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Hello My Neff Oven (electric, fan assisted, model B1422) made some interesting noises on Sunday night! And i believe it needs a new oven element I have been offered an Official Neff Oven element fro about £60, (like this...

Hello I am having new sash windows installed. These will be made of hardwood. I wondered whether knotting solution should be applied to hardwoods to stop the knots from releasing sap. Or is it a case of only soft woods requiring knots to be sealed? Thanks

Hello A quick decorating question. I painted some mdf cupboard doors and applied a dulux undercoat to the front. However, I had one of the panel resting on two paint tins to keep it off the ground whilst the paint dried. I thought it had dried enough, flipped it over and paint the other side...

Just a quick question. We have had a new window fitted into a wall. The bricks were removed to form an opening for the size of the new timber framed window. On the inside the bare brick was bonded and then tiled. However, my question is whether the exterior of the window has been done...

Hello, We have lived in our house since the summer last year. At the end of the summer i jet washed the patio and noticed that the filing between the slabs (not sure if it cement or lime mixture) The filling was eroded away / missing in places. I have inlcuded some photos, one shows an...

Hello I have bought a mirror - 67 x 97 cms. I have bought a thick strong nylon rope / string and threaded it to hang from. I just need to drill some holes into my chimney breast. Can someone offer advice on the best way to do this? In particular how long should the screws be? I will...

Just painted the outside of the windows of the hosue - then has started to rain - cant believe it (the forecast said my area should be rainfree - in case anyone says why not check the forecast) used outdoor gloss paint (not a particular waterproof / all weather variety though...

Hello I was repainting the bedroom walls and noticed a damp patch under one of the windows. It appears to be an isolated area and i never noticed it before. It is right under the window sill (of a double glazed window). We had heavy rain in th eUK recently, maybe that has something to do...

Hello I had my ceilings over boarded and skimmed. The plaster looks nice and dry (been over 4 weeks) in eth room i want to paint. I am gearing up to do a mist coat, but wondered what type of paint is suitable? I was going to use a Dulux Matt - is this suitable. I intended to water it...

Hello I had my front bedroom overboarded and skimmed to give a clean new ceiling appearance. This was 3.5 weeks ago and looks good. However, 95% of the ceiling has turned a very light pink, but there is the odd area that is still a darker pink. One part in particular is at the corner of...

Hello I am apinting my walls which have wallaper and have already been painted once before my the previous owners in cream / light beige colour. I am painting over this in Dulux - Jasmine white emulsion. How many coats do you think i need? I have done decent two coats so far and i...

Hello We are having a plasterer put plasterbaord up on our old lathe and plaster ceilings and then skim over it. However, the screws he seems to have used dont seem long enough to me - the screw has to go through the plasterboard, through the old lathe and plaster and then into the joists...

Hello The two bedrooms in our house have ceilings that are the original plaster ceilings and have cracked over time. They have been repaired and do not appear to be in any danger of falling down. However, we want to sort them out for cosmetic reasons. The ceilings are 14 x 11 ft and 12 x...

Hello The two bedrooms in our house have ceilings that are the original plaster ceilings and have cracked over time. They have been repaired and do not appear to be in any danger of falling down. However, we want to sort them out for cosmetic reasons. The ceilings are 14 x 11 ft and 12 x...

Hello I am going to attempt some painting in teh kitchen this weekend. I wanted to get some feedback on what brand of matt emulsion i should use? Can anyone recommned a brand - my obvious thought is to buy dulex. We will buy jasmine white - matt emulsion - but does anyone have any...

Hello, we have just moved into a Victorian House. One of the floor boards in the alcove next to the chimney breast has signs of woodworm. It has many little holes. We lifted the flooor board and can see dust directly below that looks very fresh. I cant see any other holes anywhere else...

Hello The paint work is in generally great shape, but there is a section of wall where the previous owners children have used crayon and put drawings up and the blue-tack marks have stained the wall and in some cases chipped the layer of paint. I was hoping to simply paint over the current...

Hello In my hall way there is a slight hole where a picture hook / nail has been put in the wall but come away and taken some of the plaster with it. The hole is only 1cm deep at its deepest and no bigger that a 1pence coin in size. This was whilst owned by the previous owner. Apart from...