Recent content by d2001

Thank you, I'm going to get my electrician in to see what he can do... thank you

thanks! not great news. , does that mean I need a pull cord for the lights, and another separate pull cord for the fan? I'm not keen on this as it isn't going to look good.

Thanks Andy, but can you get a fan isolater and light switch in the same unit?

thanks guys, the isolate is in the loft. I think I want a switch that has 2 pull cords, one for the fan and the other for the lights. Does anything like this exist? 30 years!!! wow. Conny, ever thought about buying your own place??

Hello Folks, I have a pull cord in my bathroom that switches on both the light and the fan. Problem I have is that every time we use it to put the light on, the fan comes on... and the fan noise is winding me up. Please ... whats is the best way to separate these two controls? I dont want to...

I'm painting both architraves and skirts. Are you saying I should chauk first then paint?

thanks people! much appreciated

hello all, I'm doing the whole house, skirting, doors, stairs etc ... everything is going to be white. Should i paint first or caulk first to get the best look? rgds d

thanks mate, I'm going to scrape off as much of the old paint, then sand then hand sand to feather the edge. Will post the paint results :-)

I dont have a chisel, and I'm guessing it would make it a larger area of uneven paint. I'm not sure what feather sand means, should I just take to it with my sander and see how far it goes? may use very fine sand paper.

hello, I'm going to paint over old woodwork, on door architraves. The old paint is cracked or flaking off. i've already sanded down the wood but there still appears to be more loose paint and gets bigger the more I sand down. should I do some more sanding down... i dont want to end up doing the...

Hi Robbie UK, that is sound advice... would you mind tell us which water based trade quality paint you recommend for skirting?? Delux trade, leyland??? I will get it and paint the whole house :-)

Apologies if this question has already been asked. I want to paint my whole house, both new and old skirting boards and doors. I was planning to use theZinsser 123 Bulls Eye Plus Primer/Sealer Paint for the old skirting boards. I'm planning to use satin. Gloss is too old fashioned and Satin or...