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Advice please. I have just painted a pine drawer unit to match the laminate doors in my kitchen (and very pleased I am with the result). If you paint wood, are you supposed to varnish it afterwards,...
Hi I was thinking of grafting an apple tree but it is very cold here in the winter saying that we have many apple types ,not sadly cox's or russets So to the question is the hardiness of the tree...
Hi All. We are about to buy a 3 bed detached house. One bathroom, one en suite and on dowstairs toilet. Its 15 years old, so fairly new and modern but needs refurbing internally, mainly cosmetic, but...
I have just sent away for a digital on/off light switch timer as I have been using the "segment " type up yo now. However I have just been reading more details about the product from the seller and it...
I have above nearly 3 years now and from (talked about this before) the beginning all the rings go to high and the fan cuts it down to a lower temperature resulting in quite slow to start boiling. It...
Im buying a house but have gound out seller has no installation certificate as his corgi registered friend fit it in 2009, he has produced copies of gas safety checks for each year since. My solicitor...
I have just bought a waxed pine tv unit and want to stain it a very dark oak colour. Can anyone tell me the best way to do it to achieve professional looking results? Would it be better to wax it or...
Can someone give me a very ball park figure of what it might cost to build a 2 story extension to a modest end terrace house? With the intention of getting a better size kitchen and bathroom and I...
I'm trying to find a way of disguising the concrete blocks within a pond. The only pond paints which I can find are two-pot epoxy, specifically for stopping leaks, but my needs are purely cosmetic. Do...
I have several of these as houseplants, they grown and produce young rapidly, I have given them to church fetes etc still have loads, does anyone know what I can do with the smaller plants, I know...
Sill thing really but it's driving me mad. Something got stuck under the letter "T" on my laptop keyboard the other week and i had to prize the square off to remove the offending object. Now, it won't...
Dont know if this is the right area.I have a 48"x15"x15" tank I want to use an external filter.Can anyone give me an idea of the size of filter required?(flow rate).According to my maths the tank...
Yesterday, I put lots of winter pansies in the bare spots of the garden and they have really brightened it up. What else can I plant out to give a bit more colour?...
I noticed one of my little paring knives has gone blunt. I couldn`t even cut through a tomato with it. I have one of those long metal knife sharpeners and have had a go with it. I`m probably doing it...
MOH has just brought home 2 lovely pink Hydrangeas. she wants me to put them into larger pots. the plastic pots they are currently in, are about 8 inches across and 6 inches deep. We do have 2 spare...
Just after washing white tiled bathroom floor - is there anything I can do to bring the grout up whiter. TIA...
Two retired people, a shower each every day, never clean the car (the rain does that), small courtyard garden watered by me with a watering can, one to two washing machine washes a week, how can we...
I hope to be moving house in the next couple of weeks, but will probably have to go into a hotel until my purchase is completed. That's fine, but as I have quite a lot of plants, I wondered whether...
I have a lot of receptacles that held candles and I would like to fill the again and sell them for charity. I have never done it before is the best way to start and where can I get supplies.
How can I get rid of a partly rotten tree stump (apart from using dynamite,which might be frowned upon by neighbours.!)......I believe there are chemicals which can do the job.?
