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Hi all I've got a bit of a dilemna and after speaking to two plumbers, I can't seem to get a straight answer. In short, we moved into our house 9 months ago. The house is a 5 bed detached (circa 2100 sq ft), 1 main bathroom with bath/shower, ensuite with shower and a downstairs w/c...

Hi all I our living room we have an old edwardian fireplace, which is big and very black. We are toying with the idea of painting the surround white, but I've discovered this is made of slate. Any idea how successful this would be? Any suggestions as to which primer we should use...

Hi all We've just bought an old Edwardian, double fronted house, and I have a couple of questions regarding sash windows. Firstly, the front of the house doesn't currently look quite right - it's a dark brick, and the window sills are in bad decorative repair, with lots of flaking black...

Hi all Just discovered the forum, which is very timely as we've just bought a big old Edwardian house which needs alot of work! First job was ripping out the carpets (ugh, I needed a face mask for that lovely job), and this included the stairs. I've discovered that the stairs are...