Satinwood is a really popular painty finish. But it is important to get it really smooth because satinwood is a mid-sheen paint, any imperfections such as brush strokes will show through in the final result. So this inevitably will lead to you wondering if you can paint satinwood with a roller. Well, there is one…
Evaporated milk is milk that has had a lot of the water content evaporated off to make it thicker. Unlike condensed milk it is not sweetened, this has led to people calling evaporated milk un-sweetened condensed milk. So now you know a bit of the back story let’s get to the meat and potatoes, does…
Elmlea is an alternative to regular double cream, made to last a lot longer than normal double cream. In fact, it has over double the shelf life of regular dairy cream. But can you whip Elmlea double cream? Well, there is one way to find out for sure. I nipped down to the shops and…
Whipped ice cream, sounds delicious. but is it possible, can you whip ice cream? Let’s have a look and find out, I have a tub of whipped cream and a whisk, let’s get to whipping. So before I started I let the ice cream soften a bit, as you can see from the bowl below….
So you want to clean your tile floors but you don’t want to have to scrub them by hand, who does? This has obviously led to you looking for the cleaning tool for tile floors, well we have done the research for you, check out the best cleaning tools below! Best cleaning tool for tile…
Washing machine drawers are one of those cleaning tasks that can be easily overlooked and forgotten about, then next thing you know you open that little draw and bam, mould! Those pesky black spots love to sprout up in all the little nooks and crannies of a washing machine drawer. It’s the perfect environment for…
Patios can be a real pain to clean, particularly in winter when they tend to go green and slippy! There are lots of different options to clean a patio but we’re going to look at one of the more traditional products that seem to have been around forever, and that is Jeyes fluid. How to…
If you are wanting to clean some plastic with Methylated spirits then you may well be wondering if they will do any damage to the plastic. I happen to have a bottle of methylated spirits on hand so let’s find out. First things first, the spirits come in a plastic bottle. So that’s a good…
The humble on/off switch. Not something I had pondered much until someone asked me what meant what on the switch. Was the 0 off or was the line off? I had no clue, so decided to have a look into it myself. The symbols on an on/off switch are actually supposed to be a 1…
Methylated spirits are a popular cleaning product, and they evaporate away. So because of this, you may well be tempted to use them on glass or clear plastic. But do Methylated Spirits leave a residue behind after use? Well, there is one way to find out for certain, do some cleaning with some Methylated Spirit…
So your painting your skirting boards I take it, or at least your planning to, but how many coats of gloss should you apply? Let’s have a look and find out. Normally two coats of gloss will be enough for a primed skirting board. Depending on the paint used you may be able to get…
Skirting boards are found in pretty much every house in the UK, indeed I can’t remember being in a home without them. But why do we have skirting boards? Let’s have a look. Skirting board is used to protect the bottom of walls from shoes, prams, chairs and other objects that would regularly bump into…
So the question has obviously crossed your mind and that has led you here, do you fit skirting boards flush to the floor? Or do you lift them up a little bit? Well luckily for you, you’ve come to the right place. As an experienced joiner, I have fit my fair share of skirting boards,…
Painting the skirting boards in a house can really lift and transform a room, but what paint should you be using? What is the best paint to use on skirting board? To Colour or not to Colour? This is the first question that will help us decide what paint to use on skirting boards. Are…
If you have a bay window in your home then fitting a skirting board around it can be a real pain. I have fitted plenty of these in my time as a professional joiner, so let me pass the method that works best for me onto you. The method I use involves screwing some wooden…
Sink plugs can come in a few different sizes. They are not always universal, but some are much more common than others. If you have lost your sink plug, it happens, then you may not know which size of plug you need to buy. So you will have to measure, but how? Measuring A Sink…