Decorating How To Guides
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Caulk vs Filler: What’s the Difference and How to Choose Caulk or Filler
Whilst improving our homes, it’s not unusual to come across gaps and cracks that need filling. The best way to tackle these gaps and cracks is with products like caulk and filler. […]
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Mist Coat Ratio
What is a Mist Coat? A mist coat is the thinned first coat of paint used on new plaster or very porous surfaces. The main goal of this is to cover the […]
Preparation
- Using a steam stripper
- Preparing wooden surfaces
- Filling gaps between walls and skirting boards
- Filling holes in wooden surfaces
- Preparing Brickwork
- Filling holes in plaster
- Removing polystyrene tiles
- Preparing Walls and Ceilings
- Removing vinyl wallpaper
- Preparing Metal Surfaces
- Removing wallpaper
- Removing ceramic tiles
- Removing thick textured paper
- Filling gaps between walls and pipes
Painting
- Using the correct sealer and primer
- Selecting the correct paint
- Water based paint
- Oil based paint
- Cement based paint
- Tools for applying paint
Tiling
Tiling – Walls
- Replacing a damaged ceramic tile
- Grouting
- Planning before laying wall tiles
- Re-grouting a tiled wall
- Tiling a wall
- Tiling around a bath
- Tile Estimator
- Ceramic wall tiles
- Choosing the tiles
- Cleaning and caring for ceramic tiles
- Removing ceramic tiles
Tiling – Floor
- Cork Tiling
- Quarry tiles
- Vinyl coated tiles
- Thermoplastic tiles
- Terrazzo marble tiles
- Vinyl tiles
- Mosaic tiles
- Floor tile calculator
- Ceramic floor tiles
- Rubber tiles
- Carpet tiles
Tiling – Ceilings
Wallpaper
- Using a steam stripper
- Papering around a decorative rose
- Papering around a light fitting
- Papering corners of a room
- Hanging lining paper
- Papering angles within the room
- Preparing Walls and Ceilings
- Choosing the wallpaper adhesive
- Marking the wall before starting to wallpaper
- Papering by plugs and switches
- Papering arches
- Sizing walls
- Hanging wallpaper
- Papering by radiators
- Removing vinyl wallpaper
- Measuring up for wallpaper
- Mixing wallpaper paste
- Measuring and cutting the wallpaper lengths
- Papering ceilings
- Choosing wallpaper
- Removing wallpaper
- Removing thick textured paper
- Wallpaper
- Papering a stairwell
- Pasting