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just had a light oak wooden floor laid in our hallway ,whats best to put on to seal it .wax or clear satin varnish will take a lot of traffic so want something durable..

ive got a lot of mahogany stained woodwork that needs repainting with white gloss,doors,frames,skirtings and staircase.what is the best way to go about this ,in the past ive sanded down 1 coat oil based undercoat then 1 coat quick drying undercoat followed by 1 gloss coat. Finish is ok but don't...

ive got 3 warning lights on my Vaux vivaro dash service/diesel filter/emissions,ive just had it serviced/mot and garage cant reset warning lights.They Say its engine management fault which doesn't help me they said they had it connected to the diagnostics but still couldn't reset faults,any...

what is a fair price to pay to have our rads balanced ,we live in a average 3 bed semi.im fed up of being ripped off just been quoted £700 labour to change a shower to a bath with shower over and swap the basin plumber said would take 2 days. [/b]

I have just grouted my bathroom ,we have a feature strip of tiles over bath that are ribbed horizontaly unfortunately grout has dried in these tiny grooves and looks crap now and is really hard to remove .\any ideas on removing this grout from tile grooves without spoiling tiles.

im having a disagreemnt with a fellow decorator regarding painting doorframes or windows. I say you should paint the back edge of the door frame or window frame only , if it opens outwards away from you . He say's you should always paint the back edge even if the door or window opens inwards ...

the hot water tap in our bathroom turns full open and closed but no water comes out . the hot feed is on.

we have a trickle of water coming from our kitchen mixer tap ,a plumber told us it was a faulty tap which he changed for us. The flow is a little better not much though .The plumber now tells us that the hot water is gravity fed from upstairs emersion tank .Is there anyway we can get some...

i have a samsung srs 2028css fridge freezer and the problem is water is collecting in the base which I have to mop out every 2 to 3 days. Any ideas please?

We have a ZIp instantanious water heater in our flat ,since fitting a mixer tap and non return valves it has started playing up and say's its over heating . Has anyone heard of these heaters.??? Is there anything else we could use to heat our water as we are all electric ,we had a emersion...

Im having trouble finding replacement bulbs for our kitchen light fitting . The bulbs i require are MR 11 + C 12v 20w , I can get MR 11s but they dont fit the +C bulbs seem to have longer thiner fitting prongs. I have tried loads of outlets but no joy ,,any help would be very welcome,,thanks .

I have a push button pneumatic toilet cistern which will not shut off properly. It keeps trickling water down the central overflow. Ive tried adjusting the screw on top of the float mecanisim which helped a bit but it still overflows. Is there a washer that can be replaced as in ordinary ball...

Hi, can anyone supply me with the radio code for a peugeot 206, the radio serial No is CL 041010277778. thanks

Whats the best way of cutting kitchen cornice accurately, i dont want to ruin any practicing.

Ive got five low voltage downlighters to fit in our kitchen , how do i connect a switch to them(diagram please) cheers....

Hi im fitting a new kitchen and the existing sockets need to be lowered by about a foot , i cant pull any spare cable through from upstairs as they are sheathed and plastered over in the wall. Do i have to channel them out and replace the cable run or can i add a extra foot of cable and if so...

ive got a n reg toyota hiace compact diesel van, having trouble getting first and second gear when stationary,ok when moving.i have to go into third or fourth then it will select first and second (if that makes sense) . Is it a gearbox or clutch problem...

We need two interior doors 80inch x 32inch, does anyone know where i could obtain these sizes, preferably near Birmingham. thanks.

Our daughter has bought a flat recently and is having trouble with the electric imersion heater. It keeps boiling and she says the cable also gets hot. Ive told her not to use it as there is obviously a fault. It doesnt trip out the fuse board so im presuming its the thermostat thats gone, is...

How do i turn off the timing belt warning light.ive had the belt changed befor the 120,000 mile time limit was reached. now that mileage has passed the warning light has come on.the vehicle is a Toyota hiace van,diesel 2.5 n reg. ive been told it has to be linked up to a diagnostic...