Renovation And Decorating

Bad plastering is a major pain in the butt if you don't know how to fix it. Luckily, you came to the right place. We like to think that those of us at Fraffles have done enough plastering to make us e..

Finally getting your new room plastered and all ready to go is great, but if it's taking a while to dry you may be worried. Plaster not drying can be caused by a few things, and there are ways to wor..

Polyvinyl acetate (PVA) glue works as a great pouring medium. The question, though, is whether or not you can (or should) paint over it with acrylic paints. If you came here wondering if you can paint..

Depending on the person, homeowners either love or dread Christmas coming around. Yes, it's an opportunity to imbue your home with holiday spirit and cheer, but it's also often quite a big project. Lu..

Now, this may not be an everyday experience, but even in a pinch, Fraffles is here to help. If you have a broken ceiling, through your fault or that of another, it's a massive pain. This is made espec..

Now not all of us may have done this, but breaking a glass door is a stomach-churning moment. It's made worse if you did it at someone else's home (not the voice of experience or anything) but it's st..

Whether you're new to the DIY scene or a veteran, we've all done it. Stripping a screw is a stomach-dropping moment, especially when it's somewhere visible that you need it out of. That clackclackcla..

We often take light switches for granted. They're seemingly simple objects that litreally get to say, "let there be light!" for every moment of their life. But when your light switch is broken, you're..

Dimmers are super useful little tools that, well, dim your lights. But like all electronics, they have a lifespan and a multitude of things that can go wrong with them. We have covered a lot of relate..

Tile floors, while beautiful, are often rather delicate. One clumsy mistake, and you have a broken tile floor - which is just no good. Luckily, we're here to help you figure out the next steps. Whethe..