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thanks... the last paint they just bled through, but with this they are blistering - any ideas why this might be? Can you give a bit more detail about the heat gun technique, how long do you do it for etc?

Just seen the COlron stuff is indoor only! Oops... wondering if that & it facing the sun can't have helped

I have a large garage door some of which is knotty pine. Looked bloody awful when we moved in with the sap oozing out of it everywhere so I sanded it with 80 right back to wood where knots came through, then used 2 applications of Ronseal Colron knotting solution. Then I spot primed with 2...

OK thanks for all the help I think I'll buy a new unit to be safe and also fit the isolator THanks

OK I can fit a DP isolator no problem Is the removing of the internal transformer & putting in a 240v lampholder an issue in itself?

My key concern though is if there an inherrant problem with changing the internals over from transformer with 12v to 240v given that the units all had 240v going to them assuming that I didn't modify the external propoerties of the unit. BTW there is a seperate trip for the outside lights on...

aren't they all internal ones?

Thanks for the advice so far It's not modified externally & I only opened the bit that you open to change the lamp when I removed the transformer, I didn't break, remove or modify any seals. Good point about isolator, should I install something like this at the wall junction box...

Hi Our house was wired up in about 2005. We have a consumer unit with one RCD. We have some outdoor lighting that is all connected to the house with armored cable There is an IP65 junction box that then runs non-armored mains voltage to 5 up lighters in our decking, each is about 2m from the...

Hi, I have an outhouse that was wired by an electrician fairly recently It had 2 lights inside it, a ceiling & wall light I removed the ceiling light, and just taped up the wires that connected to it, as I don't want a ceiling light in there any more, then plastered them up in the ceiling...

I am looking at a small project to open a kitchen up. At present there is a free-standing cooker with hob against the (non-structural) wall that divides the two rooms. It is in the middle of a run of base units. I would like to knock the wall down to have a ‘peninsula’ effect, with the...

Fully agree with this, the best you can hope for is a slight reduction, don't waste your money is my advice

I paid £1500 for a soundproof stud wall as u described on a 5m long wall. Made little difference, can still hear the neighbours baby. I would never bother again, total waste of money. We're moving out of London and buying a detached place, expensive solution but it will work.

Hi all, Just looking at a 1950's house that needs everything & I do mean everything doing to it! What is the correct order to do these tasks, here is my stab... * Knock down stud walls (reconfigure rooms) * Plumbing (boiler, radiators) * Electrics * Skim ceilings (Artex, will hae to...

Hi sorry for the hijack but I am in the same position, want to get much better results than just slapping some new paint on so need to know: - What grade sandpaper should I use to key the walls - Should I paint the woodwork before or after? - what filler / caulk should I use around door...

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Hi there I am buying a detached house with garage & there is parking for 2 cars on the drive so I thought I'd look into making the garage into more useful space. I do not want to turn it into a habitable room with windows, more just make it a bit nicer to use as a utility than it is now...

Hi, I have steel crittal windows - the ones in the bathroom are quite rusty. Was planning to restore them as follows: * Use nitromors or similar to strip all paint * Scrape off remaining paint, sand off any rust * paint with zinc rustproof paint * paint with a new paint Does this look...

Hi, I am about to have secondary glazing installed in my bedroom for sound purposes (live near flightpath). I need to ventilate the room so we get fresh air. Is this type of device suitable - it's a single room heat exchanging ventilator. Don't want anything too loud so this looks good...

[/url] Thanks for this, I don't live anywhere near the airport though so wouldn't have any chance of qualifying for this, am just a very sensitive sleeper