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Several years ago we had a long bathroom split into two (so that one is an ensuite). It's the back of a 1930s house which was extended in the 70s, so part of the exterior wall is solid brick, part blockwork cavity wall. The builder was cheap, and cut a few corners. Generally it's all been...

I had an old (1970s?) kenwood chef passed on to me a few years ago by a relative helping a neighbour with a house clearance - it must have once been the pride of someone's kitchen. It looks like this: http://www.museumofcroydon.com/ixbin/indexplus?record=CAT4763 It works fine, has all it's...

On some new pine skirting boards as part of a general room upgrade I used 2 applications of Wickes knotting solution on knots, then 1x Zinnser Bullseye and 2x Dulux Trade quick dry (water) Satinwood. I encountered some of the problems people report with the quick dry running then pulling, but...

I had success selecting and specifying LED lighting for my extension - a mixture of dimmable integrated downlights and LED tape. Despite not being an electrician, I managed to teach the installing sparky a thing or two from my hours of research. Especially the intricacies of configuring...

Our bathroom has lovely porcelain tiles that wont stay firm and grouted. All tiles, adhesive and grout from Porcelainosa or BAL, installed by professionals, but who seem to be reaching the limit of their skills by what shouldn't be that tricky a job. Total bathroom area about 9x6' The (first...

in a new kitchen extension we're going for a downdraught extractor in a kitchen island, as it's clearly a neat solution, we've swallowed the cost, (our kitchen supplier has got the neff one way below cheapest list prices) and we have the opportunity to lay the duct under the new slab. our...