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    Loft insulation over downlighters

    Hi there, i have a question regarding insulation over my downlighters, do I need fire covers over my lights? The previous owner of the house installed Aurora Dlm 983 and 981s upstairs. Thing is they've been installed in such a way that a cover won't be able to fit properly over all of them...
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    painting new interior plain wooden door

    hello folks have a new interior door to paint its bare wood at the mo and some mdf floating shelves which are also bare, i want to do both in gloss so am i right in buying a primer, undercoat then finally a gloss with a light sanding in between the primer and undercoat? thankyou
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    laminate laying in a bay window'd room

    well i was looking forwards to laying a nice new rustic oak laminate flooring in my room, until i got to the bit where i have to cut angles for my window bay, i spent nearly half a day trying to figure out how to do this and i cannot for the life of me figure this out, so i give up with it ill...
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    external coving corners

    hi there my window bay area has 2 external corners which arent 45 degrees infact i havent a clue what they are, im putting some coving and seeing as you can only get 45 degree mitre blocks what would you peeps recommend to get a closer cut as possible? thank you!
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    Painting coving

    Hello there im going to be putting up soon some coving not the expensive plaster type nor the ultra cheap toot, its the one in between the paper covered polystirein <----- spelling mistake, im going to give it a crown quick dry satin white coat, what do you folks recommend for a base coat ive...
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    Best way to paint over varnished doors

    Greetings to you all, i have a simple question best way to paint over varnished doors they are reasonably dark doors but mother wants them now in white!, once prepared is white matt emulsion or white gloss best as the top coat? thank you :)
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    Painting new reskim

    Hey folks now i apologise in advance if this question has been asked a millions times i've gone through a few posts and haven't really seen the answer i've been after in sorts. Ok i've 2 rooms that have been several days ago given a re skim the original plaster in places was real rough...
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