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Here's a problem that several people have asked about, i.e. water or moisture getting onto wood, chipboard, etc causing it to swell and become both unsightly and in many cases needing replacement.Allo..

We recently moved into an old house which has granite walls and steps out front, with a steel railing mounted on top of the granite wall. The granite is covered with about 50 years worth of general po..

My house has old Edwardian cast iron gutters and down pipes that are quite rusty, what can I do to protect them from further deterioration?  (J Whelan Glasnevin)Remove all debris and clean them as bes..

Emulsion paint got spilt on to the roof tiles of my front porch, I’ve done everything and I cannot remove the paint from the tiles as it seems to have soaked in.  Do I have to replace the roof tiles? ..

Its my daughters birthday in 2 weeks, and we have bought an old bike for her, as new was out of our budget this year. Some of the chromework is a bit rusty, but other than that its not too bad. Hubby ..

If your PVC or wooden garden table, benches or chairs look like they’ve been dragged up from the bottom of the sea don’t despair, a simple, and highly cost effective solution is at hand that the avera..

Yes, at last the longer evenings are coming in, and people are beginning to cast their eyes outdoors once again.Outside, you’ve got the patio, or deck if you are really with it, and maybe some wooden ..

My wooden garden chairs and table have faded terribly and look very dry, should I  varnish them or is there another option? (James Moran  Rathmines).Some people like to simply leave garden chairs etc ..

I recently purchased some good quality pressure treated deck timber that I'm planning to install myself. Do your comments on Seasonite refer to pressure treated timber as well as non pressure treated ..

I’ve just had a new cedar deck fitted in my back garden, and I’m wondering how long can or should I wait before staining it? Everybody I’ve asked so far has different advice to offer ranging from the ..

I have a marble fireplace, and over the years have been treating it with linseed oil which has now built up a coating. I was wondering what would be the best way to clean it off? Only recently I have ..

We installed a new deck five weeks ago, and the contractor promised to come back and treat it, but failed to do so, and I don’t want him back now in any event. Am I too late to do something with it no..