Recent content by daggermark

Nice idea, cheers!

Looking for any tips for painting a batch of new internal doors. I have painted plenty of doors but normally just take them off and lay them flat one or two at a time as rooms are decorated. This time I need to paint 6 new ones and wondered how the pros would set this up on a job site to get...

I quite liked Plex but in the end I settled on a Raspberry Pi running Kodi plugged in to the TV with hdmi, and I can use my TV remote to navigate Kodi via CEC.

Happy to take a photo when I'm home but to describe it more clearly, there is one entire new sheet that needs to be joined to its neighbour and the ceiling, and a newly boarded alcove. I am considering just skimming the alcove as the area is probably within the limits of my relatively slow...

It depends on the roller and how much paint it can hold but I'd probably load up the roller twice for an area that size if I was using my normal Purdy sleeves. You need to make sure you are really covering the previous coat with solid colour initially before the laying-off. With a thick-pile...

There's a lot of variables here. It is often difficult to tell from photos whether its inconsistent paint or whether the texture / suction of the underlying surface is inconsistent. It is always worse on walls perpendicular to a light source as they 'catch' every little imperfection. Was this...

Now you come to mention it I do recall easifill doesn't go on great over itself when dry. I might try your idea!

I have a bit of taping and jointing to do where a section of plasterboard was replaced. I don't particularly want to skim the whole wall for various reasons. I've done this type of work before but decided to refresh my memory on YouTube, and almost all the content is from the USA using brands...

I had to make some very deep, thick-looking windowboards for my place. I did this ^

Remove any flaking parts so you have a sound edge (can use a blade to gently cut around it). Fine surface filler slightly proud and wider than the damage. Gently sand it flat with something like 220 grit. Prime with watered down grey paint. Once dry you can apply your top coat, feathering it out...

Water-based: Won't go yellow over time, brush marks slightly more noticeable, dries very quickly. The latter point is a blessing and a curse - you can do 3 coats in a day but if you make any mistakes you cannot rectify them as brushing over even 2 mins after application will make it worse...

There's a few ways to go about this IMO. 1. Cut out the original floor. This can be difficult when it disappears under walls (similar to my house), as you then have to install noggins and joist sisters to sit the new floor on. None of that is too difficult until you get to places where pipes...

Glad to help!

Wooster silver tip are pretty good imo.

The best of the cheapo track saws is the Parkside (Lidl own brand). Unfortunately you have to watch like a hawk for when they get listed on the "middle of Lidl" page, and pounce immediately. I waited almost 6 months and when I got there they only had 2 left. Fortunately I wasn't in a rush for...