Creating a new look for your hall

The hallway is one of the most important areas of your home. The first impressions of your home are made as someone enters the hallway. All too often halls are used for storage of items to be transported upstairs at a later date, as an overflow for coats and shoes or the walls are used for pictures/shelves/ ornaments no longer required in any of the main rooms of the house. In other words, many halls are filled with clutter.

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Attics

Any work involving your roof may bring to light all sorts of defects and weaknesses, so be prepared to spend more money than you think. Depending on the authorities in the part of the country where you live, you may have to build a permanent staircase to your attic if it is going to be ‘habitable’ – that is, a living room or bedroom.

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Ladder User”s Handbook

Introduction It is likely that this week someone in Britain will die from an accident with a ladder and more than a hundred people will be injured. Most of these accidents occur during household maintenance and DIY, when someone falls from a ladder or the ladder itself falls because it is being used wrongly. Here

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1. Ladders – Introduction

Remember IF YOU DON”T KNOW, ASK A PRO! Introduction Not every job can be done with just a ladder – or by you on your own. So always check: Are you up to job? Don”t kid yourself by over-estimating your abilities. If you are not completely certain that you can manage everything involved in doing

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Guide to DIY Safety

The most dangerous piece of DIY equipment? NAILS, SCREWS AND TACKS! For every accident involving a drill, there are ten from small and supposedly “harmless” bits of metal. Introduction Whether you are an experienced enthusiast or a reluctant part-timer, taking a few minutes to plan what is to be done could mean the difference between

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Creosote

Washable Fabrics Keep sponging with eucalyptus oil until creosote is removed. Wash as normal. Should any stain remain dry-clean. Non Washable Fabrics Dry clean. Carpets and Furnishings Sponge with eucalyptus oil until creosote is removed. Dab off surplus oil using warm water. Blot off with tissues or kitchen towels. Finish with a carpet shampoo.

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Varnishes

Washable Fabrics Do not use methylated spirit on acetates. Dab immediately with methylated spirit, then wash in biological detergent, making sure article is well rinsed. Non Washable Fabrics Wipe at once with methylated spirit, take to dry-cleaners if stain does not shift. Carpets and Furnishings Treat in the same way as non-washable articles.

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Removing a radiator

Removing a radiator If you are decorating, you may want to remove the radiator to decorate behind it. A system left idle for some time can suffer from a build up of sludge at the bottom of the radiator. For any of these reasons the job can be done without draining the whole system. Make

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