Recent content by beano2012

@dcdec Thanks for the advice... you clearly know your subject! Will give it a go :D

"Gardz will seal and BIND porous flaky surfaces" Hi dcdec and thanks for this useful info.... but can I clarify one key point with you because I know nowt about this zinsser product? :?: Can I use it on top of non-porous material as well as plaster ie this awful paint skin on top of...

@ joe-90 .... thanks, for the recommendation. This stuff sounds amazing but it's not clear from the web whether it will cover non-porous areas like this godawful paint that is half sticking, half-peeling, half-nibbing to the plaster. :?: Will it cover this as well? :?: And would I...

@ JohnD ... thanks for the tip. The thing is that I won't ever want to paint directly onto those plaster walls because they are in a pretty awful state. Being retired.I'm time-rich but money poor so cant really afford the ultimate solution of having them replastered :lol: :?: If I PVA...

@curlyzoo2002: thanks for the advice. Yea I would prefer to emulsion the walls instead of PVAing them :?: but if i do emulsion, would I need to mistcoat first all the bare paster areas and as you can see it looks like a map of the Norwegian fjiords - so a mammoth task! :?: Then would I...

Hello Have just stripped old wallpaper off, I discovered it had also removed jagged areas of a weird rubbery paint underneath that had been applied to bare plaster without an initial mist coat. Tiny areas of the paint continue to form nibs all over the place. See photos attached. I cannot...

flaky paint - will pva work prior to papering

Hope the attached pics help show the problem. They were taken from the inside of the house. Two of the pics show the window in the closed position: in very windy weather, I think rainwater is forced between the imperfect seal between the inward opening sash and the lip of the frame that...

@ herts drainage: DOH!!! Thanks - i'll get snapping tomorrow daytime assuming the weather's ok and post asap after that ,...cheers

@ burnerman - yep i think that might be very handy too ..now i'm spoilt for choice :lol: @crank39 - fair point mate - and the reviews on the screwfix site suggest you dont put too much pressure on or it messes up!

help.... anyone out there? Surely there's a solution to this ? :shock:

Thanks burnerman ... really helpful especially cos i never think of screwfix... i couldn't find them in wickes or B&Q! Cheers mate!

Hi. A few ago, I saw what seemed a brilliant device on that Tommy Walsh's programme on the Quest channel. Basically, it's like a flexible bendy extension about 300mm long. You stick one end in the drill, stick your screwdriving bit in t'other end and - don't ask me how - it works fine even...