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We moved into a house recently that has a very dark hardwood staircase. We are keen to lighten it up however possible - ideally it would be light oak but given the dark hardwood I guess it's not possible to "lighten" the wood and we are looking at painting? Would welcome some expert opinion...

Hi All, Our bathroom pull cord switch has given up the ghost and needs replacing. The pull cord switches on the bathroom light and an extractor fan (which also has it's own isolation switch). I've taken the cover off the existing pull cord and bought a replacement and just want a little...

Wonder if any one can offer any advice based on practical experience? We're about to start having an extension built on the rear of our house to create a 55m2 open plan lounge/kitchen, diner space. Plan is to have a wet underfloor heating system throughout as the sole heat source for the space...

Hi, We moved into our current house in June (detached 4 beds with 2 x bathrooms) and have inherited what looks like an aging Worcester 28CDi (old style as below) I have no idea how old it is but I know the previous owner had a British Gas maintenance plan so I assume it was serviced...

Hi all, I'm trying to find the fault with our lounge lights which were installed a few years ago. Recently one stopped working and a few months later the 2nd one gave up too. At first I thought it was the light fittings themselves. I have replaced these and the problem remains. The old...

Hi, I have a Baxi 105HE boiler with a Diehl 884 Type 1K Timer. It would appear that the timer is broken as the CH will not come on regardless of the setting on the timer. The boiler is working fine and providing hot water on demand. I have now acquired a new timer (Grasslin) and wish to...

Hi, I have a Baxi 105 HE boiler installed at home for hot water and central heating. The central heating is controlled via an electronic timer, and seems to have stopped working entirely. The boiler is fine and provides hot water on demand, but even if I switch the timer to ignore the...

Hi, I'm looking to make a media shelving solution for our lounge. Basically it will be a floor to ceiling unit with a mix of cupboards, drawers and shelf spaces to accommodate TV, Home Cinema amp, Books, DVDs etc etc. Similar to this kind of thing I'd like to use a material similar...

Hi All, Anyone got any hints of how best to remove Anaglypta wallpaper? I've got a shedload of anaglypta wallpaper to remove soon - anyone got any sure fire tips to make it easier? I've seen this wallwik removal system online http://www.wallwik.co.uk Anyone had any experience of...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me. I have an Ariston Micro Genius boiler that has recently had the pump replaced. When the repair man was replacing the pump he managed to splash the timer switch with water and break the LCD display. The switch now works as an on/off button but the LCD...

Hi All, First post here and I'm after some good advice if poss? 1) Boiler make / model (gas or oil) Gas/Combi - Ariston Microgenius 23 MFFI 2) What is / is not happening Slight leak is dripping small amounts of water from underneath the boiler - heating/hot water is ok and shower...