Can You Remove Scratches From Kitchen Worktops? What’s Fixable and What’s Not
If your kitchen looks tired because of fine lines across the counter, the first question is usually the same: can you actually remove scratches from kitchen worktops, or are you stuck living with them? The honest answer is that most scratches can be dealt with — but how, and how completely, depends entirely on what […]
How to Fix a Dent in a Worktop Without Replacing It
A dent in a worktop always seems to appear in the worst possible spot — right where the light catches it or exactly where you prep every meal. Before you start pricing up a whole new kitchen surface, the good news is that most dents can be repaired in place, without ripping anything out. Here […]
How to Prevent Etching and Scratches on Marble Worktops
Marble is one of the most beautiful surfaces you can put in a kitchen or bathroom, but it is also one of the most reactive. If you have ever set down a glass of wine or a slice of lemon and later found a dull, cloudy mark where it sat, you have seen etching first […]
Bathroom Silicone: Should You DIY or Hire a Professional?
Peeling, mouldy or gappy silicone around a bath, shower or basin is one of the most common jobs UK homeowners face — and one of the most tempting to tackle yourself. A tube of sealant and a smoothing tool look cheap and simple, so should you reseal the bathroom yourself or bring in a professional? […]
How to Care for a Laminate Worktop and Keep It Looking New
Laminate is the most popular worktop surface in UK kitchens, and for good reason: it is hard-wearing, easy to live with and available in almost every finish imaginable. But like any surface it responds to how it is treated. A little day-to-day care goes a long way towards keeping a laminate worktop looking new and […]
Can You Fill In an Unwanted Tap Hole in a Kitchen Worktop?
Swapped your old three-hole mixer for a sleek single-lever tap? Removed a redundant soap dispenser or a rarely-used boiling-water tap? You are often left with an empty hole in the worktop that looks unfinished and can let water seep into the surface below. The good news: in most cases an unwanted tap hole can be […]
Why Is My Bath Peeling After Resurfacing? Causes and What You Can Do
If your bath looked brand new a year or two after resurfacing but is now flaking, blistering or lifting in patches, you are not alone. A peeling bath is one of the most common problems we are called out to fix, and it almost always comes down to how the original coating was applied rather […]
Can You Repair a Window Sill Without Replacing the Whole Window?
It is one of the most common worries we hear from homeowners: the window sill is chipped, cracked, scratched or looking tired, and someone has warned that the whole window will need to come out. The good news is that in the vast majority of cases you can repair a window sill without replacing the […]
How to Fix a Crack in an Acrylic Bath Without Replacing It
Spotting a crack in an acrylic bath can be an unwelcome surprise, but the good news is that most cracks do not mean the end of your bath. In the vast majority of cases, a crack in an acrylic bath can be repaired in place, restoring a smooth, watertight, seamless finish without the mess, cost […]
Can a Chipped or Scratched Draining Board Be Repaired?
A chipped or scratched draining board is one of those everyday kitchen annoyances that quickly starts to bother you every time you rinse a plate. Whether it is a moulded drainer grooved into a quartz or granite worktop, a ceramic draining board beside a Belfast sink, or the pressed section of a laminate run, damage […]
