

After a bit of advice or comments on what I'm thinking of doing: Recently bought a large victorian terrace that hasn't been touched for a good few years. There's a sizeable draught coming up through the ground level floors. The house has a double cellar & a crawl space at the back end...

Ok. Tried blowing down the pipe from the pressure switch. Couldn't hear anything apart from air going down the pipe. Put the machine on a rinse cycle without any washing in & has stopped again when it's got to the drain part of the cycle. does this mean it's probably the actual pump motor...

I haven't tried it without a load in, will do. I'm not sure what to look for regarding the "pressure switch" - but will try & have a look later. Just been running it now. - It functions when I have the manual drain pipe open (on the front of the machine next to the filter door) - If I...

Relatively new & little used washing machine is not draining. Everything works fine until it hits the draining part of the cycle & then just pauses with water in the drum & won't move on. I've cleaned out the filter. (nothing in there) Undone the pipe underneath, between the drum & the...

How much, roughly, I am looking at for getting a tradesman to fit a velux window? Window size is approx 1.8 X 0.78 meters. Situated in top floor landing. Surrounding area will need sorting as well as its the original victorian frame/window thats in at the moment & pretty much rotten...

ok. many thanks. So to clarify, I'm after a 110 volt transformer?

ahh ok. The guy I've borrowed it off has gone away. How much is a transformer? or is it best to hire?

the plug is yellow. why does this matter?

Hi. I know I'm going to sound really stupid but...... I've borrowed a makita sds drill. The plug has 3 long circular prongs. What does this have to go into? I presume you can't just put a 13amp on it (?) But what do I need? some sort of convertor?

Thanks for your replies. I was thinking of putting in a burner down the line. But very skint at the moment so will have to wait. Would I need heat resistant plaster for a burner? How much would I be looking at for a: a plasterer to skim the whole room? b: just to re-plaster the fire breast?