Recent content by gizzmansl2

Hi, I have a big shelf unit which was previously stained a long time ago and we wanted to paint it to match the colour of the room but we forgot to prime it so we painted over the top with a good basecoat and then 2-3 coats of a silk emulsion. Now it still chips, rubs easily and you can see...

Yes your are rigjt I will not worry about the ghastly black paint as it will soon go. Well im going to wipe down all the walls with a mild bleach solution just like you said on sat and let it dry overnight then lighly sand the walls ready for the thick base coat and then 2 colour coats so that...

Thanks for the reply and to answer your questions yes i believe it was wilkinson standard black silk (1 coat) painted over a blue matt old wall. Yes the wallpaper is bumpy and has been like that since i have lived here (25 years) and i dont like it but have'nt the time to strip the wallpaper...

Thanks for the advice and yes i totally agree i need to ask now to save the lengthy wait lol damn council! I'm sure my room is properly ventelated so i will look into a dehumidifier for sure, cheers

Yes that seems my only option because most forums ive asked in have no idea too :(

Yeh i like to smell like my furniture lol no its just a place to store bits as i mentioned im decorating soon so its messy atm. As far as i know the wall that has the window is brick (was very hard to drill for shelves) and the rest plaster or something like that, we have central heating but i...

Haha thanks, and no when I wipe walls the smudge disapears to reveal the nice paint coat underneath which leads me to believe its most likely condensation but why am I suffering from it so bad. My windows are open all the time but my carpet does not cover whole room which leaves some bare...

Thanks for the reply and yes someone else has told me it could be condensation which would make sense as I can wipe it clean and it comes back but I would like to know how to keep it away. My windows are open regularly and I just use a pc and tv in the room, any ideas what the source could be...

Hi, sorry for the long story but I am a complete novice when it comes to rot and I have had this problem on my walls for a while now. In my bedroom upstairs my wall corners and some main wall have gone patchy and smudged with what looks like a grey/white shade (walls are painted black) so its...