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I noticed when painting the frames of the original sash windows that there are gaps around the outside of the frames (between the frame and the external brickwork). The gaps are only 2-3mm and don't let in any draught or wet. My first instinct was to run some kind of filler around but then I...

Hello, I'm a complete novice about this but I'd like to do some bits of repointing on the wall of my terrace. I can remember (many years ago) a builder mixed sand, cement & lime for pointing another wall but I can't emember the ratio or how to mix it. I also have no idea what type of sand (I...

it all started with a cup ring on the arm of the couch. I tried to clean it and the colour started rubbing off.... Next I got some brown shoe polish and this has made it even worse. I think there must be some sort of cleaning agent in the polish. Can anyone recommend a colour / dye / renovator?

Hope someone can help. My cellar (during very heavy rainstorms) leaks in with 1-2 inches of water on the floor. Doesn't really do any damage (it's an old victorian cellar - brick walls & quarry tiled floor) and we only store non-damp damageable stuff down there. Usually a mop & bucket does...

Help. Every time I use a roller (emulsion onto walls) I end up with a slightly stippled effect all over. Always had the same problem - Am I doing something wrong? I'd love to achieve a relly flat finish. I'm using a standard emuslion with a 'woolly' kind of roller, but I seem to get the...

I need some help here. I've just moved into an old house & stripped off the aged wallpaper in the hall. I was hoping to paint directly onto the bare walls with a nice flat emulsion, however, now I've stripped the wallpaper it looks like the walls have been painted with some sort of horrible...