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Hi, I've got to Decorate a room that's got heavy nicotine stains on the ceilings, walls and white work. I've bought some coverstain but never used it before. Just wondered what the concensus was on preparation and do I need to wash down first and if so would that be sugar soap or is there...

Hi, we have a Salamander force 20tu pump that provides pumped water to our shower and also our bath. We've recently experienced a problem whereby the water gradually decreases in temp as you use it and also pressure ....just to explain, person 1 has a shower and that's all fine. Person 2 then...

Hi. I need to lay some ceramic tiles in porch on a dense thermal block floor. I presume I'll need to use a flexible adhesive like keraflex but would be grateful of some advice. Also, do I need to do any prep like pva or can they just be laid straight on the block? Many thanks Brittas

Hi, we have built in Electrolux enn28600 fridge/freezer. We have noticed that the fridge has suddenly turned warm (+10) and the freezer is over -30. Just wondered if this was a common problem and if there is anything we can do or if it's a case of calling the professionals? Many thanks...

Hi. We have recently had a hardwood porch installed. The carpenter suggested using dulux weathershield as the paint system, and we applied a primer, 2 undercoats and 2 topcoats. We decided to use the water based system, although within a few days of painting it, we are seeing some areas of what...

Hi. I bought a tin of white acrylic eggshell. I used about half and have gone to use the other half about 6 months later, only to see that it's drying very yellow against the Woodwork I painted previously... Is this normal for this stuff to go off?.... I appreciate paint doesn't last for ever in...

Hi All I need to hinge some MDF doors, which are going to be the front of an airing cupboard. The plan was that they would sit outside of the cupboard, rather than within a frame, if that makes sense. They're about 1m x 375mm(W) and they are 18mm thick. Can I get away with standard Butt...

Hi all A question on behalf of a pal. He has noticed that two rads upstairs weren't working. Got a plumber in who said there a big problems with sludge and blockages - he reckons that hot water is getting vented back into the expansion tank. From what I can gather, the set-up is old...

Hi, we are about to embark on a bathroom project and I have some questions re tile choice and tiling. We have been drawn to two choices from the tiles we've seen; Travertine or Porcelain. I understand that the travertine ones need sealing, both the wall before they are put up, but also...

Hi We are going to put in a new patio so thought it might be the right time to consider some lighting. I'd get the work done by a part P qualified person but was just after some advice on what to go for. I have seen low voltage kits on the DIY stores but wasn't sure if it was best to go...

Hi, we have an Electrolux EWX14440W washer/dryer. It's recently begun stopping part way through a cycle and the only way we can get it to work again is open the door and let it cool for an hour or so and then stick on a quick wash to rinse the clothes :oops: We managed to find out somewhere...

Hi Our central heating system is currently controlled with a Honeywell ST699, which appears to not allow us to control the time of the heating & Hot Water separately, or have a boost function. We've thought about changing it for something like the Siemens RWB29, which seems to have some...

Hi As always, I'm after a bit of help....... the bay window on the front of our house has stone ‘cornering’ on the angled sections at the front. As can be seen from the attached pics, it looks like the stone has been painted with something in the past that has then caused it to break down in...

Hi I have some pine bedside cabinets that we want to paint. I have sanded of the wax finish back to bare wood and am going to prime them with zinsser bin. With regards top coat, should I be looking to use an oil or water based eggshell ?. I thought I read somewhere that oil based is harder...

Hi, I have this Panasonic cleaner which is really powerful and works well, with one irritating issue - It keeps automatically opening the by-pass valve on the back of the unit, like it's completey choked up with dust but there's hardly anything in the actual dust container and the filter is...

Hi I currently have a Galaxy panel with optex detectors, however we are about to take on 2 cats so need to change our current set-up. I have been advised by my alarm installer to replace the optex sensors with Honeywell DT7435 pet-friendly ones. A couple of questions ; How good are these...

Hi I have a Honeywell Galaxy panel installed. It's been in place for several years - I don't have maintenance or monitoring in place but it is set-up to Send a text to my mobile if there is an trigger. With the alarm part-set I inadvertently opened a door causing a false alarm. I entered the...

Hi... We've made some MDF furniture and want to paint it... We're probably going to finish it with an eggshell but was after some priming advice. Should we be using Zinser BIN or is there something better for MDF? I think it's going to be painted by hand, although a friend has offered me...

Hi I need to add a spur for a single socket to the downstairs ring main. I know that the proper way to do this is to feed a cable into the one of the existing sockets and connect to the ring main that way but that would mean chasing out the brick wall and therefore a redecoration job. :cry...

Hi all A quick bit of advice please. I'm intending to build a pergola with 125mm Sq uprights and was wondering what the best way of securing them in the ground is? I was going to stick them in the ground by about 50cm with Post Crete but am concerned that they'll rot and then I'll be left...