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I bought some Dulux Weathershield Exterior Satin brilliant white paint and then the Ronseal equivalent. Both are totally crap! I'm trying to paint an exterior door (which is like a smooth internal door), flat on benches in the shade in my garage. Both paints say the drying time is 1 hour. 1...

The old slopped pointing covering my slate damp course has crumbled away. How should I proceed and are there any tips to making a neat job? I've seen so many nightmare jobs where the brickwork is covered in cement. I have a mortar gun that I used to do patio pointing (not so easy to use on...

I don't quite see why the slurry would adhere any better than the self-leveling concrete?

Thanks for all the advice. I'm working in a small enclosed space so I don't want to kick up too much dust. I bought a wire brush attachment for my grinder but that just polishes the bitumen to a smooth glassy finish. I heard that petrol dissolves it, but that's too risky in a closed space. A...

I've got an uneven concrete floor covered in a thin layer of bitumen (that stuck down the old floor tiles). The bitumen cannot be chipped or ground off (I've tried). I'm going to use self-leveling concrete and then tile on top, but should I coat the bitumen with something before I pour the...

Thanks Tony. Sounds like it's time for a new boiler.

Hi, I've got an old Glow Worm central heating boiler. This unit uses K6466 gas valve but I understand that K9049 is a more recent replacement. I'm sure the valve is sticking because it is getting 24Vac power and I can hear it trying to click on (very faint). If I tap the valve unit with a...