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Thanks Regan. I had no idea there was such a thing as a conversion kit! So maybe I don't need a new rad at all, just put a grid on top of the old one. How could I be sure of getting the exact right size when my old one is 25+ yrs old?

Hi everyone I'm changing the ancient 900w x 800h rad in my 13ft square high ceilinged lounge and have been looking online for one. The plumber says not to worry about the position of the pipes as he can work around that. There are many dozens on sale and I am now flummoxed and bewildered! How...

thanks folks

I'm about to have a smallish tree and its huge root ball removed from a six-foot square brick planter in my garden. It's going to leave a big hole and I want to know what sort of soil I should buy, with an eye on the budget, to fill the hole. I plan to plant in there some shrubs that I already...

Gotta buy some black silicone!

Thank you so much, Ken, these are great ideas to solve this wee problem. LHL

When you say "mastic" I assume you are talking about something different from silicone sealant?

Thanks Daz for replying. You're saying these sticky back tiles should not be stuck onto hardboard at all? Too late now, but am curious to know this for the future.

Hello Ken and thank you for your thoughts on this problem. The other three walls of the room are skirted with 14 inch deep ogee. Would be hard/impossible to match it. But as the new stuff (as per your suggestion) would not abut it, maybe it does not need to match. There would be a lot of cutting...

A handyman has laid a floor of sticky-back vinyl tiles on top of new hardboard in my home office. He's laid it right into the fireplace recess as the fireplace is now only ornamental and it seemed the best way to do it. However, it's left a raggedy gap where the vinyl tiles meet the upright...

Well, it seems that the way to get a good price is simply shop around. I asked Trade Paints for the price of Sandtex and it is £34 for 5 litres. Screwfix has the identical product for £36 for 10 litres. So I saved £100 there. I also saved £20 on 5 litres of Zinsser Exterior satin paint by...

That's a very interesting point!

Thanks Sparks. He's a decorator, and handyman-builder. Never used him before, but he sent me some links to good reviews previous customers local to me posted online and invited me to contact them.

Thanks for the reply, Spark. I read the description for the Zinsser and the reviews and all seems good despite it being water based. I'm sure my decorator will have his own ideas and preferences but I prefer to have my own input and to take advice independently. Sadly once he's started I...

What do you think of this? Zinsser All Coat Exterior black for my woodwork? http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/z/ZINSSER_ALLCOAT_EXTERIOR_MATT__ALL_SURFACE_PAINT/

Cheers, Opps. I will only buy 2-part wood filler and oil-based paints. Good points! Is Sandtex a good masonry paint?

Cheers Spark, and good point. What brands do you recommend? To what extent should (or can) the customer oversee, order, supervise, etc a builder up on a scaffold? Don't they resent it?

Cheers, Notch. I don't know or care about brands but will of course use good quality materials.

I've commissioned a builder/decorator to repaint the front of my house, which is 33ft high and 20 ft wide. It's down to me to purchase all the materials, which will include waterproof masonry sealant, crack filler, exterior masonry paint, and enough primer, undercoat and black matt topcoat for...

Nah, it would have fallen down by now LOL. It's attached to a thick vertical plank which is itself screwed into the vertical central "bar" of the solid wooden door. It ain't going nowhere. :-)