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Thanks for the advice - I'll do my best to get the join spot on, but pretty much our only option for the join location will be 40cm inside the door, so right where you walk over it. Do you know if there are any other brands of feather finish? I don't really know what it is apart from some sort...

Hi there - I will be laying vinyl tiles in my bathroom which has an old and fairly uneven planked floor. My plan is to eliminate all movement in the floorboards, then lay 6mm egp ply to level out as much as poss, then lay 2mm self adhesive vinyl tiles onto this. Lifting the entire floor is not...

Hi - we have just removed an old 1950's electric fireplace from the chimney breast in our bedroom. On peeling back some of the old wall paper behind it I noticed a white polyfila like substance stuck to the back of the wall paper. It is only a very thin layer, and sticks the wall paper to a...

Hiya - I am about to use Ronseal diamond hard coloured floor varnish and saw your post - how did the job go? Were you pleased with the result? Would appreciate your feedback!

:oops: Er - yes, I meant transformer! I have 4 lamps and 4 transformers Thanks for spotting that one - it was the end of a long day!

Thanks for your help - I have one more question though - does each lamp need its own resistor? I currently have one resistor per lamp, should I connect these in circuit with each lamp (ie terminal - cable - resistor - cable - lamp - cable - terminal etc etc). Or - is it possible to connect...

Hi - we want to replace the traditional ceiling rose light in our hall with 4 spot lights in a line. I am not clear which would be easier to install, mains or low voltage, and whether fire rated lights still require a fire hood. I have bought 4 low voltage fire rated spots, each with its own...

Hi - Thanks so much for your response. It is definitely active woodworm - there are little deposits of saw dust at each hole, and even a beetle or two scurrying about! We will need to replace some of the boards as they have been reduced to dust, and intend to source some reclaimed boards from a...

We have just found active woodworm in the floorboards in our kitchen and Hall. The damage in each site is limited to 0.5 meter square, but some of the boards have been reduced to dust. We intend to expose and varnish the floor, so assume that we need to replace the damaged boards. My concern is...