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    Double glazed units into single glazed wood frames- plan OK?

    I have a number of non-opening windows with single glazing which I'd like to replace with double glazed units. There are various reasons for this but it is in part due to one or two sections starting to rot on the lower frame where condensation has accumulated. I am thinking I can remove the...
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    Prepping stripped wallpaper / bare plaster

    I have acquired a 50 year old house which has barely been touched since new and have stripped one wall of it's paper to reveal bare plaster. There has never been any paint on the wall, only lining and wallpaper, which came off quite easily just with a bit of soapy water. The plaster...
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    Loose seat on close coupled toilet

    Moved into new house recently and have been bugged by the loose loo seat. It is a close coupled Twyford thing, and has no easy means to reach the underside of the seat fixings in the base. As far as I can tell there is nothing to adjust on the hinges, and the seat does not come off by pulling...
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