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what paint is best for interior woodwork in a victorian house?
Painting & Decorating  •  8259 views  •  11 answers

plasterboard on exposed brickwork
Plastering & Rendering  •  8227 views  •  9 answers

Can I put plasterboards up on exposed brickwork inside the kitchen, using Dot and Dab? All the plaster has crumbled into dust and only the external brick walls are left.And does anything need to be in-between the plasterboard and the brickwork for insulation? Is it acceptable to put plasterboards up …

Wallpaper over cracked painted wall
Painting & Decorating  •  8198 views  •  16 answers

Hi I've painted my downstairs toilet on one wall the paint cracks and peels off right down to showing the plastered wall only in about 3 spots the rest off the wall is fine can I just peel off paint rub down and then just wallpaper the wall its driving …

How much paint do I need for painting skirting boards?
Painting & Decorating  •  8164 views  •  8 answers

I'm looking at painting room, I want to get the satinwood paint the same colour as the wall. Just not sure if I need 1litre or 2.5l of the satinwood paint. It's for skirting and radiator

Shower tiling cost
Bathroom Fitting  •  8094 views  •  18 answers

We have had a quote to replace our corner shower and tile the wall behind for two walls with approx area of 90 x 200cm each . We have ended up buying metro subway tiles which is going to make it a longer job. We have been quoted an additional …

Cost of replacement shower pull down switch?
Electrical  •  8032 views  •  8 answers

Shower pull down switch 45/50 amp costs

Replace electric sockets over bevelled edged tiles
Tiling  •  7915 views  •  9 answers

My kitchen metro tiles have bevelled edges - I got the electric sockets off and tiled behind them but the sockets don't lay flat to the wall now because (I think) of the bevelled edges of the tiles which slope back slightly. What can I do? ????

damaged wall - does is all need repainting
Painting & Decorating  •  7889 views  •  12 answers

I accidentally drilled through the wall when installing a shower and damaged the wall on the other side. I patched it up with some plaster but doesn\'t look great. Can I just repaint that part or does the whole wall need repainting?

Fitting carpet over laminate floor
Carpets, Lino & Flooring  •  7868 views  •  12 answers

Hi this Is it possible to have underlay and carpet fitted on top of laminate? Or do I really have to lift it all up ?

Fitting a driveway gate - which type of tradesman?
Carpentry & Joinery  •  7829 views  •  12 answers

Which type of tradesman should I be looking for to do this job. Would it be reasonable to post the job to the "joinery & carpentry" section?

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