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So I am wanting to change the light fitting in our living room. This existing one was in when we bought the house. After detaching it from its bracket. There are three wires from actual fitting, live neutral and earth each connected to a separate block. From the ceiling I have: 3 black...

Hi, I’m in the process of decoding the Hall, stairs and landing and looking at top coats. We like a colour from the Crown Crafted Flat Matt range but given the area to be tackled, I don’t think a flat matt of this type would be practical. Decorating Centre Online can colour match this colour...

I have 4 original 1930’s doors that we’ve uncovered and I’m fairly sure one side is lead paint. Seems in good condition so I don’t want the hassle of removing it, regardless of lead paint or not. I’ve read about encapsulating it but all of the products seem to be from the US. Can a Zinser...

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That would probably work. I’m gutted I used the jigsaw!! Hope I haven’t ruined the door

We have 4 doors upstairs that had compete flat panels over the them. Once removed they are the original 1930’s doors underneath. One side is varnished which I know needs to be removed but the other side is painted. We intend to paint them again but do I need to remove the old paint or can I sand...

What’s the biggest depth you reckon you could tackle with a plane? I like this idea but it would mean buying a circular saw and an electric plane? Also could I just attach the section I sawed off, rather than a piece of strip wood?

Rookie mistake! I need to trim the bottom off an old wooden internal door due to new carpets. I used a jigsaw with a guide clamped to the door and thought I’d done a great job until I realised the underside had veered inwards and taken a chunk out that I didn’t need! Lovely straight line on top...

Hi, we have 4 x 1930’s internal doors that we’ve discovered are original (once we removed the plan panel of wood from each side) and we want to restore them. One side is painting and the other varnished for some reason. I have a dewalt random orbital sander but wondering what grit paper would...

Haha it was so good I think it could give my wooden spoon a run for it’s money though ;)

UPDATE: Thank you all so all so much for the help and tips. I bought a Bahco adjustable 10” spanner and with (careful) brute force managed to get the nuts undone and radiators removed. Amazing what food tools can do rather than the cheap ones I had before. Thanks again

Brilliant, thank you, will give those tips a go when I get home

Thank you :-) at least I was turning it the right way lol I was using adjustable spanner on the nut to the point it was just slipping round and off. I’m worried to go too hard as if it damages the pipe I have no clue other than fetch towels and buckets!!

Hi, I’ve tried that and it didn’t budge. I’m worried about damaging the pipe work if I go too hard

Hi, I’ve tried removing a couple of old radiators so I can remove the wallpaper behind, get it plastered and with a view to have new rads fitted. The nuts are totally seized and I’m reluctant to try too much brute force in case I fa age the pipes. Then I’m really up the creek… One thing I read...

Definitely not plasterboard then, just a very lazy plasterer

Hi, no I’ve learned my lesson with the steamer! Using Zinser diff and spraying it on, the.man scraping. The wall isn’t hollow. It’s also solid underneath this bonus layer of lining paper. If it was plaster board would it crumble more easily once you’re through the paper face?

Hi, firstly just want to say I’m not a plasterer (and would never attempt it) so apologies if what I’m asking/moaning about is actually a recognised plastering technique! Been stripping the 1980’s anaglypta wallpaper from the house. Back breaking sweat box of a job but done the hall stairs and...

P.s if our bedroom caught fire, I think the wooden furniture, the cotton bed clothes and woolen carpet would be more of a concern than a 40cm PU ceiling rose dripping on us should we happen to stand directly underneath it. Thanks though

As to whether to cut a hole in the decorative rose, that was the entire point of my post, to ask advice because I wasn’t sure what to do. Gone full circle I think