Hi, new here. Total novice, in reality, at DIY stuff. I've had a go at a few things but have usually assisted rather than anything else. I've built stud walls before, and have built one in my current place, but it's a bit different in that it's MDF over the stud wall rather than PB, for various reasons. I've not used it before, and in short, I'd appreciate some basic advise on:
Any ideas about these would be appreciated.
- The best way to cover over screws and fill a few gaps in between the panels (warped ceiling means perfects cuts weren't possible). I've got some polyfilla, and some Ronseal wood filler. Which of these would be best?
- Effectively seal the ends of the MDF boards. They've been sanded down and are flush with the timbers, but I know they contain formeldeyhyde etc. so I'd like to seal them, atmospherically speaking - particularly because it's a partition to create a wall for my son's bedroom. There seems to be a lot of conflicting information about this, from 'just paint over' to 'use a tape of some kind' to 'use wood filler in thin application' to 'varnish' etc. Pretty sure some of these are weird ideas..
Any ideas about these would be appreciated.