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    Mould in bedroom

    I have always had issues with mould in my houses. I have just moved and been in the property for a month, there was no mould in the house/bedrooms but now mould is starting to appear around the ceiling where it joins with the coving, generally on the window side of the room. I have a...
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    How do I go about turning these into functioning lamps?

    I would like to turn the attached images into functioning lamps with a lamp shade and am not too sure how to go about doing this and was after some advice? I can't seem to find anyone to repair these and each of these have different fittings at the top and I am not sure if they can be easily...
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    Manhole Cover/Access is it still in use? Can I fill it?

    I have the following manhole cover in the middle of my front garden and it is becoming hazardous as the cover has become so brittle and loose that if someone steps on it I am worried they will fall through! With this in mind I looked to replace, due to it being in the middle of the garden I...
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    Hot Water not lasting as long and radiators taking longer to heat up

    I have noticed that over the past month or two that my hot water is not lasting as long. I will run a very small bath for the children and have two showers and at the end of the first shower the water will go cold. In addition to this over this time I have also noticed that the heating also is...
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    Best Way to Paint these doors

    I have these dark wood doors in my house which I would like to paint white and keep the metal bits on the door black. My question is what paint do you think would be best to do this? I know it will take a few coats and was thinking of putting Zinsser 123 on and a satin white on top of this but...
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    Tanking Slurry Failed?

    I have a garage that is built into the earth on 3 sides, ever since I have moved into my house I have had issues with damp and mold in the garage and so I decided to try tanking to prevent water ingress through the walls. I used Febtank Tanking Slurry and this appears to have dried well on 1...
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    Garage Moisture/Damp?

    I have a garage which is attached to the main house, this is being used as a utility room/storage area. Recently I noticed hard black ball shapes coming from the carpet, I looked into this and formed the opinion this was caused because of damp. I pulled up the thin carpet tiles and noticed that...
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