We have a modern tan leather chair with matching footstool. The footstool has faded and seems a bit dried out, on the top, the sides are fine, as is the chair. I guess it’s been rubbed and worn by our...
I am thinking of becoming an MP or a political commentator or the like. I am making up my CV. I want to photograph and send it or make a video. Can anyone tell me how to make a wall to wall bookcase...
I use an immersion heater for hot water during the summer. This is operated by a manual timer that I have set for one hour during the night. The water gets very hot, hot enough to scald and to make...
I need to replace the whole toilet cistern-the plastic bowl & all of the 'inards' ! It's an old council fitted one ,decades old with a red plastic name attached to the front "Centurian". Anyone any...
I have some trailing fuschia and petunia in my hanging baskets and they are showing buds and in some cases flowering. They are only small about 8 inches. Should I take off the buds/flowers or just...
They said they could come out next week and the call out charge was £85.00 So I agreed. Then they said the next day our engineer was in the next road to you and could call to sort out the problem. I...
I have laid quite a few floors over the years. Laminate and wood. I have always staggered the lengths so as the short joins are not all together. The laminate I have to lay instructions say to lay so...
The drain pump on my dishwasher seems to have gone kaput. The machine is working normally otherwise but nothing happens at the part of the cycle where it should discharge the water out to the drain....
NGS Shropshire quiz. Includes cryptic clues to plant names, but no indication of word length. I've done most but am stuck on a couple. Any help much appreciated! Question 68. Separate from the crowd...
On my walk today I passed a tray of tomato plants that someone had left out for people to take. I picked up the last one and it's Maskotka. I did plan to grow some tomatoes this summer although I have...
Hi I'm looking at painting some bright and shiny galvanized metal. So do I need a primer, or is there a paint that can be painted directly on to the metal ? Red is the colour I want to achieve as the...
I have three wisterias one on a wall and two standards. One of the standards has put out flowers but they have not opened and the ones nearer the top have gone grey and limp and very dry the ones...
Hello Peeps :) so we are looking at ordering all the material for the driveway. If you look in this picture there is a wee wall on the right. We are choosing some bricks that match the drive and will...
Re the spring washer. I'm just assembling a new wheelbarrow at the moment and I'm not quite sure where abouts the spring washer go's. There are solid washers also, so am I right in assuming that the...
....Over the past month or so my lawn has changed. From being perfectly normal in appearance there are now areas where the actual blades of grass are about 2-3 mm wide. Can anyone explain this and...
Got some frost damage on the above. Have seen conflicting advice on internet sites.
Do I leave the leaves on or chop them off? Btw, I did cover them....