Recent content by adamt

I have used both rollers and pads quite a bit and I prefer the pad system, it is almost as fast to put the paint on, I find with a roller you have to keep wiping splatters off the gloss work etc, unless you mask it all but that takes a fair bit of time, the other thing is that the pads will go...

The usual advice is not to paper newly plastered walls for at least six months to ensure that the plaster is fully dry and that any salts that may leach out of the plaster in the first few months don't stain your wallpaper. I was advised by a plasterer to paint the walls with Wickes one coat...