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Is it possible to buy a replacement panel for this door anywhere? We want to remove the cat flap and apart from the weather bar and some new door furniture it is sound so seems a shame to trash the whole door. I've looked but no luck. Ta Ian

Hi, I'm moving into an old cottage with lots of oak beams... these are covered in a combination of black paint and varnish. I'd like to bring these back to wood, partly for esthetics but also so they can breathe properly. But need to do so with as little damage to the wood beneath as possible...

I've used Dulux Cupboard paint before with brush/gloss rollers and got really good results (8 years later it still looks fine). We're moving however and and there is a wooden kitchen that is really good quality but needs a colour change. I was thinking abouting hiring a spraying machine...

Hi all, we are looking at buying an old (c17) house that has a very steep, tight staircase. It is listed so planning permission of course will be a challenge but that aside is what I'm think even possible... The top half is okay but would it be possible to basically extend the staircase around...

Hi, I've been meaning to ask this question for a while but following a particularly bad hail storm yesterday now seems a good time. I have a house built in about the 1850's but one wall of the house was actually from a much older building. A section of this is built in quite a soft chalk...

Hi, I need to replace my thermostat, and thought it would be easy - which I think it still might be if I knew how to read diagrams. //www.diynot.com/network/Loki7430/albums/ The wiring is red (live), yellow (switch live), blue (neutral) and unsleeved (earth - though helpfully the...

Hi, My house only has a shower not a bath but I'd like to get one fitted. The house was built in about 1850 and the joists aren't particularly big ranging from 2.5 to 3.5" wide by 6" deep. Spaced about 11" apart (but again this varies a bit!). Before I get someone in to check all else is...

Okay - probably adaft question but a little paranoid about the soil pipe.... I am replacing an early 80's toilet and whilst that is fine I am a little confused about a suitable connector to the soil pipe.... the exisiting set up is built into the wall and I am not sure if it is a suitable...

Hi, Sorry this question is similar to others raised.... I am laying a bathroom floor on the exisiting chipboard. It is fairly level but I was going to put 12mm external ply down and put 3mm vinyl tiles over that (with a thick layer of adhesive, not the ready glued type). Just checking...

Hi, Excuse if this topic has been raised before, but I've seen a couple of different answers..... I am moving the sink to a new position in the kitchen, but this will mean running the waste pipe being the counters, including a built in oven (in a standard oven housing). Getting it to...

Hi, I am hanging a door this weekend. A rather heavy exterior front door (as you may have seen from my previous post). Ideally I would like to keep the existing hinge position and not replace the frame for obvious reasons! Assuming I can align it, is this an acceptable thing to do? i.e...

Hi, This is probably a daft question: I have bought a croft style door that I intend to fit next week (similar to the one pictured). Where should I fix a letter plate? My understanding is that it should be fit into the middle of the cross rail, but as I can't tell exactly where that is...

Hi, Sorry, if this question is a bit basic but I'm paranoid :oops: I was replacing a spotlight in the kitchen and there were two cables present that had been joined using a connector block to a single flex that led to the light fitting. So, Two live (red) two neutral (black) and two...

Hi, The loft cold water tank of the house I've just moved into has no lid, or insulation. I am not sure why as it doesn't look that old - being a 50 gallon, plastic retangular type. However, trying to find a replacement lid is driving me crazy as this seems to be an odd size :x . 45"...