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Just curious what the little joggled wire hook thingy is which was in with the hardware bag supplied with magnet kitchen wall units. Cant see any possible use!! Any ideas.

I have plumbed my old kitchen sink unit into garage. Just through the wall is a convenient plastic square down pipe - which I would like to discharge waste water into. This will save waste pipe running along back of bungalow to kitchen drainand & looking unsightly! Is it ok to do this and if so...

Hello all. Feature wallpaper (choc brown!) has shrunk a little - exposing light wall behind. Gaps are max 1mm. Any help on 'what product' to hide these seam gaps with - along with a 'how to do' much appreciated. Thanks John

Hello all - some coping stones have dislodged on low garden wall. The base of stone is flat - as is the existing mortar face. The existing mortar seems sound - just lost the bond.As I am worried about dislodging brickwork if i try to chisel it off - is there a way of bonding the two together...

I painted a wall with dulux matt emulsion. On one corner (external corner) and along a 12 inch line/portion of wall, the paint just would not dry out. Now after 2 weeks - a reddish /brown powder has bled through/developed. It can be scraped off - but obviously an issue there. Any ideas/tips...

Have some rectangular door number tiles - which I want to bond onto a masonry painted brick wall. Any suggestions what to bond on with. My thoughts were builders silicone - any comments/advice welcome. Ta John

I have a John Lewis paper which says use a 'paste with preservatives and a fungicide'. My packet of solvite says contains fungicide but nothing about the preserver. Am I looking at a special paste? Thanks

I hung one roll of laurence llewelyn bowen paper last week on a very hot day. As flat was empty , I had to lock up/close windows when finished. On my return today, the seam gaps seem to have opened up slightly. Any suggestions as to why. I am thinking heat/unaired room. Second point - how to...

A friend wants to paint over her lovely grey prefab concrete garage. Is it as simple as applying 2/3 coats of masonry paint. Questions are 1)Will it bond ok 2)Should she pre treat with anything? and 3)Is there any prefered paint type/make up. Thanks in advance.

We want to update our pott mini minder with something similar. We are thinking more traditional ie twice on/off dial with seperate heating/water controls. The danfoss set 3m looks ideal. Is this an easy fit - using the existing back plate/no wiring mods.? Any other suggestions for replacement...

Can anyone give me any prompts on this. I am particularly thinking :- 1- Do I start at top or bottom of wall 2- Do I roll paper up or fold over into manageable lengths 3- Is it a 2 man job Thank you - John

I have an exterior wall which is smooth & covered with masorny paint - albeit also covered with cracks/blemishes. I am looking to get a polyripple type effect. I thought there may be some product you can roller on - as you do polyripple with a course foam roller. I am looking a bit more profiled...

I use dulux trade qdp or wickes own! I would like to tint the white to a magnolia-ish colour. What could I mix in to tint? without ruining the base paint!! Ta

The interior wall of childs bedroom has glitter on the wall - which we want to emulsion over. Apparantly- the glitter was in a gel like substance and rollered onto wall. Any suggestions for a trouble free job! should I rub down and prime/seal with something first? Thanks in advance.

Ready pasted vinyl made by fine decor -£16 a roll. Instructions were roll and dip for 10 seconds - unroll and hang. The issue i had was that after carefully smoothing out to remove bubbles it looked fine - but after 30 mins lots of bubbles were appearing. Some of these went back during the day -...

The existing gloss is ok condition wise - but faded. Can I rub down and re- gloss or do I need an undercoat in between? Maybe it depends on which gloss I use?

I am sure someone on here bonded lightweight coving with decorators caulk. I tried a sample and it seemed ok to me - much easier than spreading coving adhesive. Any comments! Ta

The frame is an external frame (now indoors) measuring 78x30. We would like to fit a bifold door - but could use a std glazed door if too many issues. The issues are :- 1-original door was thicker than new door by 10mm ish- will have a gap between door and stops on frame. How to get round this...

this door frame was external and is now internal. The cill has a metal lip sticking out 10mm - which looks well bedded into wood. Can this be taken out - easily! Is it just a rectangular bar set in a slot . Thanks

I have swapped a plastic single light switch for a chrome one. I connected the red, black and earth (box and switch). When I put a screwdriver tester on the chrome, it is registering as live (lights up inside handle). The case is not live to touch and the light wiorks fine. Can this be...