Recent content by kopper87

Hi John, thanks for the reply. lead sounds a much better job! What he also said was that theres a chance that lead will seep water in and felt is much better at stopping this? The only other concern I have is that as its on the back of the house , alot of sunlight goes onto the roof, which will...

Hi John, He's quoted £300 for either a lead finish or felt finish.. which is odd because lead is more expensive, but he's said its the same price because a felt finish would take longer. He's also said hes going to use an angle grinder to get it in the wall etc. Lead also lasts...

Hi all, we recently had a leak on our flat roof kitchen extension and had a few roofers over. Apparantly its due to the previous owners of the house installing flashband to finish the roof (where the roof meets the house wall) and this has come loose. Some of the roofers weve had over...

Hi Chris, thanks for your advice. Sounds like a good idea to darken certain areas and not the other but it seems like alot of it would be guess work..? I'm tempted to use a one coat solution, maybe Dulux woodsheen? As I have alot of work starting on my house in the next week (carpet...

Hi all, I am in the middle of decorating my lounge and have a question regarding the colour. In the past, varnish has been used on the doors and skirting boards (all of which were installed at different times), therefore, they all have a different shade of mahogany. The older doors and...

Duh! Such an easy fix lol, thanks for stating the obvious, can't believe I missed that one :oops:

The only problem is that I can't find architrave slim enough to fit in that gap. It should be a maximum of about 2.5cm wide and I went to B&Q & Wickes today and everything is 4cm/5cm+

Hi all, I'm wanting to fit some sort of architrave/moulding around my living door but have no idea what the best way to do it is. Please see pictures below: As you can see, I will only be able to fit the architrave on the top and the right of the door, but the architrave...

Hi everyone I've just built a cabinet in my living room made out of MDF, have put two coats of water based primer on it which has left a very good finish. What I wanted to know was, what kind of topcoat should I put on? It is going to be black. I dont want it too shiny like gloss, and I...