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18 months ago we had all our Artex ceilings skimmed and profiled plaster coving installed in our 1930s house. We finished it with a mist coat (50/50 emulsion/water) before painting with white emulsion. Last week one of the coving strips came away from the wall/ceiling, and we've had to prop...

We bought a 1930s house six months ago and at the time these bubbles in the picture were smaller and unbroken. This internal wall is in the stairwell and there is a tiled shower on the opposite side. I poked through the biggest one a few months ago and there was no moisture felt however the...

Hubby and I have a bit of a budget to stick to for the kitchen/diner conversion we are planning to do in the 1930s mid terrace we have just bough. To make a bit of extra space for the kitchen, we are hoping to extend the old outside loo (now a tiny utility area housing a washing machine and...

The other half and I have bought a 1930s mid-terraced house which has one major issue that we intend to sort out when we move in. It has the original tiny galley kitchen, and is not really in proportion to the 5 bed (loft converted) 2 bathroom property. The kitchen and dining room are next...

I am in the process of having the bathroom refurbished. Most of the appliances and bits are ordered, but I am still stuck on taps. My budget is starting to get very stretched, and I am trying to get some style still without breaking the bank. The sort I am looking for is this (pin tap lever...

Our kitchen had the classic eighties horror "Oatmeal tiles with rustic motif", so decided to use tile paint. Very pleased with the finish, as I had been very dubious to how good it would look. Went on like a dream with a gloss roller, and has transformed the kithcen for very little money...

We are updating a tired white melamine kitchen, and the door handles were going to be replaced. However, the screw width of 195mm seem to be non standard, and we cannot find any replacements anywhere. Don't want to spend fortune either. They are of the classic D shape. They are from what I...

We have come to the end of the house project, axcept for the bathroom. We have no idea what to do here. The bathroom is presentable, with a slightly dated suite, but we can live with it if plumbing will be expensive. Will need to prioritise functionability over presentability, even though the...

What might I expect to have to shell out to have this one fitted in place of our old suite? Anyone had dealings with the shop BTW? They seem to have excellent feedback and happy customers. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4446740317&fromMakeTrack=true

The classic mistake I gather is people being impatient and not letting the laminates acclimatise properly before being laid, and consequently the floor bulging. Ours has been sat in the room they are to be laid in, for app 2 weeks. They were removed from the packaging last night and spread...

Got a gas cooker that is fully working, but well used. The labelling on the knobs relating to the burners has almost worn off. Any ideas on how to make a decent job of relabelling them?

Mr and I own a 15 year old house we have been renting out. We're inbetween tenants at the moment, and doing some work to it, as it was a bit on the tired side. We may get new tennants in afterwards, or we may sell. Not sure yet. We're laying laminate downstairs, recarpeting upstairs, and paiting...