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Hi all, My (6-months pregnant) beloved wanted the new T&G pine floorboards painted with a limewash effect. I did this using a 50/50 matt emulsion/ water mix, applied lightly with a brush and slightly wiped off. Now she doesn't like it and wants the floor painted solid white. Luckily it hadn't...

Hi. I am shortly putting in a new storage shed and need some advice about how best to construct a solid base for it. I had planned to put it directly onto some decking (with a slab/treated joist/decking construction), but I've got four 6'6" reclaimed railway sleepers (creosoted) that I need to...

Hello all. My front door had (until recently) one yale and two mortice locks that both opened using the same key. One of the mortices had been sticky for a while, and jammed up for good the other night. My friendly neighbourhood locksmith was able to get me back into the house, but he had to...

Hello kindly people. Here's the deal: The floorboards in the middle, upstairs bedroom of my Victorian terrace were cannibalised by the previous occupants (boards used to replace those elsewhere in the house), and I've decided to replace the very patchy, uneven woodworm-leftovers with a new...

I know that worktops are a regular subject on here, so I hope someone can give me some advice about what I can do with our MFI Beechblock. 1) I've been a naughty/ lazy boy and not oiled it properly for a while. In one high-use area, the blocks have started to raise slightly - not visible, but...

I need a power supply for my stereo system. There is a convenient fused spur, (at least I think that's what it is: on/off switch, 3A fuse, red light, as used for appliances???). This is not in use, and actually doesn't appear to have any power (the light doesn't come on, and yes, I've tried...