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I'm painting plastic windowframes again! Last year, i bought a pot of this stuff, applied that and then painted after it dried https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DSLRV462 It worked fantastically, and i still have half of it left. Very happy with the product Now i need to do a double window, so the...

I am OK with DIY stuff, but I have no idea about plumbing. We've just bought a property and it has a small kitchen sink and washing area in the basement. We've just refurbished the area and bought a new tap. After installing the new flexi tap tails directly onto the old isolation valves for the...

I have an outdoor garden tap supplied from my kitchen mains supply. It has a gate valve as an isolator which does not work well. I wish to replace it with a plastic isolation valve (see photo). The piping from the isolation valve to the outdoor tap will be going vertically through the back wall...

Hi, Further adventures in the fitting of the 70’s avocado suite! I’m fitting the bidet. There’s not been one before so new hot and cold feeds plus waste. The waste isn’t a problem and I thought the water would be simple but when I lifted a floorboard to tee off of the hot and cold, the 22mm...

I have acquired a Keter shed, still boxed and unassembled, for free from an elderly lady locally. Unfortunately the instructions, although present, had got wet and stuck together making them almost completely unreadable. I have been in touch with Keter who were unable to provide any assistance...

I've had a couple of electronic items - a small air-band radio receiver (Maycom AR-108), and now a mini-keyboard/trackpad/mouse device (XEBEC HTPC) - which have a matt non slip coating of some sort on the plastic shell to make it easier to grip. Whatever it is is thin - like a paint. Looks...

Hi Recently moved into a new house and I'm looking to do a quick, cheap makeover of my kitchen as I can't afford to rip it all out and get a brand new one just now. One of the things I want to do is try and paint the horrible old plastic(!) ceiling that's in there (see pictures attached). How...

My consumer unit is located upstairs in one of the bedroom closets, can you buy clear plastic covers with access hatch etc that would enclose over this protecting from any potential roof leaks, pic of what I have below

looking for some advice as to what to do about these ugly plastic pipe coverings. they are not even fitted properly as you can see. Is there something better that they could be replaced with? They go from the floor to the ceiling in a few rooms. Thanks

Hi I was looking to change a broken outside light which is of plastic construction with a new Stainless Steel one, my house is only 5 years old so all the wiring is new. But the instructions on the new light state, and I quote;- Do not wire this lantern into the lighting circuit - use a...

We have a sliding patio door which I have looked all over and cannot find any kind of branding. The doorstep trim (see photo) is very tatty. It a black plastic section which clips into some aluminium track underneath. I have spent most of the morning Googling and cannot find anything similar...

I had my underfloor heating and flow screed installed today and the company ordered 4 x 100m rolls of pipes and ended up using around 4 x 80m so I have 4 x 20m left over. Is there anything else they can be used for, seems crazy to throw them away. I think they are 16mm so can't be used for...

Im changing my next greenhouse cladding from glass to plastic. Glass breaks more often. Is plastic much cheaper than glass? Thanks