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Hiya So I've been stripping paint around the house and then was warned about lead paint on woodwork. I bought some tests and luckily the bannister isn't coming up positive but the skirting boards is undoubtedly lead paint. I have already stripped some and sanded some (stupidly without even...

Have sanded back our original pine floorboards and now looking for a finish but there's so many on the market I'm struggling to pick. I've been told polyurethane is best and was looking at bona mega one or ronseal do a polyurethane varnish. I want a Matt silk (really subtle finish) and just a...

We've rented a floor and edging sander to get the downstairs of our house done over the weekend. Rented from a local shop but they've only given us 60/80/120 and we should've ideally got 40 (at least) to begin with. The place isn't open on weekends and have to give the machine back tomorrow...

Any tips on the best/most effective way to remove staples? We are ripping up the carpet and want to get the floors sanded back but need to firstly remove all the staples. I was planning on using pliers and a knife but want to know if there's a better tool I should be using. Thanks

I've stripped the wallpaper in our master bedroom and rather than getting it reskimmed we are going to clean/sand/fill holes etc. Could anyone give me any good tips on doing this to get the best finish? Obviously the best thing would be to get it reskimmed but that's not an option at the...

I've been trying to steam off wallpaper in our 1920s semi we've just moved into. In the kitchen there's a small alcove which is like to restore as a pantry but having steamed off the textured wallpaper and revealed a grey plaster underneath I've realised it's been wallpapered over to obviously...

i'm trying to clean up the bathroom before we sell our house and have been cleaning the tiles. I've been able to clean them up pretty well but obviously after years of them being cleaned the grout between them has worn away a bit. I've called a few tilers but nobody wants the job of retiling...

Who would I get in to fix up this crack just near our guttering? Looking to spruce up the house before we put it on the market so don't want to spend a fortune pulling things out and re-doing everything. Cheers

our house is ex-council and from what i've been told the way it has been rendered isn't something that is done nowadays. we're looking to sell it and need to spruce up the outside for curb appeal when selling it on - we were hoping we could get somebody to fill in the gaps around the windows...

Hi everyone, I REALLY need some advice on drilling in my house. We live in an ex council house which has absolutely nightmareish walls. Basically they are made up of concrete and big stones and rocks so when you drill into them, if you hit a stone you can't go any further or the drill veers...