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polo_tottie

Plants for the Bedroom

what is a good potted plant to have in a bedroom? I don't like heavy musky scents and I like the colours white and yellow. Preferably something low maintenance that can cope with a bright warm room -...

what..the?

ripping off wall coverings to replace with insulated plaster board

ok so I am looking into buying this old house solid stone it has some damp issue which mean new roof, some damp proofing round but inside the walls have no wall insulation so the interior side of the...

liskeardgirl

hard baked on jam.

how can i remove baked on jam from my stainless steel jam pan please.

andypandy

Water Feature

I am about to construct a water feature in our garden. Could anyone tell me how to work out what size pump I would need for a large two tier waterfall, and how may gallons to each squire foot of...

lardhelmet

FAO boxy. Sorry if you've answered somewhere else but I have to know...

...please tell me why I have to pluck the shoots off between the stems and the stalks of my toms? Cos I've just rushed out & twinged them all off!

ruthandsam

Carpet odour from wee

My 3 year old has had occasional spillages on the carpet whilst using her potty (missed the protective covering as well). Despite my scrubbing the carpet numerous times by hand I can't get rid of the...

Daisho

Asking for assistance for a simple hose problem.

I do not have an outside tap so I have to use the kitchen multitap if I need to use a hose outside, now I have a Hozelock multitap to fit on the tap and a hose end connector fits on to that, now that...

lynbrown

Robins in my garden

Over the winter, i fed birds in my garden, especailly two lovely robins. Now the weather is better, I havent seen them for a while, although the same blackbirds still visit. Have the robins moved away...

twinny-15

Water mark on ceiling

Hi does anyone know how to cover a water mark on the ceiling ..someone suggested under coat before emulsion paint?? Would that work?? Thanks twinny

fourteen85

Hand tools

I live in the Preston area, does anyone know where I could buy things like a brace and bit without travelling to far? TIA...

sandyRoe

How much would a plumber charge to replace the water pump in a central heating system?

kia cat

bath drain hole

Our bath is now very slow to drain away, must be a combination of hair and soap down it. I've tried soda crystals and boiling water plus most of the unblockers. Problem is, because it's not totally...

fairkatrina

harvesting radish seeds...

I've got a couple of trays of radish in my greenhouse, I went away for a week (trusting them to my dad's version of TLC) I came back and found they'd all shot up about a metre and were flowering. As...

mafiadan

Bathrooms

I'm looking to get a new bathroom soon and wondered if anyone could comment on Bathstore's products and service. I've been in and it all looks nice, but would love some feedback on their stuff. Would...

tinpotLizzie

Cleaning tool for bath

Can anyone remember the Avon Bath Cleaner? It has a plastic handle you fill with liquid cleaner & a round sponge/scourer head (like a washing up sponge). I still have mine & it is the best...

flobadob

Question about a light.

I'm posting a link to a light http://www.argos.co.u...archtext%3ELIGHTS.htm and my question is, is this light recessed into the ceiling or do you fit it onto the ceiling itself. The fact that it says...

Bbbananas

What can get oil (olive) off an emulsioned wall?

Don't ask why..... it just is !

lillythepink

Can anyone recommend a good colour masonry paint?

I am getting the outside of my house painted. It's a Victorian terraced house (currently grey pebble dashing). The back of the house is cream, but I was thinking it would be nice to have a colour at...

peripathetic

Problems with external brickwork

The external bricks below the damproof membrane on my house are 'delaminating' (the bricks have a textured finish which is hard to drill through but the core of the bricks seems fairly soft). The...

evedawn

repairing alabastar

i've broken a very sentimental vase. it's alabaster. two questions: a) is there any place that "specialises" in repairing broken things like this (it's in tiny pieces!). b) if i can piece it...