Recent content by Akira181

I got a wall that's painted in a rather bright red and I need to paint it white. I bought an expensive brand of white paint that the shop assistant said was good, a couple of rollers, and I'm wondering what's the best way to do it. Should I go for 2 thick coats or multiple light ones?

can you explain why exactly no? I understand the one pictured is for water and other similar liquids but the one I saw is a bit bigger and was in the paint section, so I'd assume it could handle thicker liquids like paint. Is that the only reason?

Currently in my apartment, the bedroom has a somewhat bright red wall and the kitchen has an aqua blue wall and I want to paint them both white. I had some white paint so I slapped on a bit with a brush and as long as the paint is not spread out too thinly, it does a decent job of covering...

yeah, I was concerned about that. Drilling into it, it sounds like I'm hitting metal at points although switching between HSS and Masonry bits seem to have little effect. I think I should rethink the idea since I don't want to damage the lintel and bring the upstairs neighbor down on me...

I googled this and I got mixed opinions. This looked like the best forum I found so thought I'd sign up and ask. Basically I want to put a hangboard up above my door, something like this: I drilled a pilot hole above the door with a hammer drill and it took ages and I wrecked a cheap...