Recent content by Andy_DIY

roughcaster, thanks alot for answering my questions! I have gone ahead and hand sanded for a few hours to make all the surface smooth. Will see how abit of paint takes to it tomorrow night, might need a coat of primer. Thanks again.

Hi, I have bought my first house, and i am new to all these DIY, so your help will be much appricated! We have just had an old fire place taken out and replaced with a wall mounted one. We had this done by a professional, who skimmed and plastered the wall around it, as the old fire place...