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Hi, I have painted some wooden panels with gloss. There were some fine brush marks, so I rubbed over the whole thing with a super-fine sandpaper. This has 'flattened' the brush marks, but I was wondering if there is a way to revive the full lustre of the gloss. I know there are liquids that can...

Hi, I have bought corner valves to use on a new towel radiator. As you can see on the attached pics, one end of the valve has a small circular hole, the other end has a large semicircular hole. Which end should I connect to the pipe and which end should I connect to the radiator? Many thanks for...

Hi, There's a mouldy smell in my shower room, and I think it may be coming from the extractor fan. I removed the cover and cleaned around the motor and blades, which were pretty black, but I couldn't reach into the ducting. First, I'd like to know if mould in extractor fan ducting is a thing...

Hi, I want to clad a scruffy bedroom ceiling using "uPVC hollow board for soffit and interior cladding". I'm using this because it's lightweight and cheaper than wood paneling. It's the usual white colour, but I want to paint it (probably a cream colour), so it looks more like wood cladding...

Hi, I have a dormer window extension covered in white UPVC - similar to the one shown in the first image. I want to clad this exterior with wood - similar to that shown in the second image. My question is: How should I fix the wood into place? For example, can I simply screw the wood to the...

Hello, I've bought some second hand 'vintage' taps for a small hand basin. I've cleaned them up, and now I want to renew the valves before fitting them to the basin. I know the first step is to remove the cap at the top so that I can unscrew the handle. However, the caps don't have any grip...

Hi, I want to lay vinyl flooring in my downstairs toilet, which currently has large, solidly fixed ceramic floor tiles. The floor space is only 85cm x 170cm. Removing the tiles is not an option, so I thought I would use Nemesis Self-Levelling Compound (from Screwfix) over the ceramic tiles to...

I am about to build a large bird table for my garden, and I would like it to be painted rather than left natural. I will use exterior paint, but I want to ensure the wood doesn’t rot and the paint doesn’t discolour or flake. Can anyone advise me whether I should use pre-treated wood, or...

I am planning to instal a new shower and would greatly appreciate some advice. Is it possible to have a powerful, 'drenching' shower that is not affected every time someone runs a tap or flushes the toilet? I am not a plumber, and will probably get one in to do the job. I just want to know...

Does anyone have a good tip for pointing crazy paving so that the pointing is flush with the stones but not smeared over the edges? I'm sure years of practice would help, but as a first-time crazy paver, I need all the help I can get! One thought I had was coating the stones with something to...