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I have recently re-painted my original sash windows on a 1900's house. I sanded the paint back, removing all loose paint. I primed the bare wood with water-based primer and used an oil based, undercoat. I then put on an ob top coat of dulux weathershield. However the paint has wrinkled (see...

What caused this?

Thanks, I am not sure how render would work considering the stone around the windows, as they are flush with the windows. Also it's a reasonable sized wall and I reckon rendering it would cost a lot. The sides are rendered and would ideally be re-rendered, but I am making do for now. I...

Hi, I can't give good enough advice on the other issues, but had a similar experience regarding the airbricks (on a 1900's house). Our surveyor identified that there were insufficient airbricks, but also that the floor was showing signs of springiness and should be checked out. After...

Sorry a bit of a problem there, but the photo is now above. Thanks.

Hi, I would like to make some improvements to the appearance of the rear of my house (built c1900). The front is stone and the rear brick. It has something stuck to it, as you will see from the photo. There are several theories about what it is, from old coats of paint (seems too thick to me)...

I have replaced all of my door locks and handles on some painted internal doors. I have needed to do some filling due to different sized locks and now need to repaint the doors, so the whole door looks good. I may go the whole hog and re-paint my woodwork upstairs. The current paint is OB...

Hi, I need to repaint some old sash windows and frames. They are currently painted in gloss and were peeling very badly. In some places it's back to the bare wood, whereas in others it's not too bad at all. I have sanded down all of the windows and have removed all loose paint and have a good...

Hi, I am about to re-paint all exterior windows of my old house. The current sash windows have paint peeling off in places with some bare wood exposed. I have primer,undercoat and a good gloss to paint and want to do a good job that will last. However what is the best way to prep the...

Thanks for that dec. However am I not likely to see the patches by just adding paint on top. There are around 10 patches which with the best will in the world will not join perfectly with the additional render. My roofer recommended High-build to put on the smooth out the unevenness. It...

Hi, I can't currently afford to replace the render on the two gable ends of my house, so am patching up the few blown bits and will paint the sides (no paint currently). It is pretty old render apart from the patches and newly rendered chimney. The house is rural and was built in 1890 and has...

Thanks for the helpful replies. Rich C thanks for pointing out my naivety. I didn't realise that everyone in the UK should know everything about every subject. I bet you don't know everything, for example how to spell the word 'naive'. I'm pretty good at spelling, you know all about...

I have had some renovations done on an old house and whilst totally unfamiliar with building regulations I believed I was ok as I have not changed anything structurally. I have had electrics re-wired, new plumbing, a new bathroom (no changes to stud walls apart from some plasterboard added to...

Ok thanks, it seems like there is no downside and the one ceiling they have boarded so far looks very good, so I guess I have no concerns. As mentioned I was just curious as I wasn't sure they didn't need to do it and I had done a lot of work tidying up the ceilings to be prepared for them...

I have just moved into an old house with spongy floorboards. It was picked up in the survey and is no surprise as there is poor sub-floor ventilation, which I am rectifying. I can feel that the joists in the corners are rotten and the plate that holds up the joists is also rottn to a...

I have removed most of the lathe and plaster ceilings in my new house and have commissioned plasterers to board and skim the ceilings. They are currently doing the prep work on the walls, but i realised tonight that they are planning to baton the ceilings and screw the plasterboard to them. I...