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Anyone know how I can "clarify" some wax candles. Just put them in old saucepan and melted them but unfortunately got caught in rain this morning. Maybe put wax through metal fine mesh sieve and add...
I’m trying to re- emulsion a wall but some of the previous paint has blown and is peeling off the wall right down to the plaster. I can’t emulsion over as that makes it worse
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has anyone used glitter paint? If yes would you recommend?
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When we came back from holiday this year and switched on our heating, we had heating but no hot water. I traced the problem to the little electric valve on the hot water pipe. With the little lever on...
When we moved in this house, over twenty years ago, the previous occupant had painted the white meter box with some kind of dull brown paint. It looks like fence paint. Over the years this has worn...
Is johnstones standard paint wipeable? Bought brilliant white “vinyl matt” (usually wipeable) but doesn’t say vinyl on the tub....
I have a 2.5 Kg bag of grout and the instructions are to add the bag to 0.65 litres of water. I only need a small amount, as I want to replace some loose grout on the bathroom floor tiles. Just a...
Can you tell me what this is in a bedroom wall (Avatar image) .. thank you.
Is there some sort of gadget the can make screwing screws and nailing nails easier for those who's hands are not so steady ?
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Hi all, I have a kitchen floor space for tiling, could someone tell me how many square metres of tiles I'd need please! The space is 8 x 8ft and I've already allowed extra for just under the plinth....
In a bungalow the hot feed to both kitchen and bathroom is not powerful (to say the least). I went into the loft to try to measure/estimate distances. I reckon the bottom of the cold header tank is...
Hoping someone out there might be able to give me some advice. I have a basic table tile cutter and it's been stored for over 12 months. I used it this week and as soon as I filled the water reservoir...
Not really a DIY question maybe but... How easy is it to change the actions of a heating system without replacing the whole thing ? I, apparently, live in an area where the electricity supply company...
I have used Marshalls Keybond in the past but it no longer seems to be available. Has anyone tried Multicrete block paving sand stabiliser? Is it similar to Keybond?...
I have started to paint a little today. I have painted a mahogany unit which was fading as in paint. It's now drying. What I want to do is paint my window sills however paint is half off and on and...
Hi all, I've just bought a 1930's vintage easiwork kitchen cabinet, or you may know it as a kitchen maid, the thing is, on the bottom shelf ( on the top half of the cabinet ) is a bit cut out in the...
Can anyone explain to me how you put the curtain track back on to the brackets? My decorator took them down and I have just spent a very frustrating half an hour trying to put them back up. The...
I've recently had part of my walls re plastered after damp proofing and am getting them papered in August. Will it be ok to start sizing the walls now or is it better to wait until just before...
Can I paint over this in a silk? Do I need to prepare the surface? Is silk the new eggshell by the way?
Just moved into a house and connecting our washing machine where theirs was. Turns out to be a bodged diy job. The outlet runs horizontally against a slight rise into a drain-out kit with one way...
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