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I’m removing this wallpaper but god only knows what it’s painted with. Any tips for faster removal? The steamer is talking around 15 seconds to get it to come off and of course that’s not a good time frame to be holding your steamer on for and even then it’s very small chunks. Anyone had...

I’m going to insulate the voids between the ground floor and 1st floor of our house with sheeps wool laid onto either a breathable membrane or a wire net. Has anyone experience of doing this with a Victorian property? Or would you like to throw your advice in? I’m aware that our house is a...

There is a crack in this ceiling that I’ve spotted after removing some terrible polystyrene coving that has been put up. Question is is it easer to overboard the existing plasterboard and reskim OR just screw back up and reskim OR should I get my multi tool on the job and bring it down? Which...

In the process of removing wallpaper the very thin skim blew (not a big deal) but my question is that it’s grey and so is this a different kind of skim? I’d say it’s very old, you can see what looks to be lime plaster (house was built 1860) underneath. Just curious about the type of plaster...

Hello all, I have a room in my house with approximately 20 linear metres of original Victorian skirting board, it’s been painted many times over the years, badly, unfortunately. I’ve stripped approximately 1.5 m and it was quite a gruelling task especially since my FFP2 mask was probably not...

So I had a new front door put on the house and I'm painting it myself. I was advised by our painter and decorator to prime the wood, then two coats of undercoat and finally gloss. I think he said two coats of gloss. I've used zinsser primer 123 and then I've got a dark grey leyland...

I've always used Heller drill bits (mainly for the name) but I saw some Blue Spot hss drills in Tk maxx. Well for the money they are fantastic, they also do hss drills in individual sizes in tubes but they say half ground. What does that mean?

Hi, I've been told by my main contractor that I need a rewire of the new house. Built in 1900 but rewired about 20 years ago. I am awaiting a quote for the job from the first electrician (4 bed terrace house) and I have been told between £2,500 to £3,000. My Dad said he didn't...

Hi, I have spent nearly all my spare time removing wood chip wall paper in our new house. A couple of questions: 1. Some of it comes off very easily, I mean you get a bit up and it is almost like there is a layer of air underneath and it just peels off in large sheets, I found this on...

Hi Everyone, So I've taken the plunge and bought a really nice Victorian terrace house. It needs a lot of work but it has some good points, such as the Glow-worm boiler which I am told is really sound. My question is quite a simple one for people in the know. I have been doing as...

Hi All, First time posting. I am just about to over haul my house, lots of wood to work on! I am doing all the skirting boards and my living room wooden floor. I've also just bought a nice pine table and I need to sand the legs. What sanding tools would be best and just out of interest...