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I need to replace this beautiful fence: It's in a pretty sheltered location, as you can tell by the fact that it's still standing! There is a short length of wall, which retains my neighbours raised bed. The main part of this wall runs acros the neighbours garden perpendicular to the fence. My...

Ouch! I've broken toes before - but it was my own (very) stupid fault. At least you should only be out of action for a few days. Thanks for your advice.

One last question :-) Is it best to apply the acrylic filler on bare wood or after it's primed? Or does it not matter? Thanks

I've got a tube of flexible acrylic decorators filler, I wasn't sure about using it in a bathroom. Is it OK for a join between tiles and a window frame? The gap gets up to about 6mm. The frame is now completely stripped and sanded back to bare wood, and all the old sealant removed.

I should have done a search before posting that :-) Definitely shouldn't try and paint over the silicone, so it has to go on last.

Here's a pic of the paintwork. It's all stripped now. One more question, when is the best time to apply the silicone between the tiles and the frame? The most convenient would be once the primer is dry, then undercoat and gloss on top. Is this OK?

Yes, but not until tomorrow.

It's not bare aluminium though, it's coated. I'm not sure if it's paint or plastic coating. Maybe just paint the wood and silicone the join then.

It's actually a wooden frame round an aluminium double glazing unit, but I do the same thing anyway, make sure he paint goes onto the ally and seals the join. I might put silicone along this line as well, just to be sure.

So it's just good prep and a decent top coat then, nothing else I can do. How about the Dulux water based primer / underocoat? I like this as it's easy and quick to use, and I've got some already, but is it as good as oil based?