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Hi all, I have this rather sorry looking lantern in the porch. The paint is shot and some of the metal is exposed. No visible rust that I have found. I'd like to take it down and re-paint it in black. Rather than botch the job and then come asking for help I thought I should ask how to get...

Hi all, I have a wooden front door that desperately needs some attention. It's probably the original door from 1929 and seems to be finished with a brushed on stain. It may have been varnished but if so it's certainly not easy to tell now. I'd like some advice please on how to best prepare...

I think that my current British Gas branded central heating pump in the airing cupboard needs replacing. Recently we had the boiler replaced and ever since the bearings have sounded noisy. Yesterday it stopped pumping on speed setting 3 but restarted instantly when I switched it to 2. A couple...

We have a 'normal' (not combi) vented heating and hot water system with a cylinder in the airing cupboard, and F+E tank in the loft. A week ago we had our boiler replaced, the 'H section' air separator in the airing cupboard removed, and system power flushed. All seemed well after installation...

Hi, I'm working on stripping my wooden bannisters which were gloss painted by previous occupants - a crime I reckon! I've got reasonably far but I need some expert advice on two tricky bits. Here is a general photo of the bannisters in their current unfinished state: The first...

We have a small, rectangular hot water tank in the loft which has started to overflow via the overflow pipe outside. I've had a look in the tank and can see a ballcock and that hot water is being fed continually into the tank (this could be normal considering the heating and hot water are on at...

Two of the little rascals are now 'sleeping' and I haven't seen any more yet but the question is how are they getting in? It's a 1930's two-storey brick-built detached house with cavity walls. * Could they be squeezing through airbricks and if so would they be able to get into the cavity and...

We have some French doors which have 'drooped'. Right above the middle of the two doors where they close together you can see a gap and daylight! :shock: They were installed years ago by the previous owner so are no longer under guarantee. Is this something that could be fixed by any Window...

I need to repaint the side of my house which is rendered and painted over in white paint. In several places the paint has started to crack and peel away in quite thick clumps. It looks as though quite a few old coats of paint have come away together. If I just paint the wall all over then that...

Where is the cheapest place to buy wooden beading (for wooden floors)? Wickes and Homebase charge a fiver per 2-3m length which is rediculous. Thanks!

I started staining some woodwork with Ronseal Quick and Easy Wood Dye (Dark Oak) which I bought a while ago. I'm finishing it off with Danish Oil. I realised that I was going to need some more dye to finish the job but I can't find it in any DIY stores. I rang Ronseal who say that they no longer...