Recent content by pclayto

Thanks, the more I look the more I am convinced it’s silk. I am going to take my purchased matt emulsion back to the shop for a refund and get some silk.

hi, I have been doing some decorating and want to repaint my walls for the first time since buying my house. But I am unsure if my walls are silk or matt emulsion. I originally assumed they were painted with matt, but since applying a matt sample patch, I now think my walls are silk. What...

Thanks for the replies. I have a bit of research to do in some of those products mentioned.

Hi I purchased a house nearly 5 years ago, and it was in good decorative order (and largely, still is), so much so that I have not decorated since I moved in. Over the past 4 and a half years cracks have appeared in the plastered walls. The house is a 1930s semi. Ceilings are lath & plaster...

Hi, when you say overdoing the footings, what do you suggest? Perhaps fixing the concrete blocks with some post mix? And what do you mean by sister the lengths? Double up? Cheers.

Hi, I am getting a new 10x8 shed delivered in about three weeks, and I still need to sort out a base. I am thinking about getting some dense 7N concrete blocks, and laying 8ft wooden fence posts on these. eg something like this (not my photo) Can I just lay the concrete blocks in a hole...