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Sorry took so long to come back to you, computers been in for repair. No I know what you mean and its not that. The bathroom was originally painted in a dark terracota vinyl matt. I wanted to go to white but knowing it would take a few coats I put one coat of contract white on first. Then when...

Can anyone help me please. I have started laying a patio using indian sandstone (22mm calibrated thickness purchased from Travis Perkins). Am bedding down on a sharp sand (not that sharp to be honest) and cement mix(6:1) at about 50mm thick over a compacted 20mm to dust sub base. My problem is...

Thanks for your help, greatly appreciated. When you say wait for the paint to dry do you mean I should actually wait until the cutting in is dry before I start rollering. The paint takes 3 hours to dry.

I have just started painting my bathroom using dulux trade diamond acrylic eggshell in brilliant white. I am experiencing problems when rollering over my cutting in. The paint starts to lift and when I use the brush to try to overcome this it starts to drag the paint. Why is it doing this. This...

thanks for your advice, I think I will stick with the pliolite option and cover up as you suggest

Does anyone know what other advantages pliolite paint has over water based masonry paint. I am going to paint my house and it has unpainted spar walls.

Am also considering painting the outside of my house in the next couple of weeks. It has never been painted before and has a white spar finish... well I guess it was white once upon a time. Have read a lot about pliolite masonry on here and was wondering if I should use it. Apart from the fact...

thanks guys for your prompt responses, will go with oil based undercoat.

I have a ceiling coated in an oil based gloss. I have been recommended to coat firstly with acrylic eggshell and then emulsion but someone else told me that this will not work. Who is right?