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We've just taken all the tiles off the bathroom walls in order to just have painted walls instead. However, doing so has relealed that the partition wall with the door from the hallway is actually just plywood. We've managed to get a lot of the tile adhesive off, but what are my options with...

Robbie UK: That's exactly what I want!! Thanks for the photo. So here's the bits I don't understand: - Horizontal batons plus the T&G on the top will make all the cladding sit about 25mm from the wall, so how does a bit of dado rail cover the gap at the top? - How do you do external...

Where can I get what I need to do this in my bathroom? B&Q and Homebase offer very little. Thanks.

I thought about that so have just put the heating on - the whole radiator heats up so I'm guessing it's not a leak? The pipes run under the floor.

I recently painted the hallway and it's as if there's a patch around the radiator that hasn't completely dried. I never noticed it before I painted (we moved into the house about six months ago). There's no damp smell or condensation anywhere, but is rising damp the only explanation?!

Isn't distemper some sort of disease?

Oh. That's not good! Even in this lovely warm weather and sunshine it's been sticking for four days.

I've painted my front door in Dulux gloss black. I think I did everything right - sanded down and rubbed down inbetween each of the three coats. I painted early each morning and didn't close the door for at least 12hrs. But when the door has been shut for a couple of hours its really hard...

I don't fancy pulling-up all the carpet to paint the skirting, but what's the best way to do it without getting paint all over the carpet?

I thought this myself before I painted - the caulk tube gives no indication of drying time. I actually left it three days before painting (mainly because of work, not because I was being over-cautious!) so it really must have been dry. I'll try the suggestion of an oil-based undercoat.

Really?! It's Soudal Trade Decorator's Caulk from B&Q. Says it's paintable. http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=11348644&fh_view_size=10&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=caulk&fh_eds=ß&fh_refview=search&isSearch=true

I've boxed-in some pipes in our kitchen and put a bead of caulk down the edges where the boxing meets the wall. After two coats of emulsion, however, the caulk still seems to be showing through. What's the problem?! Photo:

Hi all I've replaced a radiator with a tall, vertical style radiator: http://ww.heatandplumb.com/acatalog/Reina_Osimo_Black_Flat_Panel_Designer_Radiators.html The flow and return enter at the bottom two inlets and I haven't used a TRV. Both the flow and return pipes get can't-touch hot...

Don't know what FFS means. I'm not a tight "asre", just can't be bothered to cut tiles. Using some sort of screed seems a better idea to me...?

Sooooooooo.... What could we use instead of tiles? Cos slapping a load of tile adhesive would be a damn site easier than sticking down more tiles!