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Match wallpaper
Have searched everywhere for this but no luck, can anyone help me match this stringy textured wallpaper for the ceiling in my new house
 
do you sell an eggshell marine varnish
do you sell an eggshell marines varnish
 
Copper pipes newly painted with Dulux Quick Dry Satinwood showing green
Relatively new central heating pipes installed 12 months ago just painted with Dulux Quick Dry Satinwood paint appearing pale green three days after painting. Looks unwise to have used this...
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would like to have some black easy caulk strips for kitchen, can anybody help?
Need to seal the gap between unit tops and walls in very old house (walls uneven) sourced some black sealant strips in USA, but very expensive and wondered if there was an equivalent here - there is...
 
how do I fablon my worktops?
I want to re-cover my worktops in the kitchen and have heard that fablon can be used. What do I need to do to protect them once fablon is in place?
 
Help! I found that tin foil damp proofing stuff on my walls too!
I stripped off the old wallpaper in the living room and found that the area around the window had the tin foil stuff about half way up the walls. Bits of it came off with the steamer, but most of it...
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I just bought a grey stain which looks a little dark for a chair project can I lighten it?
Just stripped a walnut chair and couldn't get all the stain out as it was dark brown and I am a little worried to go ahead and stain with this grey stain as it is a slate grey and looks kind of medium...
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I have vertical blinds with a pull chain to turn them, however the pull chain is locking up and the louvers will not turn at all.
The vertical blinds I have open and close just fine with the pull cords, but the chain that operates the louvers turning has locked up and I have tried everything to see whats causing the problem. No...
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