Recent content by halfajack

Thanks, MC. So you don't think I can get away with the suggested lazy method of just scraping the worst bits, cleaning then priming then? :-)

As I've posted elsewhere (decorating/painting) I've just had my bathroom done and I mostly like it. One of the problems is the builder did not fit the shower rail I bought as it wasn't suitable. It came with ceiling supports and they weren't long enough to reach my ceiling (d'oh!). Trouble is I...

Hi folks, I've just had my bathroom completely renovated and I'm mostly happy with it. One of my niggles is that the gloss paint on the woodwork is streaky and patchy. I've passed this on to the builders and hoping they get back to me to arrange rectifying it, as well as other things. The door...

Thanks for your reply. We ended up keeping it and our fitter said it was fine (before I saw your message). Part of the problem was I wasn't entirely sure what the purpose of the underlay was, unlike the underlay for carpet for which I was happy to pay for the best. I saw really pricey stuff that...

Just been to a big DIY shop to spend another small fortune on more kitchen stuff. This time flooring. I've gone for 8mm tile effect laminate. Our handyman told us about underlay and said it's just a thin foam. I said I'd look into the best kind myself. Then today came and I ended up grabbing...

Great idea. I have to admit, I've never seen a bath quite like that before and it's given me much food for thought. I'll need to try and find one to see in person. Any thoughts on whether the bigger building job would be worth it?

Thanks for replying, Graham. The big pipe next to the basin I've assumed is soil stack for other flats but am not 100% certain. I think the possibility of moving the toilet might need to be considered by someone handier than me actually seeing it in person. Your suggestions sound feasible and...

Thanks both for your replies and suggestions. I had thought that the tub would fit through if we took the door frame off but I worry with it being such an old flat that that would damage the wall around it. Plus, there's another door of the same width to get through (I'll come back to that in a...

I've been wanting to get my bathroom done for about three years but finally giving myself time to do it. I'm struggling to figure out what to do with such a small space but it definitely needs modernised. I've done a floorplan on a free online website and attached a screenshot. Unfortunately it...

Yes, my dad has said if I got a painter in they'd clean it up and tidy the ragged edges. I'd rather stop spending lots of money though! Sanded the walls a bit today and wiped surrounds (had to scrape some bits). Going to paint this week. Based on what I've gleaned from research I'm going to...

Thank you for your advice. We decided to go ahead and strip all of the walls, above the picture rail too. The fireplace wall was a mess with chunks of old plaster coming off with the wallpaper so we got a plasterer in to repair and skim all the other walls. We were on holiday while the work...

Decided to finally redecorate the flat I've lived in for almost two years. I decided I wanted a really smooth finish on the walls in the living room so I started stripping the wallpaper. It's turned out to be quite a job. Took two of us about six hours to do one wall and we're not even...