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Hi I want to change our interior softwood skirting from mahogany to white. What is the best undercoat to use. I am not concerned about the cost of paint but would like to have it looking nice without having to repeat a coat after coat. I'm hoping for a one coat finish after the undercoat has...

Nozzle Fantastic answer. Basically you don't know !!!.

Hi Martin The flat is located in Dundee. The kitchen tap has an isolator which I have managed to locate. I think the sale documents state that the combi boiler was installed along with double glazing 3 years ago. Are you saying that the water to the bathroom may still be feed form a tank in the...

Hi I have located all the neighbours isolator valves they all have them located just outside their front doors. I think I'll ask the solicitor to look into this as a survey was completed before she purchased the flat 2 months back. The schedule lists previous works gas electric reports but there...

Hi The water board replaced the main water shut off valve as it was seized. This was located just outside the entrance to the block of flats. Is it likely to be under a floor board ?? I suppose I should have located this first before completing all the decoration. It wasn't until we decided to...

Thanks for the reply's. I have followed the domestic hot water from the combi boiler and isolated the hot water supply at the turn off valve which was fine. I found the cold water mains supply feeding the boiler and isolated that thinking I had found the mains water inlet. This totally confused...

Hi Ian That's the problem know one knows where the main feed comes into the flat. The mains pipe goes right passed her front door in the common close straight up through the stair well and supplies to the neighbour above. I thought the water board would have helped and the plumber we called...

Hi I am currently working on an old flat two floors up for my daughter. I want to rip the kitchen out and isolate the water supply. Unfortunately I can't find a stopcock anywhere in the flat and as I am now down to the bare walls of the kitchen it is quite worrying that there is not one at all...

Hi I am going to decorate my daughters new flat. Two walls have already been papered by the previous owner and although not to my daughters taste the walls are really smooth. Will I be ok papering over the existing paper. The flat is really old and I expect the wall may be made from lath and...

Hi All I recently purchased a Vauxhall Insignia 2014 plate from Arnold Clark Motors in Scotland. I took out an extra 2 years warranty hopefully to see me through the next few years with piece of mind. My front light went out then my rear brake light at the same time. My local garage said it...