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I wonder if anyone can give me some advice. I have a ground floor flat which I moved out of when I moved in with my partner. Since then the flat has been let. 2 years ago we installed double glazed windows, the flat had single glazed windows before then. Last year the tenant complained of...

I just laid some quarry tiles in a fireplace area. They are brand new and not dirty as such but they now just need a buff up to finish them off. Can someone recommend a product to bring out the colour and add a bit of shine? Someone suggested turps and linseed oil 50/50 but thought I would...

I wonder if someone could help. Our boiler is acting strangely. It's a five year old Vokera Linea 735. The boiler was re-pressurised and radiators were bled, including one radiator on the second floor. It was re-pressurised to 1.2 bar. When the heating switched on the pressure rose to 3...

We have had a shower fitted and need now to fit the shower tray panel but the panel needs to be cut to fit around some pipework. Could anyone tell me what is the best way to cut this panel or should we use some other method of covering the gap between floor and shower tray. Many thanks in...

I have a cupboard hung straight onto a plaster wall. There is no back to the cupboard and it has wooden shelves. Can I use one type of paint to cover the wooden shelves and the plaster wall or do I have to use different paint for the shelves and wall? Thanks in advance.

I have a tiled kitchen floor which drops down 2cms to a wooden floor (at the doorway). I imagine I need to make a threshold of some sort, has anyone done this and could you give me any ideas the best way to do it? I would like to use a fairly wide piece of wood so the drop is not too severe...

What should I use to revitalise a hardwood threshold? It's looking very dry and under nourished! I'm guessing something oil based but would value a recommendation.

I wonder if someone can tell me what to do next with our parquet floor. We bought an old house and the parquet was filthy, now we have sanded it and I don't know exactly what to do next. I keep buying different products to put on it but I'm scared I'll mess it up and daren't take the plunge so...

Hello, this is my first question so please be kind! Could anyone tell me where I might be able to buy wooden weatherstrips for a garage door? Thank you. Kate the Mate