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I have bought some floor tiles for my kitchen, they were end of line so cheap however they dont look right in the kitchen ( i layed them out to check befor laying). they do however look great in the bathroom. can i put them on the wall as well or is this not a done thing. thanks in...

I need to have my kitchen replastered. I have two choices. One is to put up some new plasterboard and just paint it or HAVE A GO AT SKIMMING THE WALLS MYSELF !!!!! Now how hard is it to skim the wall, i would consider myself ok to have a go at most things, electrics,central heating(...

i have removed some tiles in the kitchen, i want to just paint the walls What is the best way to remove the old tile adhesive on the wall.

I have removed some tiles in the kitchen, i want to just paint the walls What is the best way to remove the old tile adhesive on the wall.

I want to put a new socket under my worktop for the fridge, do i need to have a fuse above the worktop or can i just run a socket off an existing socket

I am just about to re gloss the wood work in my house, Room by room What the best approach to do this I was thinking just a rough sandpaper, then finer grade and then gloss with a good brush. Any pointers would be gratefully received Thanks

Easy tiger, I have moved in to a new property,i have asked loads on here and thanks to those that have helped so far. Now the living room i am stripping back the wallpaper, ready for a fresh coat of plaster. I want to strip all the door Architrave( spelling), its got multiple coats of...

I am ****e at cutting in, i just dont have a steady hand. Whats the best way to make sure you dont have to go over and over the places that you have painted. I have tried masking tape but it just pulls the paint of the wall

I have recently moved into a new flat, all the skirting board and architrave around the doors are painted white gloss. I want the walls white, but it looks too much with the skirting also being white, i have soft beige carpets fitted. Its too much to remove the skirting and architrave, i...

I wanted to use chrome pipe for the central heating system. Can some one suggest the cheapest place to get it, please.

In my new property there is a strip light in the kitchen, one like you used to get in schools. How easy would it be to change this to downlighters. Pro job or something i can do myself. Thanks in advance.

Ok the light worked fine then i put it all in the housing with a bit of a shove and when i screwed it in place it now does not work. I think its the wires they are so old they seem brital. What can i put the chock block in to push it above into the ceiling, can i just wrap it in insulation...

I have a telephone master socket( i think with two wires into it), they are screwed in. I want to run an extention socket from it. My extention cable has 6 wires, i know i only use four of these to connect to my extention box. But which two do i connect to the master socket...

I fitted a new light switch to a room last night. It is silver plated, it relaced a plastic one. I undid the earth that was connected to the metal box in side the wall, and reattcahed to the light plate itself. Is this correct. I am very new to all this and so will probably come on...

I want to lay laminate flooring to my flat hallway and kitchen. I know which one i want. However the underlay that is supplied does not look that well soundproofed, i want to respect the people under me, can you buy an additional soundproof for this flooring, or is there something else i...

I rang two local electrisians on Monday and asked if they could come around and change a light in my property, ceiling light. I have recently moved in and need alot doing to the place, its a two minute job for someone qualified, Neither of them has come back to me, is this the norm, or is...

I have recently purchased a new flat and wanted to change the light in the bedroom. It was a central light with a cord pull down at one end of the room. When i removed the rose to change the fitting there are three red wires, three black wires and three wires with green sleeve. When i...