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I've "inherited" a bit of a messy conservatory with peeling paint. Upon closer look it was a single coat of white paint and just flaking off. With little effort I've managed to remove it while th a paint scraper. The wall is now bare and I'd like to wallpaper it. I've read an article here that...

I've moved into a property where the conservatory paint was peeling off the wall. I thought it would be a simple job of brushing the dry flakes off, sanding (by hand), washing with sugar soap and painting. I started off by vacuuming the bits on the floor and then realised that most of the paint...

I've just moved into a new (rented) property and the landlord is being supremely unhelpful. The central heating system I have is "Honeywell". My problem: I can't seem to turn it off. There are no instructions I can find. Neither can I find any sort of model number to look it up on the...

I just moved into a new (rented) property and the landlord is being supremely unhelpful. I'm hoping someone here may be able to help out! Anyway, so I have 2 rooms where these units are attached to the ceiling. At random intervals they seem to make quite loud clicking noises (not necessarily...

I recently moved from the UK to South Africa and brought all my things here with me. Now I didn't think there'd be a problem using my things here (TV, computers, kitchen appliances etc) but I'm not so sure now. Over the past few months I've lost a laptop, my pc (both 18 months old) and my...

Hi Helpful people! I have a filter coffee machine (brand: Prestige) that's probably no more than a couple of years old and used approx 5 times a week. Lately however it's starting to play up and only works when it feels like. I've checked plug wires, so nothing loose there. When I put it on...

Hi. I've previously received some great help & advice on this forum and hope someone could provide some to me again. I have a worcester 24i Junior boiler. Yep, I might be blond, but had no idea (until now) that bleeding radiators had an affect on the pressure gauge. So today I bled my...

I recently wanted to change my bathroom pull cord because it was old and dirty. But by doing so, I broke it. So thought I'd just buy a new unit to replace the whole thing. But the new unit looks a little diffirent to the old one. I'm now sitting with 3 wires that come from the ceiling. Black...