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    Small Concrete Posts with a hole at the top for a chain

    I'm looking for some small say 3 feet long concrete posts with a hole in the top to take a chain. I want to use these posts and chain to edge my front grass verge from the road as we live on a country lane. At the moment we use rocks but they look tatty and the post and chain idea will be...
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    Horrible Smell

    Over the last few days a horrible stink like a dead animal has been emanating from the old stone bread oven which is part of our inglenook fireplace. We have a wood burner in the inglenook which is kept on in the evenings. There is no sign of any dead animals like a mouse. The old bread oven...
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    Painting MDF

    "Put it on with a hard sleeve foam glossing cage roller" Thanks Zampa. What is a hard sleeve foam glossing cage roller and where would I buy one?
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    Painting MDF

    Before I start my next project, I thought I would get some tips from this forum after my disastrous attempt at painting red walls ( see earlier topic). I will shortly have some cupboards and shelves installed by a joiner. Much of the material will be MDF. How do I go about painting this...
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    Painting with red paint

    Thanks for all the tips. Paint pads are banned and in the bin. I applied a coat with a large brush and finished with a roller . Have got a good consistent finish - but it took 6 coats altogether.
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    Painting with red paint

    Thanks for the reply. I'm stuck with the colour now. I'll try using a brush for the next coat.
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    Painting with red paint

    We decided to paint 2 walls of one of a rooms with a red paint called cherry wine. Its been a nightmare so far. I've used a paint pad and after 4 coats I still have dark shadows where overlaps exist. I imagine if I keep on coating I will eventually get a consistent coverage. Anyone have any...
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