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need to replace a couple of rads and just wondered what to buy...Myson is a bit expensive but interent prices are cheaper. What would you reccomend as a good quality cheap radiator and where do I go to buy? Thanks for any advice.

Had 2 different Dulux Trade vinyl matt 5lt-bought at different stores around the same time, one is the old formula the other is a new formula with a higher pigment so that it covers better-according to Dulux it is because there were too many complaints about the old! I was told I would be fine...

there are a number of pva splashes as the plasterer fitted coving as he did the skim. Had the same prob in another room and it was difficult to remove such despite sanding etc. You can't tell until you paint even though I thought I had removed them :x Can I touch them in with oil based...

I bought two 5lt of the above but from different shops. One says the paint is washable. The other is 'new improved formula' 'covers' better' but nothing about washable. Obviously the second tin is the new one. Is vinyl matt washable? Or just the old formula and not the new...

I am to emulsion a room with boxed in pipes which has new coving on top. The boxing in has been glossed which I have rubbed down. As I am emulsioning the walls with matt and will need to emulsion the boxed in bit (can't understand why someone glossed this as the room is emulsion paint up to...

What is the best way to tackle silk emulsion on a lightly patterned papered (anaglypta) loft stair case-I hate the paper but it has been put directly on top of plasterboard so too much work to remove. I would prefer a matt finish. Can I risk covering with matt? Do I go for an emulsion with a...

I have a wood staircase which is narrow leading up to the loft. Is there a paint that can be used to paint the treads rather than carpeting etc. I am sure I have read of a paint that can be used for such and is hardwearing and slip resistant?

I am using the dulux trade quick dry water based primer undercoat to cover old bare woodwork completely stripped and as it was previously dark stain the wood is 'dark brown', though completely sanded down and ready to paint. Two coats just about cover and I have used solvent based satin in...

Can I use crown matt brilliant white as a mist coat on skimmed plaster that says on the tin @ absorbent services should be sealed with a coat of the paint diluted up to 20% clean water? Anyone used crown for plaster?

What looks like sandtex exterior masonary paint with textured grit bits is on the dinning room ceiling which looks like it was badly cracked. It is doing it's job and probably been there years...white sheen and all sound. Though could have been covered with a coat of silk emulsion or stillthe...

I know you need to seal knots on bare wood prior to painting but wondered is it necessary to do so prior to staining? (Pine knotty skirting boards)

Hi My dinning room ceiling has a sort of artex effect but not artex! There used to be some sort of polycell stuff that was used for bad ceilings with a sort of grit effect in the paint-well that explains the finish! The ceiling looks like it was badly cracked and the stuff has covered well...