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Hi, In the middle of a renovation and discovered this mystery wire. It goes from a switched fused spur along the skirting then up the wall in the corner of the room then along the cornicing and disappears into the ceiling in line with a blank. Just want to know how to remove it, what it could...

Hi, Looking for some advice on tiling my small vestibule area floor. I’ve never tiled before, as you may gather from the rest of my post. We live in an old tenement flat in Glasgow with the door leading to a common close, so the vestibule area is very small. Approx 1100 x 550. I’d like to...

Thinking of extending out my current wood worktops to create a small seating area/breakfast bar with a new length of worktop approx 400W and 800L and a couple of supporting legs. From the reading I’ve done, the best way is to dry biscuit or dowel for alignment and use bolts underneath to hold...

Hi, I’m in the middle of sanding my floor and we have a concrete hearth from an old fireplace. What is the best way to polish and then seal it? I’d like to keep the old feature. Not looking for suggestions of dig it out and board over it. Only how to polish and seal it in. Thanks.

Hi, I’m planning to sell my flat soon and want to spruce it up a bit for viewings. When I moved in I had planned to renovate the bathroom completely and due to one thing or another I haven’t managed to. I’ve now decided I want a bigger place so I’m going to sell. The soil pipe on the toilet...

Hi, first post so excuse me if I’m in the wrong section. I’d like to remove the laminate coating from my kitchen cabinet doors in a flat I recently moved into and paint the board underneath. I’ve removed a small corner of it expecting MDF and discovered this material that I’ve never seen...