Recent content by chris202

Thanks for your response DcDec. I was half expecting the same, I completely understand that if you use 400 over finished, paint, you are going to cause all sorts of problems such as paint loss and blemishes etc. I'm with you, would rather the use of 400 paper limited to the in between...

Hi all, I had a decorator round today quoting to do the hall stairs and landing. There is a lot of woodwork to go through! I have emphasised the fact that the main focus is on quality rather than speed and cost (I want a top end job). I am going for an eggshell white finish on stair...

Evening all, I'm about to start a fair size job of preparing all my woodwork for re paint. Due to the amount of work involved I need some advice on the best abrasive paper on the market please. I'm a diy..er and you trade must have a secret weapon! So, I have oil based Dulux gloss and...

Hi Dec, Ah, I see, I am covering the floor in Sacos Wax Oil and cannot cover for a long period once used (should have said that before). So this would solve this problem. So just to clarify, can I just check with you that are you saying (in order): 1) Sand Floor 2) Hoover and Cover...

Hi, quick question... I'm in the middle of finishing a downstairs room and am left with the Solid Oak floors to be sanded and the rest to be painted (walls and ceiling etc). What do you Pro's do first? My dilemma is that if I do the walls first, then when I sand I end covering the lovely...

North, I am a quality engineer for a living, believe it or not, working with pressure vessels. The chap I had do mine is not the cheapest and you will have to wait a while to get him but he is up there with the best. He come highly recommended from a plumber. Again, he's not a general...

Hi All, Will start with an apology as I am sure this question must have been asked several times before but I was unable to find anything on it! I have what appears to be the usual blackening effect on Travertine floor tiles that I have used in my Wet Room. I have tried many different...

I did not expect quiet so many responses on this subject! I have reviewed the reply's with great interest and even viewed the video on You Tube. I am even more glad I had this potential Bomb installed by an expert now. North - Apologies, don't mean to hijack this post, it's just our...

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I would say be dead careful. I am handy around the house, like really handy, do pretty much all jobs myself including complex jobs. However, I have just had a beautiful brand new 210 litre unvented tank fitted to my loft by a professional Heating Engineer. I decided not to take this on as if you...

Hi all, just looking for some advise please on Ted Tod flooring prices. I have a large project to complete at home approximate 70m2 and am looking for a high end solid oak floor and have just seen this make at John Lewis. Now without question the floor is top quality, but your looking at upwards...

Hi all, Hoping to get some advice on a project I am currently doing to automate my gates. I have purchased a set of Nice 24v metro underground units to hook up to my Iroko hardwood gates. Due to space restraints, I have to set the boxes / units on the insides of the posts. This is fine...

It's not really dust sticking. To look at it looks clean and dust free, but if you wipe your finger over it, you get a 'slight' (very slight) white dust mark on your finger still that the poor little Henry cannot quiet remove! That's all. Sticking, was definitely the wrong wording on my...

Okay, I'm going to keep the update going on this as it happens, got back home tonight and got stuck straight in, I ended using 320 grit because that's all I had to hand and to be fair, I had the lot done i under two hours which I don't think is bad for a little over 30 square metres. I've...

Thanks to both replies, I spoke to Dan at Saicos (below) and also his Boss today who have been extremely helpful! It seems that I applied this in an environment that was too cold, apparently the cold room has increased the moisture content and raised the grain on the wood. I have removed...