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I pulled the tiles off part of the kitchen wall for refurbishment. I then removed the plaster but behind is crumbling and unstable with voids up to an inch deep. I think lathe and plaster as they used in the old days? How should I treat to make good?

Just lifted part of the floor in order to put new pipework in for a radiator. Noticed no foam or insulation. While boards are up is it worth putting some wool between joists or something else? Am on second floor of 3 storey building so be good to improve the sound insulation too. Will be...

I'm getting a place ready to let, kitchen has several cracked tiles. Ideally I would either re-tile or cover with new surface. However not enough time. Can I touch up these these cracked tiles in any way,? I don't know how long they have been there or what they are to get a match. The other...

The kitchen cabinet doors are in very bad shape as the vinyl is peeling off them. I noticed that the MDF underneath is in good shape. Is it feasible to spray paint them? I assume it would need to be done with air compressor rather than small cans? Is it feasible?

I have a problem with the plaster and decor around the kitchen window in a second floor apartment. It's double skin block and about 25 years old. It's not especially damp but then we have had a lot of dry weather recently. Photos show just after I have peeled off all the worst of the plaster...

I've got this slate tile flooring that was put in before I got the place. The uneven ridges hide the dirt and very impractical surface. I wonder if they are meant for outside? Any way of sealing to improve it?

Looking into possibility of replacing 2 ceiling bars with 4 lights in the kitchen with downlighters for a smarter look. Before getting a sparky involved how much work/cost involved? I guess need to know where the joists are in order to cut the holes?

Just noticed this white haze on the panes of a door being refurbished. What causes it?

I lifted up the ageing laminate in the kitchen of the apartment where I moved into recently and noticed what loomed like reasonable tiling. Having decided the laminate had to go I then found the reason with it had been covered over; cracks in some of the tiles and bits of plywood between the...

Looking for ideas about restoring or painting stair rods while replacing ghe carpet. They are brass but looking dull and want to create a more modern look.

Trying to find a cap for this shower drain bit no idea of make or if available? I assume removing the drain is going to be quite a mission if access needed from below?

Trying to tile bath panel made of ply but not working out! Used tile adhesive but tiles came loose with light pressure. Would Sticks like sh*t or similar work instead or I need new backing board etc? Size is wrong for plastic and not keen on it.

I’ve got this basement flat with light wells and currently the small windows have a catch which allows easy closure but not opening! It’s necessary to use a stick to push it open or get on a chair and into the lightwell itself. Must be a better solution?

I'm trying to hang a coat rack on a lime wall. I have thick granite walls with lime plaster about 2 inches think but it varies. Using ordinary masonry plugs, the screws just work loose. Someone said using epoxy is the answer but all I can find is heavy duty anchors for exterior. Any ideas? What...

I turned the mains off and removed the old face with a modern Hartland one but didn't realise it was completely different inside. It's a two way switch so does it mean the neutral goes to common and the yellow/red to L2 ?

I've got a bathroom 7' x 5'5", with one window. It was taking a long while to demist the mirror, like 20 minutes so I replaced the fan with an Envirovent 100. It didn't make any difference. I then went to the outside end of the vent removed it and found ducting was part broken at the end so...