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Hi all, What fixings are best to use in horrible 60's strawboard, assuming I can't afford a resin fixing kit (70-odd quid :shock: )? It's to put a small radiator back on the wall it came off before decorating. The rawlplugs used by the original fitters have (predictably) fallen out...

The only ones I have really seen so far that take the energy savers are some 4-way fittings I got from Lidl for the kitchen (v.good for the price - came with ES bulbs for £15!). As you say the majority of efforts are still designed for the shallow halogens (and way overpriced at that).

Thanks for your quick and detailed reply ericmark. A plain old switch it is then! TBH we were likely to dim the lights only on the odd occasion so it's no great loss. Knew about the phase-out, but for some odd reason I hadn't thought it would include tungsten-halogen lights.

A quick search tells me this topic this has been done a thousand times, but I can't find a specific answer to my question, so here goes... 4 x 50W GU10 mains halogens (brand new light fitting) on a cheap Marbo dimmer... dimmer buzzes like hell unless lights on full. Fair enough, cheap...

After a bit of research I went for Johnstone's acrylic eggshell. With some practice and a couple of false starts I managed to get it fairly even. Not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but good enough for 40yo cheapo council doors. Hats off to you pros though. I consider myself an...

Got two tins of this stuff to do interior woodwork and doors. Our hallway gets almost zero daylight, and the missus likes to crank the heating, so I wanted something non-yellowing. Thing is it's like feckin cheese. It'll keep a wet edge but only if you're painting a line 2" wide. I got...

Cheers for responses. Can't have them fixed directly to the wall, as they need to be removable. Also the wall isn't even close to being flat and I know the plaster-work is dodgy so although I completely trust mirror adhesive, I wouldn't trust the skim not to come away. So, in short...

Hi folks, Having a bit of a crisis of confidence with a mirror wall. Never worked with huge sheet glass before and I'm starting to think I might've bitten off more than I can chew. I wonder if anyone in the know can tell me it'll (probably) be alright, or if not point me in the right...