Recent content by ghawdxi

Hi, I live in a house where the previous owners did not mind having loads of ivy attaching itself to the timber fence. We have removed the ivy but now we were left with badly stained timber. I tried to cover the ivy markings with Ronseal fence life but that was not up to the job. Can...

hi everyone, thanks for your posts. i have been told that with plastering there is a risk that hairline cracks might appear in the future and therefore better to go for paper quotes i've been given: £2,000 lining. £2,750 plastering. this is in north london. any views?

dimensions are (in metres sq.): lounge = 16, hallway = 8, dining = 24

the one recommending plastering wants is quoting £650 more for doing the lounge, dining and hallway ceilings

Hi, we have moved into a house a few months ago where all the ceiling are covered with woodchip wall paper. we would like to have it removed and have brought in 2 professional decorators to advise/give quotes. One recommends stripping the woodchip paper and lining the ceiling with paper and...