Recent content by Calathea

I am goign to be getting lino/vinyl laid in the kitchen and to provide a bit of protection/warmth i am going to lay down some hardboard. Question is what is the best way to fix it down to the concrete? Can i just glue it down, if so what glue would you reccomend? Is laying hardboard the best...

Couple of matchsticks between the window and the frame should keep it apart enough so that they wouldn't paint shut. OR remove the beading, put a nail in the sash cord so it cannot go past the pully and remove the window from the frame if you want to do it properly. I'm only a DIYer but i've...

I can thouroughly reccomend B&Qs Performance Power sander, got one for £12.99 and have used it to sand the skirting board of our three bedroom house and extensive sanding of the original wooden doors. I found the best paper to use was the green 3M Sandblaster full size papers, with a cardboard...

Good idea, i will have to work out the economics on the mist coat and see.

Hi, We have had pretty much every wall skimmed so will be looking to paint it all at some point but wondered about what to use for the mist coat rather than PVAing it all. From what i have read the best course is 50% mist coat 30% second coat 10% top coat. Will probably go for Dulux...

Thats a good idea about putting the batton on the inside will definatly consider that.

I am going ot be building an airing cupboad in our bathroom and am looking for advice as to what materials to use. Its going to be about 2m30 high at one point, very high ceilings and sits in the corner of the room. I intend to fix battens down the walls, across the floorboards to secure the...

We have mains cold feed to the bathroom and a hot water tank served by a single tank in the loft. The boiler is an oil fired non-combi one. What are our options for showers? Could a Aqualisa Quartz one be fitter? Can we have a pumped one? A power one? its all so confusing