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I built a decking in May this year, no problem with the build at all. Just the knots in the decking are oozing what I think must be sap, which sets as white powder after drying. Is there a way I can stop this, or at least lesson it. Asked in B&Q, they recommend brushing with turps, but to be...

I built a decking in May this year, no problem with the build at all. Just the knots in the decking are oozing what I think must be sap, which sets as white powder after drying. Is there a way I can stop this, or at least lesson it. Asked in B&Q, they recommend brushing with turps, but to be...

My daughter has bought her first house and has been busy decorating it, unfortunately she has a problem with a couple of ceilings, she tells me she has given them two coats of Dulux Vinyl Matt and a yellow tinge keeps showing through, i have a feeling the people who she bought the house of were...

We have recently updated our bathroom with new tiles etc. I painted the door with Wicks one coat satin white pant about two months back and after about 6 weeks parts of the paint on the door started to yellow, so a 8 days ago i repainted the door again, and looking at it this morning there is...

We have a electrician coming in next week to update our electric fuse boxes,he's given a quote which I am more than happy with. I have run in a new shower cable for a 10.8 kw shower which he will connect up. He did say that he would have to run a new earth cable from the new consumer unit to the...

Going to re-tile my bathroom, tilling over the existing tiles,at present it has a plastic bath trim on ,the type fixed before tiling. I have cut it off, not really sure as to fitting another one before i tile or using silicone to join along edge of bath. bath is a plastic one but soundly fixed...

i am doing a revamp of our bathroom,the old tiles are basic 6x6 white tiles,and are really well fixed to the wall,and i intend tiling over them. its very difficult to get them off,i did try but its not easy and i dont want to damage the bath trying to remove them,can someone recommend the right...

We have a conservatory built onto the kitchen on our house,it was there when we moved in, now its not the best build and consists of a single skin lower brick wall, with pvc windows and a felt roof, the pvc windows and roof are fine, the brickwork is plastered inside and we had it rendered...

My daughter has just moved into a brand new house,it has provision for an en suite,but as money was tight they opted for it not being fitted but all services are there to fit at a later date. They do miss the shower though as the bathroom has none fitted, i have bought them a decent set of...

Bit ashamed to ask this as i am a plumber,but took early retirment some years back and the world of combi boilers is new to me. My daughter has just moved into a new house with a Glow worm combi boiler fitted,hot water flow rate is excellent. unfortunatley the house has no shower in the...