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Can anyone advise on what to use to put a shine on my shower room floor tiles. They are white non slip ceramic tiles with a slight textured surface. There is no shine on them and they are horrible to keep clean and get grubby very quickly. If possible I would like to paint them with a clear...

We have a joist which needs replacing in a ground floor which has a cavity underneath. How to do this.please

Thanks for the reply. The lamps are marked CE RoHS and were from JSG accessories. Model 24SMD3535...WW. I have used them in my shower room for about 4 months and they are really good. (same brightness as the 50w they replaced) As you have mentioned the dimmer switches are probably the problem...

Hi, I replaced the 50w spotlights in my kitchen with GU10 LED 3.5 w bulbs. At first they were brilliant but they soon seemed to fail with a mark in the centre of the bulb like a scorch mark. I think there is a transformer in the loft for the kitchen spots and I thought it could be something to...

Thanks for your reply....You are right, it was supplied with an MFI kitchen , which incidentally still looks like new. But as for "cheapo", I hope I can get another dishwasher as good as it. It's been in daily use for almost all of the 16 years and dishes are boiling when cycle has finished. My...

Hello, I have had my dishwasher for 16 years and it has been brilliant. It is a DIPLOMAT semi integrated. About a year or so ago it suddenly stopped working and because of it's age I decided to order a new one. As we removed it to make way for the new one I switched it on and lo and behold it...

Thanks for the helpful information.Will pass it on to my hubby before he attempts to paint the outside of the house. ( Notice you are ex Mid Glamorgan too. Hope you enjoyed the great achievement of the Wales boys in EUFA championships... Brilliant!! )

Why? What is the downside to it? Intrigued to know.

No. It was someone with the same exterior who has used diluted PVA 1/5 before Sandtexing and swears by it. Apparently it acts as a bond to reduce the pebbledash dropping off and also forms a waterproof barrier. His house does look great and has been done for a few years now. Have since found...

Hi, I have pebbledash exterior walls and I've been advised to seal them with PVA before sandtexing them. Does this have to be a waterproof PVA or can a general one like No nonsense from screwfix be used. This seems to have an excellent review but I'm not sure if it is waterproof and suitable...

I have just had a quote to fit an ideal mini 30 boiler and the reviews I have read are not very encouraging. There is only a 2 year guarantee with it which doesn't seem very long for a new boiler. I'd appreciate any advice on this.

Thanks. Will take your advice. I'm beginning to think that anything is better than the dreaded Saniflo.

I'm having a toilet installed in an upstairs bathroom. There is a run of approx. 15 ft. to the outside wall. The depth of the joists is 7". Would this allow enough fall for the soil pipe? Once outside there is no problem. I have been considering a Saniflow but having read so many negative...

Hi, Does anyone know if it's possible to get a modern fire front to replace the hideous old fashioned fire from 20+ years ago. If not is there a way to just remove the fire as it seems to work independently? I've just had the boiler serviced and the gas engineer said the baxi is in good order...

Thanks again for the advice. I'll wait until the weather gets a bit warmer before I tackle it.

Thanks for the advice all taken on board and much appreciated, especially for using a telescopic pole. I did see a video suggesting starting at the bottom and working up. Is this the best way or is it just a matter of choice? Regards Jaybee

Hi I'd like advice on the best way to paint exterior walls which are pebbledashed . Is a good quality masonry paint ok to use with a roller? and what is the preparation required. Any advice appreciated thanks.

Thanks so much. This was very helpful.

Hi, Can someone tell me approximately how much solid wood is around the handle area of these doors. I want to fit some seperate privacy locks (engaged/vacant type) to my bathrooms and I'm not sure without probing with a bradawl, how far up the door the wood goes. Thanks Blod

We have a 4ft high garden retaining wall which when built was lined with polythene membrane. The bottom half we have painted cream but every year it has to be repainted because of discolouration with green damp. Is there anything we can use to avoid having to paint every year, like some sort of...