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I have a victorian house therefore hardwood would be best. Double glazed and clear, to let in lots of light. What sort of cost should I be looking at? If I said £1000, would that be too much?

Hi, I need to power a 100W bulb (for heating) and a 12V PC fan (for extracting the moisture). I was thinking of using a LED Driver Power Supply Transformer 240V - DC 12V to power the PC fan. Ideally I'd like to have a RCD between mains and the light/fan combo. Anyone got any...

I've stripped my stair case back to wood and stained it. I'm putting a runner down it and my wife wants stair rods. Stair rods? ok fine, go to a shop and the stair rods we like are solid, made to measure and also £40 each. Now, I can afford to pay for them but my question is: what's the...

I have this pine wood staircase that i intend on staining to a mahogany colour. what is that type of pine? it's got a very deep coloured grain.

I got the FMM250Q with all those extra blades and sanding disks for £181 from the FFX show bluewater. Going to be using it today to fix on of my cracked stair tread and then to sand the varnish off of the stringer.

I have a mains cable poking through one of my stair treads and then into the riser. why is was done this way is anyones guess as there is easy access behind the stairs. Trouble is I can not just strip out the wire and replace. Can I clip the wire and then reconnect behind the step with a...

I know this is going to take ages to do but i'd like to make my stairs look like this picture below: I think the handrail has been varnished a mahogany colour and the balustrades are an ebony colour. Tomorrow I'd like to stair preparing the stairs. It currently has a varnish on it...

Is this any good: magnetic sensors on three doors, and pet sensors covering those exits. swipe alarm including fitting: £49 + £22 per month ring up service (for min 18 months but it will be a 36month contract). They want a further £91 for extra sensors e.g. rooms with no exits. The...

for a while now water has been avoiding the gutter of the garage and moving down the wall instead. I have repaired the gutter. That has damaged the pointing on the garage bricks. The image below shows the wall in question. The foreground shows that the pointing is in worse state than...

With all the rain this weekend there is a big puddle in the garage near to the wall and it's very damp plus it is clear water has been running down the wall. The garage is of brickwork construction set beneath a flat steel profile sheet covered roof. I got the ladder out to see if there...

This weekend there has been a smell of damp in my daughters bedroom, which has got steadly worse. The house is 1900's with floor boards. i've tried to check between the gaps of the boards for any leaks esp near rad's. It's even got a sink in the room (which is all switched off at the pipes...

Whom ever painted my coving in the bathroom did not use half-paint half-water mixture on the first coat. Now it's cracking. I need to rub it all down or use an electric sander. Ideally I dont want to using elbow grease. Ideas anyone?