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This is in Devon, England. My sister recently replaced the garden fence separating her garden from neighbours. She also had the neighbours old fence removed - with her full agreement. The fence posts are on my sister's land, the attached fencing (vertical feather board, taking apart to paint it...

hi, background to the problem is this: bedroom walls originally painted in a darkish shade of normal silk emulsion. decided to cover with base coat of white matt as new colour very light. discovered tin of matt was mouldy on top but having limited funds decided to "rescue" it and use anyway...

hi, help needed please. My daughters bathroom has turned into a nightmare. This job started out as a "simple" replace suite and re-tile job. I wont go into all the issues with those aspects here as they aren't wood work. The floor: currently floorboards and today I found signs of woodworm. The...

trying to plumb in a new bathroom sink and have successfully sorted out previous mishmash of waste pipework and removed old corroded compression iso valves. However I am having a big problem with the new iso valves as they wont stop "sweat" leaking. I have used PTFE and plumbers mait which seem...

Hi, I'm trying to find a product for my daughter. Her bedroom has a severe black mould problem due to the previous owners being allergic to fresh air and ventilation! I know that using a bleach solution will remove the mould but will not kill the spores. Can anyone recommend some products -...

Hi, I'm making a teepee and wendy house for my kids and I need to source rigid pvc poles/tubes for the frames. I've spent about 20hrs trawling the net but all I've found are a couple of large companies who do extrusion and give no prices. Does anyone out there know where I can get this...

Does anyone know of a product which can be painted over matt paint to seal it and prevent peeling etc. My daughter is decorating her first house and is adamant about having a slightly textured matt paint on the walls which is not designed for kitchen use. I've pointed out the problems she's...