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    Border/frieze removal or concealment advice sought

    Many thanks for reading. Can anyone possibly suggest a way to either *fairly easily* remove a tile "border/frieze" (tiles approx 2.5 inch x 5 inch; one line of tiles; 25 total tiles in border) from my bathroom wall, or else conceal it somehow. The border is a ghastly shade of green in an...
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    Bath spraying rather than re-fit... advice sought

    Many thanks for reading. Would anyone be able to offer some advice? Basically, due to the passing of my father I am having to sell my mother's house so that she can downsize. The final room/job to complete before putting the house on the market is her bathroom -- which has a horrible avocado...
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    Stubborn stains on enamel/porcelain bath -- removal tips?

    Many thanks for reading. Basically, having re-grouted/re-masticked my bathroom and around the bath itself, everything looks bright and shiny white... except the stubborn stains on the bath itself. I have read the odd forum on how to remove stains/scum/this kind of thing from baths/sinks, and...
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    Advice sought: removing grout with grinder WITHOUT tile chip

    Many thanks for reading this. Having seen a few online videos about removing old grout from bathroom wall tiles with an angle-grinder and a diamond disk/blade (mine is 2mm thick), I thought I'd give it a whirl on some grout in a tile area of only between 9 tiles in my bathroom in an area out...
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    Advice sought re making roof tiles look decent again

    Many thanks for reading this, first of all. I just wondered whether someone could point me in the right direction? Basically, my father died quite recently and I'll be readying my mother's house for sale in the next few months. The house is in reasonably good nick, but the roof tiles look...
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    Replacing kitchen cabinet doors • advice gratefully received

    Many thanks for reading my post. Basically, I am trying to replace a series of old kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts (replacing the doors/fronts only, I mean, as opposed to the whole cabinet "carcass"). Thinking that it might be as easy as going into B&Q -- which I did -- and giving...
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