Recent content by georgiepie

ive got another thread going about this anyway ive started to smash this floor up the asphalt is only 1inch thick and cracked all over how much do i have to dig down so i can screed it with a dry sand and cement mix the floor area is about 16sq yards and whats the best way to do it

its an old terrace two up two down job the living room is split in 2 the front has floor boards and the back leading to back of house ie yard and kitchen area has sometime been filled in but looks a bad job i found that under the asphalt is what looks like soil? not hardcore ive filled in under...

granocryl is another good one as above they all do a good job but it always comes down to the prep get that right and itl last for years

hi all ive just taken a laminate floor up in my mates house the old style glue one and the floor is uneven all over im talking 2inches in places it seem that the old asphalt floor has bellied all over with bumps and dips all over and i mean this is really bad. now what the best way to level it...

have you not thought of plumbing far easier and the moneys great

and stay away from the steamer you may blow the plaster aswell

no chance of papering over this i would leave it on and give it a good painting if you take ot off you may find all sorts of problems underneath like cracks and also you may take some of the plaster off aswell when stripping it

try frogtape never lets the paint get near what you dont want it too!

where is the paint peeling is it just on the joints? if so rub down then just paint the joints first let dry then paint hole ceiling you dont need to mist coat as such but just add a little drop of water to help spread the paint as plasterboard is not like bare plaster which needs to be mist...

throw a coat of crown white matt emusion on first £12 for 10ltr then put top coat on meself i just go the dulux trade centres and get trade paint far better quality than the stuff in the big stores it may be dulux but its not as good as their trade brand

these doors look white but they always need a good undercoat i always use an acrylic one first then oilbase and finish with gloss or eggshell depending what finish the customer wants

use a coat of red oxide first then undercoat and finish with a good gloss paint that will do the job have you seen the price of hammerite these days

for the white part id use a good water based masonry paint any oil based paint will weather and crack again believe it or not i painted my wooden fence and back gate in jonstones black masonry paint 2 years ago and it looks like it beens done yesterday absolute fantastic finish and on rough sawn...

and make sure you get the right floor bar use a carpet to tile trim to finish helps if you put it on before you reach the door this will make sure you get best finish

i thought i could these main dealers are ruthless with their pricers as my friend has just found out ive got another thread going dealing with service charges in these days you would think they would lower their prices they just want to screw you like the goverment were all in this together my****