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I am looking for stylish wooden castor cups to protect the floor from the wheels of a sofa. Any ideas?
For a good selection of castor cups, including chrome, brass, wood effect and screw-in gliding types for carpeted or hard floors, try J A Milton Upholstery.
Who can help with audio-visual trouble-shooting?
The Pleasure Home has a £180 call-out fee for two hours of on-site consultation, during which they would attempt to diagnose and fix the problem. This price would not include any charge for defective parts that might need replacing.
We are putting a cedar roof on our conservatory with a tongue & groove wood ceiling on the interior. I would like to create a clapboard hut look and wondered if anyone sells tongue & groove ready- painted in a pale whitewashed style? It would have to be a light-weight wood.
We have been in contact with James Mayor Furniture www.jmfdoors.co.uk and they can help with your enquiry. Most suppliers of tongue & groove panelling are timber merchants and they provide the boards unfinished, in standard lengths. James Mayor offers tongue & groove, ‘Shaker’ & ‘Victorian’ panelling in kit form; the company also offers a bespoke service to tailor make the type of interior joinery you are after.
I would like to install a wine cellar and was wondering if you could recommend a company that might be able to help.
Wild Grapes specialises in made-to-measure, aluminium modular systems (costed at about £3.50 per bottle) or bespoke systems made in steel (about £8 per bottle). They begin by asking for dimensions and images of the area you want to convert to a wine cellar, and can then arrange a site visit if you wish to proceed. www.wild-grapes.co.uk . If you are interested in a timber cellar you might try Sorrells www.sorrells-wineracks.co.uk.
How do I find an external straight flight metal staircase for a city basement?
Staircases always have to be made to specification so that the correct height of riser and tread is specified for the precise size of the staircase. Try Miller Metalworks who design, manufacture and install both traditional and modern staircases and can also match period designs www.millermetalworks.co.uk
What can I do to disguise an ugly RSJ which runs across my kitchen ceiling?
A company called Oakleaf produces some fantastic (and lightweight) reproduction wood products – panelling, beams, and even a special ‘Great Beam’, cast from a 300 year-old original, to clad RSJs and modern steel structures. Go to www.oakleaf.co.uk.













