Dear Donny

Q AI have a damp patch on an inside wall coming from a chimney. What can I do to stop this? Tom Lennon, by email Good practice is to vent the chimney flue when the fire is no longer in use. Place a cap (called a ‘bakers hat’) over the chimney pot to stop rain getting in. Also get a fireplace vent, allowing air to flow down the flue. Q

I dropped a small amount of glue on our laminate floor. Rubbing the area has left a white stain. Can I get rid of it?

Joann Smith, by email

A

If it was super glue you can get frosted residue that looks like a stain. If the glue has removed colour then a coloured wax stick or crayon rubbed over it can work. If it’s glue residue try leaving hand sanitiser over the stain to soften it.

DONNY’S TOP TIP

Cut a potato and rub the juice/ starch over a window/mirror and leave to dry – this forms a barrier on the glass preventing condensation/moisture forming.

Q AI have a Blanco sink in a dark graphite colour now looking grey and dull. Is there any way I can restore the colour? Denise Rudd, by email Blanco sinks are expensive and they have their own cleaning agents so I would try them. Otherwise a mild acid cleaner should remove the discolouring and also it’s worth trying dishwasher fluids.

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My bedroom wall in a 1920s concrete block is north facing with mould and dampness. Neighbours have dot-dabbed insulated plasterboard to the wall to solve it. Should I try it?

John Bloxham, by email

A

Do the same but it’s not recommended to use a plaster dry wall adhesive (dot-dab) on a solid external wall as dampness can get behind the board. Instead you should use Rawlplug insulation fixings.

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