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by freeleaf
Sun May 10, 2009 4:30 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: peglar bath mixer tap
Replies: 2
Views: 3320

peglar bath mixer tap

Has anyone tried repairing a peglar mixer tap? The handle which sits in the middle has just become 'floppy', water can only now be got out of the bath spout and turning the lever, which used to make the water come out of the shower, has no effect. We used gripps to take the nut out, and there's anot...
by freeleaf
Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:37 am
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: cracks in old house
Replies: 3
Views: 4204

Yes, I have searched the projects first, I saw some messages but they weren't specifically about this-lots of query's about plaster board. cracks in brickwork etc. This is different-it's a wide crack in the plasterwork
by freeleaf
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:00 am
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: cracks in old house
Replies: 3
Views: 4204

cracks in old house

We have a victorian inner terraced house, and there is a large crack, about a cm wide, in an inner wall in the kitchen. There are lots of other smaller cracks, eg, where the wall and ceiling meet, but this one is much wider than the others. Have checked with next door and it doesn't go right through...
by freeleaf
Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:35 pm
Forum: Glazing and Double Glazing Forum
Topic: seconadary double galzing in old house
Replies: 0
Views: 3069

seconadary double galzing in old house

We have an old victorain house and the windows are draughty single glazed ones. Some of them are also shaped at the top. We live in a conservation area and I'm not sure we would be allowed to replace them, even if we could afford to. We want to make the windows less draughty and wondered if we could...
by freeleaf
Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:12 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: using perspex in shower area
Replies: 1
Views: 3013

using perspex in shower area

We have put up a shower head over our bath, and the water is damaging the paint on the wall. We are about to redecorate, and rather than just using bathroom paint, we wondered if it would be better to put a panel of perspex there. has anyone else tried this? We're unsure about how to fix it, and wet...
by freeleaf
Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:41 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Paintwashing T and g
Replies: 2
Views: 2944

Thank you for this Nigel-I'm going to go with the paintwashing
by freeleaf
Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:18 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Paintwashing T and g
Replies: 2
Views: 2944

Paintwashing T and g

I want to paint a wall which has T and G on it, and would like it to have a rural, non-perfect finish. I was wondering if woodwash paint would be ok, but I've only seen this for outside projects. Would it be ok to use on T and G? Or can anyone suggest what else might suit-it's for an old house in Fr...
by freeleaf
Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:04 am
Forum: Fillers, Sealants and Adhesives Forum
Topic: Cracks in Victorian bathroom
Replies: 1
Views: 3563

Cracks in Victorian bathroom

We have a fairly wide crack which runs along the join between ceiling and wall, then diagnally across a corner of our bathroom. The house was built about 1890. I've looked on the projects page and found some information about using flexible filler called decoraters caulk, but the pictures attached t...
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