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OK I've got myself in a real mess by trying to do too many things at once. I have a load of woodwork painted white. The primer I used was Zinsser Bin Aqua. Then I've applied some topcoat (white satin). My problem is that they look so similar and now I can't remember what I've put top coat on...

Try not to laugh too much. I wanted to paint our main staircase black and white - black treads and white risers. Preparation took absolutely ages, as it's 100 years old and had been painted before. I worked on it for about 5 hours a day for 10 days. So I used Ronseal knot...

Hello all I would be grateful for any tips about installing LVT on the risers of a staircase - the treads are painted. Specifically, is there any adhesive you would recommend Also, any tips for ensuring that the stick well - obviously I can't put any weight on them, being vertical. Maybe I...

Hello I am painting a staircase. The treads will be black and the risers will be white. It was painted About 6 months ago, and started to peel almost straight away. It was painted with Ronseal Knot Block Wood Primer and Undercoat White (2 coats) and then 2 coats of Ronseal Diamond Hard Floor...

I have a 12-year old Worcester Bosch 37 CDi. The house has been extended (loft extension) a few years ago and it now has 7 double rads and 9 single rads all together. I've been told this is quite a lot for that boiler. We don't use much hot water because we have an electric shower and kitchen...

I have a Worcester Bosch boiler Greenstar 37CDi that is about 8 years old. I have noticed that our radiators get very hot. So I have turned down the temperature to it's lowest level - but the radiators remain very hot. In fact it appears that the temperature control is having absolutely no...

Over the last year and a bit, I've noticed the pressure in our worcester bosch greenstar 37CDi has dropped to near zero a few times. In the last couple of months it seems to be happening more frequently, so I've since been monitoring it daily - checking it several times every day when the system...

Hi all I've been procrastinating about a boiler replacement for some time. We have a 4 bed house with a bathroom, shower room and a soon-to-be loft conversion which may in the future have a shower put in. We often have the need for two showers running at the same time. I have heard...

Hi All Our kitchen is 7.4m x 2.8m. The kitchen itself will occupy one half and the other will be an informal dining area. The half which is the kitchen has a suspended wooden floor while the other half is solid. We want to have underfloor heating in both parts. Will there be any special...

Hi all I'm wondering what would be the going rate to have a whole house, other than kitchen and bathrooms, skimmed. All the ceilings are artexed, and the walls stripped of wall paper. Any required preparations could be done in advance. Really just looking for a plasterer to come and do the...